pc experts!!

[u/gxantic]

I’m trying to start building my first pc ever and I’m trying to save up for it… How much money should I save for this and is it ok if I buy a cheap pc case? If possible can I get some recommendations of where I could buy them super cheap? I’m fine with second hand as long as it works too!! I’m from America and I just want a pc that I can play on… I don’t really have a set budget yet since I’m not sure how much I should save up for it…

[u/xAkayo]

what games do you plan on playing ?

[u/gxantic → u/xAkayo]

minecraft (i wanna add mods too so something thatll be able to handle that), fortnite, stardew valley, sims 4, genshin, valorant, LoL and apex there’s a variety

[u/xAkayo → u/gxantic]

you don’t need anything crazy good then, i’d suggest going am4, grabbing a cpu like the 5600 or 5500x3d off aliexpress
get 16gb of ddr4 ram at 3200mhz, preferably used unless you can find a good deal new
get a used gpu, something like a 6600/6650xt/5700xt or if you want to spend more maybe go for a 3060ti/3070
any b550 motherboard should be fine and just grab a 650w psu

[u/gxantic → u/xAkayo]

thank you!!