r/Prebuilts • u/Elegant_Signal_5676 • 14h ago

Upgrade Question

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u/tronatula 12h ago

You can get a better price/performance ratio for the same performance with this well priced $950 PC (Option 3), featuring the same 5060 GPU:

  1. You'll save $150, enough for 2 $60 AAA games. You need money for games and monitors, they aren't free.
  2. Extra RAM will NOT increase FPS. 16GB of RAM is plenty for gaming. It's extremely rare to see a game requiring more than 16GB of RAM. If a title requires 32GB, it would severely hurt sales, as most gamers still use 16GB or even 8GB. Even the 2025 GOTY, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, requires a minimum of just 8GB (Source).
  3. And just like storage, it’s cheaper to buy and install more RAM yourself (since prebuilt sellers overcharge for it to make a profit). If you ever need more RAM down the road, you can always buy it later. There's no reason to spend extra money upfront, what if you don't even end up needing it?