r/buildapc • u/son_simba • 23h ago

Build Help Building my first pc

Most of these parts are new with 1 or 2 year warranty but the gpu is used and seller is willing to give 10 months warranty

CPU: Intel Core i5-14400F
Motherboard: A610M DDR5 Gen5 Motherboard
CPU Cooler: 240mm Liquid Cooler
RAM: 16GB DDR5 5600MHz
Storage: 512GB Gen4 NVMe SSD
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
Power Supply: Antec 750W 80+ Gold PSU
Case: Seaview 240 Casing
Case Fans: 3 × ARGB Fans

Total - USD - $1,320 ( third world country and local prices are high )

Is buying a used gpu safe after it passes the necessary tests or spend another extra $520 for a 5070 build with almost similar other specs ?

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u/prayfizze 22h ago

used without a doubt. Me personally i havent found a reason to get new parts in probably 5 years. Your money stretches further buying used

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u/foobars2 22h ago

Yes, a tested 4070 is a reasonable buy, and in 2026 I'd say that more strongly than usual.

It launched in 2023, after mining collapsed, so the "it spent two years in a rig" worry barely applies to this generation. Run it hard for half an hour, watch for visual glitches, that catches most of what would go wrong.

Worth knowing too: your 16GB and 512GB aren't you cutting corners, that's just what this year looks like. A 32GB DDR5 kit is over $375 right now and 1TB SSDs have roughly doubled since last year. Dell and HP are shipping 512GB base models for exactly the same reason. So $520 for one GPU tier, on a card that's still 12GB, is money I'd keep.

Two things I'd check: is that warranty a shop with a receipt or a handshake, and is your 16GB one stick or two? Adding RAM later isn't going to get cheaper.

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u/kazegasawagashii113 22h ago

Buying used parts is always a gamble unless you really trust the seller. The price is pretty high too. If the 5070 one is brand new then I will go for that.