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Hi guys, a friend of fine asked if i could make him a build for his new pc, something small so he can move it around easily and not expensive, so he could have a work pc on which he could play some games (he usually play not demanding games like cs2, but he may play some heavier games from time to time) Im super out of the loop for pc's since i build mine 6 years ago some im asking some advice. I'd tend to to go with AMD both for CPU and GPU, but im open to any advice. Thank you very much!

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[-] Robin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

With that budget I would suggest getting an APU instead of a dedicated GPU. It'll also leave open thr option of adding a GPU later. I think the 8700G has the best graphics performance available on an AM5 socket. It'll play CS2 on 1080p without issue

[-] Rich_Benzina@feddit.it 1 points 1 week ago

800€ and integrated gpu? Wow, do gpu's price went that up? I had the same budget for my pc and i managed to get an RX 580, not the very best but it does the job and at least its not integrated.

[-] thelittleblackbird@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

For not so demanding games at full HD this guy

https://ebay.us/m/8pI2FN

And only half the budget with an incredible form factor.

[-] Rich_Benzina@feddit.it 1 points 1 week ago

Thank you very much :) i would go a bit higher with the hardware so he could have some more flexibility on the games he could play (and a bit more fps on cs2 haha) and also so the build could be a bit future proof. Do you think it could be upgraded easily in case of need? Or the case is too smal to fit gpu's?

[-] RushLana@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Hi, where are you ordering from ? ( price can very even within UE ). And will your friend be using Linux or Windows ?

What's the goal of the pc, most fps imediatly or being able to upgrade down the line ?

Here is basic list (don't buy exactly that, it's just a quick exemple ). https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/d3BYDj

[-] Rich_Benzina@feddit.it 1 points 1 week ago

Hi! He'll be ordering from Italy. Windows.

I think mainly getting fps now, but ill add for him that a bit of flexibility for future upgrades would be nice too. Thank you very much :)

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