Hey everybody
I’m in need of a new PC and with rather unusual requirements. I’d love to hear some opinions on this.
Basically I need a desktop that can run a lot of games at once, but it’s not important how fluidly they run. 10fps at 720p? Fine, as long as it’s 3 games simultaneously.
So, lots of VRAM, lots of RAM, graphics are appreciated but not very important.
Option 1: Reuse old components, get a crappy new GPU
I’ve still got some old AMD FX 6 core lying around, all with mainboard, cooler and RAM. So all I need is a low-end GPU with some video memory. I can get GT 710s with 2GB VRAM for ~60 euros.
Very cheap, very slow, but I’m not sure I can do a whole lot with 2GB of VRAM, even on low settings.
Option 2: Reuse old components, buy a used GPU
Same as before, but I see several offers for RX 280s for around 100 euros. This would give me 3GB of VRAM. Faster graphics are also nice.
Option 3: All new components / AMD
Get a Ryzen 3 3200G (or similar) for 170 euros, ~ 40 euro mainboard and 16 GB of RAM. Then dedicate as much RAM as possible to the iGPU.
Option 4: All new components / Intel
Same as above, but get a i5-9600K (or similar) instead. Costs just about the same, but has 2 more cores. I’d assume AMD is better in the graphics department though?
What are your thoughts? Any better ideas?