1.5K - 2.0K Gaming PC

[ornate anchor]

Hello there. Just like the title says, a friend of mine is building a PC with a budget of 1.5K to 2.0K (not sure how the PCPartPicker price compares to the real one, we both live in Greece). They want it to be able to game, but will probably use it a lot of college stuff, so a casual to good gaming PC should do the trick, no need for some 4K thing, max resolution we'll go for is probably 1440p and max frame rate is probably 144Hz. Regardless, they want a PC that will last and won't need to be replaced any time soon. The budget they are going for should include peripherals (mouse, keyboard, and monitor) as well. Here is a link to the list that I made which is just hovering over the high-end of the budget (https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Batman212369/saved/Dw8qdC). Any suggestions, corrections, and changes would be greatly appreciated. I thank you all for your help and time, they are truly appreciated.

(Only peripheral which "technically" can't be changed is the mouse as it was a specific request)

[crisp solstice]

this is the american pcpartpicker

chances are itll be vastly different

[cobalt mulch]

prices will be different

[ornate anchor]

Ah, I was not aware there are ones for other countries, I thought it was only that one. I'll try to remake it on the EU one later. Do keep the suggestions flowing though, they will be of great help.

[lament crane]

“They want a pc that will last”

Don’t futureproof your pc. Buy the components for the price/performance that you need today, and when it becomes not enough, upgrade. Pc components are a terrible investment.

I got this great quote from a fellow enthusiast regarding futureproofing

[cobalt mulch]

lol u cant really future proof something that will become old in 2-3 years

[lament crane]

Exactly

[cobalt mulch]

all you can do is get decent parts for the present

and upgrade in the future

like the 4090 now will be a mediocre card in 2026

like how the 1080ti is mediocre now

[lament crane]

Yep

[lament crane]

Hence why this

That’s also why $1000-$1500 is such a great price range

Like literally always

[cobalt mulch]

honestly 1k is the sweet spot for pc building

[lament crane]

Yeah

I’ve literally experienced “futureproofing is dead” first hand. My 3050 was worth $350 in May of 2022. Now that same $350 would buy a 3060 12GB now

[cobalt mulch]

lmfao

thats why im getting a 5700 xt

mainly cuz its cheap af

[lament crane]

Nice lol

[cobalt mulch]

its around 150 bucks on ebay

[lament crane]

Dang

[cobalt mulch]

and its better than a 3060

yeah im selling my old system to build a better one

[ornate anchor]

Well, the money they are getting is for getting into college. The PC will be a gift from their father. They don't plan on upgrading it and probably will drive it till its very last breath, even if it means that they'll have to be running on a worse system in the last years of the PC's lifetime. They simply want the best they can get for the price range that there is and use it for as long as possible. I did mention that they could go the route of buying cheaper now and upgrading later, but they said that this is what they want.

[chrome furnace]

Do you need wifi/Bluetooth?

[cobalt mulch]

Probably. Most people do

[lament crane]

Wait really?

[lament crane]

Bruh, that’s stupid

[cobalt mulch]

in some cases yeah

but 3060 has rt and all that crap

tho on techpowerup it isnt

[cobalt mulch]

Oh crap, then that might make my 6650 XT overkill, even with the 7900 XTX being supposedly better

5700xt is like 130-160 usd used

but it doesnt have rt and dlss and all that crap

but great raw gaming performance for the price

lmao you could get 2 rx 5700 xt used for the price of a 3060

only main difference besides rt is vram is 8 gigs

[ornate anchor]

There is no stupid. That 2K is probably accumilated over 5 - 10 years of work. Greece doesn't have that good of an economy. Another friend of mine is running on a PC with DDR2 RAM. He literally does not have the money to upgrade and when he does, it goes out of his savings. That is the reality of the situation.

[crisp solstice]

amazon greece exists? how much is a 6700xt

[ornate anchor]

Nope. I'll get an experienced friend who's built PCs in the past to source me the parts.

[crisp solstice]

if u can import from germany or netherlands thatd be great

[ornate anchor]

I can.

Shipping is the only problem.

We use Skroutz here.

[crisp solstice]

no dhl?

[ornate anchor]

My friend who's built 3 PCs says that he trusts it a lot and never had problems, so yeah.

[crisp solstice]

idk what else is there im american 🤷‍♂️

[ornate anchor]

I can buy from Amazon.de, but the shipping will probably end up being 200 more or something.

[ornate anchor]

Since it is moving through different countries, you're paying for shipping. (In the U.S., it is a singular country, so it is more organized)

[crisp solstice]

damn ok so 1.7-1.8k is fine for the pc itself?

[crisp solstice]

nah ive shipped thru dhl internationally its expensive AF

[ornate anchor]

I mean, that price range would be epic because parts will probably cost a bit more if we include everything alltogether.

[ornate anchor]

It isn't as expensive as normal international shipping since you aren't moving through continents nor are you paying import fees (since both Germany and Greece are part of the EU), but you still have to pay VAT and shipping for the distance.

[lament crane]

I see. Well, whatever floats your boat

[crisp solstice]

https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/2CHG34

everything here is from amazon de, lemme know the shipping cost so i can adjust