Small Pc for light gameing, should i go prebuilt micro pc or build my own itx or m-atx

[satdarn101]

Budget (including currency): 800-1000 usd

Country: Us

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Light gaming, microsoft office and zoom calls 

Other details:  https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v7L79N what i was thinking

 

[bellabichon]

Considering that your GPU is literally over twice MSRP, I'd advise that you wait until prices return to almost-sane levels. 

[Sorenson]

honestly, i would either go for a prebuilt or grab a used 1080 off craigslist for about $240.

[UpTheDons]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tcgzj2

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $709.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-05 04:16 EST-0500

 

You could go for something like this where I have left about $250-300 in the budget to pick something like a 1660 super or 2060 up off the used market, however I have also seen some of these cards come back in stock for fairly reasonable prices recently so you could wait for a new one. Tbh (although I don't like recommending prebuilt) an $800-1000 system from one of the better system builders would be an easier and quicker way to go as they all seem to be in stock with no real inflated prices outside of the RTX 30 series. If you do decide to go down that route make sure you go with a well reviewed and good quality company, LTTs secret shopper videos could provide some help here.