PC for work and play

[NotABigGamer]

Budget ($300-$400): 

Country: USA 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Will be used for accounting work and games like Dirt rally 2.0 and BeamNG drive. Have mouse and keyboard. 
 

I have been out of the PC world for a little while so I don’t know the best values anymore. I am about to get a free 560ti and I am looking to assemble a PC with it. I don’t mind getting used parts from places like marketplace. What can I put together that has a good path for upgrades and compatibility for the future? I know the 560ti is old but in the future it will be replaced with something much better. 
 

Thanks for the advice, 

-Isaak

 

[SpookyCitrus]

Do you still have the computer in your signature? If so, don't even bother with putting the 560ti into a $300 to $400 computer. Wouldn't be worth it, the 560Ti isn't supported anymore and $300 to $400 isn't really going to get you anything that's super upgradable. You could get like a 10th or 11th Gen i5/i7 Dell Optiplex or HP Prodesk or something, but there isn't a whole lot of room in the budget for much else. 

 

[NotABigGamer]

44 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

Do you still have the computer in your signature? If so, don't even bother with putting the 560ti into a $300 to $400 computer. Wouldn't be worth it, the 560Ti isn't supported anymore and $300 to $400 isn't really going to get you anything that's super upgradable. You could get like a 10th or 11th Gen i5/i7 Dell Optiplex or HP Prodesk or something, but there isn't a whole lot of room in the budget for much else. 

 

I do still have it but I was going to build this one for my friend. I knew the 560ti was old but I didn’t think it was that old. Have things got cheaper or more expensive? 

[NotABigGamer]

12 hours ago, SpookyCitrus said:

Do you still have the computer in your signature? If so, don't even bother with putting the 560ti into a $300 to $400 computer. Wouldn't be worth it, the 560Ti isn't supported anymore and $300 to $400 isn't really going to get you anything that's super upgradable. You could get like a 10th or 11th Gen i5/i7 Dell Optiplex or HP Prodesk or something, but there isn't a whole lot of room in the budget for much else. 

 

Is the gtx 960 outdated as well? 

[Jeppes]

1 hour ago, NotABigGamer said:

Is the gtx 960 outdated as well? 

10 year old stuff tends to be a bit outdated.

[FeiROG]

2 hours ago, NotABigGamer said:

Is the gtx 960 outdated as well? 

too old, for your price, I think the best option is to pick up an used OEM prebuild, slap in a new PSU, add some RAM, SSD, and a used 1080 or something of that sort. 

[SpookyCitrus]

4 hours ago, NotABigGamer said:

Is the gtx 960 outdated as well? 

The absolute oldest I would go for a used GPU is 10 series. So a 1080 or 1080Ti. Anything less is a waste of money.