Refurbished PC Build

ChipotleBurger · May 4, 2018

Hey guys, i'm getting a new PC for my friend and was wondering if this is the way to go

I was looking at buying this

http://www.microcenter.com/product/503343/Elite_8300_Desktop_Computer_Off_Lease_Refurbished

and

http://www.microcenter.com/product/472012/GeForce_GTX_1050_Overclocked_2GB_GDDR5_Video_Card

This should be around $400 plus tax and also

or we might buy a desktop for around $350 with a Ryzen 2200g without a graphics card.

What are your guys thoughts?

Ezzy-525 · May 4, 2018

Get the Ryzen 2200g, it's iGPU should do fine for a while, and the AM4 socket has a better upgrade path than the i5-3470 (Outdated socket). And it's cheaper and more customisable than that refurbed OEM.

ProphetsHonor · May 4, 2018

Depends if your friend wants to upgrade latter down the line. The ryzen platform will give better upgradeability options. The refurb + the 1050 is o k but will eventually become outdated again with no upgradability. Personally id go with the ryzen 2200g as on medium to low settings all games will be more then playable.