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[bjjgann]

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[bjjgann]

Oops, apologies. I think I broke the rules by posting a link to another site.

The essence of the post was whether should I build a gaming PC based on an AMD Ryzen 5 5500/6500XT for circa £500 or should I buy a Grade A refurbed unit based on an Intel Core i5- 6400/GTX 1650. Below are the T&Cs for the refurbed unit:

This is a Grade A device. All of the components and hardware will be in good working order without any known faults or issues. The Case is brand new.
Your computer comes with a 1 Year Return to Base Warranty so in the unlikely event that a fault occurs within your first year we will collect your machine from you repair/replace any faulty components and return the device back to you at no extra cost.

 

[Haz123]

The essence of the post was whether should I build a gaming PC based on an AMD Ryzen 5 5500/6500XT for circa £500

No. If you are looking for a system around that area then do a little step up for 5600 and RX 6600. They are both better performers and worth the little extra money, the RX 6500xt is in particular a bad choice.

or should I buy a Grade A refurbed unit based on an Intel Core i5- 6400/GTX 1650. Below are the T&Cs for the refurbed unit:

No. Buying into generations old tech is also not the best use of your money imo.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asus Prime H610M-E D4 - Intel H610 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6HP-AS) = £85.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AK-TG) = £49.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN570 500GB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G3B0C) (SKU: HD-588-WD) = £50.00
• 1 x Silverstone Fara Mid-Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-44P-SV) = £52.99
• 1 x Intel Core i3-12100F 3.30GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AS-IN) = £109.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 6600 Fighter 8GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1AD-PC) = £289.99
• 1 x AMD RAISE THE GAME - Up To 3 Games with RX 6000 Series Graphics Cards (SKU: XX-038-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black (SKU: CA-004-SF) = £64.99

Total: £716.24 (includes delivery: £12.30)​

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If you were to build a similar system to this then you would be getting all new parts and far better performance and lead to a longer lived system. By buying new you can pick and choose so maybe a better mobo based around B660 or a larger SSD. Some items have gone up in price recently so shop around and look for the best prices.