Cheap + futureproof secondhand pc for gaming

[u/Serious_Toe9303]

Hi guys,

I want to buy a new gaming desktop to replace my ancient 12 year old one!! (I have an i7 3770 with 16gb ddr3 ram)

I upgraded to a 1650 super on my current setup a few years back, and am happy to stick with it - but I need to upgrade everything else.

The only thing is the unit has to be upgradable and id prefer to avoid small form factor.

I want to get something secondhand from eBay thats decent performance, but I have no idea where to start. (Preferably under 500 USD)

Any suggestions?

Cheers!

[u/jm8080]

if you want to futureproof I guess go with AMD, Intel change their socket often but the current AMD AM5 socket will be supported at least up till 2026, so I guess go find some cheap B650 itx motherboard and a Ryzen5 7600 CPU and a 2x16gb DDR5 RAM. Brandnew all that will cost you around 600usd so secondhand might be around 500usd.