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The Low Budget Gamer 26 Oct @ 10:01am
Low Budget Gamer's Hub!
Welcome to the Low-Budget Gamers Hub! 🎮💻

This is a space for gamers who are making the most out of older hardware or low-to-mid range PC parts. Whether you're using a budget build, a hand-me-down setup, or just trying to squeeze every bit of performance out of your dated rig—this is the place for you!

Feel free to share your builds, ask for advice, or talk about how you optimize your games to get the best possible experience without breaking the bank. Everyone's welcome, whether you're a seasoned DIY builder or just starting out!

Let's talk specs, performance tweaks, budget-friendly upgrades, and anything else that helps keep the gaming alive on a tight budget. 🔧💡

Happy gaming, and may the FPS be with you!
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Electric Cupcake 26 Oct @ 10:02am 
One of these days, I want to build a Raspberry Pi MAME cabinet.
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x 26 Oct @ 4:02pm 
I'm currently building a Ryzen 5 5500/ArcA750 (got a used GPU with warranty for a very nice deal), 16GB RAM 3200Mhz, 1TB m.2 machine for desktop/gaming for the kid. Should be more than enough. About 400/450 euros (haven't done the final maths). I bought 32GB of RAM but those are for my main computer and the 16GB from that will go to the kid's machine. Case and PSU are yet to arrive. Need a monitor too. Something 24 or 27" 1080p 100/120Hz.
Cherry on the cake, I'm planning to use Linux. Not sure yet if Bazzite, Cachy or Mint. I'm not overly used to linux but can do a few things. But since it's for the kid. maybe bazzite. Steam, proton... I know for Linux AMD would have been better but used (older) AMD cards are a bit more expensive than the ARC I got. And again, 3 year warranty on a used card is something we can't look away from.

Also have a Ryzen 2200G machine as a media centre. Might install my old 3400G in there.

I finished Death Straing on that old 3400G. Amazing CPU/GPU for the price.
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Agenda 2025 26 Oct @ 5:30pm 
X, don't use the Intel GPU with Linux.

Driver support is non existent.
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fourfourtwo79 26 Oct @ 9:36pm 
Ryzen 5600/RTX3060/32GB setup here. Once upgraded from a Ryzen 3100/GTX1050Ti/16GB rig. I don't play that many super demanding games though.


Still the best advice, and I've had a few very budget parts in the past good 15 years: Don't ever let yourself be upgraded to 100, 144 or 240 fps. Even 30 and 40 frames per second are still a thing on consoles for reason, and a fully stable 60fps often the optimum. With the latter, even the PS5 Pro struggles currently in The Outer Worlds 2. UE5 games typically are no slouch. On PC, Nvidia+AMD are promoting the 1,000Hz 1,000fps screens for a reason. Nice to have, not gonna get any cheaper though -- guaranteed. Find the lowest with what you're personally comfortable with -- and stick to it. The more you fps, the more you buy.

And remember that just a decade ago, even the most expensive PCs could also struggle with a stable 60fps experience -- at least in the most demanding games out.

https://www.computerbase.de/news/grafikkarten/assassins-creed-unity-benchmarks-grafikkarten-vergleich.47152/
https://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/the-witcher-3-benchmark-test.49531/#abschnitt_21_grafikkarten_im_vergleich
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