Used Gaming PC for £350

[Brother D]

Its been years since I purchased a gaming system, and while you can get a new 'gaming' system for 300 notes, Im sure you can get something with a decent spec used. Im fine adding a bit of ram, adding ssd etc. But wondered what thoughts are on older used systems and if anyone has a recommendation?

[Camelot1971]

It really depends on what kind of gaming you want to do and how confident you are at putting a PC together if you go down the used route.

If you want to play the latest and greatest games, a budget of £500 would be a lot better, plus the cost of a monitor if you don't have one.

£350 will get you something very reasonable for older games.

[grumbledoak]

How much do you want to build one? It isn't difficult. Ryzens are cheap.

I would recommend a second hand business laptop for value, but I probably wouldn't buy a second hand gaming PC.

[Lazadude]

If it were me, i'd find a i5 ex-office pc (Dell Optiplex or similar) on ebay for not very much and put a 1050ti in (currently best non-ext power card) - (maybe change ram if more needed too).

That's the cheapest way in however upgrade path is limited due to OEM PSU/Case/MoBo.

ETA, quick ebay search (many others out there) comes out at £230 for an i7, 16GB RAM, 1050ti and a 240GB SSD.

£80 1050 ti
No bids, say £150? Optiplex with 16GB RAM and an i7

Add a brand new firecuda hybrid 2TB hard drive for £70 if you want more storage, means you're at £300 total for a machine that will run plenty of modern titles at 1080p high settings.

Edited by Lazadude on Thursday 29th August 09:56