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Hypothetically speaking, is it possible to, for $550, build the following PC for indie games at 1366x768 resolution?

Latest series i5, or AMD Zen
8GB RAM
Standard 7200RPM hard drive
Legitimate Windows license
Geforce GT 730
Decent power supply
Mini-ITX

Keyboard/mouse already supplied - I have those.
 

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It looks nice :)

You might get a fan or two + LED lights in a computer if luck is on your side though, most tend to have these. It just makes it more slick, especially when playing in complete darkness. Also, to save further hassle in future, buy a decent power supply with a good amount of Watts. 500W for my computer is just good enough but a lot better to go for a higher 600W/700W. Pay more now, pay less later on.
 
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Do you agree with my decision to focus on CPU, as 80% of the games I currently play are CPU heavy?
Totally. CPU, if your games are more orientated in that sense. Whereas in my shoes, The games I play are more reliant on GPU. So, even though I had an extremely old APU, I equipped it with a GTx 950 and would smash 100+fps.

Indie games aren't that demanding anyways.
 
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Did someone say gaming? Video games are one of my passions in life.

I am all ears. Lol. :)

Hi Jacqueline. You may remember me as TheoryofForms.

A lot has changed for me. I am now a stern Christian, thanks to God and certain members.
 
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Yeah. I am talking Rocket League and Guns of Icarus Alliance.
Great! I am excited to see the results! Have you thought about building your PC? It is fun + you will save money- quite a bit in fact, sometimes to the extent where you could splash more cash on a component.
 
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There is something you should know Luca. It's, I have built 5+ PCs in the past, but now that I'm on medicine, my hands can get a little shaky. Might have a friend help me.
Hmm... I see. Well good luck if you do!

God Bless and lots of Love <3
 
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Oh forgot to mention you can download these games from my Steam account if you would like:

AC:Black Flag
Batman:Arkham Asylum
Lego Harry Potter (1-4)
Rome + Napoleon Total War
CS:GO
A Story About My Uncle - This game is AWESOME!!
Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - I have all DLC
 
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Oh forgot to mention you can download these games from my Steam account if you would like:

AC:Black Flag
Batman:Arkham Asylum
Lego Harry Potter (1-4)
Rome + Napoleon Total War
CS:GO
A Story About My Uncle - This game is AWESOME!!
Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - I have all DLC

I might.

But how would I do that???
 
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We can game share, well it is called "game-sharing". You log into my Steam and just download them.

It would save you money especially if you plan on buying them + I cannot play most games anyway because of my PC. I could before with my 950 however.
 
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Also, AMD just released the Ryzen. It might be worth checking out as it could save you a few hundred $, but you have to make sure your mobo is compatible

Edit: and I would also look into getting an SSD over the hard drive you have. It is worth every penny. Makes games load a lot faster and your start up time will be less than 30 seconds.
 
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Whoa, I just found out Ryzen will give me a pretty massive savings!

I looked at the benchmarks on a trustworthy website - Anandtech.

AMD are hitting a home run this generation!!!
 
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