A woman wants to buy her son a gaming PC for 1,900 euros with hardware that doesn’t even exist. But at the last moment, she asks her nephew for advice. And that was a good decision. Because the system contains a few real “highlights” that you cannot buy anywhere else.
Buying a gaming PC should be well thought out. A woman wanted to buy her son a new gaming PC, but she asked her nephew for help beforehand. And that was a good decision, as the consulted player reports. Because the specifications of the “new” computer look scary:
G.Force memory and outdated GTX 1050
What’s inside the offered system? The official specifications as provided by the seller are as follows:
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800
- Mainboard: ASUS ROG B550 Mainboard
- Operating System: Windows 11
- Memory: G.Force 64 GB DDR 2400 Memory
- Graphics Card: ASUS Cerberus GTX 1050, 8 GB VRAM
- Storage: Intel 1 TB SSD Hard Drive
- Drive: LG DVD Drive
- Internet: 10/100/1000 Ethernet Controller
- Power Supply: Thermaltake SLI Ready 1050w Power Supply
What’s the problem with the build? Several components mentioned here either do not match, do not exist at all, or are jumbled together. Here are a few examples:
- The GTX 1050 is now 8 years old and has never been released with 8 GB of video memory. However, the GTX 1050 as ASUS Cerberus does exist, but only with 4 GB VRAM (via asus.com).
- A 1 TB SSD Hard Drive from Intel also seems strange, although there are indeed hybrid models available with SSHD drives that combine HDD and newer SSDs. Intel only sells SSDs, primarily to servers (Optane series).
- The Thermaltake SLI Ready 1050W also does not exist. SLI refers to the ability of a graphics card to connect multiple graphics chips together. However, a 1050-watt model from Thermaltake does indeed exist.
- The G.Force memory is also a strange combination, as GeForce is a designation from Nvidia for graphics cards.
What is also a problem? The excessively high price. For a GTX 1050, you now pay between 60 and 70 euros used. Additionally, the other components used never justify the price of 1,900 euros. Moreover, it is questionable what you get for the money when the names and designations of the components seem more or less jumbled together.
Some speculate that the sold GTX 1050 might instead hide a graphics card that is notorious among players as a scam.
How did the situation turn out? The woman asked her nephew for advice on whether she should buy this gaming PC. And that was indeed her luck, as he was able to strongly advise her against buying this excessively priced computer.
Old hardware is only worth it in a few cases
Is old hardware worth it at all? The problem with very old components is often that they are self-limiting: You can only equip a 10-year-old processor with a similarly old mainboard and DDR3 memory. Therefore, you will never be able to enjoy modern features. Additionally, older CPUs often do not operate in a cost-effective manner.
For modern hardware, you already need to replace the entire system (mainboard, memory, and CPU). Upgrading old hardware with similarly old hardware is almost never worth it.
A list of hardware that you should not buy anymore can be found in the following article directly on MeinMMO:
7 upgrades for your gaming PC that you should definitely not buy
