I'm planning to build a PC on a tight budget and would like to know which components I should prioritize for the best overall performance. In particular, is it more cost-effective to allocate more of the budget to the CPU or GPU, or should I focus on a balanced combination with enough RAM and fast storage? Also, what criteria do you consider essential for maintaining future upgradeability without compromising too much on the initial cost?
What's the best strategy for balancing performance and cost when building a budget PC?
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Are you planning to use the PC mainly for gaming or also for productivity and programming? I wonder if you already have a used graphics card that you could reuse, because that would greatly influence how much you should invest in the CPU. What type of SSD storage do you consider: 500 GB for the system or a combination of SSD plus HDD for data?