I’d try seeing if the second-hand market is still behind on the pricing.
Xella@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Fucking sucks. Literally just started building a computer for my husband. We already bought the case, motherboard, PSU, HD, and CPU… All that’s left is GPU and RAM 😭 fuckin half way ass done computer now on the verge of never being built. At least it’s pretty. purplePc
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Psythik@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Shit like this is why I don’t purchase until I can afford the entire build. Time goes by faster than you think. It would sick to get stuck with a PC that’s already obsolete before you get the funds together to finish it.
If I were you, I’d return everything while you still can, then set aside the money until you can afford tje complete build. Luckily for you you just started, so the return window for everything will still be open for everything.
Consider this a lesson learned and good luck with your eventual build!
Cort@lemmy.world 3 days ago
At least the AMD chips have an integrated GPU so with some ram you could have a basic computer.
Xella@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It’s the RAM that’s extremely expensive 😭
Cort@lemmy.world 3 days ago
True, but you can expand the ram, your board has enough slots. You’re stuck with whatever video card you can afford until the next upgrade.
djsaskdja@reddthat.com 3 days ago
Number of slots is misleading with DDRM5. When you need more RAM, you’re supposed to replace the entire kit instead of trying to expand. It’s also now recommended you only use 2 slots even if it has 4. When I found that out, I couldn’t believe how fucking stupid it is. Even RAM is enshittified in 2025.
Xella@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I don’t have any RAM lol
Mihies@programming.dev 3 days ago
Can confirm, I’m running 3x 4K monitors with Ryzen 9900X easily. I’m not into gaming, though.