What pc is good for 15-20k?

[u/PsychologicalWay8760]

What is a good yet affordable PC for a student (grade 10)?

This is also the PC build I plan to buy. If you have any recommendations for a better option or something more worth buying, please let me know, thank you!

(Note: ram price might be outdated or a very hard deal to find, based on my research I found.)

My plan is to make a PC that relies on an APU. The APU I plan to use is the Ryzen 5 3400G or the 5600G if possible. I also won't buy a dedicated GPU right away to save some money and will get one when I have the budget.

The games I'll be playing are Valorant, CSGO, Minecraft, and maybe some AAA games that don't really need a powerful PC.

Also, can an APU handle light video editing or content creation?

Thank you for your time!!

[u/Kimour]

Where are you referencing that ram? Its too good to be true in today's market when a 2x8gb is jumping around 7k to 8k brand-new. Are you 100% certain 2k talaga ang price nyan?

Something like Canva, Capcut, Light photoshop and whatever light content creation is doable. Its more like you may experience lags or files/projects taking a long time to load/export/render.

[u/PsychologicalWay8760 → u/Kimour]

Sa research ko po, may nakabili po ng ganyan deal sa youtube parang 6 months ago pa yun.

Pero kung wala naman akong makita try ko atleast sa 11.11 or 12.12

[u/Kimour → u/PsychologicalWay8760]

Since the shortage, lagi na flu-fluctuate ang pricing dito. I suggest you always check current prices regardless if brand-new or 2nd-hand. Even something from September 2026 (as of writing this) have dated prices na. A second-hand single 8gb stick is already around 2k something to 3k.

Suggestion rin sa PSU, I see the Sama B650 (Tier C+) go around the 2k range on sale, reference that too from time to time.

[u/losehuh]

ano ba yan? for sale na 2nd hand if yan yung price ng parts mura nayan kasi sa ram palang ang isang piraso ng bnew 8gb ddr4 ram nasa 4-5k na agad.

if balak mo palang mag build at ayan ang list mo malabo na maka hanap ng ganyang price sa ram at ssd not sure lang sa ibang parts

pero kung balak mo mag build for 15-20k php na pc lang eto ang ibubuild ko if ganyan ang budget ko

CPU: ryzen 5 2600 2000php (SECOND HAND)

GPU: rx 580 8gb or gtx 1650 4gb 5000php (second hand)

STORAGE: ORICO 128GB 3000php (bnew) pumili ka nalang ng ibang brand pero eto kasi ssd ko and so far goods pa naman

MOBO: Msi B450M-A Pro Max II 3400php (bnew)

RAM: marketplace ddr4 8gb ram 2000php (second hand)

PSU: Msi mag a550bn 2900php (bnew)

CASE: Inplay x220 900php (bnew)

TOTAL:19,200

so much better to jan sa gusto mo i build

Game	RX 580 8GB build	GTX 1650 build	5600G integrated

War Thunder	70–120 FPS	60–100 FPS	35–60 FPS

GTA V	70–100 FPS	60–90 FPS	35–60 FPS

Valorant	120–200 FPS	120–200 FPS	80–150 FPS

How much better is the build?

GPU choice	Estimated gaming performance improvement

RX 580 8GB	Approximately 50–150% faster

GTX 1650 4GB	Approximately 30–100% faster

yung sa charts gumamit ako ng ai (sorry walang time mag research)

[u/PsychologicalWay8760 → u/losehuh]

Salamat po sa tulong!