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r/Microcenter • … • u/Issanonom

Worth exchanging my PowerSpec G531 for a G535 for ~$318 more?

I bought a PowerSpec G531 for $1,399.99:

**G531**

* Ryzen 5 7500X3D * RTX 5070 12GB * 16GB DDR5-6000 * 1TB NVMe

The G535 is $1,699.99, so after tax it would cost me roughly **$318 more** to exchange:

**G535**

* Ryzen 5 7500X3D * RX 9070 XT 16GB * 32GB DDR5-6000 * 1TB NVMe

I game at **1440p**, mostly Apex, and I’d eventually like to stream on TikTok/OBS.

The reason I’m considering it is that upgrading my G531 to 32GB right now would cost me around $456 for a good DDR5-6000 CL30 kit. Even if I sell the original 16GB stick for \~$150, I’m still spending about **$306 net just on the RAM upgrade**.

So for roughly **$12 more than that**, the G535 would give me 32GB RAM plus the RX 9070 XT instead of the RTX 5070.

The only hesitation is giving up NVIDIA/NVENC/DLSS for AMD, especially since I plan to stream eventually.

**Assuming Micro Center approves the exchange, would you take the G535 for the extra \~$318, or keep the G531 and upgrade the RAM?**

Also, does anyone who owns a G535 know what RAM kit/timings (CL30/CL36/etc.) came in theirs?

**9/2 UPDATE: I returned the PC. I give up**.

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