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re: $2500 to build/buy gaming desktop
Posted on 12/25/20 at 11:34 am to GurleyGirl
Posted on 12/25/20 at 11:34 am to GurleyGirl
The calculus that goes into upgrading is different than building, especially if you don’t currently have something that does what you need it to do.
As an example, by the end of next year, supply will likely be significantly better for both Nvidia and AMD. You will also likely be at the point in which both of them are set to release their next gen lineup.
If you’re already on an AM4 chipset, that doesn’t matter, because you’ll just buy Zen 3 no matter what (the position I’ll be in). If you’re building fresh, will you really want to build an entire system around a now replaced chipset?
While now is obviously a historically bad time to try to build if you’re trying to get everyone at once, there’s never really a good time to build, as there is always something new around the corner.
As an example, by the end of next year, supply will likely be significantly better for both Nvidia and AMD. You will also likely be at the point in which both of them are set to release their next gen lineup.
If you’re already on an AM4 chipset, that doesn’t matter, because you’ll just buy Zen 3 no matter what (the position I’ll be in). If you’re building fresh, will you really want to build an entire system around a now replaced chipset?
While now is obviously a historically bad time to try to build if you’re trying to get everyone at once, there’s never really a good time to build, as there is always something new around the corner.
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Posted on 12/25/20 at 12:29 pm to Joshjrn
Yep, my current system is an Intel Core i7-7700k with a Nvidia 1070 video card so I will move this computer into the living room as part of the entertainment system and build a new AMD based system. The Intel system has been extremely reliable but I play heavily modded SkyrimSE and it's getting a bit long in the tooth with 4k textures installed.
And yea, there's always something new around the corner but there has been a step improvement in the Nvidia 3000 series video cards and the 5000 series AMD processors.
I'm generally a step or 2 behind the latest and greatest for price/performance and I prefer stable drivers as opposed to doing beta testing for bleeding edge hardware.
Cheers
And yea, there's always something new around the corner but there has been a step improvement in the Nvidia 3000 series video cards and the 5000 series AMD processors.
I'm generally a step or 2 behind the latest and greatest for price/performance and I prefer stable drivers as opposed to doing beta testing for bleeding edge hardware.
Cheers
This post was edited on 12/25/20 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 12/25/20 at 9:16 pm to GurleyGirl
Just built one for the daughter.
AMD RYZEN 1700-8 Core 3GHZ (3.7 Turbo) 219.98
DIYPC Vanguard-RGB Black Dual USB3 Steel/Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case. 89.99
ASI Optix G241 24" 1920x1080 AMD FreeSync (two of these) 494.74
G.Skill Trident Z Royal Series 32GB DDR4 3200 174.99
Wireless Gaming Keyboard / Mouse 53.20
Samsung 970 EVO M.2 1TB PCIE SSD 129.99
Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8G Graphics card 219.99
Gigabyte B450 QORUS PRO WIFI AM4 Motherboard 119.99
Rosewill Glacier Series 700W Semi-Modular Power Supply 79.99
Cooler Master MasterAIR MA410M CPU Air Cooler 64.99
Newegg is where I ordered it all from. Total with shipping $1,679.88
She is not "hardcore" gaming, so I got her just enough to play most games she would be interested in and more than enough for her school work and playing around. She was more interested in the "light up" aspects of the case, CPU cooler, RAM, and having two monitors.
You will be able to do much better with 2500, especially in the graphics card area. I ordered her stuff three weeks ago and the graphics cards were pretty much sold out so it was slim pickings.
AMD RYZEN 1700-8 Core 3GHZ (3.7 Turbo) 219.98
DIYPC Vanguard-RGB Black Dual USB3 Steel/Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case. 89.99
ASI Optix G241 24" 1920x1080 AMD FreeSync (two of these) 494.74
G.Skill Trident Z Royal Series 32GB DDR4 3200 174.99
Wireless Gaming Keyboard / Mouse 53.20
Samsung 970 EVO M.2 1TB PCIE SSD 129.99
Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8G Graphics card 219.99
Gigabyte B450 QORUS PRO WIFI AM4 Motherboard 119.99
Rosewill Glacier Series 700W Semi-Modular Power Supply 79.99
Cooler Master MasterAIR MA410M CPU Air Cooler 64.99
Newegg is where I ordered it all from. Total with shipping $1,679.88
She is not "hardcore" gaming, so I got her just enough to play most games she would be interested in and more than enough for her school work and playing around. She was more interested in the "light up" aspects of the case, CPU cooler, RAM, and having two monitors.
You will be able to do much better with 2500, especially in the graphics card area. I ordered her stuff three weeks ago and the graphics cards were pretty much sold out so it was slim pickings.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 12:56 pm to td1
This is what I ended up with
Hopefully it's not terrible.
Ryzen™ 7 3700X 3.60GHz Octa-Core
MSI X570 MPG GAMING PLUS
2) * 8GB DDR4 3200 XPG Spectrix D60G RGB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060Ti 8GB GDDR6
Seagate 500GB 2.5in SATA3 BarraCuda SSD
3TB 3.5in Seagate Barracuda HDD
Set Talos M1 Mid Tower Black
4) * Enermax 120mm RGB LED Ring Fan
750 Watt GAMDIAS Kratos M1 (RGB Lights)
MSI Vigor GK40 Gaming Keyboard
LG 27GL83A-B 27 Inch Ultragear QHD IPS 1ms NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible Gaming Monitor, Black
Hopefully it's not terrible.
Ryzen™ 7 3700X 3.60GHz Octa-Core
MSI X570 MPG GAMING PLUS
2) * 8GB DDR4 3200 XPG Spectrix D60G RGB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060Ti 8GB GDDR6
Seagate 500GB 2.5in SATA3 BarraCuda SSD
3TB 3.5in Seagate Barracuda HDD
Set Talos M1 Mid Tower Black
4) * Enermax 120mm RGB LED Ring Fan
750 Watt GAMDIAS Kratos M1 (RGB Lights)
MSI Vigor GK40 Gaming Keyboard
LG 27GL83A-B 27 Inch Ultragear QHD IPS 1ms NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible Gaming Monitor, Black
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