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swanny297
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | NELA |
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| Occupation: | Quality Manager |
| Number of Posts: | 2189 |
| Registered on: | 10/11/2013 |
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re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 6/4/22 at 1:32 pm
Josh
Again thanks it is built and he got it this wknd, loves it. In searching the net it is similar to a Skytech prism 2 - not quite as much RGB stuff. My neighbors son is moving over seas and was selling some of his gaming gear so we got a lightly used LG Ultra Clear 32GP83B-B for $150 so he is using that along with it. I don’t know a lot of the king but he is playing Fortnite at 1440p resolution and running 350-450 FPS (I guess that is good??). Anyway he is happy so that’s all that matters.
Again thanks it is built and he got it this wknd, loves it. In searching the net it is similar to a Skytech prism 2 - not quite as much RGB stuff. My neighbors son is moving over seas and was selling some of his gaming gear so we got a lightly used LG Ultra Clear 32GP83B-B for $150 so he is using that along with it. I don’t know a lot of the king but he is playing Fortnite at 1440p resolution and running 350-450 FPS (I guess that is good??). Anyway he is happy so that’s all that matters.
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re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/20/22 at 11:04 am
Josh
Thanks for all your help, little did I know one of my older nephews is all about this stuff so we have ordered parts and when they arrive he is going to come educate me and help my son put it together - he had some good leads on components as well.
Case - he had a new one in his closet
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 - 5800X
Cooler - 360 AIO
Fans - 9 RGB
Motherboard - X570
Ram - 16G 3200
Graphics - GeForce RTX 3080
Hard Drive - 1TB Gen4 SSD
Power - 850W 80plus Gold
Thanks for all your help, little did I know one of my older nephews is all about this stuff so we have ordered parts and when they arrive he is going to come educate me and help my son put it together - he had some good leads on components as well.
Case - he had a new one in his closet
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 - 5800X
Cooler - 360 AIO
Fans - 9 RGB
Motherboard - X570
Ram - 16G 3200
Graphics - GeForce RTX 3080
Hard Drive - 1TB Gen4 SSD
Power - 850W 80plus Gold
re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/16/22 at 8:57 am
Thanks everyone for all the input and help appreciate it
re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/15/22 at 4:54 pm
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eta: and it looks like the ibuypower cases with more standard layouts have and support bigger 360 aio coolers vs. the 240 aio
Thanks for the feedback, is there a similar system you think would be a better option for him, I am open to suggestions.
re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/15/22 at 4:00 pm
So you think the one I linked would be a good all around prebuilt and one that we could upgrade?
re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/15/22 at 3:12 pm
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For people who game competitively
Definitely not competitively but he does play pretty often and his “clan” as he calls it are pretty good at least from what I can gather doing my research - want something capable now but also something he can upgrade down the line. You mentioned the cooler and power supply - in a pre built system like this is that something that can be upgraded or changed to be more in line with what the system needs?
re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/15/22 at 2:37 pm
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That 3070Ti system should be able to hit that mark very well.
That’s kind of what I thought looking up the different components on this system - agree 1080p is enough for him he has mentioned playing with a quicker refresh rate.
re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/15/22 at 12:38 pm
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If you’re open to it, I (and I imagine others) can look at putting together a spec sheet tomorrow
Sure I am open - and if we have to upgrade the monitor to get better graphics that would be an option as well, probably don’t need 4k but 1080p maybe 1440p (I have heard him mention that as well). He is 13 and games quite a bit with his friends, more on his current PC than PS5. His current PC is OEM so not really upgradeable from what I have found
re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/14/22 at 5:55 pm
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Build one with him and learn together
We thought about that as well, I am not very tech savvy but we could probably manage, but looking up the price and availability of theses components and making sure everything is compatible is a bit above my computer savvy and I am not sure we would save that much in the current climate.
re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/14/22 at 5:16 pm
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No one has ever said "Man! I wish I would have bought a smaller, lower resolution TV."
Agree, I don’t mind going a bit over budget…
re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/14/22 at 4:32 pm
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I know you said he has a "really good monitor", but what is the resolution and max refresh rate?
1920x1080 (1080P) - 240hz
re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/14/22 at 3:01 pm
Thanks, I was also looking at this one, seems popular on the review boards may be a bit much for what he plays though
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re: Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/14/22 at 1:19 pm
Was hoping to stay under 2k
Gaming Computer
Posted by swanny297 on 5/13/22 at 6:53 pm
Told my son I would upgrade his gaming computer if he got grades, little bastard made Junior National Honor Society. He has an old computer that he gets by with, had a buddy look at upgrading but it would pretty much mean starting from scratch. Is there a pre-built you would recommend that would be upgradeable for him in the future. Mainly used for Fortnite, Roblox, COD. He has a really good monitor, mouse and keyboard so willing to spend a bit more on just the computer.
re: 75” TV - TCL?
Posted by swanny297 on 11/28/21 at 10:16 am
Ended up getting it, it has been great so far, nice improvement over our 10yr old aqueous - son has played a bit of PS5 now he wants a smaller one for his room…
75” TV - TCL?
Posted by swanny297 on 11/24/21 at 7:03 am
Is the TCL mini LED a good deal on Best Buy? Have an old Aquos and looking to upgrade - would like 75” around $1500. Just for living room mainly TV and movies
re: Samsung Q90T QLED
Posted by swanny297 on 6/17/21 at 7:27 pm
It’s cheaper than other places more interested in experiences or general feedback on this model.
Samsung Q90T QLED
Posted by swanny297 on 6/17/21 at 11:10 am
Some programs through work let us buy direct from Samsung, they are running TV deals this month, looking to upgrade to 75” - they have the Q90T QLED for $2160 is this a good deal.
re: Monitor - PC Gaming
Posted by swanny297 on 3/22/21 at 11:27 am
Thanks - we looked at the reviews before buying and this monitor had excellent reviews and will hopefully work as we upgrade - we would like to upgrade his graphics card in the near future
re: Monitor - PC Gaming
Posted by swanny297 on 3/20/21 at 7:22 am
He ended getting the Alienware AW2720HF
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