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PC Building Guide and Discussion #11 (everything is expensive...)
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Kestrel
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Yeah, I did the same thing with my last build... I installed my RAM in dual channel mode instead of quad channel. I hadn't ever dealt with quad channel before, and assumed that with a 4 stick kit, all the sticks would go on the same side of the CPU. Bad assumption.
Anyone know of any good deals on ram right now? The ram I ordered for my brothers PC got discontinued before it shipped.
The motherboard is a ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
The motherboard is a ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
RAM is basically a commodity anymore and the price is the price for the most part.
On the margins these seem like decent deals as they are either 3200 or 3000mhz for the price of 2133/2400.
Team T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Memory (Desktop Memory) Model THWD416G3200HC16CDC01 - Newegg.ca
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-3000C15D-16GVRB - Newegg.ca
This is such a cruel April fool's joke...
NVIDIA GTX 1180 Ti Specs & Benchmarks Leaked - 10752 CUDA Cores
NVIDIA GTX 1180 Ti Specs & Benchmarks Leaked - 10752 CUDA Cores
at least they called it the 1180
everyone I see speculate on the "2080" im like bitch do you even numbers?
Right now? Not really anything haha.
Diablo 3. Divinity 2. Maybe some Fortnite.
My current desktop is probably 8ish years old. And the video card 5 or so. And it's on the verge of melting down. I'd like to have it relatively future proof so when a game comes out that I do want to play I'm able to. For example, I'd like to be able to play the new Tomb Raider when it comes out.
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@Spawn I just had a quick look on NewEgg... I'm going to bed, so here's one prebuilt. I do NOT like that it comes with a 300W power supply - but looking slightly more expensive netted an ASUS with a GTX 1060 3GB - and a 230W power supply.
HP Desktop Computer Pavilion 580-130 Ryzen 5 1400 (3.20 GHz) 8 GB DDR4 1 TB HDD AMD Radeon RX 580 Windows 10 Home 64-Bit - Newegg.ca
I'm off to bed - if I get time tomorrow, I might do some more looking around.
HP Desktop Computer Pavilion 580-130 Ryzen 5 1400 (3.20 GHz) 8 GB DDR4 1 TB HDD AMD Radeon RX 580 Windows 10 Home 64-Bit - Newegg.ca
I'm off to bed - if I get time tomorrow, I might do some more looking around.
I also saw that HP. From what I can tell, that appears to have the best combination of price/performance in this range. Even with the crappy 300W unit. It's cheaper than the rest to the point where I'd buy that and buy a new PSU for it and it would still come out ahead. It appears to use a standard ATX power supply so swapping it out wouldn't be a problem. Of course the included one *should* work but it's definitely on the lean side.
FWIW nothing in this price range I'd describe as future proof. They all have 8GB RAM and weaker CPUs. But the good news is they are upgradable. That HP can take a new CPU, more RAM (you'd probably have to yank out the 8 though instead of just adding another 8) and it would take a new video card when needed. Though the RX 580 is still relatively high end.
That HP will definitely do what you are looking to do for a few years.
EDIT: Oh it looks like it comes with a free coupon for Far Cry 5 if that floats your boat.
Expanding the budget to the $1300ish range will get you a little better platform but it's probably not worth the difference at that point and I'd think about just building. I'd either get the HP with the knowledge you'll probably be dumping some RAM and maybe a power supply into it in a couple years or save up for a build.
Maybe there are desktops on other sites I'm not aware of. I checked memory express and their prices were pretty high.
FWIW nothing in this price range I'd describe as future proof. They all have 8GB RAM and weaker CPUs. But the good news is they are upgradable. That HP can take a new CPU, more RAM (you'd probably have to yank out the 8 though instead of just adding another 8) and it would take a new video card when needed. Though the RX 580 is still relatively high end.
That HP will definitely do what you are looking to do for a few years.
EDIT: Oh it looks like it comes with a free coupon for Far Cry 5 if that floats your boat.
Expanding the budget to the $1300ish range will get you a little better platform but it's probably not worth the difference at that point and I'd think about just building. I'd either get the HP with the knowledge you'll probably be dumping some RAM and maybe a power supply into it in a couple years or save up for a build.
Maybe there are desktops on other sites I'm not aware of. I checked memory express and their prices were pretty high.
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I5 7400, 6gb 1060, 8gb of ram
Costco Wholesale
I don't know if you need a Costco membership to purchase it.
Costco Wholesale
I don't know if you need a Costco membership to purchase it.
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That Costco one definitely has a better, or at least bigger power supply. Here's another option:
https://www.amazon.ca/CYBERPOWERPC-...ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1522764553&sr=1-1
They don't list the power supply, so I can't guarantee what's in it, but I have trouble seeing it being a 300w or less. With it being Amazon, if you absolutely had to, you could return it as well. I think Cyberpower has a history of reasonable sized PSU's - I suspect it will be a no name, which makes it hard to know the quality.
https://www.amazon.ca/CYBERPOWERPC-...ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1522764553&sr=1-1
They don't list the power supply, so I can't guarantee what's in it, but I have trouble seeing it being a 300w or less. With it being Amazon, if you absolutely had to, you could return it as well. I think Cyberpower has a history of reasonable sized PSU's - I suspect it will be a no name, which makes it hard to know the quality.
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I think the AMD one was worse.
I know some AMD fans who got caught due to, one assumes, sheer hope.
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Right, would have been a good thing to link!
Project Canis:
AMD RTG Project Canis Flagship Leaked: An Intel & AMD Desktop GPU Joint Venture
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Haha, that's definitely a good one. I hope most people were tipped off by AMD using Intel's fab plant, and Global Foundries not causing any problems.
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Has anyone tried PC Building Simulator on Steam?
I'm strangely tempted. Like a lot.
It is in Early Access though....
I'm strangely tempted. Like a lot.
It is in Early Access though....
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You finish it and then you get depressed because it's not real.
That does seem like a risk....
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That's one of those games where I ask myself "why?"... but can't help feeling a slight desire to buy it and play it anyway.
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