(01-05-2020, 04:13 AM)Drako Wrote:

(01-05-2020, 03:56 AM)critikal17 Wrote:

(01-05-2020, 03:37 AM)Drako Wrote: Yeah that's what I was thinking. I don't plan on spending more than $200 in total. SSDs are somewhat cheaper than they used to be, and I never needed that much storage to begin with.

If you're going for an SSD, I'd take a look at M.2 ones if you have the slot on your MB.
These two are great picks, both on sale on newegg right now and the price is hard to beat. 1tb of SSD storage is a lot and the read/write speeds of M.2 are unmatched.
Intel
Sabrent

They're both a little over a hundred, which leaves enough in the $200 budget for a PSU upgrade as well, and believe me, you want that, I lost a motherboard and 32 gigs of ram to a shitty power supply.

Unfortunately I don't have a motherboard that supports M.2 drives yet. I still have my FX-8320. It's not exactly irrelevant yet. And upgrading that was a pain because I had to deal with Windows. Since your license is stored on your motherboard, it took me an entire day with Windows support to get my original copy back. As for my PSU, trust EVGA the most. I hear great things about their power supplies. Of course, there are the odd few people who say there computer got fried on first boot. But they probably didn't even install it correctly. I'll go with something at least 500 watts, and bronze power efficiency.

(01-04-2020, 04:53 PM)Drako Wrote: What caused you too upgrade your computer? It's a very nice build. Can't compare prices very well because pcpartpicker can't identify all of the prices. I might upgrade a few things on my PC soon. I'm a little worried about my HDD and PSU. They're both quite old. I don't want my parts getting fried, or my data lost.

(01-05-2020, 03:37 AM)Drako Wrote:

(01-05-2020, 03:18 AM)mothered Wrote:

(01-04-2020, 04:53 PM)Drako Wrote: I'm a little worried about my HDD and PSU. They're both quite old.

In terms of the HDD, upgrade to an SSD.

Believe me, you will notice a significant difference with read/write operations, and shutdown & boot times. Around 18 months ago, I spent over 15k upgrading my systems and the gain In performance Is second to none.

Yeah that's what I was thinking. I don't plan on spending more than $200 in total. SSDs are somewhat cheaper than they used to be, and I never needed that much storage to begin with.

(01-04-2020, 11:02 AM)mothered Wrote: Good choice with the VC- RX 5700 XT. It should handle just about any game you throw at It.

If the MOBO can accommodate It, I strongly suggest opting for 32 GB of Ram. All my systems are running that, with the exception of one and I'm continually flushing It's memory due to running low. I've just done that on the PC I'm typing this post, and will run out pretty soon.

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(01-06-2020, 06:08 AM)Losi Wrote:

(01-04-2020, 11:02 AM)mothered Wrote: Good choice with the VC- RX 5700 XT. It should handle just about any game you throw at It.

If the MOBO can accommodate It, I strongly suggest opting for 32 GB of Ram. All my systems are running that, with the exception of one and I'm continually flushing It's memory due to running low. I've just done that on the PC I'm typing this post, and will run out pretty soon.

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Ya I'll upgrade to 32 gb eventually. I run minimal OS so I hover around 4-6 gigs usage most of the time. Hosting servers or VMs do tend to use much of my 16 gb. Will update as fresh hardware is acquired.

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(01-04-2020, 08:55 AM)Losi Wrote: Last build lasted me 5 years. Let's hope this one last 5 more.
new i9 cuz why not.
5700xt but i hate amd's current drivers.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wb3FXv
https://imgur.com/a/Ko5wazm
PC build took a few days. It's always fun piecing a fresh build together. Same 3tb hdd but a new intel ssd.

old build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YkQVBZ

(01-07-2020, 02:28 AM)taylostolo Wrote:

(01-04-2020, 08:55 AM)Losi Wrote: Last build lasted me 5 years. Let's hope this one last 5 more.
new i9 cuz why not.
5700xt but i hate amd's current drivers.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wb3FXv
https://imgur.com/a/Ko5wazm
PC build took a few days. It's always fun piecing a fresh build together. Same 3tb hdd but a new intel ssd.

old build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YkQVBZ

10th gen intel chips are coming out soon if it was me i would wait for that...
https://www.windowscentral.com/10th-gen-intel-core-processors-everything-you-need-know

(01-07-2020, 02:28 AM)taylostolo Wrote:

(01-04-2020, 08:55 AM)Losi Wrote: Last build lasted me 5 years. Let's hope this one last 5 more.
new i9 cuz why not.
5700xt but i hate amd's current drivers.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wb3FXv
https://imgur.com/a/Ko5wazm
PC build took a few days. It's always fun piecing a fresh build together. Same 3tb hdd but a new intel ssd.

old build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YkQVBZ

10th gen intel chips are coming out soon if it was me i would wait for that...
https://www.windowscentral.com/10th-gen-intel-core-processors-everything-you-need-know

(01-07-2020, 04:37 AM)Losi Wrote:

(01-07-2020, 02:28 AM)taylostolo Wrote:

(01-04-2020, 08:55 AM)Losi Wrote: Last build lasted me 5 years. Let's hope this one last 5 more.
new i9 cuz why not.
5700xt but i hate amd's current drivers.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wb3FXv
https://imgur.com/a/Ko5wazm
PC build took a few days. It's always fun piecing a fresh build together. Same 3tb hdd but a new intel ssd.

old build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YkQVBZ

10th gen intel chips are coming out soon if it was me i would wait for that...
https://www.windowscentral.com/10th-gen-intel-core-processors-everything-you-need-know

Already built the pc a few weeks ago. Just wanted to share the build online.

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(01-07-2020, 04:48 AM)mothered Wrote:

(01-07-2020, 04:37 AM)Losi Wrote:

(01-07-2020, 02:28 AM)taylostolo Wrote: 10th gen intel chips are coming out soon if it was me i would wait for that...
https://www.windowscentral.com/10th-gen-intel-core-processors-everything-you-need-know

Already built the pc a few weeks ago. Just wanted to share the build online.

If you get a moment, I'd be very Interested to see the benchmark results.

See how It compares to my lappy (which It would surpass quite easily).

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