EPTComputer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread - Page 688
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Simberto
Germany11787 Posts
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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Dingodile
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Go for ~500GB. | ||
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Simberto
Germany11787 Posts
I know that i currently have a 250Gb SSD in my PC, in addition to a 1Tb HDD, and i still have to think about what to install and what to remove regularly. And i don't really have a lot of videos or any ISOs. I mean, sure, i could probably do with just the SSD, but that would require me to very ruthlessly remove stuff as soon as i don't use it anymore. Which takes a lot of effort. | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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TT1
Canada10025 Posts
https://www.tweaktown.com/articles/8661/best-ssd-gaming-over-120-ssds-tested/index2.html You can get lucky and find a good SSD on discount but in most cases the MX500 offers the best bang for your buck. | ||
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byte-Curious
Mexico107 Posts
On March 13 2019 00:08 byte-Curious wrote: Do Ryzen CPUs (or APUs in my case) still use these awful, flimsy long pins that are inserted into the mainboard socket? I'm terrified of breaking them off. Sorry, but does anyone know? I'm about to pull the trigger on my APU build and that's giving me pause. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20326 Posts
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SC-Shield
Bulgaria837 Posts
Edit: Is there a new flaw for Intel processors now? It's something called Spoiler: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3072107/spoiler-flaw-affects-all-intel-cpus Or research paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1903.00446.pdf | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20326 Posts
Intel is going to release Comet Lake (based on Skylake) with 10 cores. I'm not convinced of that part yet but it's not looking great for them ya  | ||
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Craton
United States17281 Posts
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Dingodile
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kornetka
Poland129 Posts
I'm trying to put together a Pc for my girlfriend. She's not a hardcore gamer, but plays some titles like Diablo 3 and wants to play them comfortably. What is your budget? 1000$, and I would rather keep the total cost as low as possible. I.e., I prefer to buy cheaper parts if the increase in the performance isn't essential/significant. What is your monitor's native resolution? 1920x1080 What games do you intend to play on this computer? What settings? Diablo 3, the sims 4. Settings rather high, but not necessarily ultra ultra. What do you intend to use the computer for besides gaming? Internet, Netflix Do you intend to overclock? No Do you intend to do SLI / Crossfire? No Do you need an operating system? No Do you need a monitor or any other peripherals and is this part of your budget? No If you have any requirements or brand preferences, please specify. I prefer brands that are rather solid, I don't want to experiment here. What country will you be buying your parts in? Poland If you have any retailer preferences, please specify. No So far I've put together someting like this: CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler Motherboard: MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB ARMOR Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 550 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Case: SilentiumPC Gladius M35 (SPC128) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-17 08:43 EDT-0400 The total price of this setup is around the targeted 1000$. I plan to give her my used GTX 1060 for 180$ (I'm not rich enough to just gift it to her unfortuantely) and buy myself a new card. Do you think getting rtx 2060 is reasonable (I'm using 1440p monitor for games like Witcher 3 and GTA 5)? Or should I consider other cards? I'm far from being an expert, so I would be very grateful if you could tell me if this build seems all right or if I should change something. Cheers | ||
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Simberto
Germany11787 Posts
If not, and if those need to be in the budget, you probably need to reduce the total of that PC in some way. My rough guess is that that is a bit more power than you need for D3, but i might be wrong here. And a bit of futureproofness cannot hurt either. Other stuff not directly related to the build: I would be terrified to build a PC for another person. If i build it for myself, i know that the stuff is my stuff, and if i break something it is my fault. If i broke something that another person had paid for that would suck, especially if it is something that i probably can't afford to rebuy for them. Similar thoughts with regards to the sale of that GPU: You will be selling to her at about ebay price, you might want to think about giving your girlfried a better deal. Also, if that thing ever breaks that might lead to some relationship problems. | ||
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kornetka
Poland129 Posts
On March 17 2019 22:58 Simberto wrote: Does she have all the peripherals? Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers? If not, and if those need to be in the budget, you probably need to reduce the total of that PC in some way. My rough guess is that that is a bit more power than you need for D3, but i might be wrong here. And a bit of futureproofness cannot hurt either. Other stuff not directly related to the build: I would be terrified to build a PC for another person. If i build it for myself, i know that the stuff is my stuff, and if i break something it is my fault. If i broke something that another person had paid for that would suck, especially if it is something that i probably can't afford to rebuy for them. Similar thoughts with regards to the sale of that GPU: You will be selling to her at about ebay price, you might want to think about giving your girlfried a better deal. Also, if that thing ever breaks that might lead to some relationship problems. Yes, she has all the peripherals and I also think that a little bit of futureproofness is ok. After quick internet search it seems that in my region the price of DHL/UPS/etc outweighs the benefits of buying things separately for the lowest price. So I will probably buy everything from one shop, and since they can put everything together for like 5$, I probably won't touch (and break) anything myself. Although it is interesting question how we could/will deal with a problem like this and the future failures of her PC. The 200$ is not set in stone yet, I will (probably) give her some bonus  | ||
zatic
Zurich15365 Posts
Primary use: Deep Learning Secondary use: Cyberpunk 2077 I followed this guide for GPU selection and want to go for the RTX 2070 recommended there http://timdettmers.com/2018/11/05/which-gpu-for-deep-learning/ Some questions: 1. I find cards with the RTX 2070 between EUR 500 and 700. What to look out for? Tech specs of the GPU itself all look the same 2. I would probably go for a middle of the road CPU like an i7 8700. CPU isn't terribly important for ML, would an i5 also do for gaming? 3. I am assuming I have to toss almost all my existing hardware. Is it likely that I can reuse my 500W PSU and my SSD (SATA) though, or have standards here changed a lot? 4. What's the difference anyway between RTX and GTX when it comes to gaming? 5. Anything in particular to look out for in terms of RAM and motherboard? | ||
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Amui
Canada10567 Posts
On March 18 2019 01:39 zatic wrote: I have not looked at hardware in Primary use: Deep Learning Secondary use: Cyberpunk 2077 I followed this guide for GPU selection and want to go for the RTX 2070 recommended there http://timdettmers.com/2018/11/05/which-gpu-for-deep-learning/ Some questions: 1. I find cards with the RTX 2070 between EUR 500 and 700. What to look out for? Tech specs of the GPU itself all look the same 2. I would probably go for a middle of the road CPU like an i7 8700. CPU isn't terribly important for ML, would an i5 also do for gaming? 3. I am assuming I have to toss almost all my existing hardware. Is it likely that I can reuse my 500W PSU and my SSD (SATA) though, or have standards here changed a lot? 4. What's the difference anyway between RTX and GTX when it comes to gaming? 5. Anything in particular to look out for in terms of RAM and motherboard? 1. Generally speaking, clock speeds and outputs, and in some cases, a better cooler (quieter for same temps). 2. higher end modern processors(i5 or i7) are all going to be fast enough for gaming. GPU is going to be a much bigger limiter in most titles. 3. SSD is reusable, PSU probably is as well. Nothing has really changed. 4. Practically speaking, as far as feature sets go, RTX has ray tracing support, but aren't fast enough to run most games with it. In practice get whichever one meets your price/performance point. 5. Mobo - Get one with features that you'd want (in general, 4 RAM slots, NVME slot, enough fan headers/USB headers to run your stuff. For RAM just pick a capacity(I'd recommend 16GB at minimum), and then pick a speed(higher is better). | ||
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graNite
Germany4434 Posts
Current hardware: Gigabyte GA-B150-HD3P 16GB (2x 8192MB) Crucial CT2K8G4DFD8213 DDR4-2133 DIMM Intel Core i5 6400 4x 2.70GHz 4GB Sapphire Radeon R9 380 Nitro inkl. Backplate Dell U2212HM I thought about getting the Dell UltraSharp U2715H, is my graphics card good enough to handle it? Would I need to upgrade the card or other stuff? | ||
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TT1
Canada10025 Posts
On March 17 2019 18:48 Dingodile wrote: Little to no difference at games on SSD vs HDD. The biggest difference is the loading screen and launching the game. From all Blizzard games, WoW and Diablo3 should be on SSD. If your opponent in sc2 is playing on HDD, your SSD power is wasted (you will see that at loading screen when you are 100% and your opponent isn't even 20% loaded) .WoW and Diablo3 are fully independent in multiplayer, so you can enjoy your SSD speed with it. SSD makes a noticeable difference for Hearthstone as well, game is really sluggish on an HDD. | ||
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