>Create a parts list pcpartpicker.com/ >Learn how to build a PC Search youtube for a guide for your socket
Want help? >State your budget & CURRENCY >List your uses; eg Gaming, Video Editing, VM Work >For monitors, include purpose and graphics pairing >NO Speccy. Use HWinfo
CPU >Athlon 200GE - Bare minimal desktop/gaming >R3 2200G - Light gaming(dGPU optional) >R5 2400G/i5-8400 - Consider IF on sale >R5 2600/X - Good gaming & multithreaded work use CPUs >i7-9700k/8700k - If you have a $2000+ budget and don't care that it'll be superseded by 7nm CPUs next year >R7 2700/X - Best value high-end CPU on a non-HEDT platform >Wait for R7 3700X - Surely the best overall and not a massive disappointment like the 9900k >Threadripper/Used Xeon - HEDT
RAM >8GB - Enough for most gaming use >16GB - Standard for heavy use >32GB - If you have to ask, you don't need this >CPUs benefit from fast RAM; 2933MHz+ is ideal
Graphics cards >RTX 2000 cards are worse performance per $ than previous gen >Avoid cheap MODELS ie MSI Armor (Mk2 is ok), Gigabyte G1/Wf, ASUS dual, and others w/ small heatsinks and low quality fans 1080p >RX 570/580 w/ Freesync or 1060 6GB - standard 1080p 60fps+ options >1050 3Gb or RX560 4Gb - lower settings and/or older games >GTX 1070Ti/Vega 56 - for higher FPS w/ a high hz monitor 1440p >Vega 56; 1070Ti/1080 if you already have Gsync >GTX 1080Ti - for higher FPS w/ a high hz monitor 4K >Upscale from 1620-1800p. Maybe 2080Ti, but awful value. OpenCL use >Vega 64
Storage >Backup before using StoreMi >Consider getting a larger SSD (better GB/$) instead of small SSD & large HDD >2TB HDDs are barely more $ than 1TB >M.2 is a form factor, NOT a performance standard >NVMe are not for gaming; See "More"
Display >Consider 75hz minimum; 60hz are mostly old models. >Always consider FreeSync w/ AMD cards >FOR GAMING, START YOUR BUILD WITH A MONITOR FIRST, then make your build to drive it appropriately
>waiting for Zen 2 Ryzen >wanted Samsung B die >3600mhz @ CL17 on sale for $176
Good deal? Should I jump on it or just wait until Zen2 comes to consumers? I have access to a friends desktop to check if it works and all that until the rest of the upgrade arrives
I believe i don't need thermal paste for r5 2600, but do i need hdd enclosures if i have laptop hdds lying around? Do i need the same for 2.5in ssd? (Or maybe they are called brackets and not enclosures?)
I want the ryzen for future upgrades and the storage is temp but I'll buy an ssd first since i have a small hdd rn.
Any recommendations on what i might change?
Carter Wilson
About 10 delicious salty intel tears per post.
Kevin Rivera
I'm serious.
Christian James
Depends if case has 2.5" bays (probably not). If not then you'll need a 2.5" to 3.5" mounting bracket/kit. SATA SSDs NOT m.2 are in the 2.5" form factor 90% of the time that laptop HDDs also use.
As am I. Please cry harder, your tears are delicious.
>incompatible motherboard Get one with a B450 chipset. B350s may require bios update to support zen+ chips that has to be done with a first gen zen chip.
>seagate I'd stay away from this unless HW raid 1.
Nolan Cook
Get a MSI B450 Tomahawk. Avoid Kingston SSDs, get an ADATA SU800 if you cant afford a MX500 or a 860 EVO. Avoid Seagate SSDs, look for HGST or WD Blue HDDs. Look for a EVGA 650W PSU. 2X4GB instead 1x8GB RAM.
Ryder Hill
>Avoid Seagate SSDs, Seagate HDDs*
Elijah Hill
Bumping this post again
William Gomez
They're the same exact processor, the 1070 ti just has slightly slower VRAM and a few cores disabled. Overclock it and you have a stock 1080. Probably not worth the $60 premium. The cooler on that 1080 is garbage tier compared to the 1070 ti you posted also.
Adrian Powell
this
Jackson Phillips
Oh it linked to the armor version instead of the gaming version. Alright I'll drop the money on the 1070ti, only asking because my friend kept shilling the 1080 Thanks pals