Want help? >State the budget & CURRENCY >List your uses e.g. Gaming, Video Editing, VM Work >For monitors include purpose & graphics pairing >NO Speccy or "bottleneck checkers"
CPUs based on current prices >Athlon 200GE - HTPC, web browsing, bare minimum gaming >R3 2200G - Light 30-60fps gaming(dGPU optional). 2400G if you want a CPU which can last into a GPU upgrade >R5 2600/X - Good 60fps+ gaming & multithreaded use >9700k - Wait for new patched benchmarks >R7 2700/X - Best value high-end CPU on a non-HEDT platform >Threadripper - HEDT
>BE AWARE that Microsoft, Apple, and others recommend disabling hyperthreading on Intel CPUs. Be aware that Intel tried to bribe researchers to delay releasing the vulnerability by an extra 6 months so they could do another stock sell off and release you scam 10th gen CPUs with HT.
RAM >NEVER use only a single stick >8GB - very light use, and/or if you don't mind closing programs regularly >16GB - standard amount. If you have to ask if you need more, you don't >CPUs benefit from fast RAM; 2800MHz+ is ideal. Check "more" for true latency formula
Graphics cards based on current pricing: 1080p >RX 570/580 - value. >1660 - Slightly better perf for more demanding games on high/maxed 60fps+; > 1660Ti / 1070 / Vega56 - higher framerates 1440p (WQHD) >1070Ti / Vega - 60-120fps+ in most games on high/maxed >2070 Overclocked or Radeon VII - Worth considering >2080Ti - higher framerates 2160p (4k) >Radeon VII - weaker than 2080ti >RTX 2080Ti - good, but poor value.
Other >Consider a larger SSD (better GB/$) instead of small SSD & HDD >M.2 is a form factor, NOT a performance standard >Consider 75hz display minimum; 60hz are old models >PLAN BUILD AROUND YOUR MONITOR IF GAMING >AIOs don't change the laws of thermodynamics
Looking for a good 1440p 144hz monitor mostly for gaming on a 450 € budget. Dont care for gsync/freesync, care more about good colors. What are some good options /pcbg/ ? Pairing it with a 2060.
Oliver Miller
Nixeus Edg V2. Not too sure because EU selection tends to be worse.
Adrian Nguyen
Not available in Europe unfortunately. I could bump the budget to 500€. If theres something really nice.
Lucas James
Found a kid online selling a 1700x for $120 and an ASRock B450 pro4 for $60. Both are new in box. If I could talk him down to taking $160 for both should I jump on it? Any recommendations on what GPU to pair with these? Haven't built since 2014 so I'm a little out of the loop.
If you're making a gaming build, the 2600 is better than the 1800X. And the 2600 is basically $120 after you sell the games it comes with from some retailers. Pro4 board new in box for $60 shipped is okay.
Jacob Ward
>I've got a 1060 3gb
There is this seller selling 12 gpus that are a year old that were apparently used for over a year for mining at 60%(supposedly of course) Hes selling a 1070ti for only $260
Is it worth it to upgrade? I could probably ell my 1060 3gb for $150 if i think about it.
The ads been up since the 15th of april so i'm sure anyone that wants to bitch would have bitched by now. The ads on a reputable forum created just for trading pc parts and the guys been a member since 2010 Should i pull the trigger?
I bought a used 1070 not long ago for £220 so that sounds like a good price, as long as it's not fucked from mining.
Evan Clark
Quick question: I currently have 2x4GB of DDR4 in my Ryzen 2600 rig, built around a year ago when RAM prices were through the roof. I intended to purchase another kit later. Now that I can buy it, a 2x8GB kit is cheaper than a 2x4 kit, so I guess I'll be getting 24GB of RAM. How should I arrange the sticks ? Should I go 16-16-8-8, or 16-8-16-8 ? Does it makes any differences ?
Cooper Wood
>new meme flaw exists since 2010 >no one has ever been affected by it since then >suddenly it's a big deal So this is the power of the amd shill
