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itsyoung!!
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graphics: 2060 rtx ($250 at best buy)
Processor: ryzen 2600x ($150 ebay)
Cases you can find around $50
16gb ddr4 ram around $80
ASUS B450m motherboard - $80 (newegg)
Power supply - $60-80 bronze certified
total: $670
id recommend a new heat sink for another $40-50
im assuming you have hard drives, keyboard, mouse, monitor
that above will run most games maxed out at 1080p 60+ fps
CodeKansas
Superstar
TechDeals
The host corny af, but he pulls deals for parts from anywhere online, lets you know about rebates and everything. He might have one on his channel that's recent around that price point.
I got a HP Z420 four years ago, stuck a 1060, SSD and some ram in it and it has been running great. Usually have 50+ tabs open in chrome and opera at the same time, running a Plex server and sometimes have a game open.
But the sandy bridge Xeon is struggling with streaming 4k movies, so unfortunately it might be time to upgrade soon
I'll wait until the end of the year for Zen 3 so the build will probably cost me more than $1500 plus a new monitor
And it's been a lifetime since I built a PC
so I'll have no clue what I'm doing.
All that just to buy more games during Steam sales which I'll never even install
But the sandy bridge Xeon is struggling with streaming 4k movies, so unfortunately it might be time to upgrade soon
I'll wait until the end of the year for Zen 3 so the build will probably cost me more than $1500 plus a new monitor
And it's been a lifetime since I built a PC
so I'll have no clue what I'm doing.All that just to buy more games during Steam sales which I'll never even install
dontreadthis
philly.
where'd you look at to find out how to set up a plex server on PC?I got a HP Z420 four years ago, stuck a 1060, SSD and some ram in it and it has been running great. Usually have 50+ tabs open in chrome and opera at the same time, running a Plex server and sometimes have a game open.
But the sandy bridge Xeon is struggling with streaming 4k movies, so unfortunately it might be time to upgrade soon
I'll wait until the end of the year for Zen 3 so the build will probably cost me more than $1500 plus a new monitor
And it's been a lifetime since I built a PC
All that just to buy more games during Steam sales which I'll never even install
I have a very simple setup, just one 6TB hard drive where I have all my media libraries.
Plex website had a pretty good guide on how to set it up. And this video starting at 5:00 is pretty much what I'm doing.
Download the client, select the drive you'll be using, select/label the folders properly and you're set.
3080 with 1 fan on the top and one on the bottom? 
I hope that doesn't affect water cooling options
I hope that doesn't affect water cooling options
itsyoung!!
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3080 with 1 fan on the top and one on the bottom?
I hope that doesn't affect water cooling options
as mentioned in video, probably a founders edition. ASUS, Gigabyte, etc will have their traditional versions with the 3 fans on 1 side probably.
3080 with 1 fan on the top and one on the bottom?
I hope that doesn't affect water cooling options
Reference Cards are better for water cooling though
A lot of 3rd party variants use custom PCBs where waterblocks are made with the reference design in mind.
@Ciggavelli @daze23 @itsyoung!!
I haven't chose a GPU yet since the 30xx are close to releasing. So far I'm going with this list:
CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($409.99 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($100.00)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($290.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($330.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM 140 mm Fan ($25.28 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM 140 mm Fan ($25.28 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan ($23.80 @ Amazon)
Total: $1586.29
How I look? Any room for improvements?.... That don't rape the wallet
I haven't chose a GPU yet since the 30xx are close to releasing. So far I'm going with this list:
CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($409.99 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($100.00)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($290.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($330.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM 140 mm Fan ($25.28 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM 140 mm Fan ($25.28 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan ($23.80 @ Amazon)
Total: $1586.29
How I look? Any room for improvements?.... That don't rape the wallet
looks good. two 1tb nvme drives@Ciggavelli @daze23 @itsyoung!!
I haven't chose a GPU yet since the 30xx are close to releasing. So far I'm going with this list:
CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($409.99 @ Best Buy)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler ($100.00)
Thermal Compound: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1200 Motherboard ($290.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($330.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM 140 mm Fan ($25.28 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 pwm 59.5 CFM 140 mm Fan ($25.28 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM 50.5 CFM 120 mm Fan ($23.80 @ Amazon)
Total: $1586.29
How I look? Any room for improvements?.... That don't rape the wallet
where you get that free memory?
that PSU is way overpriced though. you can see the list price is around $130, so that's gotta be some crazy reseller price. idk if there's a PSU shortage or some shyt (corona related?), but I see they're sold out at most spots, or ridiculously priced. I'd wait for a better price