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Not going to bother building it myself. Any recommendations for something that'll be futureproof? If I gotta pay a $50 fee or w/e for someone to build it that's no big deal.

How easy is it to transfer the data on my current hard drive?

Thank you in advance for your anticipated help.
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I don't know any prebuilts

You should wait a month anyway

DarthAragorn posted...

You should wait a month anyway

Why?

mattymad posted...

Tag as my PC is like 5 years old and I don't know what's good anymore.

I know my current intel CPU got hit by like every security vulnerability and is now slow as snails and can't multitask.

Yeah, mines about the same and it's definitely showing its age
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if you want future proof wait until the new cards are announced. nvidia claims their announcement on september 1st is gonna be the biggest breakthrough in pc gaming since 99. that's probably when they're gonna announce the 30xx series.

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I dunno man it's like asking what's a decent car


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Yeah Nvidia's new cards are announcing at the beginning of September and the rumor for the actual release date is Sept 9

Go with AMD's Ryzen CPUs, ideally you'd wait until the 4000 series is out but those won't be as big of a jump as Nvidia's new GPUs should be.

Mezcla posted...

I dunno man it's like asking what's a decent car

No, not really. I know a little bit about cars. I don't know shit about computers, hardware wise that is
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Future proof doesnt exist.

Find the games youre interested in playing, look at the recommended specs, buy accordingly.

Im not saying buy those exact specs. But that should be your baseline to keep you from buying stuff you dont need. Dont let CE talk you into buying water coolers or top of the line GPUs because one day you might want to play 144fps on an 8K monitor. Keep your purchase grounded in reality.

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naming a budget is easier than mentioning specs for a "decent gaming" pc.

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BeyondWalls posted...

Dont let CE talk you into buying water coolers or top of the line GPUs because one day you might want to play 144fps on an 8K monitor. Keep your purchase grounded in reality.

AsucaHayashi posted...

naming a budget is easier than mentioning specs for a "decent gaming" pc.

These are the best advice for casual pc buyers. If you have an unlimited budget (or ~$3500-$4000) because you simply want "the BeSt!", then wait a month for the new cpu, wait for however long for the newest, bestest gpu, newest fans/coolers, mobo, keyboard, mouse, thermal paste and what have you. In other words, you'll always be waiting on the next best thing.

Instead, gauge your computer by the games you want to play and look up their recommended specs. You'd be surprised that even some of the newer games don't require military hardware to run.

A "decent" gaming computer should run you btwn $999 and $1600. YouTube have some videos with even cheaper setups, depending on what you want to do (like emulation).

You can buy a desktop that will run all modern games on medium well for like $1000

Future-proofing isn't really viable in PC gaming, because chipsets and architecture change every two to three years. I built a computer 6 years ago on an LGA 1150 socket. They're at LGA 1200 now, which is 2 generations newer. At least the AMD AM4 platform has lasted five years.

Now, if you want to keep your gaming system viable for longer than 5 years, spend a little more money now on an above-average CPU and motherboard, and upgrade your video card in about 3-4 years. This part is the easiest upgrade path, because PCIe (the socket standard) pretty much hasn't changed since it was implemented. Sure, they've increased the bandwidth associated with the slot, but you can plug a GTX 460 into a Z490 board and have it work.

I echo the sentiment that it's easier to gauge the best build if you have a set budget in mind. Building around a $1,000 system is much more viable than an $800 system.

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KingWhiteKnight posted...

You can buy a desktop that will run all modern games on medium well for like $1000

You should be maxing everything at $1000
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I dont buy into that breakthrough nvidia cards. I've been into PC gaming properly since 2005 or something. You're always waiting for the next best card to come out. And when they come out, they are overpriced as fuck.

Know this, the newest tech is obviously the best but its never the best value, you are always paying more money that its worth.

And especially when Nvidia has the monopoly with the high end graphics card market.


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MarthGoomba posted...

You should be maxing everything at $1000

The highest end cards are over $700 by themselves though