|
Krakkles posted:Thanks, folks! If you’re low on budget and don’t care about noise too much, the 5600x stock cooler is fine.
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 03:44
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 23, 2024 15:48 |
|
|
I care much more about noise. 
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 04:15
|
|
|
Krakkles posted:Thanks, folks! If you happen to be near a Microcenter, you can certanly get that processor there at $300 and if you bundle with a mobo, you get $20 off. A longshot though. The 5600x comes into stock online at $300 rather frequently if not. You just have to watch the stock discords nowadays.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 04:35
|
|
|
Keep an eye on r/buildapcsales for restocks of the 5600X at its $300 msrp. That's how I bagged mine. Edit: Hyper 212 Evo is still good but I know people are really hyped on the ID Cooling SE-224-XT these days. The Arctic Freezer P34 is also a beloved one feedback loop fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Feb 28, 2021 |
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 05:05
|
|
|
Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Afterburner as stated below. Cheers. The fans are ramping up even when the GPU isn't being used much, like just web browsing.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 05:53
|
|
|
A little while back I recall some discussion on what prebuilt sites offered something worthwhile. I have a friend who's looking to actually get a desktop for some gaming for the first time in quite a while, with a budget in the $1000-$1500 USD range. Are there any particularly standout sites for prebuilt systems? I don't think he's comfortable doing the build himself and finding parts right now seems to be something of a disaster anyways. I would appreciate any suggestions you guys have.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 06:59
|
|
|
I'm replacing my motherboard with one the exact same model in my new build, from googling it looks like Windows 10 should automatically detect that hardware change but if it doesn't, does anyone know if Lodge North's keys count as OEM or retail? Apparently retail keys can be transferred over after hardware changes no problem but OEM ones are tied to the original hardware.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 10:04
|
|
|
Butterfly Valley posted:I'm replacing my motherboard with one the exact same model in my new build, from googling it looks like Windows 10 should automatically detect that hardware change but if it doesn't, does anyone know if Lodge North's keys count as OEM or retail? Apparently retail keys can be transferred over after hardware changes no problem but OEM ones are tied to the original hardware. You can check what kind of key you have using the command line: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-determine-if-license-oem-retail-volume-windows-10?amp I'm pretty sure people have changed their entire PC before and had the OEM key transfer no problem so I wouldn't worry about needing a new key unless and until Windows actually objects. At that point head over to SA Mart for a cheap key.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 10:31
|
|
|
So what's the consensus on building your own vs just buying prebuilt amid the GPU situation? I'm weighing my options here, and prebuilt is looking nice right now.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 10:42
|
|
|
GreatPhoenix posted:So what's the consensus on building your own vs just buying prebuilt amid the GPU situation? I'm weighing my options here, and prebuilt is looking nice right now. The stock drop lottery can be won but it’s a lot more tolerable if you’re looking for an upgrade to a functional PC instead of completing a build. The rest of the parts could be waiting in boxes for months.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 11:52
|
|
|
Ugly In The Morning posted:Tons of RGB and a teeny little disco ball on the inside. At least having a disco ball inside the case sounds fairly original.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 12:32
|
|
|
GreatPhoenix posted:So what's the consensus on building your own vs just buying prebuilt amid the GPU situation? I'm weighing my options here, and prebuilt is looking nice right now. If you can get a prebuilt that uses all regular parts instead of OEM stuff, that would be an absolute no-brainer to me. IIRC, places like IBuyPower and cyber power are all stock parts. Dell and HP have OEM motherboards and GPUs.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 14:10
|
|
|
Ugly In The Morning posted:If you can get a prebuilt that uses all regular parts instead of OEM stuff, that would be an absolute no-brainer to me. I was going to buy a Dell Aurora R11, but this reviewer stated the 140mm liquid cooling wasn't enough to keep the system stable at overclocked settings, at least for the high-end Aurora with an intel CPU and an RTX 3090. And due to the case design you would not easily be able to install a 280mm solution yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgd5s6GWMnQ&t=228s At least with iBuyPower and Cyberpower you would not have any cooling limitations in your custom configuration.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 17:31
|
|
|
GreatPhoenix posted:So what's the consensus on building your own vs just buying prebuilt amid the GPU situation? I'm weighing my options here, and prebuilt is looking nice right now. Prebuilds used to be a point of ridicule, but only to ultra dorks like us that buy parts individually. Nowadays, the ones I see seem totally decent, if not slightly overpriced for the convenience of not having to source and assemble the parts yourself. As long as you have a general idea of the value of the parts, they seem like a fine choice. The few I've looked at don't seem to try and trick you with cost-cutting parts (e.g. sneaking in slow old RAM or something.) I've even seen full blown water cooled prebuilds at Best Buy of all places. The worst thing I've seen lately is simply the branding; iBuyPower tends to go a little overboard. enojy fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Feb 28, 2021 |
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 18:04
|
|
|
Prebuilds are going more and more for water cooling because it's much easier to ship everything built without a gigantic air cooler ripping the motherboard apart.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 18:07
|
|
|
GreatPhoenix posted:So what's the consensus on building your own vs just buying prebuilt amid the GPU situation? I'm weighing my options here, and prebuilt is looking nice right now. If you find a prebuilt post it here. Well poo poo on it or recommend it, as is tradition.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 18:18
|
|
|
feedback loop posted:Keep an eye on r/buildapcsales for restocks of the 5600X at its $300 msrp. That's how I bagged mine. I don't know exactly how gameable this is, but I bought my 5600x from Best Buy during my birthday month for 269.10. I had a bestbuy account previously for buying something, so I don't know if it works for brand new accounts but it was a nice percent chunk off the top.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 18:38
|
|
|
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Systems/CORSAIR-VENGEANCE-i7200-Series-Gaming-PC/p/CS-9050011-NA#tab-overview Warranty Two years CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600X GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 DRAM 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200 Liquid Cooling Liquid CPU, Air GPU Storage 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD $2,099.99USD If anyone out there is looking to avoid the headachs of Alienware custom hard to upgrade poo poo. 240 rad and ton of RGB Im such a fanboy 
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 19:00
|
|
|
spunkshui posted:https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Systems/CORSAIR-VENGEANCE-i7200-Series-Gaming-PC/p/CS-9050011-NA#tab-overview I'm tempted to jump on this since it's along the lines of what I'm looking for and if I have to spend a bit more for a good video card I'd rather it not go to scalpers. Any red flags with this set-up? I don't mind changing out a subpar part or two if needed.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 20:05
|
|
|
spunkshui posted:https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Systems/CORSAIR-VENGEANCE-i7200-Series-Gaming-PC/p/CS-9050011-NA#tab-overview It's also like, $500+ over "retail" building it yourself. (obviously, gotta find the parts, mainly that 3070)
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 20:08
|
|
|
Thom P. Tiers posted:It's also like, $500+ over "retail" building it yourself. (obviously, gotta find the parts, mainly that 3070) I mean, that’s the thing that’s making prebuilts a more attractive proposition now, since building it yourself could easily be 500+ over retail too.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 20:11
|
|
|
Mega64 posted:I'm tempted to jump on this since it's along the lines of what I'm looking for and if I have to spend a bit more for a good video card I'd rather it not go to scalpers. Any red flags with this set-up? I don't mind changing out a subpar part or two if needed. The only red flag is under normal times you could absolutely save 500 and make that exact thing yourself. The fans are their cheeper rgb ones that have less lights then the LL120s or QL120s. Also a AIOs aren’t always the most quiet CPU coolers. People seem to forget that two fans plus a pump is more noise than two fans. If your computer is on the floor it doesn’t matter but if it’s right next to your head an AIO can actually be annoying if you’re doing office work. Id never do it because I love the process of building adult legos too much. Also Id have to swap out all the fans for noctuas.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 20:30
|
|
|
Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Lmao. Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Lmao. Please take it down a notch. You don't have to respond to every request for advice in the thread. If you don't want to engage with someone asking for help because you think they're trolling, then just let it be. They were perfectly nice in their request for help and "has a lot of money to blow" and "doesn't know the everything there is to know about building computers" aren't exactly impossibilities.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 20:48
|
|
|
Ugly In The Morning posted:I mean, that’s the thing that’s making prebuilts a more attractive proposition now, since building it yourself could easily be 500+ over retail too. Building it yourself wouldn't be $500+ over retail if you just waited for retail. I know there seems to be a ton of people that still haven't gotten their GPU's after like months of looking, and I have no idea if I'm lucky, but my group of friends ALL got 3070's and 3080's (5 of us) in late November, and I snagged a 5600x and a 3070 for a friend last month after searching for ~2 weeks. I know it's a really dumb process waiting for them to come into stock and beating out bots and stuff but it's definitely feasible. Or maybe I'm just super lucky? I was pretty diligent in the process though.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 20:54
|
|
|
November has no bearing on now but I'm pretty sure the 3070 is obtainable, I guess, sort of. The 5600x and 5800x are definitely obtainable.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 21:35
|
|
|
Thom P. Tiers posted:Building it yourself wouldn't be $500+ over retail if you just waited for retail. I know there seems to be a ton of people that still haven't gotten their GPU's after like months of looking, and I have no idea if I'm lucky, but my group of friends ALL got 3070's and 3080's (5 of us) in late November, and I snagged a 5600x and a 3070 for a friend last month after searching for ~2 weeks. Its worse GPU shopping now vs then, prices are all significantly higher.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 21:36
|
|
|
Butterfly Valley posted:I find the fact they posted not even half an hour after I discussed the PC builder with more money than sense quite serendipitous. Me?  Your post was super helpful. I shaved down in the areas you suggested and am quite pleased with my estimated price right now given the current supply conditions. Currently waiting for March 1st to see if there are any new deals before pulling the trigger. This guy though, yeah, doesn't seem to be getting the point. I think even I pointed out that I had a Reverb G2 headset I wanted to power with my rig. Speaking of, what's the minimum monitor you'd suggest for a 5900+3080? I've got the VR and then a 1440p ultrawide gsync. Is that sufficient?
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 22:04
|
|
|
Pilfered Pallbearers posted:If you find a prebuilt post it here. Sounds good to me. I was thinking of getting this one. https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer-Infinity-8800-Pro
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 22:56
|
|
|
GreatPhoenix posted:Sounds good to me. I was thinking of getting this one. The Corsair posted above is a better deal.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2021 23:15
|
|
|
GreatPhoenix posted:Sounds good to me. I was thinking of getting this one. *System pictures shown with optional accessories Its not coming with this glowing fans, if you care. also: Est. ship date Thursday, 4/15/2021 The corsair PC says "Please allow 1 week for delivery of this item" I tried to see if it would give me a shipping date but I didn't want to hit "complete order." If anyone gets one let the thread know if that "1 week" stuff looks real.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 00:13
|
|
|
Ajaxify posted:Speaking of, what's the minimum monitor you'd suggest for a 5900+3080? I've got the VR and then a 1440p ultrawide gsync. Is that sufficient? Yeah high refresh rate 1440p monitors are the sweet spot at the moment and the 3080 will drive it exceptionally well for a long time, its a good match.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 00:21
|
|
|
Where's a good place to order parts from these days? I don't have a Microcenter remotely near me, the nearest one is a three hour drive so welp  Are Amazon and Newegg still fine, or can we do better?
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 02:38
|
|
|
spunkshui posted:https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Systems/CORSAIR-VENGEANCE-i7200-Series-Gaming-PC/p/CS-9050011-NA#tab-overview The components are probably good or good enough, the extra expense is unfortunate but acceptable in these days. The worst thing about this I'd say is the 2 year warranty. If you built yourself you could mostly get components with 2, 5 or even 10 year warranties. RMA process is a question. With self built it would be good if you manage to diagnose the problem and RMA the correct component, not sure if you would have to return the whole computer with the Corsair.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 02:39
|
|
|
I found and EVGA 3080 for $1100 on FB. Guy is selling it via app pay(cash app, venmo, PayPal maybe too) which I have very mixed feelings about, but this reminded me, what even IS the MSRP for these things right now? The scalper price has effectively erased any knowledge on what would be the regular price on these.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 03:52
|
|
|
doomrider7 posted:I found and EVGA 3080 for $1100 on FB. Guy is selling it via app pay(cash app, venmo, PayPal maybe too) which I have very mixed feelings about, but this reminded me, what even IS the MSRP for these things right now? The scalper price has effectively erased any knowledge on what would be the regular price on these. like 800-1000 depending on the card. Is he claiming its new in box? seems too low if he is. Scalped 3080s are pushing 2000 if new in box.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 03:56
|
|
|
Capn Beeb posted:Where's a good place to order parts from these days? I don't have a Microcenter remotely near me, the nearest one is a three hour drive so welp I just buy my stuff from wherever has the best bundles on the item I'm looking for or has the lowest listed price on pcpartpicker. Newegg and Amazon are still just fine, but B&H Photo and Video, Staples, and Walmart are among the retailers that have been some of the best options recently in my experience.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 04:10
|
|
|
spunkshui posted:like 800-1000 depending on the card. Looks like it was sold and the remaining listing was for the 3060. I did find another guy selling an ASUS 3090 for $2100 which is...not horrid and seems open to negotiations. It's still a fuckload of money, but still for an ASUS STRIX 3090...Hmmm... This again begs the question of what the regular MSRP for these was since ShopBLT where I got most of this info doesn't even list them anymore so I have nothing to go by.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 04:18
|
|
|
doomrider7 posted:Looks like it was sold and the remaining listing was for the 3060. I did find another guy selling an ASUS 3090 for $2100 which is...not horrid and seems open to negotiations. It's still a fuckload of money, but still for an ASUS STRIX 3090...Hmmm... 3090 strix is a retail $2000 card and strix cards go for more then the other cards when scalped. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-geforce-rtx-3090-24gb-gddr6x-pci-express-4-0-strix-graphics-card-black/6432447.p?skuId=6432447 Im sus, if I was scamming Id claim to have a strix.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 04:24
|
|
|
spunkshui posted:3090 strix is a retail $2000 card and strix cards go for more then the other cards when scalped. Definetly feel that. There are some protections in place though like the buyer protection that FB seems to offer and he also seems to do PayPal which also has strict buyer protections in place. The PayPal aspects are nice since I'd prefer to buy via credit card since it allows me time to actually get some finances in order. A 3080 would be preferable due to it's lower cost, but the scalp market on those is just hosed up right now.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 04:58
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 23, 2024 15:48 |
|
|
doomrider7 posted:Definetly feel that. There are some protections in place though like the buyer protection that FB seems to offer and he also seems to do PayPal which also has strict buyer protections in place. The PayPal aspects are nice since I'd prefer to buy via credit card since it allows me time to actually get some finances in order. A 3080 would be preferable due to it's lower cost, but the scalp market on those is just hosed up right now. If you need to shuffle finances my advice is to not do it. Find games that run well on your current gpu and just play those. A vaccinated America is probably going to change spending patterns, and it might even effect crypto. If the 3080 retail $800-900 is the price you are comfortable with then dont pay more then 2x more.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2021 05:18
|
|