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Caleb W

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Hi, I am looking to build a new desktop pc sometime in the next 6 months or so. My old rig built in 2008 just doesn't cut it anymore. Looking to spend $600-$800 or so to start and then incrementally upgrading down the line.

Ive been looking at a 4th gen i7 or newer (I render video and multitask alot) 3 monitor setup
16gb of ram
with a GTX 1060 or an RX 480 (GTX 1070 not in price range atm)
I already have Storage taken care of with a 250GB 850 EVO SSD and 2 1TB WD Black HDD that will go into the new pc.

Any suggestions on build?(too early to start speccing now?) Should I wait to see what AMD offers with Zen?


Should I start with a higher end Mobo and cheaper CPU/GPU or other way around/

I plan on using this new build for another 8-10 years and just upgrading the GPU and SSD at somepoint.

I currently have a 2560/1080 21:9 Monitor for that I use and don't plan on gaining any pixels until 4k 60 High/Ultra is achievable with a sub $400 card.

 
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Well, for NOW it would be, but you mentioned quite along time to hold onto the build, and a 1060 would require replacing before a 1070 would.

After hearing more about the specifics, my recommendation is to hold off until you have more like $1000 to work with.

It's not so much how often you play games, but what types of games and what settings you're OK with though. So that's totally up to how you use it.

It's just that you asked in the PC Gaming forum, and this is what I advise for those that actually ARE serious about PC Gaming (no offense intended).

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You say you're changing from an old rig and mention just storage drives being reused. If you can salvage the case or anything else, and already have OS, there's no reason you can't fit in a 1070 if you budget $800.

The GTX 1070 starts as low as $385 for the Giga mini (SuperBiz), and it's clocked about 50MHz higher than a stock 1070, with non reference cooling. Giga also has a full size dual fan model on Newegg for $400, but it's currently out of stock.

The res you're using warrants something more powerful than a 1060, especially if you're going to keep the parts a long time.

You don't need to go expensive on MB or CPU. Z170 MBs start at about $90, and you can get an adequate CPU for $205, PSU for $40, and RAM for $70.

Example:

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117563
MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157680
GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125875&cm_re=gtx_1070-_-14-125-875-_-Product
RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231888
PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438014&cm_re=EVGA_600w-_-17-438-014-_-Product

(Comes to $805 total, and requires you to use your current case & OS.)

Of course if you can afford to wait a bit, you'll get better pricing and selection. I may wait to see what Zen is like myself, but I'm not counting on it being quite as good in performance as Intels for gaming. They may very well beat them on price though. Should be way better than their FX series in performance too.

Waiting will also afford you better DDR4, as the CAS is so high, it's best to go up to at least the 3200-3600 speed to compensate for the timings being so much slower than DDR3.
 
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Caleb W

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Hmm thanks for the reply I guess I forgot to mention my rig was a custom built high end laptop that was given to me so reusing the case and power supply really isnt possible. I have the ssd in the laptop and the WD drives used to be backup drives for me but have sat in a box for the last few years unused.

You dont think the 1060 would be good enough for my monitor even though it has less pixels then a 1440p one? I don't play games a ton and don't need to play maxed out.
 
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Well, for NOW it would be, but you mentioned quite along time to hold onto the build, and a 1060 would require replacing before a 1070 would.

After hearing more about the specifics, my recommendation is to hold off until you have more like $1000 to work with.

It's not so much how often you play games, but what types of games and what settings you're OK with though. So that's totally up to how you use it.

It's just that you asked in the PC Gaming forum, and this is what I advise for those that actually ARE serious about PC Gaming (no offense intended).

You may be unaware of it, but by end of 2017, the PS Neo and Xbox Scorpio will be 4-6 TFLOP capable. That means the Xbox will be as powerful as a 980 Ti. My guess is that means devs will be making games more hardware demanding, because development has always tied into what consoles can do.

Your choice though. It just sounded like you were OK waiting a bit, so I gave you all options.

 
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