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iAmAdrian

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Hi guys,

I'm planning on setting up a new gaming rig this last Q'17 but I'm not sure if it's smart to invest right now due to the fluctuating price of the GPU's, specifically ones that are being used for crypto-currency mining.

First question, should I go for it and disregard the price hike of both GPUs and RAMs or wait for next year?

Second, my budget for the rig should be about $2,000 or less, would that be enough for me to get the i7 7th gen(or I can wait for the coffee lake) and an awesome GPU? If it is, can you link me a pcpartpicker list of these items?

This rig will be mainly for games and web works.

Thanks a bunch guys.
 
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The ryzen refresh will come by Feb or March with 400 series chipset. The 8 core cpu from Intel on z390 would also be releasing soon. U can decide between AMD and Intel again.
Gpu wise, Volta is set for a q1 2018 release. But the prices of 21:9 g sync will remain the same, which is a bit on the higher side.
So yes,if you can waiting can be worth it.
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vapour

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2000 is more than enough for coffee lake I7 plus 1080ti build. For example, add an SSD in the future:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card ($749.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG - 27UD58-B 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2011.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-23 01:32 EDT-0400
 
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Lucky_SLS

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For gaming and workstation, ryzen is the way to go. The included 21:9 monitor is great for productivity :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8GB Video Card ($454.98 @ Newegg)
Case: mean:it - 4PM BLACK ATX Desktop Case ($109.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG - 34UM69G-B 34.0" 2560x1080 75Hz Monitor ($347.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $1791.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-23 04:43 EDT-0400

If you can wait till Feb of 2018, the ryzen refresh will be available.
 
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iAmAdrian

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Yeah sorry, I don't need peripherals and OS.

Just the tower itself, although a monitor would be a nice add-on. I love the 34 inch monitor due to the fact that productivity-wise? It would be best, especially since I'm working mainly on Excel. I saw the YouTube review on that monitor and it was the bomb.

My games though would be more 1080p's, mATX is good, but I'm open to itx as well. I'm planning on putting up LEDS to go with my desk too so a clear panel on the tower would be preferable.

I would love to get my hands on the 1080TI, however, I like the looks on the reference card better than the open air one. So maybe we go with Nvidia.

Also, I'm shopping here in PH.
 
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The ryzen refresh will come by Feb or March with 400 series chipset. The 8 core cpu from Intel on z390 would also be releasing soon. U can decide between AMD and Intel again.
Gpu wise, Volta is set for a q1 2018 release. But the prices of 21:9 g sync will remain the same, which is a bit on the higher side.
So yes,if you can waiting can be worth it.
 
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