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benjos909

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Hello, I was hoping that I could get a bit of advice. Through amazon, this is the gaming computer

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme GXIVR8020A5 Desktop Gaming PC (Intel i5-8400 6 Core Processor, AMD RX 580 4GB, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB 7200RPM HDD, WiFi, Win 10 Home 64-bit), Black - VR Ready.

After doing a little research, it sounds like a good deal for the price but it does get hot which is not uncommon for gaming computers. So i was wondering if anybody knows if there is a better deal for a gaming computer, a coupon or something for this computer, or if this is a good deal, should I upgrade the cooling and, if so, how. I am new to gaming pc's and wanted to build a decent one on a budget of like 500 but the price seems to creep up slowly. I sincerely appreciate the assistance i get.
 
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With the PC buying economy as "stable" as it is right now since the trend of miners has slowed down, it is the best time to buy a pc and avoid the inflation.

I'd recommend you find your hard line budget, the number you are absolutely comfortable dropping at this time right now and start shopping based on that.

Things to look for are a good processor and good GPU upfront. RAM is easily upgrade-able and buying a new SSD or HDD to increase storage size is super easy.

Your biggest upfront costs for upgrades are GPU and CPU (CPU being worse because you would likely also have to buy a new motherboard to accompany it)

If you are comfortable at that $770 price point, I'd say make the leap. But if you want something a little beefier, check...
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If you're stuck at that $500 price point, go for that PC. You'd struggle to build something equivalent for much less to make it worth the hassle. If you find that the heat is too much of an issue you can look at adding better quality case fans with more CFM, you can look at repasting the thermal compounds, add more fans, and you can always look at adding in a small single fan closed loop radiator cooler for the CPU.

I honestly don't think you'd have much to worry about.
 
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I forgot to mention in the previous post but the computer is $770ish. I was originally looking at the $500 price point but then i found this. Does this answer still apply at that higher price?
 
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With the PC buying economy as "stable" as it is right now since the trend of miners has slowed down, it is the best time to buy a pc and avoid the inflation.

I'd recommend you find your hard line budget, the number you are absolutely comfortable dropping at this time right now and start shopping based on that.

Things to look for are a good processor and good GPU upfront. RAM is easily upgrade-able and buying a new SSD or HDD to increase storage size is super easy.

Your biggest upfront costs for upgrades are GPU and CPU (CPU being worse because you would likely also have to buy a new motherboard to accompany it)

If you are comfortable at that $770 price point, I'd say make the leap. But if you want something a little beefier, check out Paul's Hardware. He builds a pretty capable gaming pc for $800
 
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