Help me build my PC 2020 Catch All

1060 sitting in the closet here. Could probably sell. Guess my 3060 has been running over 6 months, should be ok. It's just scary you can't get any reasonable replacement out there if something dies.

dejanzie wrote:

I might be looking into upgrading my CPU, currently a Ryzen 5 2600X. I'm still sporting a mobo with a X370 chipset, so the last generation is not possible. Would a Ryzen 7 3800x, a 40% performance increase according to CPU Benchmark be a noticeable difference in day-to-day use and/or gaming?

Pssst @Gaald

I am selling my 3800x to a friend. Otherwise I could have helped him out. Sorry!

Another n00b question (but I only ask n00b questions): I just plugged in an XBOX controller to my PC, something I'm sure I've done before with no drama. One port said that it didn't have enough power to activate the controller, another port froze my screen, full stop. I had not thought adding controllers was such an issue, but maybe I missed the memo. Has this happened to anyone else on Windows 10? Thanks!

The first thing I do when issues like this happens is try a different cable. Some USB cables are power only, or maybe something is wrong with that particular one.

Whoever starts the 2022 thread this weekend be sure to link here please. Don't want to miss it.

Or are we staying here and just never changed the title?

On the one hand, I’d say wait until a significant new hardware generation and start a new thread then. On the other hand, I’m pretty sure we won’t think do that then. 2 years is probably time for a thread refresh.

I'll make a 2022 thread tomorrow.

In before Lock!

-BEP

I hope when we close this thread, we can excise all the shenanigans that went on with pricing and availability in 2021.

... I can hope

fangblackbone wrote:

I hope when we close this thread, we can excise all the shenanigans that went on with pricing and availability in 2021.

FTFY.

2022 going to be the PC upgrade year for me... started putting my name in for the newegg shuffles, if I can get my hands on a card, then I'll start worrying about the other parts.

Right now I'm looking at the 3070-3070ti-3080 range. The nearly $1K to go from 3080 to 3080ti or 3090 seems absurd to me.

That being said, I'm actually being picky now while still in early stages to say "I want a 3080", not a 3070 or 3070ti, particularly if the 3070x comes bundled on newegg. I'm currently coming from a 1080ti, which still holds its own..but I know any of those cards will be an upgrade for me, and the price differential between 3070 and 3080 is a lot more reasonable (to me). If I can get an MSRP 3070 or 3070ti is that "settling" or should I just be happy with whatever of those 3 I can get my hands on?

So I'm speccing a fairly high performance machine at Digital Storm - Ryzen 9 5900X, GTX 3080, 32GB DDR4, 1000W power supply, 1 x SSD, 1 x optical drive, and it's coming out just shy of $4k.

Obviously I'm paying a premium for someone else to build it (and no, I'm not super interested in doing the build myself to save $$$, before you suggest that), but is that just how expensive PCs are these days? It's almost double the one I bought in 2016, which was similarly specced for the time.

Carlbear95 wrote:

2022 going to be the PC upgrade year for me... started putting my name in for the newegg shuffles, if I can get my hands on a card, then I'll start worrying about the other parts.

Right now I'm looking at the 3070-3070ti-3080 range. The nearly $1K to go from 3080 to 3080ti or 3090 seems absurd to me.

That being said, I'm actually being picky now while still in early stages to say "I want a 3080", not a 3070 or 3070ti, particularly if the 3070x comes bundled on newegg.?

Bitter chuckle.

What I found interesting is when I upgraded from the 1080ti to the 3070, I actually noticed some games running at lower framerates. I suspect it is due to the speed of the RAM in the 1080ti is faster then the 3070. The 3070 has RTX and a few other features that the 1080ti doesn't have, but I recommend if you can build a new rig and not find a graphics card, the 1080ti isn't a bad option until you do find one.

Note that I did it. Upgraded all the parts except for my case and graphics card keeping the 1080ti, then a few months later I won a Newegg shuffle for the 3070 I have now.

Jonman wrote:

So I'm speccing a fairly high performance machine at Digital Storm - Ryzen 9 5900X, GTX 3080, 32GB DDR4, 1000W power supply, 1 x SSD, 1 x optical drive, and it's coming out just shy of $4k.

Obviously I'm paying a premium for someone else to build it (and no, I'm not super interested in doing the build myself to save $$$, before you suggest that), but is that just how expensive PCs are these days? It's almost double the one I bought in 2016, which was similarly specced for the time.

A big chunk of that cost is the video card. Then you have a $600 CPU in there. Depending on your other options, then yeah $3,500-4k sounds right. Digital Storm is probably a bit more expensive than somewhere generic like Dell, for example an Alienware Aurora with basically the same specs is $3,500.

Alienware is rather more custom than some here would like! I'd hardly call it "generic". (We have several; dependable, performant and well-engineered boxes, but I hear the same about Digital Storm.)

*Legion* wrote:

I'll make a 2022 thread tomorrow.

And by "tomorrow", I meant "in 4 days".

THE 2022 PC BUILDING THREAD!