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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d2Ptgn
You are buying right on the cusp of the
next-gen 5xxx GPUs coming out though, so as soon as you get the PC its
going to be outdated ;-)
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d2Ptgn
I'd prefer you get a larger 32" monitor, and at that size a slight
curve is beneficial. Here's one that looks attractive: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-32-curved-gaming-monitor-s3222dgm/ apd/210-azzr/monitors-monitor-accessories
This model happens to be on sale now, but of course look for reviews
first for caveats. Don't shy away from a bigger monitor if you haven't
used one before, it’s the one part that makes the largest and most
lasting impression in an upgrade.
I'd prefer you get a larger 32" monitor, and at that size a slight curve is beneficial. Here's one that looks attractive: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-32-curved-gaming-monitor-s3222dgm/apd/210-azzr/monitors-monitor-accessories
This model happens to be on sale now, but of course look for reviews first for caveats. Don't shy away from a bigger monitor if you haven't used one before, it’s the one part that makes the largest and most lasting impression
in an upgrade.
On Sun, 01 Dec 2024 13:00:04 GMT, Geeknix
<usenet@apple.geeknix135.net> wrote:
I tried to swap out the parts for brands I am aware of and tweak a few >>things:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d2Ptgn
I would really appreciate anyone can have a quick review, I believe most >>here are more experienced gamers than myself! Apologies if the request
for your time is cheeky or against the group rules. Thanks in advance.
Some immediate thoughts:
- Fully modular power supplies are neat, but unless you really tinker, they're generally not worth the premium over non-modular power
supplies. How often are you going to be plugging and unplugging
peripherals? The fifty bucks you save can get put to something more
useful...
-... like adding a second (or larger) SSD. 1TB goes fast with games.
Fully installed (e.g., base game plus all free add-ons), MS Flight Sim
2020 takes 220GB all on its own (plus more for cache). And you _do_
feel a difference playing that game on SSD versus HDD.
- I'm sure this is subjective, but I also prefer Samsung SSDs to
Toshiba. I've just had better experience with the latter brand.
- Surprisingly (at least according to the specs sheet), the spinning
rust HDD you picked is CMR and not WD's usual SMR bullshit (which
slows down write performance). Be careful with picking hard-drives
since larger capacity drives usually accomplish this by using shingled magnetic recording. If speed is a consideration, you want conventional magnetic recording.
(That said, I'd just buy a cheaper and spinning-rust drive for data
storage and spend the savings on that second .M2 SSD).
- I don't have any issue with Zotac as a brand for the GPU. For a
while they were a bit dodgy but their QA has definitely improved over
the years. I was always a fan of EVGA but since they ducked out of the industry they're not an option. The 4070 is a capable card and has
headroom for several years of gaming, even if it isn't highest-end.
It's /more/ than capable of running pretty much every game out there
at maxed out settings. You are buying right on the cusp of the
next-gen 5xxx GPUs coming out though, so as soon as you get the PC its
going to be outdated ;-)
Other than that, looks like a nice build (except... what, no mouse?).
If you want, you can buy two and give one to me ;-)
On 12/1/2024 8:20 AM, rms wrote:
Depending on prices two monitors might be cheaper while providing morehttps://pcpartpicker.com/list/d2Ptgn
I'd prefer you get a larger 32" monitor, and at that size a slight
curve is beneficial. Here's one that looks attractive:
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-32-curved-gaming-monitor-s3222dgm/
apd/210-azzr/monitors-monitor-accessories
This model happens to be on sale now, but of course look for reviews
first for caveats. Don't shy away from a bigger monitor if you haven't
used one before, it’s the one part that makes the largest and most
lasting impression in an upgrade.
actual screen space. But that depends a lot on how many
windows/programs you commonly have running at one time. I have a pair
of 27" monitors and at times will have more than half-a-dozen various
windows open that I am actively doing something on.
For gaming do you have a preference between VA or IPS?
Haha that was luck, I just searched for gaming optimised HDD and
WD_BLACK came out top.
On 2024-12-01, Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 12/1/2024 8:20 AM, rms wrote:
Depending on prices two monitors might be cheaper while providing morehttps://pcpartpicker.com/list/d2Ptgn
I'd prefer you get a larger 32" monitor, and at that size a slight
curve is beneficial. Here's one that looks attractive:
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-32-curved-gaming-monitor-s3222dgm/
apd/210-azzr/monitors-monitor-accessories
This model happens to be on sale now, but of course look for reviews
first for caveats. Don't shy away from a bigger monitor if you haven't >>> used one before, it’s the one part that makes the largest and most
lasting impression in an upgrade.
actual screen space. But that depends a lot on how many
windows/programs you commonly have running at one time. I have a pair
of 27" monitors and at times will have more than half-a-dozen various
windows open that I am actively doing something on.
For productivity I would certainly consider multiple separate monitors. Easier to snap applications to monitors or online meeting you can select
one monitor to share all apps, then drag into that monitor any app you
want to show.
For gaming (not flight sim) I am leaning towards 1 larger monitor for
his AAA FPS.
On 2024-12-01, Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 12/1/2024 8:20 AM, rms wrote:
Depending on prices two monitors might be cheaper while providing morehttps://pcpartpicker.com/list/d2Ptgn
I'd prefer you get a larger 32" monitor, and at that size a slight
curve is beneficial. Here's one that looks attractive:
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-32-curved-gaming-monitor-s3222dgm/
apd/210-azzr/monitors-monitor-accessories
This model happens to be on sale now, but of course look for reviews
first for caveats. Don't shy away from a bigger monitor if you haven't >>> used one before, it’s the one part that makes the largest and most
lasting impression in an upgrade.
actual screen space. But that depends a lot on how many
windows/programs you commonly have running at one time. I have a pair
of 27" monitors and at times will have more than half-a-dozen various
windows open that I am actively doing something on.
For productivity I would certainly consider multiple separate monitors. Easier to snap applications to monitors or online meeting you can select
one monitor to share all apps, then drag into that monitor any app you
want to show.
For gaming (not flight sim) I am leaning towards 1 larger monitor for
his AAA FPS.
Geeknix <usenet@apple.geeknix135.net> wrote:
Haha that was luck, I just searched for gaming optimised HDD and
WD_BLACK came out top.
There's no such thing as a gaming optimized hard drive. Get the WD
Blue 8TB drive instead. It's also a CMR drive, you just save money by getting a blue sticker instead of a black one.
You really don't want to be playing games off a hard drive anyways
these days. It's fine for older games and smaller ones, but most new
games list an SSD as a requirement.
You can use the hard drive to
store the games you're not playing though, as Steam makes it easy to
move installed games from one drive to another.
On 2024-12-05, Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
Geeknix <usenet@apple.geeknix135.net> wrote:
Haha that was luck, I just searched for gaming optimised HDD and
WD_BLACK came out top.
There's no such thing as a gaming optimized hard drive. Get the WD
Blue 8TB drive instead. It's also a CMR drive, you just save money by
getting a blue sticker instead of a black one.
I see, hmm, wonder why I see so much discussion on the topic. I'll check
out the basic stats between WD_BLACK and Blue versions.
You really don't want to be playing games off a hard drive anyways
these days. It's fine for older games and smaller ones, but most new
games list an SSD as a requirement.
Good tip, I'll check requirements when deciding the drive to install on.
He has a lot of older games, or things like Ravenfield, Minecraft,
slower moving games.
You can use the hard drive to
store the games you're not playing though, as Steam makes it easy to
move installed games from one drive to another.
Another good tip thanks. Never thought of that, it would certainly make swapping AAA games around faster.
EVERYONE WHO GAVE ADVICE ON MONITORS:
I wish I could afford two monitors, two 27" or two 32" would be epic. Unfortunately, I can afford only one 27" or maybe can stretch to 32".
Another upgrade added to Wishlist.
For gaming do you have a preference between VA or IPS?I prefer IPS displays as color pops on these screens in a way that
they don't on other displays. At least from what I have seen.
On 12/6/2024 5:00 AM, Geeknix wrote:
On 2024-12-05, Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
Geeknix <usenet@apple.geeknix135.net> wrote:
Haha that was luck, I just searched for gaming optimised HDD and
WD_BLACK came out top.
There's no such thing as a gaming optimized hard drive. Get the WD
Blue 8TB drive instead. It's also a CMR drive, you just save money by
getting a blue sticker instead of a black one.
I see, hmm, wonder why I see so much discussion on the topic. I'll check
out the basic stats between WD_BLACK and Blue versions.
You really don't want to be playing games off a hard drive anyways
these days. It's fine for older games and smaller ones, but most new
games list an SSD as a requirement.
Good tip, I'll check requirements when deciding the drive to install on.
He has a lot of older games, or things like Ravenfield, Minecraft,
slower moving games.
If you do go SSD, see if the board has an m.2 slot, as those are between
2-5x faster than a 2.5" SSD and cost barely any more now. I'd try not
to buy any that are really off brand as I've been having a lot of
trouble with the ones HP especially but to some extent Dell and Lenovo
are putting in that have brands that I've never heard of.
2tb is fine if you don't mind uninstalling larger games now and again. I don't know that I'd get any lower than that as some games can be very
large, and between the os and a couple really big games you'd fill up a 1tb. Definately not a 500gb or lower though.
You can use the hard drive to
store the games you're not playing though, as Steam makes it easy to
move installed games from one drive to another.
Another good tip thanks. Never thought of that, it would certainly make
swapping AAA games around faster.
EVERYONE WHO GAVE ADVICE ON MONITORS:
I wish I could afford two monitors, two 27" or two 32" would be epic.
Unfortunately, I can afford only one 27" or maybe can stretch to 32".
Another upgrade added to Wishlist.
Personally I don't care much for 27" for gaming if it's within the about
4-5' mine is, you can't really focus on everything well.
Even a second very cheap smaller monitor - especially if it can be
rotated to portrait can be very handy when playing to look stuff up, or
just half watch something else.