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How long the PC lasts depends on the type of games you plan to play. Esports titles like CSGO or DOTA 2 don’t require as much GPU power, and would play indefinitely with a card like the 2060. However, if you plan to play AAA/ graphically intense titles, then the 2060 would probably last 3 years...

About 5 years ago, I built my PC and installed an RM1000X in it. Now, I’m in the process of upgrading the majority of parts (GPU, memory, Case, cooler, fans, RGB lighting). I’m certain that the PSU can handle the load, and it’s 80+ gold. However, would the age make the PSU a bad choice, and...

I’m not budget bound too much right now, as I only upgrade my PC every 5-6 years, so I’m usually looking for hardware that’ll last me a long time instead of upgrading constantly with a lower budget. However, I feel as though new, faster GPUs are coming quite soon. As you mentioned, Navi might be...

A 1080Ti for about 500$ would be pretty great. I’ll see if I can find a used card for around that much. My only concern is that I’ll upgrade to a 1080ti or something comparable right now, but a better card will launch in a year or so, and then I’ll be behind the curve for a long time as I only...

So I was wondering to upgrade to a 2080 Ti from my 980 Ti. However, I feel as though the next gen Nvidia cards would come soon (~1-1.5 years). This assumption of mine is mostly confirmed by other tech sources too. But considering that the last gen upgrade took over 3 years, should I just bite...

I don’t think the 8700 allows for overclocking. For that you’ll need to shell out for the 8700k. And the mobo choice won’t allow for overclocking anyways

While I agree with your comment, having all that wiggle room won’t do much with a 2060. Even though it is a good card, it’s not comparable to a 2070. The 2060 might struggle in AAA games even after tweaking the setting to the bare minimum (low-medium), whereas the 2070 would have no such issue...

The 2600 is a good enough CPU to pair with the 2070. While you won’t have as much upgrade potential in terms of the GPU due to the fact that the 8700 is a better CPU, the 2600 is certainly good enough to not bottleneck your 2070. And the 2600 gives you some overclocking potential if you decide...

The intel build only allows for a 2060, while the AMD offers a 2070. The gaming performance would be better for the AMD build in this scenario. But overall, if the GPU was kept the same, the intel build would perform better for gaming.

It really depends on the type of workload you’d be encountering. However, the fact that getting the 8700 pushes you to an RTX 2060 seems to be an unnecessary compromise. The difference in CPU power would be easily compensated by the 2070s raw horsepower. I would recommend the AMD build, as it...

I just bought the H115i pro for my gaming rig, and have now decided to upgrade the case as well. I was thinking about buying the MSI mag pylon to go with it, but will my cooler fit in the case?