My friend is looking to buy a really nice PC and I'd like a second opinion on a PC build with a $2500 budget.
Its for gaming on all types of games, he will be getting a 240 hz g sync monitorWhat are their needs? Demanding professional applications? Gaming? If so, at what resolution and refresh rate? Do they have a suitable monitor and peripherals already, or should those be included in the price? It's a bit difficult to suggest a system without knowing more details about what they want out of it.
he wants to build itI assume you mean DIY? or do you mean prebuilt?
knowing the parts will let us help you better
What are their needs? Demanding professional applications? Gaming? If so, at what resolution and refresh rate? Do they have a suitable monitor and peripherals already, or should those be included in the price? It's a bit difficult to suggest a system without knowing more details about what they want out of it.
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He wants to get max fps and he wants someWhat are their needs? Demanding professional applications? Gaming? If so, at what resolution and refresh rate? Do they have a suitable monitor and peripherals already, or should those be included in the price? It's a bit difficult to suggest a system without knowing more details about what they want out of it.
USD.OK. last thing we need to know.
What currency?
USD? AUD? CAD? etc.
Also, is this $2500 a hard budget and needs to include possible taxes and shipping costs?
If so, what is the tax rate where your friend lives?
Also, also, is this just for the system or does it have to include mouse/keyboard/monitor?
Intel is better but overpriced BUT that may change with Ryzen 3000 which comes out July 7th of this year but the CPU will be more then enough for the PC BUT if you wanna wait I would definitely look into a 3000 chip and check the increase of performanceThank you so much for taking the time to make that list.
How does that AMD cpu compare to the i9-9900k and I’m assuming the 3000 series is AMD’s new cpu coming out?
When is it expected to come out?
The 2700X is a very good processor, but if they are wanting to achieve the highest frame rates that a high-end graphics card can manage on a 240Hz screen, at the moment Intel's current i7s and i9s offer a bit higher per-core performance in games, that will typically result in a bit higher frame rates when performance is limited by the CPU, which it likely will be more often than not with a 2080 Ti running at 1080p resolution. Of course, as has been mentioned, AMD's new processors that should be coming out in a few weeks will likely close that gap, and possibly pull ahead in some titles, but we'll have to wait a bit for reviews to see exactly how performance compares. I'm guessing it will be pretty close between the two though.How does that AMD cpu compare to the i9-9900k and I’m assuming the 3000 series is AMD’s new cpu coming out?
I don't think this is true anymore. Last year there was a supreme court ruling that now allows states to collect sales tax on out-of-state online purchases, and I believe a majority of states have already begun doing so. I just checked, and sure enough, tax is added for me at their site, though there are some states where that still isn't the case.And the retailer B&H doesn't collect taxes on purchases unless you live in either New York or New Jersey.
So what’s the deal with the 3000 series? I watched a video with a ton of benchmarks and intel still seemed to slightly outperform in most cases. Is that because the core clock is lower? Or is intel still king?Intel is better but overpriced BUT that may change with Ryzen 3000 which comes out July 7th of this year but the CPU will be more then enough for the PC BUT if you wanna wait I would definitely look into a 3000 chip and check the increase of performance
But isnt the 3900x still more expensive?Honestly, if a few frames are worth the premium price that is your choice but personally I think Ryzen has made great improvements to there CPUs the difference is barely noticeable esp. at 1440P and 4K.
But isnt the 3900x still more expensive?
okay so it would be a lot smarted to go with a i9 for the time being?At the lowest price right now you can find the 3900X for around the ~$599 mark and any upper end X570 board is going to run you well past $259. Add in the fact that this hardware is in extremely high demand right now and the Newegg / Amazon minion sellers are going to be charging premiums you could be paying a 200% markup on that setup, so keep that in mind.
The 3900X offers 12 cores with 24 threads. Compared to the closest equivalent processor from Intel, the Core i9-7920X, AMD's processor is half the price while offering substantially better performance in most games and applications.But isnt the 3900x still more expensive?
okay so it would be a lot smarted to go with a i9 for the time being?