Hi all! I am new to PC building. I have an ancient 14 year old pre-built (yes, really, an Alienware Aurora R1) that has limped along with maintenance upgrades for years, the latest being an RTX 3070ti. This is a good enough card for me, but now I'm getting problems with the drivers saying there aren't compatible with my CPU and games start but quickly crash with a hard freeze. I think this beast finally has to be put to the pasture.
So seeing as the GPU is the priciest bit I was thinking of snagging some cyber monday deals to rebuild everything else! I just want to play multiplayer games with my son on High-ish settings at 2k, maybe with the possibility of 4k in the future.
I found this: https://www.tomshardware.com/deals/4k-raming-rig-black-friday
I could grab these parts, except the GPU, and maybe upgrade that later. Thoughts?! Thank you!!
Edit: forgot to say my budget is $500-800, ideally, but flexible if that's a mistake somehow. I am new to this. Not planning to overlock. I expect to upgrade the GPU every few years, but would like the CPU etc to last me. 14 years was a damn good run.
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Approximate Purchase Date: Today, if possible!
Budget Range: 500-800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, internet
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Everything for the rig except existing GPU (RTX 3070ti). Motherboard, CPU, RAM, boot drive, PSU, case, cooler.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg or Amazon but open to others
Location: Washington DC
Parts Preferences: Intel/Nvidia has worked well for me, but don't care as long as it works!
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440p
Additional Comments: I want the motherboard/CPU to last me, and have room for future incremental upgrades.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Basically, old ass CPU doesn't seem to be compatible with modern games. Games are crashing.
So seeing as the GPU is the priciest bit I was thinking of snagging some cyber monday deals to rebuild everything else! I just want to play multiplayer games with my son on High-ish settings at 2k, maybe with the possibility of 4k in the future.
I found this: https://www.tomshardware.com/deals/4k-raming-rig-black-friday
I could grab these parts, except the GPU, and maybe upgrade that later. Thoughts?! Thank you!!
Edit: forgot to say my budget is $500-800, ideally, but flexible if that's a mistake somehow. I am new to this. Not planning to overlock. I expect to upgrade the GPU every few years, but would like the CPU etc to last me. 14 years was a damn good run.
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Approximate Purchase Date: Today, if possible!
Budget Range: 500-800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, internet
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Everything for the rig except existing GPU (RTX 3070ti). Motherboard, CPU, RAM, boot drive, PSU, case, cooler.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg or Amazon but open to others
Location: Washington DC
Parts Preferences: Intel/Nvidia has worked well for me, but don't care as long as it works!
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440p
Additional Comments: I want the motherboard/CPU to last me, and have room for future incremental upgrades.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Basically, old ass CPU doesn't seem to be compatible with modern games. Games are crashing.
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