- Dec 31, 2017
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Hello,
I’m looking for some advice on a potential PC build. First time builder and poster to this forum. Specifically thoughts on the benefits of buying now vs. waiting given my use case.
Use case: want a gaming PC that will destroy anything available today at 1080p and have easy upgradability in the future to 1440p and maybe 4k. Interested in price/performance and don’t care about aesthetics. Budget is about $1K for my initial build.
My current rig (Origin PC built):
Motherboard: ASUS Z87A
Processors: Intel Core i7 4770 Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.9GHz TurboBoost), 8MB Cache
Graphic Cards: GTX 1060 6 GB (upgraded from original GTX 760)
Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz (2x8GB)
Monitor(s): decent 1080p ASUS
I won’t be buying a new graphics card anytime soon given the stupid high prices. Thus, here are the two courses of action I’m considering:
1. Keep current rig (its fine for 1080p) and wait 6 or so months for next generation processors/GPUs.
2. Build a respectable ~$1K PC minus GPU (recycle my GTX 1060 for now). Wait until (hopefully) GPU prices stabilize and then upgrade graphics card and monitors to support 1440p gaming. I've done the research and can easily do the initial build (MB, RAM, Case, Processer, PSU) within budget with room to spare.
Acknowledge that no one can predict future GPU/RAM prices so am really looking for thoughts the best bang for buck given my use case. How much better is the next gen stuff going to be or should I just suck it up now? Also probably worth noting that ASUS still hasn’t provided a firmware update for my current motherboard for specter. Lame.
Looking forward to any feedback, thanks!
I’m looking for some advice on a potential PC build. First time builder and poster to this forum. Specifically thoughts on the benefits of buying now vs. waiting given my use case.
Use case: want a gaming PC that will destroy anything available today at 1080p and have easy upgradability in the future to 1440p and maybe 4k. Interested in price/performance and don’t care about aesthetics. Budget is about $1K for my initial build.
My current rig (Origin PC built):
Motherboard: ASUS Z87A
Processors: Intel Core i7 4770 Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.9GHz TurboBoost), 8MB Cache
Graphic Cards: GTX 1060 6 GB (upgraded from original GTX 760)
Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz (2x8GB)
Monitor(s): decent 1080p ASUS
I won’t be buying a new graphics card anytime soon given the stupid high prices. Thus, here are the two courses of action I’m considering:
1. Keep current rig (its fine for 1080p) and wait 6 or so months for next generation processors/GPUs.
2. Build a respectable ~$1K PC minus GPU (recycle my GTX 1060 for now). Wait until (hopefully) GPU prices stabilize and then upgrade graphics card and monitors to support 1440p gaming. I've done the research and can easily do the initial build (MB, RAM, Case, Processer, PSU) within budget with room to spare.
Acknowledge that no one can predict future GPU/RAM prices so am really looking for thoughts the best bang for buck given my use case. How much better is the next gen stuff going to be or should I just suck it up now? Also probably worth noting that ASUS still hasn’t provided a firmware update for my current motherboard for specter. Lame.
Looking forward to any feedback, thanks!
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