Hey folks, the time has come to consider building another computer. Looking for some gaming and lots of YouTube watching and the budget is starting around $1500 but is flexible. Built my last PC a few years ago but haven't kept up on hardware changes so I'm kind of in the dark. Appreciate any and all advice. Thanks in advance!
Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month, but if people say to wait and see what the economy does to pricing I'll listen to their advice, no rush
Budget Range: $1500 US but flexbile.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and watching YouTube. Gaming doesn't need to be 4k but that's preferable. Gaming is mostly Path of Exile, some older strategy games, Divinity OS2, whatever the next Elder Scrolls and Fallout messes are because I'm a sucker...no data mining, no graphics rendering
Are you buying a monitor: No (I have an LG 4k)
Parts to Upgrade: Not reusing anything but an extra HDD that I'll use for data storage only, want a primary SSD (500GB min)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Win 10, don't think I need anything but the basic version, no crazy networking or anything like that, standalone PC connected to fiber modem via ethernet.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg has been good to me in the past but I'm open to whatever people recommend
Location: Utah, USA
Parts Preferences: I've had better longevity and performance with Intel chipsets and Nvidia graphics, so I'd prefer to go that route again, unless others make a compelling case why I should switch to AMD. I've been using an i5-4670k but don't know what a good next processor would be. For video I'm looking at the eVGA 2070 FTW3 because my 1070 FTW has been a great card so far.
Overclocking: Maybe...but probably not. Unlocked chips aren't much more $ so I'll buy a K chip again just in case I change my mind later but I want the best build stability I can get
SLI or Crossfire: No, don't even know how it works
Your Monitor Resolution: Keeping my single 4k monitor
Additional Comments: Computer sits up near a wall in the corner and it is hot where I live so it needs good airflow/larger case fans. Use it in a dark room so I don't need any case lighting effects they would be too annoying. Want a larger air cooler for the CPU but I don't want to mess with water cooling, the current chip stays nice and cool without it. Case is in a tight location so more than just 2 front USB would be preferred. Still need a DVDRW drive because I'm old. Using a Asrock Fatal!ty motherboard right now and find the Qualcomm software annoying. Need to have bluetooth for headphones, right now I'm using a USB dongle w/Win7 and it disconnects easily, is there a better way to get bluetooth? Is 16GB enough RAM or should I go 32?
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Use the computer every day and it is still on Win7, don't want to mess with doing a clean install of everything and upgrading to 10 and risking any complications and being without the computer for a while - want a stronger GPU for games like Flight Sim 2020 when it comes out. My son wants my current computer.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within a month, but if people say to wait and see what the economy does to pricing I'll listen to their advice, no rush
Budget Range: $1500 US but flexbile.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and watching YouTube. Gaming doesn't need to be 4k but that's preferable. Gaming is mostly Path of Exile, some older strategy games, Divinity OS2, whatever the next Elder Scrolls and Fallout messes are because I'm a sucker...no data mining, no graphics rendering
Are you buying a monitor: No (I have an LG 4k)
Parts to Upgrade: Not reusing anything but an extra HDD that I'll use for data storage only, want a primary SSD (500GB min)
Do you need to buy OS: Yes, Win 10, don't think I need anything but the basic version, no crazy networking or anything like that, standalone PC connected to fiber modem via ethernet.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg has been good to me in the past but I'm open to whatever people recommend
Location: Utah, USA
Parts Preferences: I've had better longevity and performance with Intel chipsets and Nvidia graphics, so I'd prefer to go that route again, unless others make a compelling case why I should switch to AMD. I've been using an i5-4670k but don't know what a good next processor would be. For video I'm looking at the eVGA 2070 FTW3 because my 1070 FTW has been a great card so far.
Overclocking: Maybe...but probably not. Unlocked chips aren't much more $ so I'll buy a K chip again just in case I change my mind later but I want the best build stability I can get
SLI or Crossfire: No, don't even know how it works
Your Monitor Resolution: Keeping my single 4k monitor
Additional Comments: Computer sits up near a wall in the corner and it is hot where I live so it needs good airflow/larger case fans. Use it in a dark room so I don't need any case lighting effects they would be too annoying. Want a larger air cooler for the CPU but I don't want to mess with water cooling, the current chip stays nice and cool without it. Case is in a tight location so more than just 2 front USB would be preferred. Still need a DVDRW drive because I'm old. Using a Asrock Fatal!ty motherboard right now and find the Qualcomm software annoying. Need to have bluetooth for headphones, right now I'm using a USB dongle w/Win7 and it disconnects easily, is there a better way to get bluetooth? Is 16GB enough RAM or should I go 32?
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Use the computer every day and it is still on Win7, don't want to mess with doing a clean install of everything and upgrading to 10 and risking any complications and being without the computer for a while - want a stronger GPU for games like Flight Sim 2020 when it comes out. My son wants my current computer.
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