I've been wanting to build my first pc for a while now. I recently got a Lenovo IdeaCentre 510A-15ICB around July of this year since compared to my first desktop ever, it was worth it. This pc has an i5-8400, which I think is a perfect processor for my needs now and in the future. It also had 8 GB of ram, and about a month ago I upgraded it to 16 GB (more specifically Corsair Vegenace DDR4 2666 MHz) since I wanted to use it for this new pc build. The problem with the Lenovo IdeaCentre 510A-15ICB is that, unsurprisingly, it's not that upgradable. I should've realized that before I ordered it. I was originally thinking I could just upgrade the power supply, but here the problems. First of all, the power supply was TFX. That makes higher wattage TFX power supplys harder to find. Most importantly, it was proprietary. The power supply itself was only 180 watts, so it's basically the bare minimum of the amount of power the pc needs. Lenovo, you screwed up on that part. And don't get me started on my first desktop. It was an HP Compaq Elite 8000. To put it simply, the processor was Core 2 Duo, and it's power supply was also unreplaceable.
Now to make sure who ever is reading this understands my situation, I am only 14 years old, and by watching probably hundreds of videos worth of PC builds, guides, and literally anything related to Linus and Bitwit, I think I understand at least the basics of DIY pc making. It's come to my realization that I probably won't get a GTX 1650 super or anything 1600 series, so I've been thinking of getting a GTX 1050 TI low profile, literally one of the best sellers on Amazon. What I want to do is to get the GTX 1050 TI next year, when I build the pc, and later down the line I upgrade the graphics card.
Speaking of which, this is my plan on the pc build. The whole purpose of this pc is to actually have something that's easily upgradeable.
This list of parts is compatible, I've checked the motherboard website for my processors stepping (U0) and ram compatibility (also seems good)
The question is that should I get the GTX 1050 TI for lightweight gaming, and then in the future I save up enough money for, let's say, a GTX 1650? I also wonder if these parts are balanced, because although they are compatible, there might be a bottleneck that I'm unaware of.
So, coming from the professionals, do you think I did somewhat good on this? I need comments.
Now to make sure who ever is reading this understands my situation, I am only 14 years old, and by watching probably hundreds of videos worth of PC builds, guides, and literally anything related to Linus and Bitwit, I think I understand at least the basics of DIY pc making. It's come to my realization that I probably won't get a GTX 1650 super or anything 1600 series, so I've been thinking of getting a GTX 1050 TI low profile, literally one of the best sellers on Amazon. What I want to do is to get the GTX 1050 TI next year, when I build the pc, and later down the line I upgrade the graphics card.
Speaking of which, this is my plan on the pc build. The whole purpose of this pc is to actually have something that's easily upgradeable.
This list of parts is compatible, I've checked the motherboard website for my processors stepping (U0) and ram compatibility (also seems good)
- CPU is being reused
- 16 GB of ram (already have it)
- GTX 1050 Ti
- EVGA 600 BR
- Reusing 1 TB hard drive from pc I have now
- B365M PRO-VDH mobo
- Haven't decided on the case yet lmao
The question is that should I get the GTX 1050 TI for lightweight gaming, and then in the future I save up enough money for, let's say, a GTX 1650? I also wonder if these parts are balanced, because although they are compatible, there might be a bottleneck that I'm unaware of.
So, coming from the professionals, do you think I did somewhat good on this? I need comments.