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How up to date are the builds in the Black Friday Builds - $1000 Streaming and Gaming Build thread? Would one of those builds work for what I need?
Approximate Purchase Date: Would like to do something soon in March, but I could wait mid April if I had to.
Budget Range: $1000 -- must include shipping and I generally don't mess with rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: The only thing I'm going to do that will push this system is gaming. I'm perfectly fine at 1440x900@60Hz and the most strenuous games I play is WoW:Shadowlands and Star Wars Squadrons. Everything else is your generic word processing, and Internet surfing stuff.
Are you buying a monitor: No. I have an existing HP w1907.
Parts to Upgrade: I just need the tower (case, mobo, ram, cpu, gpu, storage, etc.). I don't need a mouse (Rival 310), keyboard (Logictech K120) or speakers (Logictech something). WiFi is a nice to have but I go Cat5 from the Xfinity modem to the computer.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes - I'll need Win10 and since I'm going to give my current box to my daughter we'll need to upgrade to O365 if that matters.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: no preference, just something well known and reputable NewEgg, Amazon, Tiger.
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Parts Preferences: no preference
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440x900@60Hz
Additional Comments: Current system is a AMD FX-6300, Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 6.0 (Socket M2), 16.0GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24), 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Gigabyte),
931GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1NS162 (SATA ) , 465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-329BA0 (SATA )
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current system is under min spec for both Shadowlands and Squadrons, and it lacks an SSD. I'm super proud of it for still running those games even with poor framerates and downgrading graphics.
I think I'm probably more CPU bound than GPU bound but I'm not sure what GPU to target. I had planned to get a 3060, but I was less than successful in procuring one today.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
Approximate Purchase Date: Would like to do something soon in March, but I could wait mid April if I had to.
Budget Range: $1000 -- must include shipping and I generally don't mess with rebates.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: The only thing I'm going to do that will push this system is gaming. I'm perfectly fine at 1440x900@60Hz and the most strenuous games I play is WoW:Shadowlands and Star Wars Squadrons. Everything else is your generic word processing, and Internet surfing stuff.
Are you buying a monitor: No. I have an existing HP w1907.
Parts to Upgrade: I just need the tower (case, mobo, ram, cpu, gpu, storage, etc.). I don't need a mouse (Rival 310), keyboard (Logictech K120) or speakers (Logictech something). WiFi is a nice to have but I go Cat5 from the Xfinity modem to the computer.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes - I'll need Win10 and since I'm going to give my current box to my daughter we'll need to upgrade to O365 if that matters.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: no preference, just something well known and reputable NewEgg, Amazon, Tiger.
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Parts Preferences: no preference
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440x900@60Hz
Additional Comments: Current system is a AMD FX-6300, Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 6.0 (Socket M2), 16.0GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24), 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Gigabyte),
931GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1NS162 (SATA ) , 465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKX-329BA0 (SATA )
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current system is under min spec for both Shadowlands and Squadrons, and it lacks an SSD. I'm super proud of it for still running those games even with poor framerates and downgrading graphics.
I think I'm probably more CPU bound than GPU bound but I'm not sure what GPU to target. I had planned to get a 3060, but I was less than successful in procuring one today.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
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