Even if you've been paying little attention to the entirety of the PC building world, it'd be no secret that the prices of graphics cards over the last couple of months have soared to monstrous heights due to cryptocurrency miners and scalpers. $400+ for a 1050 TI?! That's insane! I've been having a hard time trying to find a graphics card to buy for my PC that I'm about to build in two weeks, my main fallback plan would just be to pick up a GT 1030 from Micro Center for $100 until this blows over, but what would you guys suggest?
This is my build by the way (without a GPU):
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($38.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($94.00 @ B&H)
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 22MK430H-B 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Redragon K512 SHIVA RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Redragon COBRA M711 Wired Optical Mouse ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Custom: Cooler Master MasterFan SF240R ARGB 240mm Addressable ARGB Square Framed Fan with 18 Independently- Controlled RGB LEDs, Hybrid Air Balance Blade Design, Enhanced Cable Management and PWM Con ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $820.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-25 18:18 EST-0500
This is my build by the way (without a GPU):
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler ($38.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($94.00 @ B&H)
Memory: OLOy WarHawk RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA BQ 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 22MK430H-B 21.5" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Redragon K512 SHIVA RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Redragon COBRA M711 Wired Optical Mouse ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Custom: Cooler Master MasterFan SF240R ARGB 240mm Addressable ARGB Square Framed Fan with 18 Independently- Controlled RGB LEDs, Hybrid Air Balance Blade Design, Enhanced Cable Management and PWM Con ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $820.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-25 18:18 EST-0500