**Official PC rig Pics/Specs/Mods thread PART V ** GOAT PC Master Race Checking In!**

[MisterJustice]

Just upgraded from 8 to 16GB RAM and HOT DAMMMMN questioning why I didn't upgrade sooner.

good one, 16 gigs is sweet going from 8 gigs

[KilaByte]

Ryzen 9 3900X it’s going down boyos!!!

They have 2 in my Microcenter, I have everything in cart and can pick it up today, but I've watched a bunch of videos and the 9900k still beats it in gaming (the 9700k does too). Too bad none of the reviewers tested too much at higher resolutions where it seemed like the two chips performed closer to each other. Arrrhhgh, what do

[CaliSuperSport]

Felt like a new man. Almost wanted to cry. Next upgrade will be 1TB SSD then I'm done for the year on upgrades (currently at 1TB HDD/ 500GB SSD). My weakest link now is my R7 1700. Fuarkk. Feels freaking good to be able to stream, game, browse the net, and watch netflix at the same damn time (not that I do that regularly, but lovely that I can now).

A shame I don't game much anymore lol

oh man, are you still on that HDD boot time?

SSD is another significant upgrade. Chit boots up so fast.

[skinnybig2]

Just picked up this RX 580 to upgrade my old ass R9 280. $179 Seems like a decent value and I wanted to keep it under $200. Not really interesting in cutting edge graphics anymore.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Only thing is My mobo is still DDR3 era, when do you boyos decide to replace your board and CPU? At the moment my approach is: when it becomes an unplayable bottleneck.

Maybe try to scrounge around for a deal on an i7 cpu if haven't yet but other than that no reason to jump from ddr3 to ddr4.

[Softworn]

Maybe try to scrounge around for a deal on an i7 cpu if haven't yet but other than that no reason to jump from ddr3 to ddr4.

Not for gaming. You will get more out of a GPU upgrade. The Intel advantage is from the PCI-e controllers on the CPU die with minimal distance between the CPU cores and integrated memory controller. Intel's chipsets also have really good SATA controllers and m.2 support. You might notice a difference on a very high end system like quad channel memory and RTX cards running a AAA game like Wolfenstein: Young Blood if you're into that expensive market.



DDR4 will make a noticeable difference after they reach 3200 MHz stable, meaning the memory controller on the CPU's can handle 3200 MHz out of the box without overclocking.

The focus right now is on SSD performance.

Intel has been planning a discrete graphics solution to compete with AMD and Nvidia.

I have been hearing rumors about Vulkan improvements surpassing both DirectX and OpenGL, the cards used to heavily accelerate computing intelligently (not only games) with normal user and rendering (photo/video/3d modeling), and tons of other stuff.

I am sure Intel and AMD will adapt, but Intel is no joke. They will have performance per watt optimized at a premium price. Odyssey will make things more interesting soon.

I went with a GTX 1660 on my last upgrade. I bought a custom PCB model from MSI, put a pair of Patriot SSD's in RAID for the Media drive, and maxed the memory out to a full 32GB within voltage and frequency specification (1600 mhz) using custom timing by bumping voltage up to 1.545v (max is 1.575v on my chip). This workstation is still more than enough for at least 2-4 more years using RHEL.

I won't be surprised if this 2014/2015 build of mine can handle an Odyssey GPU when they release and benefit greatly for what I need it to do.

[R3L3NTL3SS]

They have 2 in my Microcenter, I have everything in cart and can pick it up today, but I've watched a bunch of videos and the 9900k still beats it in gaming (the 9700k does too). Too bad none of the reviewers tested too much at higher resolutions where it seemed like the two chips performed closer to each other. Arrrhhgh, what do

Don't know why people are getting caught up in comparing it to the 9900k.
If we break down performance to dollar ratio, the new Ryzen CPU's are absolutely fuking insaneee and completely obliterate Intels performance to dollar.

[MrJensenn]

They have 2 in my Microcenter, I have everything in cart and can pick it up today, but I've watched a bunch of videos and the 9900k still beats it in gaming (the 9700k does too). Too bad none of the reviewers tested too much at higher resolutions where it seemed like the two chips performed closer to each other. Arrrhhgh, what do

Sweclockers tested at 4K ultra and 1440p.
https://www.sweclockers.com/test/277...sse/21#content

They have tested BFV, Total war three kingdoms, Far Cry New Dawn, Assassins's creed odyssey and tom clancy's division 2 at 4k. CSGO was also tested for the fps and it was delivering good results.

[ispy]

looks like there might be motherboard bios issues involving the new ryzen 3000 chips not being able to hit advertised boost speeds, which might also be the reason why people can't overclock their chips past 4.4ghz.

[dmaaack]

Will be a little disappointed if they cant even overclock a little

[Burtle1]

hey guys

can someone please help me

i built my first gaming pc a few months ago

I want to be able to use a ps4 controller on my pc

How can i? My motherboard is not a bluetooth one

Also,

what is the best site to buy pc games?

I'm looking for action games and some racing games

[KilaByte]

Will be a little disappointed if they cant even overclock a little

Some vids showed worse results with an OC

[KilaByte]

Don't know why people are getting caught up in comparing it to the 9900k.
If we break down performance to dollar ratio, the new Ryzen CPU's are absolutely fuking insaneee and completely obliterate Intels performance to dollar.

IF you're doing other stuff than gaming, yes you're right

[R3L3NTL3SS]

Some vids showed worse results with an OC

Who was time for better BIOS updates for these new chips?

IF you're doing other stuff than gaming, yes you're right

Literally any other application that's CPU heavy - the new AMD processor obliterates the 9900.


...not to mention, it's still monster overkill for absolutely any game that will come out in the next several years.

[skinnybig2]

The new amd chips are really good, the thing is for gaming as long as you have an i7 from the past few years you are gtg. Smarter money is always on the video card.

[Elvis.Costello]

Been watching lots of videos etc lately lol. Trying to see if push myself into building my first pc. Prob have like a 3k budget including a monitor. Still on the fence, but starting to feel like it’d be really fun.


Inb4 I bitch out and just buy a C9 OLED and the new consoles next year.

[rocketfish]

Been watching lots of videos etc lately lol. Trying to see if push myself into building my first pc. Prob have like a 3k budget including a monitor. Still on the fence, but starting to feel like it’d be really fun.


Inb4 I bitch out and just buy a C9 OLED and the new consoles next year.

thats a great budget for a higher end system.

[Elvis.Costello]

thats a great budget for a higher end system.

That’s good at least. Fundamentally no idea what I’m doing lol. More money than time or knowledge. What I wouldn’t give to be young again with all the time in the world but I couldn’t get but a game or two a year

[metafour]

$3,000 is a huge budget.

[Elvis.Costello]

$3,000 is a huge budget.

Including monitor though aren’t they like 700 at least for a nice one?


Like I said no idea what I’m doing. Don’t need to spend that much. Just saying that’s the hard limit.

[Elvis.Costello]

Not really. If you want a 9900K and a 2080ti you've already cleared out about $1,700 of your money. Add in an enthusiast Z390 board and you're down maybe $320, 32 GB of DDR4 which is like $170, $220 850 W Platinum power supply, $90 for a DH-14 or up to $140 for a good AiO looped cooler, $150 for a case, $300ish for a 1 TB 960 Pro, etc.

In your estimation are those things (cpu/gpu specifically) worth it for the price jump from the next rung down?

[KilaByte]

In your estimation are those things (cpu/gpu specifically) worth it for the price jump from the next rung down?

IMHO: If it's strictly for gaming I'd go with a 9700k and save a few rupees, that CPU will match and sometimes beat the 9900k (in gaming), I'd also get 16GB of RAM since you won't need more gaming, I wouldn't spend that much on the power supply, but I would make sure to get a quality one, don't cheap out on the one thing that when dying takes the rest of your system with it.

Other than that yes, 2080Ti, you want a 2080Ti.
Also a 1TB Sammy Nvme M.2 drive is ~ $200

I recently got all of those things SOJA posted but with the tweaks I mentioned above minus the GPU since I have one and it was ~$1500 at Microcenter and that included a stupid $260 case, some stupid RGB fans to match it and the stupid RGB RAM was probably a little more just to match it as well. All that ****gy RGB and I'll keep it 1 color.

[Judgment]

Just built mine.


Specs:

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
Cooler: Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
MOBO: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
RAM: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: Western Digital - SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
GPU: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card (I plan to get the AIO kit for it)
Case: Azza - Cube 802 ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU: Corsair - HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
OS: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit

Total price before taxes/shipping: $2954.00

Primarily a gaming rig, which is why I still opted for the 9900k over the new Ryzen 3700X. I know the 2080 Ti BLACK isn't the best GPU in it's class, but if I modify it for water cooling and OC it, it should be fine.

[Elvis.Costello]

Thanks for the tips guys. Yea I will only be using for gaming. See if anything happens in the next 8 months or so to push me one way or another.

[Elvis.Costello]

is There generally a good point to buy? Or does it change throughout the year.

[skinnybig2]

is There generally a good point to buy? Or does it change throughout the year.

You could wait until black friday, lots of places have sales then.

I personally like the mini itx computers, that's what I have but they are a bit quirky and limited with heat and space so not as easy to work with vs a real case.

[Smithers115]

Just ordered a RTX 2060 super to upgrade from my 1050ti

Stoked to have better fps and less frame drops

Next on the agenda is a new ryzen 3600

[rome1989]

Boyos, my brother bit the bullet and is getting a good rig built. Recommendations for a 27"-30" screen that's not too exy? 144hz and IPS preferred.

[JamesA1990]

Boyos, my brother bit the bullet and is getting a good rig built. Recommendations for a 27"-30" screen that's not too exy? 144hz and IPS preferred.

For the Gold Standard XB271HU

For a bit cheaper Dell S2716DG

For the bid dick playas PG279Q

[anonymous]

Just built mine.


Specs:

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
Cooler: Corsair - H100i RGB PLATINUM 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
MOBO: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
RAM: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage: Western Digital - SN750 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
GPU: EVGA - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card (I plan to get the AIO kit for it)
Case: Azza - Cube 802 ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU: Corsair - HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
OS: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit

Total price before taxes/shipping: $2954.00

Primarily a gaming rig, which is why I still opted for the 9900k over the new Ryzen 3700X. I know the 2080 Ti BLACK isn't the best GPU in it's class, but if I modify it for water cooling and OC it, it should be fine.

Pretty much exactly what I just built. Hurts to spend 3k on a new PC but my last one was around since 2011 so that justifies the cost in some way I guess

I added a new 82" q80 Samsung TV to it so today was an expensive day (yes OLED is better but I worry about my wife getting burn in when she leaves things on and theres no 82" oled, yet)

[Judgment]

Pretty much exactly what I just built. Hurts to spend 3k on a new PC but my last one was around since 2011 so that justifies the cost in some way I guess

Yeah but it was just time to upgrade. The last PC I built was an i5 4690k / GTX 980 setup with MSI parts. It's just outdated and had to go. 3k isn't too bad - if we went for the build earlier in the year the cost of RAM would have spanked us both.

Recommendations for a 27"-30" screen that's not too exy? 144hz and IPS preferred.

For the Gold Standard XB271HU

This is the monitor I went with and love it. Smooth, miniscule bezels, beautiful color quality, 1440p and can OC to 165hz if needed. It's also compatible with VESA monitor stands 100mm x 100mm for a cleaner desk.