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 viagra6car ARL Series Director  Offline
Message Posts: 354 Joined: September 17, 2012 Location: Portage, MI |
I'm finally watching availability on purchasing a PC. Known: 16 GB RAM, gaming PC, not buying any well-known brand name computers since they are actually worse. Told: Watch for GeForce 30 series graphics cards or(?) Ryzen 5000 Processors. Both of these are scarce items but the salesman seemed certain that they'd be available and deeply discounted late this month if you can track them down fast enough. GeForce 30 Series Ryzen 5000 Anything else I should be watching for? Are all these computers easily upgradeable as they age? Inputs/outputs I should watch for carefully? Limited availability to certain monitors from them? I expect to spend nearly $2k on the PC and monitor. |
| viagra6car | Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 12:07pm EST |
 DusterLag Member / Driver Offline
Message Posts: 8108 Joined: May 1, 2010 |
Unless you are at a tech shop (something like Micro Center), Best Buy most definitely does not count. I wouldn't necessarily trust a salesman. If you think you can, you are much better off building your own gaming pc as Grumpy recently did. Much more bang for your buck and overall a better experience with better equipment in the end. |
| DusterLag | Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 9:50am EST |
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DusterLag Member / Driver Offline
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There are a ton of guides and videos if your unsure, it's actually relatively simple to do though. This one really goes all out, and a bit over the top, but is still good. Effectively turning a 10 minute build into a 40 minute video. << Edited on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 9:55am EST. >> |
| DusterLag | Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 9:53am EST |
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viagra6car ARL Series Director Offline
Message Posts: 354 Joined: September 17, 2012 Location: Portage, MI |
I need to get a monitor at some point now (still hooked up to an old Sony TV). I confirmed my GeForce 3070 and Intel i7-10700. Looking for some hot tips on getting a solid monitor for gaming but not the most premium item...like the best choice right before the parabolic rise in price with little gained. I don't think we're looking for a curved display. It's going to be wall-mounted and I anticipate a second monitor down the road for very basic usage, so it'll have to cooperate with that. Direct me for brand/size/refresh rate/response time. Also, I opened Heat and it seems to work fine...so I might pick up my racing frequency soon. |
| viagra6car | Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 3:49pm EDT |
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