Posts by crimsonnomad5

Is there any chance we could track down a used one that packs a bit more punch than the one Amy Vaughn12 linked?

Hey,

Looking for a laptop for my brother. Nothing crazy, just needs enough juice to run Shadow of Mordor without lagging out. 😉That's the only benchmark I could think of.

New or used? Honestly, doesn't matter, but at this price point, finding something new with decent specs is basically impossible.
Any leads would be appreciated.

Can someone help me put together a gaming build? I'm looking at one version with this GTX 1650 for maybe $1k by $1667, but honestly, if spending an extra hundred bucks makes a massive difference in performance, I'm down for that.
I know I'm overthinking this, but I heard the Ryzen 5 2600 has decent integrated graphics, so maybe I could just roll with that until prices drop (or if this GTX 1650 turns out to be a rip-off :P). If I go that route, I might just dump the extra cash into more RAM so I can actually run things smoothly.
I don't really need a huge hard drive, just a 240GB SSD should do the trick.

Also, what's the deal with liquid cooling? Is it actually worth the money?

Thanks for the help!

Makes sense, everything here in a smaller town feels way more expensive than it does in New York City. 😁
If you don't mind, could you recommend a solid gaming build for me?

Also, if this GPU is a good deal, should I just grab it solo? Like, if I head to a local shop to pick up the rest, would they even let me swap it in for me? Do people actually do that?
Or is it better to just hunt down the best prices online and find someone to put it all together?

Everything here is brand new from the store, but isn't that CPU a bit weak for a gaming rig? Would a GTX 1060 2GB be a better call instead?
Should they have put something else in there?

Got this deal for a potential build.
1. ASUS Prime Z370-P motherboard, Intel Z370, DDR4, audio, G-LAN, SATA, M.2, PCI-E 3.0, HDMI, USB 3.1, ATX, LGA 1151 - $310
2. Intel Core i3 8100 processor, 3600 MHz, quad core, Socket 1151 - $347
3. PC-19200 RAM, 8 GB, Corsair Vengeance, HX424C15FBK2/8, DDR4 2400 MHz, 2x4GB kit - $320
4. 240.0 GB SanDisk Plus SSD, SATA3, 2.5", up to 530/440 MB/s - $233
5. nvidia 1050 ti 4gb - roughly $333

I need this setup for gaming. My budget is pretty much +/-$1667, though I’d love some room to upgrade things later on if I have to.
Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks!