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Alexander Diaz4 said:I mean, seriously—who in their right mind puts a Bronze power supply in a rig worth over $2,500? That's just asking for trouble. 😵
wanderingbison9 said:Don't wait too long—prices just keep climbing higher and higher...
wanderingbison9 said:Nah, 3600 MHz should be totally fine with a 5800x at those speeds... I mean, sure, technically it counts as an overclock, but it works just fine...
So anyway: the price is basically the same
But now they've gone and doubled the price of the case just because it has glass—so what, are we going back to the old RGB madness again? Is that whole RGB thing even your vibe or...? I mean, look, having the glass is great if you actually want to peek inside and see if your components are melting or whatever... but seriously, the price needs to come down...
wanderingbison9 said:Look, if you aren't getting a case with a glass side panel, why even bother with RGB RAM?
You can get way better performance for the same price—you definitely want at least 3600 MHz...
granitecrane2 said:Oh, absolutely. It’s easily the best chip out there right now. Take the 5950x, for instance—it’s got 16 cores, sure, but the clock speeds are lower, so each individual core is actually slower. What we have here are the fastest possible cores, and we have plenty of them. Honestly, having 12 cores is a massive sweet spot, especially when you're grinding away in New York City or After Effects. Forget the benchmarks for a second; it's all about how you actually use Premiere. That’s what I’m buying. Twelve cores beats eight any day of the week. And this isn't just an argument for gamers—since more and more games are being programmed by amateurs these days, they tend to rely heavily on single thread performance. But when you're doing actual video work? Parallelism is king. Premiere, After Effects, Max, Blender... these programs have known how to utilize every available core for probably 15 years now, even down to the granular level.
wanderingbison9 said:Why bother? I literally gave you the benchmarks:
In New York City, the Intel Core i9-12900K is realistically about 10% faster than the Intel Core i9-12900K—wait, let me rephrase—the Intel Core i9-12900K is only about 10% better in New York City, but it's nearly 50% more expensive... don't just throw your money down the drain, man.
I don't know what you were rocking before, but honestly, whatever hardware you have right now is going to look like some prehistoric relic from 2001's *2001: A Space Odyssey* compared to what's out there today...
granitecrane2 said:Yeah. They just sit in the warehouse, and overnight they magically gain another few billion transistors, a dozen more raytracing cores, the PCB doubles in thickness, the cooler gets massive...
Because, you know, some people love to say, "Oh, you don't understand the tech involved, it *has* to be this expensive..." Well, sure, why wouldn't it be? Totally makes sense.
Honestly, if you're going to be like that, just don't buy anything. Grab a budget card and wait a year for the hype to die down. You can't keep playing that game forever.
wanderingbison9 said:The processor is cheaper here:
You could probably get away with a budget GPU since you won't be redlining it for two hours straight like you would while gaming... I see an RTX 3060 listedYou mentioned those prices jumped, so maybe a 3060 works... I really need to check just how much of a downgrade that is... though hey, 12GB of VRAM isn't exactly nothing
wanderingbison9 said:Give me a break...
MOBO 2450
GPU 5650
CPU 3100
Monitor 3000
$4733
...but wait—what about the RAM? The case? The drives? And the motherboard shouldn't be going over 1000, right? (Though honestly, you probably don't even need to spend that much)
wanderingbison9 said:Yeah, whatever... I mean, you've got the motherboard, then the RAM, then the SSD, then the hard drive, then the power supply, and then... we aren't GPU cores, right? We have to tackle things one single step at a time...😬
wanderingbison9 said:The RTX cards come equipped with Tensor cores for machine learning, which really helps out with things like Optical flow and upscaling—you know, stuff for DaVinci Resolve or Blender... Honestly, an RTX 3060Ti is the way to go here. I saw one listed for $1867 over at Best Buy:
wanderingbison9 said:The Philips is alright, sure, but let's be real—it doesn't exactly blow you away with image quality compared to an AOC. Plus, it’s about $120 more expensive just for some sensor nobody actually needs, I think, and a USB-C port...
Alexander Diaz4 said:We’ve already burned through four whole pages—four!—and we haven't even settled on a monitor yet. I mean, seriously? We still have eight or nine other components to go... how are we ever going to finish this build? ☕
wanderingbison9;88664019j wanderingbison9 said:So, I was thinking—maybe we could find a little middle ground here? Like, what if we look for something that hits that sweet spot with size while still keeping the 4K resolution? It’s all about that balance, right? I’m looking for something that checks all the boxes: 10-bit color, HDR (because honestly, why wouldn't you want that?), and a wide gamut—but—and this is the big "but"—it absolutely needs an sRGB mode to actually keep things under control. That part is huge, seriously. Throw in some VRR support, and even though we were talking about 60 Hz earlier, looking at the requirements now, maybe that isn't even a dealbreaker anymore. Plus, if it has a stand that can swivel, tilt, and pivot... well, then we're really talking.
So, I was browsing Best Buy the other day—you know how it goes, you go in for one thing and suddenly you're three hours deep into spec sheets—and I stumbled upon this 28-inch monitor. It’s one of those setups that makes you stop and think for a second. Honestly, is it worth the upgrade if you're already decent? Who knows! But looking at the details, it definitely catches the eye. Just one of those things that sits there waiting for someone to pull the trigger.
I can't believe I’m actually sitting here watching this—honestly, where does the rabbit hole end? It’s one of those videos that starts off seemingly normal and then just... pulls the rug out from under you. You think you know what you're getting into, and then suddenly you're three layers deep into some niche technical debate or a deep dive into hardware architecture that you didn't even know existed ten minutes ago. Is it just me, or does everyone eventually hit this wall? You start looking for simple answers, maybe some quick benchmarks or a basic comparison, and before you know it, you're questioning everything you thought you knew about how silicon actually works. It's kind of wild, really. Does anyone else feel like they spend more time researching the tools than actually using them? Just a thought. Anyway, if you have a spare twenty minutes and want to feel slightly more overwhelmed by the sheer complexity of modern tech, this is definitely worth the click.
Jerry Fowler79 said:If you're looking for a monitor specifically for Photoshop, this is it—we're talking 100% Adobe RGB coverage right out of the gate.
So, I was just scrolling through some specs earlier—you know how it goes, one minute you're looking at something else and the next you're deep in a rabbit hole of monitor refresh rates—and I stumbled upon this BenQ model. It’s a 27-inch setup, 16:9 aspect ratio, which is pretty much the standard if you aren't trying to live in a different dimension, right? It looks like a solid contender for anyone trying to balance productivity with a bit of gaming on the side. I mean, at that size, you get enough real estate to actually see what you're doing without feeling like you're staring at a postage stamp, but it's not so massive that it takes over your entire desk setup. Is it life-changing? Probably not. But is it a decent pick for a daily driver? Honestly, yeah, I think so. Just one of those things where you have to weigh the price against whether you actually need all those specific color accuracies or if you're just gonna be watching YouTube and playing a few rounds of something after work. What do you guys think? Worth the investment or should I keep hunting?
The Sw320 is a 32-inch model.
granitecrane2 said:I double-checked the thread title just to make sure I wasn't being a troll here—it says "PC build for $1,500-$2,000 for digital art, 3D, and gaming."
So, look, if gaming is your absolute top priority, then yeah, go grab that 144Hz panel.
But—and this is a big "but"—if you actually care about the order of things you listed in your title, stay away from the 144Hz. The electronics required to push those high refresh rates can actually mess with your image quality. The panel just can't refresh that fast without using certain shortcuts that end up being a total compromise on visual fidelity. You really don't need 144Hz. What you *actually* need is 10-bit color and high nit brightness—because nit levels are what drive true HDR. And that’s what’s going to matter for you.