Roger Mitchell4 said:Would an RX 570 4GB be a good move? A new one would cost about $400 here in the States. I can't track down a GTX 1060 anywhere. Also, could I pull off a similar setup without having to overclock my CPU? I'm a bit too nervous to mess with those settings.
An RX 570 works just fine. It's a solid price point and represents the realistic performance ceiling for that CPU in modern titles, especially if you aren't planning on overclocking.
Honestly, it’s a solid deal—the price is actually realistic compared to what we’ve seen before. I’m betting we’ll see some major discounts on Polaris cards (and maybe even some Vega models) over on Amazon during Black Friday.
Over in Germany, those Vega blowers are going for about $235.
The price is fair and the cooling solution is top-notch, but we should see something similar based on the Navi architecture hitting the market soon at a comparable price point—only it'll be much more efficient.
What kind of budget are we looking at here? And does that include a monitor, or are you looking for just the tower? If you've already got one in mind, let me know!
I can almost run Fortnite on medium settings without any issues, but the moment you try to upgrade to something newer, you're right back to square one—especially if you're trying to keep costs to a minimum.
At the end of the day, NVIDIA didn't really bother supporting SLI on anything less than an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 in that 10th generation lineup.
Sure, there’s that theoretical scheme in DirectX 12 where you can run two different GPUs together, but honestly, we’re just splitting hairs at that point. Support for multi-GPU via DirectX 12—just like official SLI or Crossfire—is practically non-existent or performs terribly. The whole concept is basically dead. Just sell that NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 and call it a day.
If someone had told me back in the day that I could pick up a 27" 1440p 144Hz non-TN monitor for under $667, I would have told them they were absolutely losing their minds.
I've been attempting to put together a build featuring an Intel Core I5 9400 f box using Newegg, but it’s proving to be quite difficult. To make the numbers work, I'd have to settle for a subpar GPU and only 8GB of DDR4 RAM. There really aren't any sensible budget CPU alternatives available right now, and according to Peter Green, the issue lies with Best Buy's current selection... My only real option would be to pivot to an APU, but honestly, it feels like a waste of money when you can find a 6c12t chip elsewhere for a much better price. .
Since Nvidia started supporting FreeSync, obsessing over specific numbers for G-Sync feels like splitting hairs—the underlying principle is basically identical now.
There was also that 27-inch Samsung model going for about $800, but it looks like they've already cleared out their stock.
Adam Moore3 - Honestly, the 5700XT is much closer to a 1080ti; the 5700 sits right around the level of a GTX 1080. Either way, if you ask me, it's way $667 overpriced
I just can't see why anyone would buy them at those prices
I don't think that's actually realistic, considering they're asking $467... for a GTX 1070... Even the newer equivalents like the 1660ti go for $690. Though, of course, you always have those guys who try to squeeze even more out of it .
bluemason3 - Yeah, they're essentially using the same tech, just under different labels. AMD tends to offer more flexibility since it works across multiple monitors and via HDMI. To be honest, I have no idea why Nvidia makes it such a headache to run over HDMI. Though, even with AMD, it wasn't always seamless at the start.