wiredotter14 said:Look, I get it, but honestly, the Ryzen 5 1400 is such a steal at $367 that it’s more than enough for me. It’s easy to just drop in a Zen 2 chip down the road. It isn't like an old quad-core i5 where you're stuck jumping to a quad-core i7 from the exact same generation.
That's a fair point. Especially since after I move on from this HD 7850 2GB, I'll probably grab something mid-range—maybe an RX 470/570 4GB or, if I'm feeling ambitious, an RX 480/580 8GB—and call it a day. That Ryzen 5 1400 will handle that without breaking a sweat. But my logic is simple: since the Ryzen 5 1600 is right there within reach, I'd rather just grab it now and save myself the headache of upgrading later. Maybe in 3 or 4 years, I'll hunt down a Zen 3 8c16t, since that'll theoretically be the powerhouse for this socket. Or even later, once they hit the used market and you can pick them up for pennies.
Honestly, I couldn't care less about those two. I'm just sitting tight to see what happens with those batches and the Ryzen 5 1600 unlocking situation—apparently, one guy with a bug actually ended up with 8 cores. If I've managed to wait this long, a few more days won't make a difference to me.
Adam Moore3 said:Adding cookies is the easiest part; you can just do that whenever you feel like it, and it's a DIY job. By the way, what’s the deal with these EVGA RTX cards? Are they going to be loud as hell like the previous series? For instance, you can find them for under $267 specifically
Those are the 560D models; they should have the same core as an RX 560
If you're using this for work—especially if there's any chance an auditor might drop by—you really ought to be running an original version of Windows. It’ll probably run you about $110. If that works for you, let me know; I'm just typing this out on my phone right now.
You're overthinking Tetris. Unless you're incredibly young and think anything older than a year or two is "ancient," you're reaching. Games only started eating up more than 2GB of RAM—not to mention the extra gig needed just to run the OS—around the era of Watch Dogs 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, or COD Ghosts. If $1000 is his ceiling, then that's all he's getting for a new . He might be able to scrape by with 8GB of RAM if he picks up a used graphics card. Let's face it, for modern Call of Duty titles or Grand Theft Auto V, having more than 4GB would actually be a huge help.
It was a decent enough deal, mainly because of that five-year warranty and a reasonable price tag, but calling it the greatest of all time is a massive stretch. Honestly, the whole conversation surrounding Intel SSDs feels pretty moot at this point since they barely have a mainstream drive worth recommending to anyone. Their closest offering would be the NVMe 600p, but its benchmark numbers aren't exactly groundbreaking for an NVMe drive. At that point, it just doesn't make sense—you can practically pick up a 240GB or 250GB SATA drive for about what they're asking for a measly 128GB model.
Samuel Castillo49 said:I honestly don't get why everyone is suddenly obsessed with FreeSync and G-Sync monitors. Isn't it much better to just manually cap your FPS to match your monitor's refresh rate directly in the drivers? If you do that, you shouldn't even need to touch V-Sync or any of that other stuff.
Keith Anderson3, listen, don't screw this up. Will that setup actually meet your requirements? Are you planning to run games at 1080p on High settings? If so, you really ought to grab the 4GB version of the graphics card.
It’s not exactly the same thing. You really need to maintain that consistent FPS, and when you're using monitors with sync technology, you don't have to deal with screen tearing or micro-stuttering—even if your frame rate dips below the refresh rate. Besides, if someone is already shopping for a new monitor, why wouldn't they just get one with FreeSync? It doesn't even cost much more; it's not like it drives the price up significantly.
Zachary Nguyen2 said:I'm holding out for an RX 580 8GB to hit about $667 before I pull the trigger.
At this rate, you might actually be waiting for the Vega 11 (the mainstream successor to Polaris 10) instead. You really should have grabbed that one for $800 when it popped up at Best Buy. Honestly, I don't see prices dropping much lower than that point; there's a real chance they'll be phased out and replaced by the V11 before we ever see a better deal.
First off, those options don't even exist; they probably haven't been available online for months now.
As for the cards themselves, both GPUs are essentially identical. They belong to the exact same class; one might edge out the other in specific titles, but overall, they’re cut from the same cloth.
The whole Mining craze absolutely wrecked the market, so if you're working within those budget constraints, sticking with an NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB is really your only logical move.
There was another currency out there too, though the name escapes me right now. It really flexed alongside Bitcoin, which probably gave it some momentum even after Bitcoin took a dip. My point is this: even if Ethereum takes a hit, it’s not like the whole market is going to go belly up and everyone will just quit. Even if that happens, there are still plenty of other coins holding steady or climbing. I truly believe there will always be something worth mining; basically, this industry isn't going anywhere.
Things might play out differently this time around. Back when the R9 280X was the gold standard for mining, we saw a massive coin surge that sent everyone into a frenzy, causing people to dump their hardware like crazy. But the landscape has shifted. Mining isn't going to see those explosive, irrational spikes ever again, so I don't expect a sudden flood of GPUs hitting the market. At most, we might just see things stabilize slightly regarding both new stock levels and the pricing for used cards.
They’re still asking an absolute fortune for used cards. God knows how much longer they can keep this up with crypto mining in the picture, but since prices on new hardware are finally starting to stabilize, those sellers won't be able to demand such ridiculous premiums forever.
As long as there's a PCI-E x16 slot available—regardless of the generation—you're golden. That slot has been the industry standard for about a decade now. Just remember, the biggest pitfall when pairing components is an imbalance; you don't want a CPU that can't actually push the card to its full potential.