Posts by crimsonstag84

I think this is a pretty solid deal on the Links for $221.

Here’s how that might look:

Intel Core i3-8100, 4C/4T, Integrated Graphics, Boxed, LGA1151
ASRock B360 Pro4, LGA1151 ASRock B360 Pro4, LGA1151
Patriot V Elite DDR4, 2800MHz, (2x 4GB), 8GB, CL16

Total: $757 - Best Buy

It already changed in $1.25... I guess they maybe just listed it at the standard price by mistake 😬

Intel Core i5 8400$0.47 -

Hmm, okay... that's a bummer 😛

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 processor
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 MSI B350 Motherboard
Kingston DDR4 2400MHz, CL17, 8GB

Total: $2,031.26 - Best Buy

The power supply should handle it, but honestly, it’s pretty cheap junk. I guess it might be smarter to just invest a bit more now, since you'll probably need to upgrade it anyway once you pick up a graphics card 😉

Here is a bare minimum option:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/power-supply-unit

Just hang tight for those Ryzen APUs; they launch in five days, and I guess we might see them hit the shelves here in the States in maybe two weeks. If you can save up just a little longer, you could grab a better motherboard and some fast RAM to really help out that integrated graphics 😉

AMD Ryzen 5 1600
G. Skill Aegis 8GB DDR4 3000Mhz
ADATA Ultimate SU650 240 GB
Corsair CX550M 550 Watt Modular (2015 Edition)
Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming
Corsair Carbide 200R
Zotac GeForce GTX 970, 4GB (3.5GB+0.5GB) , DDR5, 256 Bit

Roughly $2.00 - Best Buy

Out of nowhere, they just pulled the last new GTX 970 out of stock for $567. I guess you should grab it fast before it’s gone 😬. You'll probably still want another 8GB of that same RAM to hit 16GB total.

Yeah, for example.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/graphics-card-listing-example

It seems like everyone is hitting 3.7GHz without any issues using the stock cooler.

Maybe, maybe not. They could always drop the price.

On eBay, you can find the cheapest $110 😬

I'm guessing there's no warranty on this?

Motherboard: $67
Processor: 250-$100
RAM: $117
Graphics Card: 600-$217
Drive: 200-$83
Power Supply: $40

Honestly, even jumping to a GTX 1060 isn't exactly a massive leap; I doubt it's even twice as fast as what you're running right now.

Your build seems pretty well-balanced, too, I guess. Do you have an SSD? If I were you, that’s probably where I’d put the money first. I’d hold off on the GPU—I don't see prices stabilizing anytime soon.

https://www.amazon.com/crucial-mx500-ssd-500gb/dp/B0781W6K8G

A fair price for a decent model with a 3-year warranty is about $833 (for the 6GB version, obviously). You might find an RX 580 8GB for a little less, maybe around $767.

What's your full build looking like? Honestly, I guess the GTX 1050 is pretty much the only thing worth buying right now.

If I were in your shoes, I’d just go for it. 😛 My CNPS10X Perform has been chugging along for over seven years now; I also picked it up during a sale at Best Buy for $83 😉

Btw, a few Gigabyte Z370 boards popped up for around $250... I guess the Ryzen 3 combo is slowly losing its appeal since it's only about $50 cheaper than an Intel i3 8100 + Z370 setup.

You can't really "sacrifice" a Hard Disk Drive... I mean, it won't run any faster on SATA III, even if you're comparing it back to SATA I 😉

EVGA 450W
Western Digital Blue 1TB
Western Digital Blue 1TB in a Cooler Master case, maybe?
The ADATA Ultimate SU650 240 GB.
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT Gray 8GB DDR4-2666
Intel Core i5-7600K
ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB
MSI B350 Gaming Pro

~$2.00 UziShop

You can usually find pretty cheap activation codes for macOS lying around online.

A few bits and pieces 😛

eBay:

Pentium G4560 - $152
Ryzen 5 1600 - $481
SSD AData SU650 120GB - $121

Best Buy:

SSD Crucial MX500 250GB - $208
Asrock B250M-PRO4 - $169
Asrock X370 Killer SLI - $297
Intel i3 8100 - $285

Walmart:

Intel i5-8600K - $703

Newegg:

Asrock AB350 pro4 - $214

Let's share some good news 😁 ...prices on certain SSDs have dropped about 10-15% over the last few weeks, and there's maybe a new best-buy out there: the Crucial MX500 for around $213 with a 5-year warranty.

Noah Thompson said:hey

Is it actually worth picking up a prebuilt rig for under $2000 if I don't factor in any discounts?

What do you guys think about this one: https://walmart.com/ip/hpc-gaming-desktop...gtx-1050ti/

thanks

I guess the price would only be decent if there was a discount applied, so maybe $4600-$1567 max for that setup. $2033 is just a terrible price.

I went through four 4GB sticks of DDR4, so I guess we'll just have to see what happens next. 😬