Posts by Alexander Moore67

ruggedpanther2 said:I was thinking about picking up this power supply:


I'm torn on which graphics card to get;
I'd prefer this one:

I'm also considering this other option, but it feels a bit pricey, and given my CPU's power, it might be overkill:

Any i5 on a B760 board will handle a 6800xt without any issues, especially at 1440p.

rapiddriver11 said:I wouldn't even bother using a credit card because I couldn't afford most things anyway. If I managed to scrape together $1,500 for a PC, 🙂

I could just stretch that out over 12 monthly payments and call it a day. 🙂

Which card works? Let me know where I can actually buy this stuff.

rapiddriver11 said:Unfortunately, they don't offer installment plans, so there's really no point in considering them...

The main thing you left out was how we're supposed to pay—are we talking monthly installments?

Thomas Howard18 said:What GPU would you recommend?

My setup is:

CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
MB - MSI MAG TOMAHAWK B550
RAM - 32GB DDR4 3600Mhz G.Skill Trident Z
MONITOR - 32" 2K

I was thinking about the RX 6650 XT, but maybe someone else has a better idea.

I'm not really sure about the budget... roughly $300-$500.

6700xt

rapiddriver11 said:Hey experts, I'd love your take on this PC from the link:

https://www.bestbuy.com/example-pc-link

Is it actually worth the price, or should I just build something better for this much cash?

Thanks 😉

https://www.newegg.com/example-pc-link-R6X-p548083677

Take a look at something with a 4070 GPU instead; you could probably beef up the specs here.

Jacob Kelly32 said:Alright. How many watts should I aim for? Does the brand actually matter? Just drop a link to something decent if you can.

Grab an RX 6600 for about $270.
Or go with a Xeon 1270 v3 or an i7 4770/4790 for roughly $35-$55.
An LC-CC-120 cooler should run you about $27.
A CORSAIR TX-M TX550M power supply will be around $95.

wiredotter14 said:The guy mentioned his budget is $500, maybe even more—that extra $60 doesn't really matter anymore.

Who cares about six bucks? I have my own take on a six-year-old GPU that kept mining non-stop despite being a total downgrade. You can keep your opinion, or just sell those beat-up cards... for Intel86...

goldenranger6 said:DECEC, go read the bug report and spare us the teenage tantrums. You clearly have no clue what you're talking about. It’s always easier to tell someone to just buy a whole new computer when nothing else seems to work for you.

I was running code on a Pentium just the other day.

Check Craigslist. If you see listings claiming they have 100-200 units, those are likely mining rigs. They might not look pretty, but the point is that they work. Since electricity costs have skyrocketed lately, a lot of people are offloading their old hardware. If you've already got a solid foundation and can snag a decent price, you could even look into an AMD Radeon RX 6600 Challenger D.

You can find plenty of good used gear on eBay too.

You're out of your mind. I never said to buy a whole new PC—I suggested a new RX 6600, which absolutely crushes a 580. Plus, it's more efficient, runs cooler, uses GDDR6, and is built on a 7nm process. I was born in 1958, kid...

goldenranger6 said:Don't talk nonsense. Every game utilizes CPU and GPU resources differently. With Call of Duty, it’s 100% the graphics card and maybe 50-60% the CPU. This means if you have a solid GPU, you can run it even with a basic Pentium; Warzone might require more, but it doesn't need a top-tier processor. On the other hand, with something like Need for Speed, it's the exact opposite. Just throw a stronger graphics card in there and that i5 will handle everything just fine. It really just comes down to the power supply.

If they're going to obsess over bottlenecks, they might as well just go out and buy a whole new PC right now.

Give yourself a reality check...

Both those suggestions claiming an RX 580 or a GTX 960 are sufficient paired with an i5 4460 are just plain wrong. The GTX 960 suffers from a massive bottleneck, and even a new RX 6600 is being completely held back by that CPU. For about $250, you can grab a brand new GPU with GDDR6 on a 7nm process that's nearly twice as powerful as the 580 while using barely any power. Everything else is just nonsense.

Jacob Kelly32 said:Hey everyone,

I've got a pretty old rig that I use for playing older games every now and then. Now my friends have started getting really into Warzone, so I'm wondering how much I can actually upgrade this setup to keep up with them. I'm used to older games with crappy graphics so I don't care about visual fidelity; I just need enough FPS to stay competitive..

Current specs:

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB
Nvidia Geforce GTX 960

So, I'm thinking about maybe grabbing a better CPU and a GPU, assuming I don't have to swap out the motherboard

eto, I'm looking for the most painless and cheapest solution possible 😁 thx

The best bang for your buck would be an RX 6600 for around $270, and your current CPU should handle it just fine with that setup.

Christian Torres3 said:Would it be worth stepping up to the XT version?

The RX6600 is about $270
The RX6600xt is roughly $380, and you're only getting about 10% more power, so just do the math...

The best value you can find right now is a brand new RX 6600 for roughly $270.

Samuel Hayes3 said:I'm planning on upgrading my setup sometime soon, so I was wondering how much I could realistically ask for this PC? I originally bought it back in October 2019. $2000 That’s about $860.

Case - Zalman S3 Midi Tower
Got a 4-pack of Arctic P12 PWM fans here—120mm, 1800 RPM, black and transparent.
Motherboard - MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, AM4, 7C02-020R
RAM - DDR4 16GB (2x8) Kingston Fury
The processor is an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 BOX, using the AM4 socket (part number YD2600BBAFBOX).
Sapphire RX590 8GB Nitro+ Special Edition. It features 8GB of GDDR5 memory with a 256-bit interface, clock speeds ranging from 1560MHz to 2100MHz. Part number 11289-01-20G.
Western Digital 1TB 3.5" 7200rpm Hard Drive, 64MB Cache, WD10EZEX Blue.
Kingston 240GB A400 2.5" SATA SSD (SA400S37/240G)
Power Supply - Fortron 700W

Around $300 to $350.

Brandon Green69 said:Quick answer:
If I decide to upgrade my CPU, motherboard, and RAM, what combo would you recommend? I want something that will last me a long time, since I can always just grab a new GPU later on...

Newegg
Cougar | Forza 85 | 3MFZA85.0001 | Air Cooling | 85x135x160mm / Reflow / HDB fans / 1169g
Intel CPU desktop Core i5-13400F (2.5GHz, 20MB, LGA1700) box
GIGABYTE Main board desktop B760M DS3H DDR4
That set is about $460. You could stick with your current DDR4 RAM or pick up some new sticks for roughly $95 for 32GB.

Brandon Green69 said:Hi there,
I'm thinking about upgrading my GPU. Right now I'm running a GTX 1650, but I was aiming for at least an RTX 3060. My concern is the processor, though, since I have an Intel I3-9100F. Is it worth it? Will I run into a major bottleneck? I'm not exactly an expert here, so I'd love some advice... my budget is up to $1667.

My current setup is:
ASRock H310CM-HDV S
Intel I3-9100F 3.600GHz
16GB DDR4 - 2X8 GB
Gigabyte P1000GM 1000W PSU

You basically have two paths. You could grab a 6700XT for $500 right now; you'll see a bit of a bottleneck in certain games, while others will be fine or barely affected at all.
The other option is to upgrade your CPU, motherboard, and RAM. With $1667, you won't be able to do both.

wiredotter14 said:The 12400F hits about 11,500 on CB23, while the 10400F sits around 8,000.
That’s a 40% jump—definitely more than I anticipated, though maybe not the massive leap everyone hopes for.

Max Memory Bandwidth, along with overall performance, really comes down to what that H610 board can actually handle and whatever specific software you're running.

For instance, using 3200MHz RAM on a board that caps out at 3200MHz anyway means your max bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s, or double that if you're running dual channel (assuming you actually get 2x8GB instead of just a single 16GB stick).

I'm not sure how you calculated 76.8; that sounds like the absolute ceiling the CPU could hit with high-end RAM.

The difference between 14nm and 10nm isn't really the deciding factor here; the 12400F pulls more power than the 10400F regardless.

We're talking roughly $110-$160 total, so grabbing the NVIDIA RTX 3060 and the 12400F is definitely worth the upgrade.

wiredotter14 said:I'm not sure how the performance charts look for those specific programs, but since both processors have 6 cores, the upgrade isn't going to be much of anything.

You’re overestimating things here; the multi-core performance on the Intel Core i5-12400F is actually about 60% better.
41.6 GB/s vs 76.8 GB/s Max Memory Bandwidth
14nm vs 10 nm and so on...

The NVIDIA RTX 3060 is definitely the better choice over the 6600 for what you're planning to do, plus the Intel Core i5-12400F offers about a 50% performance boost compared to the 10400f.