Home office PC build ideas?

It’s all fine, I guess, but even then, it feels like way too much money to drop on something used with zero warranty. Who knows how many hours it actually ran or what kind of environment it was sitting in? I just don't know...🕺

Just so you know, those cards you mentioned used to go for a whole $200 even when they were brand new... all they really do is spit out a picture and nothing else.
Integrated graphics might not even be that much worse than them 🤷

The AMD Radeon HD 6670 isn't complete garbage. An AMD Radeon RX 550 is definitely more powerful, but at the current price point? It’s just not worth it.

@Joshua Garcia3:

If I may offer a suggestion:

The NVIDIA Quadro T400

or perhaps

the NVIDIA Quadro T600:

The first option is more powerful than a GT 1030—actually about five times stronger than what you're running right now—while the second one performs roughly on par with an NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti. Since both utilize NVIDIA Turing architecture, they are essentially much newer than anything else you'll find at these price points, don't you think?

You might just need to pick up a miniDP adapter or whatever cable you happen to need to get everything connected.

The price seems fair, especially since it’s brand new and comes with a 36-month warranty... assuming the comparison you laid out in your post holds up...

Those are some professional-grade cards, right? I guess you can still play games on them?

Joshua Garcia3 said:The price seems fair, especially considering it's a brand-new unit backed by a 36-month warranty... if the comparison you shared in your post holds true...

Since these are professional-grade cards, I wonder, can you actually use them for gaming?

I sent you a private message with more details.



If I were in your shoes, I’d move quickly because this deal at IQ probably won't last very long... you'll likely end up with an OEM version, which usually just comes in a simple cardboard box...

Oh, please, that NVIDIA T600 can handle quite a few games without breaking a sweat...

Joshua Garcia3 said:Oh, that NVIDIA T600 can actually handle quite a few games without any trouble...

It's better than the NVIDIA GTX 1050ti, which is $667 definitely worth grabbing while it's still available.
GDDR6 4GB, 3-year warranty
NVIDIA Turing Architecture, only 40W

Alexander Moore67 said:It beats the NVIDIA GTX 1050, which is probably worth grabbing while it's still $667 available
GDDR6 4GB, 3-year warranty
NVIDIA Turing Architecture, only 40W

I stumbled upon these specs online for the NVIDIA T600:

Minimum System Requirements

Intel Core i5, i7, i9, or Intel Xeon processor or newer
AMD Ryzen or AMD EPYC class processor or newer

I'm assuming this will work with the Intel Core i3-10105F I just picked up... or maybe not?

It’s honestly a bit of a stretch to call it an NVIDIA RTX card since it lacks both RT and NVIDIA Tensor cores, isn't it? That being said, it does feature a fantastic NVENC encoder(!) and handles h.265 10-bit beautifully... the decoder is just as solid for almost everything, though it does fall short on AV1 support.

Joshua Garcia3 said:Found this info online regarding the NVIDIA T600:

Minimum System Requirements

Intel Core i5, i7, i9 or Intel Xeon processor or newer
AMD Ryzen or AMD EPYC class processor or newer

Hopefully it runs on the Intel Core i3-10105F I just picked up... or what?

It'll work, don't sweat it. Maybe you won't be able to pin it at 100% load constantly, but that's secondary. It'll run. 🙂

It’s pinned at 100% in almost every single application. That CPU could definitely handle a much beefier GPU.

Hey there!

I'm thinking about putting together a PC based on an Intel Core i3-10100F. I was checking out some parts at Best Buy, probably gonna grab everything from their site using a payment plan. If you guys know if these parts actually work together, or maybe if there's something better or cheaper out there, let me know. I guess.

Thanks in advance for any help!

My idea:

CPU:

MBO:

SSD:

RAM:

Case: need some advice

Power Supply: need some advice

based on forum advice
GPU:

https://www.amazon.com/evga-power-supply/50...-pfc-052700227
If you’re dead set on buying from Best Buy

https://www.newegg.com/p/computer-cases-ante/052600284

CPU: -> $9.25 I guess this one is cheaper and packs an extra 100MHz, plus from what I can tell, the V3 motherboard supports this refreshed version anyway.

SSD: -> Moving from a basic budget NVMe to the top tier is such a massive jump, $40, so I’d definitely go with this one.

The case and power supply from the previous post seem fine to me.

Hey there!

So I guess the setup should look something like this:

CPU: https://www.amazon.com/intel-core-i5-processor/dp/B00X2K266G

Motherboard: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-motherboard-series/dp/pcm/12345

SSD: https://www.newegg.com/p/samsung-evo-ssd-500gb/dp/N86E12345

RAM: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/corsair-vengeance-ram/12345

Case: https://www.microcenter.com/product/nzxt-case-gaming/dp/98765

PSU: https://www.amazon.com/evga-power-supply-unit/dp/B00YABCDEF

GPU: https://www.ebay.com/itm/nvidia-graphics-card-4gb/dp/123456789

Everything seems compatible, right? Maybe it’s a decent value for the money too? Does anyone else have any tips or stuff I should change?

Anyway, thanks so much for all the help and answers 🙂

boldpilot5 said:Hey there.

So, I guess the setup would look something like this:

CPU: https://www.amazon.com/intel-core-processor-i5-12400f/dp/B09N6S6YV6

Motherboard: https://www.newegg.com/p/ASUS-Prime-Z690-P-ATX-LGA1700/123456789

SSD: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-evo-500gb-ssd/12345

RAM: https://www.newegg.com/p/Corsair-Vengeance-LPX-16GB-DDR4/54321

Case: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/Corsair-4000D-Airflow-Mid-Tower-Case/12345

PSU: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Power-Supply-850/dp/B07N7N6W2R

GPU: https://www.microcenter.com/product/graphics-card-geforce-rtx-series/12345

The parts seem compatible, I suppose. Is this actually a good value for the money? Does anyone have any other suggestions or maybe some critiques?

Thanks for the help and the answers so far. 🙂

I added these extra items to my own similar build:

https://www.newegg.com/seagate-1tb-hard-drive/p/12345

and this:

https://www.amazon.com/displayport-cable/dp/B0123456

Hey there!

With all these different graphics cards out there and the crazy price gaps, I'm wondering... what do you guys think is the actual best bang for your buck? Personally, I feel like the RTX 3050 is probably the sweet spot for value.

Thanks so much for any help 🙂

It all feels a bit overhyped if you ask me. Personally, I’d lean toward the GTX1650, which you can usually pick up for just a hair under $1.25. Alternatively, if you can find an RTX3050 sitting in that $2,500-$$0.90
range, that's worth a look too.

If that’s the price range we're looking at, then the T600 is easily the best value on the market right now.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/12345/fujitsu_laptop_example
$483