OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

[KSUowls]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

How is this for a gaming PC? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/alienwa...?skuId=6373818

CPU and GPU are as close to the top as you can get without breaking the bank. And since these are the 2 most important components to a gaming rig that means it's going to be a solid system.

The RAM is a bit disappointing at just 16gb @ 2666. I'm going to assume that they are at least a higher quality brand, but I would have liked to see 32gb @ 3200 with something like Corsair Vengeance at that price point (or at least one or the other).

Storage is decent. Definitely recommend upgrading to all SSD at some point, but 512 is fine for most people as long as you keep older games and files on the HDD.

A little concerned with the cooling unit. All I can gather is that it is fan cooled (I think) which is honestly fine in most instances, but personally I would want liquid cooling at this price point to better protect my components.

All that is to say it's a solid system and Alienware are known (at least they used to be) for making quality products. You are paying a premium for the name though. I don't think that you will be disappointed with the performance, but also know that you could probably get some of those 'upgrade' items on the front end with no additional cost if you look around.

[Scott]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

CPU and GPU are as close to the top as you can get without breaking the bank. And since these are the 2 most important components to a gaming rig that means it's going to be a solid system.

The RAM is a bit disappointing at just 16gb @ 2666. I'm going to assume that they are at least a higher quality brand, but I would have liked to see 32gb @ 3200 with something like Corsair Vengeance at that price point (or at least one or the other).

Storage is decent. Definitely recommend upgrading to all SSD at some point, but 512 is fine for most people as long as you keep older games and files on the HDD.

A little concerned with the cooling unit. All I can gather is that it is fan cooled (I think) which is honestly fine in most instances, but personally I would want liquid cooling at this price point to better protect my components.

All that is to say it's a solid system and Alienware are known (at least they used to be) for making quality products. You are paying a premium for the name though. I don't think that you will be disappointed with the performance, but also know that you could probably get some of those 'upgrade' items on the front end with no additional cost if you look around.

What about this then, if I build?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FVDmL2

[KSUowls]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

What about this then, if I build?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FVDmL2

As long as you're comfortable self building this looks like a great system and worth the extra $200. You'll see a noticeable difference in being able to keep all of your games on the SSD and the higher ram speed, and personally I have more peace of mind with liquid cooling. This probably exactly what I would build at $2k.

[canes21]

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Since I'm sitting in a good place financially right now, I won't lie, using part of the stimulus check to upgrade my 1070 ti to a Super 2080 is incredibly tempting.

What do you guys recommend? Playing at 1440, 165hz. Red Dead is still the game I struggle the most with. Most other games I run near maxed out because I've only been playing Farm Simulator, Rocker League, and Mount and Blade Bannerlord. I will probably be getting back into The Division 2 soon, and the 1070ti does struggle at times with it.

[mestevo]

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I know it's tempting, I've had the itch for a while now too to upgrade my 1080ti (unnecessarily) especially with Minecraft RTX out (which looks amazing... But I don't play Minecraft...) But am still holding out for the 3000 series cards.

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[canes21]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

I am trying to wait till then as well, but I also feel like when those cards come out that they'll be priced high enough i won't feel like grabbing one, especially if the 2000s see their price fall.

[Scott]

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I am trying to wait till then as well, but I also feel like when those cards come out that they'll be priced high enough i won't feel like grabbing one, especially if the 2000s see their price fall.

I think I'm gonna wait as well.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

3000 series cards probably won't release until August or September. AMD cards should release beginning of the summer, like June or July. I just hope AMD release high end cards this year to force Nvidia to lower the price of their high end cards.

Speaking of AMD, they announced their Ryzen 3 CPUs

AMD Ryzen™ 3 3300X - $120

# of CPU Cores 4
# of Threads 8
Max Boost Clock Up to 4.3GHz
Base Clock 3.8GHz
Thermal Solution (PIB) Wraith Stealth
Default TDP / TDP 65W

AMD Ryzen™ 3 3100 - $99

# of CPU Cores 4
# of Threads 8
Max Boost Clock Up to 3.9GHz
Base Clock 3.6GHz
Thermal Solution (PIB) Wraith Stealth
Default TDP / TDP 65W

Both coming next month in May. Most likely near the end of May. They both support PCIE Gen 4.0

[Scott]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

I'm just looking for a gaming PC that can compete against a Series X, since I'm not gonna buy one of those.

[tdawg3782]

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In the same boat myself. Trying to hold off but I get super impatient lol. I just recently upgraded basically everything. CPU, Motherboard, Ram, and a new case. Power supply will last me forever. Have plenty of HDD space. OS is on a SSD and I got a M.2 drive as well. Plus a handful of external drives. All that's left of my old build is my 1080ti. Now that's not slumming it by any means. But with what I have now it is actually my weakest link lol. Will most likely hold off as some of you guys have said. I have a One X and have no intrest in the Series X. Would rather put that money toward a new GPU.

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[Phobia]

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I just upgraded to a Ryzen 3800x, going to run the 1070ti for a little while longer until the 3000s series drop.

[23]

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Seems like the i7's are still going strong.

Im looking over processors so tell me.

The 3900X vs the i7.. both are good for gaming in a sense but whats the biggest difference really?

Can i not perform multiple tasks with an i7 without is choking up on me?

[Gotmadskillzson]

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3900x have 12 cores, the highest I7 is 8 cores. Ryzen is cheaper then Intel CPUs. Ryzen do multi tasking way better then Intel CPUs. So it really comes down to how valuable is your time and money.

12 core 3900X is $434
12 core I9 10920X is $1,168

So basically if you want the same amount of cores you can get on AMD for Intel, you going to pay wayyyyy more.

16 core 3950X is $738
16 core on Intel is $1,700

[23]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

3900x have 12 cores, the highest I7 is 8 cores. Ryzen is cheaper then Intel CPUs. Ryzen do multi tasking way better then Intel CPUs. So it really comes down to how valuable is your time and money.

12 core 3900X is $434
12 core I9 10920X is $1,168

So basically if you want the same amount of cores you can get on AMD for Intel, you going to pay wayyyyy more.

16 core 3950X is $738
16 core on Intel is $1,700

I know they aren't the same as far as production correct?

I do want to game comfortably but I also work on my PC as well quite a bit

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[KSUowls]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

You cant go wrong with either cpu.

Despite fewer cores an i7 9700 will outperform a ryzen 9 3900 in gaming and most every day tasks. As a workstation the 3900 will be superior, but the i7 should be more than adequate for most workstations.

Both are great processors for both gaming and as workstations. I lean toward Intel based on across the board performance, but there really isnt a wrong choice.

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