Originally Posted by mac459:
Anyone find themselves some good Black Friday deals?
Not on anything major. I picked up some Samsung memory for the build I値l do some day if they ever release anymore 3080s. 970 Evo Plus 2tb nvme for $249.99., usually $469.99. 970 Evo Plus 1tb nvme for $149, usually $229, and 860 1tb sata ssd for $99, usually $169.
Beats by Dre Power Beats Pro for $150, usually $249. All at Best Buy.
Also got a Milwaukee M12 Fuel hammer drill for $99 and Milwaukee 28 piece ratchet set for $99 at Home Depot. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mac459:
Has anybody used this case before, looking at picking one up, Walmart has them for like $70. Wanting something with really good airflow through it.
I just got done watching Gamers Nexus do a breakdown of it and seen a Cooler Master and a Lian Li case I知 interested in that seem to offer a little more. His test show the Lian Li as cooling their test setup about 10c cooler, so I知 checking it out now [Reply]
Originally Posted by mac459:
I just got done watching Gamers Nexus do a breakdown of it and seen a Cooler Master and a Lian Li case I知 interested in that seem to offer a little more. His test show the Lian Li as cooling their test setup about 10c cooler, so I知 checking it out now
You wont go wrong with that corsair if you decide to go with it, lian li and phanteks both make awesome cases in that price range as well. Any of those nicely built 100 dollar cases should fit your needs.
My main build rocks a lian li pc-011 dynamic, but thats more like a 185 dollar case. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mac459:
Looking at going with
Ryzen 7 3700x
Asus ROG Strix B550 MB
NZXT Kraken 280mm AIO
GSkill Trident Z 3400 2x8 Ram
Crucial 1TB NVME
Either 3060 TI or 3070
850W power supply 80+ Gold
Lian Li Lancool 215
Probably get some case fans as well
Might switch some parts out but that is my initial list, not sure if my CPU will get switched to newer generation
If you wanted Intel, you could actually get an equivalent Intel Core i5-9600K for which would still actually allow for higher CPU speed and OC potential beyond the AMD option for less that $200+.
So, you're looking at an Intel system that benchmarks better via single core performance for $320 vs. an AMD system with more cores but lower/comparable performance for $540. Check the gaming performance link, they're very comparable for gaming. Current games have multi-core support, but when you break it down multi-core performance isn't really that much of a difference maker with current games. The additional cores aren't really doing much for you. Even 4 cores can outperform an 8 core system for DirectX.
For example, here's a chart:
6 cores still currently running better than 8 cores.
And this is before potential overclocking. Me, I'm currently running an Intel i5-9600K CPU that is factory clocked at 3.7Ghz. But it's so easily overclocked, that I'm running it at 135% with very little additional temp. I'm running my Intel i5-9600K 3.7Ghz CPU at 5.0Ghz, and maintaining under 40ｰ idle temps. You cannot OC the AMD chips that easily.
Granted, these numbers will vary per machine. But this should still show that the AMD advantage isn't really quite what they make it out to be for current gaming when considering price. Because short term, this is by far the best value for performance. Especially considering the Intel's typically OC much easier than the AMDs of equal capability. I went with the i5-9600K over the i7 and i9 versions specifically because the i5-9600K is a very well established OC compatibility champ compared to newer versions for a considerable price difference. With serious cooling, lots of people are OC'ing this chip to 5.0/5.3 Ghz range with no problems. I've OC'd mine from 3.7Ghz easily to 5.0Ghz, and still running at ~32ｰ idle temp. With a cheap $25 air cooler.
AMD might be a much better price value per core at the moment. But if you're looking for true gaming performance for price and have an interest in overclocking, Intel is still champ by an easy margin. Power requirement be damned... [Reply]
Originally Posted by mac459:
So my list has been updated with a 9600K and an appropriate MB, thanks to Fish
Rereading my post from last night (was pretty drunk), I think I should add a few caveats. I feel I was a little Intel biased. The Ryzen setup would be more future proof. Because they've been using the same chipset socket the entire time. So when a new Ryzen chip is released in the future, you likely won't need a new mobo to use it. Intel changes their CPU socket nearly every damn time they release a new version. So you have to replace everything (CPU, mobo, and sometimes RAM). Intel also doesn't include a CPU fan. You can get a very decent one for ~$25-40. But that should be included in the price.
AMD is a very capable setup. Not trying to dog it. It provides quite a few more CPU cores, which is going to be an advantage more in the future. I just wanted to point out that if price was a factor, and you're just looking for gaming performance, the Intel is a good value consideration. More expensive to upgrade though. Either one would be a really nice capable setup.
