Hi All,
First off thanks to everyone for answering questions and helping me put together a gaming rig back in 2023, it runs like a champ! This is what I went with: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hcwvBj
At the time I handed down my previous system to my son, but it's showing its age and struggling with some newer stuff. I'm looking to build about the same thing for him in terms of price and performance. This is primarily for 1440p gaming, have a 32" 165hz display so would like a framerate around that. Don't have to be ultra settings, but high definitely. We're mainly playing Satisfactory together, but he also wishlisted Starfield. Is the above system still the go-to a year later or are there better options? NVIDIA/Intel only.
Just need the box and I'm fine with just re-ordering the above parts, but wanted to see if anything changed in the past year or so. TIA!
QA:
Gaming 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
2-2.5k 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
USA 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
Intel/NVIDIA 5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
Looking to build the box, have everything else 6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
No OC unless it's a 'freebie'. 7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
1440p 8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
Order all parts by mid-Dec 9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
Have all software 10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
First off thanks to everyone for answering questions and helping me put together a gaming rig back in 2023, it runs like a champ! This is what I went with: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hcwvBj
At the time I handed down my previous system to my son, but it's showing its age and struggling with some newer stuff. I'm looking to build about the same thing for him in terms of price and performance. This is primarily for 1440p gaming, have a 32" 165hz display so would like a framerate around that. Don't have to be ultra settings, but high definitely. We're mainly playing Satisfactory together, but he also wishlisted Starfield. Is the above system still the go-to a year later or are there better options? NVIDIA/Intel only.
Just need the box and I'm fine with just re-ordering the above parts, but wanted to see if anything changed in the past year or so. TIA!
QA:
Gaming 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
2-2.5k 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
USA 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
Intel/NVIDIA 5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
Looking to build the box, have everything else 6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
No OC unless it's a 'freebie'. 7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
1440p 8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
Order all parts by mid-Dec 9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
Have all software 10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
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