That's pretty much my approach. I have a vanilla 6600, and it serves my purposes for now, but I'm considering bumping my main monitor to a 27" 2k (from a 24" 1080p); if the stars align and the right sales come, I could see getting the monitor and swapping in a 7700XT or 7800XT.I'd wait to see what the holiday sales look like Mikey. 7700XT gets down to $399 or less and IMO it's a good buy.
Seems like the rule that you want a computer that costs $2,000 still holds, just prices of components shift:
$400 CPU - 7800x3d
$200 mobo
$200 memory - 64 GB
$500 GPU - 7800 XT
$500 m.2 4 TB PCIe 5
$100 case
$100 PSU
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$2,000
(might downgrade to 2 TB)
I feel like it's still possible to build a solid gaming machine for ~$1500 with a 7800 XT. However, that may not be possible if you want a fancier case or AIO.So I went over my $2,000 budget by $350.
But I just had to get case with a glass panel and a AIB cooler with a display of temperature:
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(main reason I went over the budget)
I put together a list for a friend of mine. It's definitely possible. His is ~$1300 for an R5 7600 with an RX7800XT. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Familyman_19/saved/#view=4jcK7PI feel like it's still possible to build a solid gaming machine for ~$1500 with a 7800 XT. However, that may not be possible if you want a fancier case or AIO.
I had just done this exercise myself - put a parts list together for my younger brother to help give him some ideas for a new build (same thought though with the R5 7600)I put together a list for a friend of mine. It's definitely possible. His is ~$1300 for an R5 7600 with an RX7800XT. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Familyman_19/saved/#view=4jcK7P
7800x3d is so power efficient that AIO is probably unnecessary.I feel like it's still possible to build a solid gaming machine for ~$1500 with a 7800 XT. However, that may not be possible if you want a fancier case or AIO.
Or just get a Gen4 one. 1-2TB SK Hynix Platinum TLC drives are routinely in the $100-$150 range. I doubt you'd see much of a difference in real world use1 TB of PCIe Gen 5 M.2 instead of 2 TB of Gen 5
Sorry, typo. Yes, I meant Gen 5.Or just get a Gen4 one. 1-2TB SK Hynix Platinum TLC drives are routinely in the $100-$150 range. I doubt you'd see much of a difference in real world use
Looks like a really nice card.
It's a late comer, but it looks just like the original 7800 XT Hellhound that was released in black. I picked up the black version of the card a little over week ago and it's been great for playing BG3 at ultra settings on a 27" QHD monitor.
Did your Hellhound have the port covers and PCIe protector/cover? Mine came without them. First card I bought NIB that didn't included them in forever. Wondering if it is typical, or because they rushed mine out the door to fill backorders in September.It's a late comer, but it looks just like the original 7800 XT Hellhound that was released in black. I picked up the black version of the card a little over week ago and it's been great for playing BG3 at ultra settings on a 27" QHD monitor.
Mine did not have port covers, and no games included. There were no game promotions when I purchased it the first weekend of November.Did your Hellhound have the port covers and PCIe protector/cover? Mine came without them. First card I bought NIB that didn't included them in forever. Wondering if it is typical, or because they rushed mine out the door to fill backorders in September.
Another question: Did your card include the Far Cry: Smurfs go Smurf game?
The Hellhound goes with my 5800X3D like peas and carrots. 6900XT performance at 1080&1440, sometimes more or less depending on the game, in both raster and RT. With less power, and a couple of new features. If the Smurfs game has value for you (collective you), it's $450 for the card. Not too shabby at all.
XFX 7800XT MERC 319's backplate is white. Just spray paint the frontDang. I'm building a new PC, was thinking of going all white with some subtle RGB lighting. The only black part in it will be my current GPU ugh.
Or the XFX for $480: XFX Speedster QICK319 RX 7800 XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 3 RX-78TQICKF9 https://a.co/d/iG3A16iSpeaking of Hellhounds, Newegg has the black one for $519 today, and it comes with the Avatar game: https://www.newegg.com/powercolor-radeon-rx-7800-xt-rx7800xt-16g-l-oc/p/N82E16814131821
A $10 savings relative to the last month and a half of pricing with this card.