GPU prices have finally cooled, DDR5 has spiked, and AMD's new Threadripper opens fresh pro power. Here are five builds for every budget - mix and match to fit your needs.
TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Five Great Builds for Every Budget
TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Five Great Builds for Every Budget
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For those looking for cheap keyboards imo give the Asian brands a try Redragon, Aula, Royal Kludge etc a try.
Way cheaper than Logitech/Razer etc and the features the big brands reserve for their more premium you can find for surprisingly little when you don't pay for the brand name
Way cheaper than Logitech/Razer etc and the features the big brands reserve for their more premium you can find for surprisingly little when you don't pay for the brand name
I like thermalright coolers a lot. I have used a 15 dollar, x1 120mfan, cooler with 13700k and now Ultra 265k. And it worked well, at least after I replaced a defective 13700k.
I say, any build under a 1500 dollars does not need anything above a 20 dollar air cooler for as long as you pick the right brands.
Just note what power they are rated for. There are plenty of a similar size coolers that are not rated for the same amount of heat to dissipate.
I say, any build under a 1500 dollars does not need anything above a 20 dollar air cooler for as long as you pick the right brands.
Just note what power they are rated for. There are plenty of a similar size coolers that are not rated for the same amount of heat to dissipate.
I tried mechanical redragon keyboard once. Hated it immediately and returned. Maybe now they greatly improved their products, but that time I tried it, it wasnt good.
I used corsair logitech razer and now roccat keyboards. Razer and roccat were best to me.
Recommending Asrock after all the CPU deaths is facepalm worthy. The best B650/850M boards are Gigabyte Aorus Pro AX/Ice series as tested by Steve (Thanks other Steve).
It's a miracle that a singularity didn't form in the time continuum, destroying the entire universe, when the two Steves met.
It's a miracle that a singularity didn't form in the time continuum, destroying the entire universe, when the two Steves met.
HP 720/725 keyboard (they're the same keyboard, it's just that one has a pretty box for customers, the other is for enterprise customers with bland brown packaging, that's all), hands down my best purchase recently. Sells for like $70, multi-device support (1 RF, 2 BT), charges in minutes (no joke), USB-C, full size, chiclet, what more could you ask for?
Configured a new box, somewhere between a starter and a lean gaming rig in July. Netted out at $1715. including taxes. (Before a 2nd nvme and 2nd HDD. Final was $2111.) I reconfigured it today - nets out at $2571. Over a 20% more, thanks to the fearless leader. I hustled out to do it in July after the taxes (aka Tariffs) were announced. I did the right thing
The biggest increase has been memory. Deal price in July for 32gb ram was $83 but it gets listed at $189 today. The government office that reports inflation was gutted, but the recent reports say there is only 3% inflation, give me a break. Do you agree?
The biggest increase has been memory. Deal price in July for 32gb ram was $83 but it gets listed at $189 today. The government office that reports inflation was gutted, but the recent reports say there is only 3% inflation, give me a break. Do you agree?
Just make sure your build has an RTX 5090 in it and everything else takes care of itself.
Yes, the AMD TRX50 chipset supports both Threadripper 7000 and 9000 series:
Motherboards are virtually identical for 7000 and 9000 series Threadrippers…
The Asus Sage is a better motherboard though - not sure why that wasn’t recommended.
Depending on your workloads, more RAM might also be desirable… VColor makes some reasonable (for rich people) RAM kits at 256gb and you can go 512gb or 1TB for insane prices…
If you are really building the “ultimate” workstation, you’d be using Threadripper Pro… that gives you octo channel RAM and way more PCI lanes… and maintains the high clock speeds if you must use it for gaming as well - but paying north of $20k to game is probably a poor decision.
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Best Deal on a 5070 so far with Black Friday deal is at Lenovo FYI selling for $449. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/graphics-cards/graphics_cards/78811680?orgRef=android-app%3A%2F%2Fcom.google.android.gm%2F&clickid=yGBSm6TENxycWJ-VyrXTLWvZUkpUJfxx33uQQA0&irgwc=1&afsrc=1&PID=1442478&acid=ww:affiliate:bv0as6&cid=us:affiliate:cxsaam
with code SIXSEVEN at checkout
with code SIXSEVEN at checkout
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