Why Building a Gaming PC Right Now Is a Bad Idea, Part 3: Bad Timing
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LeroN
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Having no idea why you promote i3-8100 while it's possible to find G4560 that is very cheap as the motherboards. It's not enough 4C or 4T for 1080p already according the FC5 requirements or the ACO tests. So the question is how long to wait when it starts choking. Sure I mean the budget configuration. Where investing in 4 cores today means wasting of money tomorrow.
Boilerhog146
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Great article.
I'm actually putting off my next upgrade ,for another reason , the state of Highend Gaming.ie;the lootboxes ,in game purchase.,buyable DLC that should have been part of the game anyway.
poor single player campaigns
also I no longer participate in beta, testing of games,helping to get an unfinished product out. so I can pay for the game ,then pay for the rest of the game .as it is released.I prefer a downloadable DEMO.
Also I don't like pre orders or digital download of a game ,I prefer buying a boxed title .having disc and manual.in said box.
don't misinterpret. I currently have 2 steam account ,2 Origin account,and 2 UBI play account.all of which are quite annoying to maintain.patches etc,I also live where I get about a meg and a half down and about 300 kb up. so as an example wildlands took about 4 days to download .then 2 days for the next patch.actually to day I'm getting 3.4 mb down ,(wow) and .53 mb up.. (pffft)
Dev are saving a boatload of cash as well. no box or manual to print, no packaging ,no discs no burners required to burn discs ,less staff, no shipping to all the etailers /retailers,and the price of the games has gone up..
Been building my own rigs since my AMD K6 266/300, hardware pricing has allways been volatile.I doubt that's going to change anytime soon.big suppliers and manufactures will allways put the fix in to prop prices up. that is only to get worse.memory and video cards ,are in that exact position IMO.why flood the market.getting stuck with lots of stock when next gen is coming off the fab.from a business aspect, better to let the market starve a little.increasing Demand.increases prices. That's MY Opinion .
I'm actually putting off my next upgrade ,for another reason , the state of Highend Gaming.ie;the lootboxes ,in game purchase.,buyable DLC that should have been part of the game anyway.
poor single player campaigns
also I no longer participate in beta, testing of games,helping to get an unfinished product out. so I can pay for the game ,then pay for the rest of the game .as it is released.I prefer a downloadable DEMO.
Also I don't like pre orders or digital download of a game ,I prefer buying a boxed title .having disc and manual.in said box.
don't misinterpret. I currently have 2 steam account ,2 Origin account,and 2 UBI play account.all of which are quite annoying to maintain.patches etc,I also live where I get about a meg and a half down and about 300 kb up. so as an example wildlands took about 4 days to download .then 2 days for the next patch.actually to day I'm getting 3.4 mb down ,(wow) and .53 mb up.. (pffft)
Dev are saving a boatload of cash as well. no box or manual to print, no packaging ,no discs no burners required to burn discs ,less staff, no shipping to all the etailers /retailers,and the price of the games has gone up..
Been building my own rigs since my AMD K6 266/300, hardware pricing has allways been volatile.I doubt that's going to change anytime soon.big suppliers and manufactures will allways put the fix in to prop prices up. that is only to get worse.memory and video cards ,are in that exact position IMO.why flood the market.getting stuck with lots of stock when next gen is coming off the fab.from a business aspect, better to let the market starve a little.increasing Demand.increases prices. That's MY Opinion .
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QuantumPhysics
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Microcenter had to pull their monthly ads off the shelves because of the skyrocketing cost of GPUS and memory.
Usually they publish an ad that covers 15 days.
The cost of these components fluctuates so wildly that they can't do that anymore.
They also try to limit you to one GPU per week now - down from 2.
But there's nothing to stop you from coming back with friends and buying 2 or 4 or 10 GTX 1080 ti's.
Usually they publish an ad that covers 15 days.
The cost of these components fluctuates so wildly that they can't do that anymore.
They also try to limit you to one GPU per week now - down from 2.
But there's nothing to stop you from coming back with friends and buying 2 or 4 or 10 GTX 1080 ti's.
Microcenter is now letting gamers who build a PC get a GPU for MSRP or near MSRP (http://www.pcgamer.com/micro-center...-at-msrp-if-its-for-gaming-instead-of-mining/).
Might be a bit of a noob question, but if I can get a good deal on a motherboard right now, is there a chance it won't be compatible with a 2nd gen Ryzen? I'm considering this one: B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
Danny101
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I'm not sure if you're aiming for the gaming aspect of it and if you're going with AMD. I wish I had done this. I'm pretty much the computer guy of my family, so I have to look further down the road. I would wait until AMD rolls out Ryzen apu's before I purchase, which will be in the next quarter. Buy the one based on the performance you're looking for. Bonus is, you won't need to purchase a video card. Two birds, one stone. If you're like me and pass off computers to family and friends, buy the cheapest motherboard out there. That way, that computer won't take away your purchasing power for when you're ready to build a powerful system. And for general computer work, it's good for ten years. If not, then purchase a motherboard you can live with. This will net you decent performance for today's games and some good ones from the past few years. When the next generation motherboards come out, current motherboards should drop in price as well as accept the new apu's. That will help in savings. When the graphic boards drop to a reasonable price, there will still be plenty of cpu options that won't bust your wallet. You might be able to achieve what you're looking for from the last generation, yet it'll spike your electric bill and make your house a little warmer. Depends, could be a positive or negative. My piece of the puzzle.
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