My current computer is 12 years old, so it was overdue. It's mainly for my son for when he will use it for educational programs, but I also wanted to future proof it as much as possible.
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My current computer is 12 years old, so it was overdue. It's mainly for my son for when he will use it for educational programs, but I also wanted to future proof it as much as possible.
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Like that GPU and processor weren't expensive 
Most of i7 and 1080s specs have 16gb at this point, which is rather "outdated", that's why I said it. Either way you're ending up with a great PC, no doubt about it. Btw if you can pick I'd recommend Noctua ventilators (coolers?), they are incredible imo.
Most of i7 and 1080s specs have 16gb at this point, which is rather "outdated", that's why I said it. Either way you're ending up with a great PC, no doubt about it. Btw if you can pick I'd recommend Noctua ventilators (coolers?), they are incredible imo.
Before rams goes up again I said why not. And seeing how corona hit everything I did the right thing XD
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honestly man which "edu program" need something more recent than your 12years old pc?
If you can't spend much I'd rather pick a Sata III ssd and let it be.
Else everything's depend on your budget. Now isn't really the moment to buy as price for hardware is shit.
If I were you I'd look into used parts market. Many people lost their jobs and need money you could find some nice deals (I know it's not cool but that's the harsh truth)
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my current set up which I'll probably upgrade in Sept/Oct
i7 8700k
Gigabyte z370 Aorus gaming 7
32gb 3600 G.Skill Trident Z cl 16
Seasonic Focu+ Platinum 750w
RTX 2080 Asus Strix OC
1 TB Samsung 970 evo plus
250gb Samsung 960 evo
500gb Samsung 860 evo
Lian Li 011 Dynamic
Deepcool Castle 360rgb
Deepcool CF20 x 3 fans
Gigabyte wb1733d-i
Monitor Dell S2716DG
Once RTX 3000 are I'm probably going to upgrade and maybe change the cpu as well
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well actually really good I bought it for gaming not for video editing,photography or anything related.
Also I'm not one who scream if the colors aren't perfect.
Anyway It's a monitor that I'll Keep as long as it last!
Even with next generation my aim is to have at least 144-150fps on any game.
There is really no point going for 4k monitors rightnow I'd rather have more fps for a more fluid experience.
Also the price makes me wanna keep it and use it as much as I can.
Dunno do IPS monitors already lowered the latence to 1ms?
But anyway I bought it 3-4years ago for 552euro and for me it's perfect with 27 inches, 144hz, g-sync, 1ms and 2k resolution.
Also love Dell Design and flexibility.
Yours sadly miss g-sync but more frameless than mine which has 1cm of black borders.
But in the end I'm not picky on monitors colors or out of factory calibration and stuff like that
Also I'm not one who scream if the colors aren't perfect.
Anyway It's a monitor that I'll Keep as long as it last!
Even with next generation my aim is to have at least 144-150fps on any game.
There is really no point going for 4k monitors rightnow I'd rather have more fps for a more fluid experience.
Also the price makes me wanna keep it and use it as much as I can.
Dunno do IPS monitors already lowered the latence to 1ms?
But anyway I bought it 3-4years ago for 552euro and for me it's perfect with 27 inches, 144hz, g-sync, 1ms and 2k resolution.
Also love Dell Design and flexibility.
Yours sadly miss g-sync but more frameless than mine which has 1cm of black borders.
But in the end I'm not picky on monitors colors or out of factory calibration and stuff like that
i get your point about fps. gaming experience over resolution any day if that's the point.
yes, the latest ips gaming monitors have 1 ms latency. some examples: https://geizhals.at/?cat=monlcd19wide&xf=11939_27~11949_2~11955_IPS
as for my screen, since i'm not doing any gaming, i don't mind missing g-sync or freesync. if i wanted some gaming features, i went for a dedicated vga instead of an integrated one, and a smaller, faster monitor. 4k makes the difference in photo editing, it's brilliant.
yes, the latest ips gaming monitors have 1 ms latency. some examples: https://geizhals.at/?cat=monlcd19wide&xf=11939_27~11949_2~11955_IPS
as for my screen, since i'm not doing any gaming, i don't mind missing g-sync or freesync. if i wanted some gaming features, i went for a dedicated vga instead of an integrated one, and a smaller, faster monitor. 4k makes the difference in photo editing, it's brilliant.
So, speaking of Memory.
I get an e-mail today taht because of all the purchases I made with Dell, I have 127.00 in Dell Rewards.
Cool. Then I see that 16GB - 2RX8 DDR4 UDIMM 2666MHz
of Memory (the same that I built mine with) is 60.00 off at 129.99, with Free shipping.
So, I basically paid 4.00 for an additional 16GB of RAM, and it will be here on Friday
So, speaking of Memory.
I get an e-mail today taht because of all the purchases I made with Dell, I have 127.00 in Dell Rewards.
Cool. Then I see that 16GB - 2RX8 DDR4 UDIMM 2666MHz
of Memory (the same that I built mine with) is 60.00 off at 129.99, with Free shipping.
So, I basically paid 4.00 for an additional 16GB of RAM, and it will be here on Friday
I get an e-mail today taht because of all the purchases I made with Dell, I have 127.00 in Dell Rewards.
Cool. Then I see that 16GB - 2RX8 DDR4 UDIMM 2666MHz
of Memory (the same that I built mine with) is 60.00 off at 129.99, with Free shipping.
So, I basically paid 4.00 for an additional 16GB of RAM, and it will be here on Friday
ok, now we're talking. You're set for another 10 years without buying anything else.
2: ok, now we're talking. You're set for another 10 years without buying anything else.
.Depending on what he is using the PC for, sixteen gigs is good for five years. If you're working with multiple applications simultaneously, right now that's the minimum.
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