goddamnit thread I want a 1080ti so badly, but i keep missing the 700 dollar cards.
I'm almost to the point where I'd pick up one of the 850 dollar cards, and that disgusts me.
please tell me crypto is dying and prices are on the verge of collapse?
Prices won't fall for a while. The problem is that the supply isn't fungible. Someone who bought a GPU and used it to mine Dunning-Kruggerands can't really turn around and put that card back on the market to meet pent-up demand. Nobody who wants that card will buy it, or they will only buy it at a drastically reduced price, and even then there's a good chance they will just have to get a replacement when that overworked card breaks down.
GPU manufacturers haven't even hinted at increasing supply until recently, and even then it's doubtful they will do anything significant given this week's events (i.e., they are now likely even more convinced that crypto is a bubble and won't up their production for fear of getting screwed down the line). Until both the newly-built cards hit the market and the existing crypto demand dies down, prices will hold at artificially-high levels.
goddamnit thread I want a 1080ti so badly, but i keep missing the 700 dollar cards.
I'm almost to the point where I'd pick up one of the 850 dollar cards, and that disgusts me.
please tell me crypto is dying and prices are on the verge of collapse?
Prices won't fall for a while. The problem is that the supply isn't fungible. Someone who bought a GPU and used it to mine Dunning-Kruggerands can't really turn around and put that card back on the market to meet pent-up demand. Nobody who wants that card will buy it, or they will only buy it at a drastically reduced price, and even then there's a good chance they will just have to get a replacement when that overworked card breaks down.
GPU manufacturers haven't even hinted at increasing supply until recently, and even then it's doubtful they will do anything significant given this week's events (i.e., they are now likely even more convinced that crypto is a bubble and won't up their production for fear of getting screwed down the line). Until both the newly-built cards hit the market and the existing crypto demand dies down, prices will hold at artificially-high levels.
siiiiiiiigh.
Only thing stopping me from firing on the $850 cards is the fact coolermasters store is down and cant order the am4 bracket for my heatsink
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I'm finally at a point where I could probably afford a new cpu, mobo, ram and cooler, but I think I'll hold off until next year.
The upcoming Ryzen 2nd generation cpu's are expected to only have an increase 200mhz. This in itself wouldn't be that much or an issue, if ram prices weren't so ridiculous. For instance, 16gb of 3200mhz ram is more expensive than a 1600x right now.
So now I'm just going to wait until next year when ram is rumored to reduce in price. The positive to this is Ryzen 3rd generation is expected to release in 2019.
I guess I'm not really in a hurry to upgrade since my current system is still running fine. I think I've been using my i7 2600(non k), mobo and ram since 2011. 7 years and still running. Can we make it to 8 years? :P If these components kick the bucket between now and next year, I'll definitely settle whatever's currently available. Just wish I had bought my ram before all the DRAM manufacturers started price fixing. 2x8GB of 3200mhz ram is currently around $330AUD here, when in 2015 I think it was like $170AUD. This is the worst time to be building a PC!
I'm also debating whether I should replace my GTX 970 gpu when the new gen comes out this year.
It's still running most games fine on medium to high setting so maybe it can wait, but given the crypo mining craze it might be better to try to grab a GTX 1180/2080 when they're announced for pre-order.
That..doesnt jive with what I've seen. I've seen ram as low as 170 for 16gb of DDR4 3200
Also next gen nvidia cards? 2080? Ooh..looks like they are supposed to drop sometime this year from what I can find.. maybe i'll wait and spend my money on a 2080 ti instead.
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Oooh...Australia. Land of Price Gouging. Nevermind,as you were.
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That..doesnt jive with what I've seen. I've seen ram as low as 170 for 16gb of DDR4 3200
Also next gen nvidia cards? 2080? Ooh..looks like they are supposed to drop sometime this year from what I can find.. maybe i'll wait and spend my money on a 2080 ti instead.
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Oooh...Australia. Land of Price Gouging. Nevermind,as you were.
Yeah I was about to say.
I could probably get the ram off newegg for cheaper, but I was basing that price off my local computer store prices in the past and today.
I work for a IT system house in Austria which provides tech and services for small and middle sized enterprises. It is the same for all our B2B suppliers. Everything up to the Geforce 1050 is available. Beginning with the 1050ti you pay moon prices.
We currently use the Quadro P2000 card as mid range option because these are still readily available ( the 1060 currently cost as much - 470 Euro but its a gamble if you can order one) - most of our clients use dedicated GPUs for CAD or video editing anyway but preferred the cheaper retail GPUs in the past.
The quadro P2000 seems to be a based on a mix of Geforce GTX 1060 / 1070 specs but with 5GB vRAM and lots of disabled CUDA cores. I dunno if I would recommend it for gaming - It holds up fine in 1080p, but you are basically on the slow business update path when it comes to drivers and by default there are no game profiles. Quadro cards have no boost mode and are lower clocked, because their workload tends to be different.
If you are into high end gaming (1080, 1080ti) and want a GPU right now the best bet is to order a Starwars Titan directly from Nvidia.
I work for a IT system house in Austria which provides tech and services for small and middle sized enterprises. It is the same for all our B2B suppliers. Everything up to the Geforce 1050 is available. Beginning with the 1050ti you pay moon prices.
We currently use the Quadro P2000 card as mid range option because these are still readily available ( the 1060 currently cost as much - 470 Euro but its a gamble if you can order one) - most of our clients use dedicated GPUs for CAD or video editing anyway but preferred the cheaper retail GPUs in the past.
The quadro P2000 seems to be a based on a mix of Geforce GTX 1060 / 1070 specs but with 5GB vRAM and lots of disabled CUDA cores. I dunno if I would recommend it for gaming - It holds up fine in 1080p, but you are basically on the slow business update path when it comes to drivers and by default there are no game profiles. Quadro cards have no boost mode and are lower clocked, because their workload tends to be different.
If you are into high end gaming (1080, 1080ti) and want a GPU right now the best bet is to order a Starwars Titan directly from Nvidia.
Unless you're in the US. That ship has, apparently, sailed a whiles ago. Everything except for the SLI bridges currently has "Notify Me" buttons instead of "Add to Cart."
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Can I get a recommendation for a good monitor for gaming, 1080p (i really dont need higher resolutions), preferably in the 27 inch range. I was looking at the dell SE2717Hx as a starting point, but got really nothing to compare it to and the field is aplenty with monitors. My price ceiling is 150 at absolute max. Cheaper would be preferred.
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$150 for a 27" 1080p that doesn't look like crap is gonna be really rough. Would you consider going to a smaller size? You should be able to find a good 22-24" 1080p around that price.
$150 for a 27" 1080p that doesn't look like crap is gonna be really rough. Would you consider going to a smaller size? You should be able to find a good 22-24" 1080p around that price.
Figured 150 was dooable considering the reviews on that dell monitor.
I'm actually looking for monitor advice too - I've been doing 1080 for a long time and have some bonus money, so I'm looking to upgrade. Per discussion last page, 1440p at higher refresh is preferred to 4k?
I'm actually looking for monitor advice too - I've been doing 1080 for a long time and have some bonus money, so I'm looking to upgrade. Per discussion last page, 1440p at higher refresh is preferred to 4k?
I would say the 1080 is a good target for 1440p/60fps ultra gaming, yeah.
Sorry, I meant I've been doing 1080p for a while (I DID, however, recently upgrade to a 1080 GTX because work had an EPP store which wasn't stupid inflated and I was able to get a good price for my 1070)
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If you don't want to pay for a 1440p monitor and your video card can't support that resolution anyway, then 1080p is still the standard. Especially if you want more than 60 fps consistently. There's absolutely no reason to go 4k unless you have money to burn, IMHO.
The size of the monitor you want to get at 1080p is entirely dependent upon your personal tolerance for things looking really pixelated and blown-up at larger screen sizes.
I work for a IT system house in Austria which provides tech and services for small and middle sized enterprises. It is the same for all our B2B suppliers. Everything up to the Geforce 1050 is available. Beginning with the 1050ti you pay moon prices.
We currently use the Quadro P2000 card as mid range option because these are still readily available ( the 1060 currently cost as much - 470 Euro but its a gamble if you can order one) - most of our clients use dedicated GPUs for CAD or video editing anyway but preferred the cheaper retail GPUs in the past.
The quadro P2000 seems to be a based on a mix of Geforce GTX 1060 / 1070 specs but with 5GB vRAM and lots of disabled CUDA cores. I dunno if I would recommend it for gaming - It holds up fine in 1080p, but you are basically on the slow business update path when it comes to drivers and by default there are no game profiles. Quadro cards have no boost mode and are lower clocked, because their workload tends to be different.
If you are into high end gaming (1080, 1080ti) and want a GPU right now the best bet is to order a Starwars Titan directly from Nvidia.
Unless you're in the US. That ship has, apparently, sailed a whiles ago. Everything except for the SLI bridges currently has "Notify Me" buttons instead of "Add to Cart."
The Star Wars Titan Xp cards are also both officially sold out, so now the only way to get them is, and stop me if you've heard this recently, to buy at a ridiculously inflated markup from a third-party reseller.
$150 for a 27" 1080p that doesn't look like crap is gonna be really rough. Would you consider going to a smaller size? You should be able to find a good 22-24" 1080p around that price.
Figured 150 was dooable considering the reviews on that dell monitor.
$150 for a 27" 1080p that doesn't look like crap is gonna be really rough. Would you consider going to a smaller size? You should be able to find a good 22-24" 1080p around that price.
Figured 150 was dooable considering the reviews on that dell monitor.
$150 for a 27" 1080p that doesn't look like crap is gonna be really rough. Would you consider going to a smaller size? You should be able to find a good 22-24" 1080p around that price.
Figured 150 was dooable considering the reviews on that dell monitor.
Just realized that the dell i was looking at was on sale for 100 off, thats why i thought it'd be easy to get a 27 at 150, heh.
Ah yeah that'll do it. I just thought maybe you were getting different inventory on Amazon or something!
I found other sources that i can get it for like 120 off, so I may just pick up that dell instead.. its wholly better than my current 21 incher, except the resposne time is 1ms slower, but I doubt I'd notice the difference between 5 and 6ms
Especially since that 99 dollar 32inch HP monitor isnt at any of my walmarts.
You're not going to notice the difference, I guarantee it. It's highly likely that the numbers don't even mean the same thing, if your current monitor isn't made by the same manufacturer.
I'm not desperate to pick up a new PC, I don't really have time for gaming on the PS4 at the moment and a lot is done on the Switch, but that doesn't stop me from really really wanting one!
Basically my desires are:
- Gaming (Connected to a 4k tv, not too fussed about native 4k resolutions though). I'm not really in to FPS games, I like pretty much all genres.
- UHD Player. I believe this really limits me to specific CPUs/Motherboards. I'm happy to drop this desire in favour of a standalone player if it proves too restrictive.
- VR. This is one of my main motivations. I LOVE my PSVR and would like to widen the catalogue of VR experiences available to me. I won't be picking up a Vive/Rift immediately but will after a couple of months.
I'm thinking of budgeting around £1k (Sorry, non-UK people) and that'll need to take in to account pretty much everything. I've got display/keyboard/mouse/OS, and I actually have a pretty decent spare 550w PSU (can't remember the make but certainly not a cheapo one) but everything else will need to be included in that.
Any suggestions? Equally if some snazzy new tech is just around the bend, I can certainly wait a while.
I'm not desperate to pick up a new PC, I don't really have time for gaming on the PS4 at the moment and a lot is done on the Switch, but that doesn't stop me from really really wanting one!
Basically my desires are:
- Gaming (Connected to a 4k tv, not too fussed about native 4k resolutions though). I'm not really in to FPS games, I like pretty much all genres.
- UHD Player. I believe this really limits me to specific CPUs/Motherboards. I'm happy to drop this desire in favour of a standalone player if it proves too restrictive.
- VR. This is one of my main motivations. I LOVE my PSVR and would like to widen the catalogue of VR experiences available to me. I won't be picking up a Vive/Rift immediately but will after a couple of months.
I'm thinking of budgeting around £1k (Sorry, non-UK people) and that'll need to take in to account pretty much everything. I've got display/keyboard/mouse/OS, and I actually have a pretty decent spare 550w PSU (can't remember the make but certainly not a cheapo one) but everything else will need to be included in that.
Any suggestions? Equally if some snazzy new tech is just around the bend, I can certainly wait a while.
Sad to say, but a prebuilt is probably your best bet right now thanks to crypto driving up GPU prices. I've seen several that would probably fit that price range on the buildapcsales subreddit. If you do build your own, you'll want at least a GTX 1060 6GB (NOT THE 3GB) or RX 480 to run VR.
Rumors say the next gen GPUs will be out in a few months, but it's not going to affect prices significantly.
I'm not desperate to pick up a new PC, I don't really have time for gaming on the PS4 at the moment and a lot is done on the Switch, but that doesn't stop me from really really wanting one!
Basically my desires are:
- Gaming (Connected to a 4k tv, not too fussed about native 4k resolutions though). I'm not really in to FPS games, I like pretty much all genres.
- UHD Player. I believe this really limits me to specific CPUs/Motherboards. I'm happy to drop this desire in favour of a standalone player if it proves too restrictive.
- VR. This is one of my main motivations. I LOVE my PSVR and would like to widen the catalogue of VR experiences available to me. I won't be picking up a Vive/Rift immediately but will after a couple of months.
I'm thinking of budgeting around £1k (Sorry, non-UK people) and that'll need to take in to account pretty much everything. I've got display/keyboard/mouse/OS, and I actually have a pretty decent spare 550w PSU (can't remember the make but certainly not a cheapo one) but everything else will need to be included in that.
Any suggestions? Equally if some snazzy new tech is just around the bend, I can certainly wait a while.
Sad to say, but a prebuilt is probably your best bet right now thanks to crypto driving up GPU prices. I've seen several that would probably fit that price range on the buildapcsales subreddit. If you do build your own, you'll want at least a GTX 1060 6GB (NOT THE 3GB) or RX 480 to run VR.
Rumors say the next gen GPUs will be out in a few months, but it's not going to affect prices significantly.
May not affect prices, but the rumors of the new cards massive increase in performance will give them a much better value per dollar, which is why I personally put off my search for a new vidcard.
I dont know how it is in the UK, if you absolutely must have a VR capable PC now, your only bet for a reasonable price is a prebuilt. (just follow prebuilt precautions by reformating it as soon as you get it to delete all that obtrusive adware bloatshit), because I seriously doubt you'll be able to build for 1k what you could buy for 1k, from what i'm seeing with American prices, almost entirely because crypto fuckholes have ruined GPU prices by magnitudes.
Can I get a recommendation for a good monitor for gaming, 1080p (i really dont need higher resolutions), preferably in the 27 inch range. I was looking at the dell SE2717Hx as a starting point, but got really nothing to compare it to and the field is aplenty with monitors. My price ceiling is 150 at absolute max. Cheaper would be preferred.
I typically play a lot of games that require tight timing (rhythm, fighting), so I go with low-latency monitors used at fighting game tournaments. Right now, I have two BenQ Zowie RL 2455 monitors. They're only 1080p at 60Hz, but that's fine for everything I play.
They're a little out of your stated range at 169, but the Display Lag site can help you find alternatives.
I'm not desperate to pick up a new PC, I don't really have time for gaming on the PS4 at the moment and a lot is done on the Switch, but that doesn't stop me from really really wanting one!
Basically my desires are:
- Gaming (Connected to a 4k tv, not too fussed about native 4k resolutions though). I'm not really in to FPS games, I like pretty much all genres.
- UHD Player. I believe this really limits me to specific CPUs/Motherboards. I'm happy to drop this desire in favour of a standalone player if it proves too restrictive.
- VR. This is one of my main motivations. I LOVE my PSVR and would like to widen the catalogue of VR experiences available to me. I won't be picking up a Vive/Rift immediately but will after a couple of months.
I'm thinking of budgeting around £1k (Sorry, non-UK people) and that'll need to take in to account pretty much everything. I've got display/keyboard/mouse/OS, and I actually have a pretty decent spare 550w PSU (can't remember the make but certainly not a cheapo one) but everything else will need to be included in that.
Any suggestions? Equally if some snazzy new tech is just around the bend, I can certainly wait a while.
PC VR is actually much more attainable than I first expected. I'm running Superhot and Keep Talking just fine with a GTX 970. Fallout 4 VR has to go all the way down in settings, but actually runs okay.
You don't necessarily need a special mobo for 4k either. My old ASRock B85M-ITX board supports it just fine as long as the HDMI cable is plugged into the GPU, not the mobo itself.
Beyond that, yeah, you should put off upgrades for a bit as others have said.
I believe 4k UHDs due to crazy DRM requires specific chips and boards.
I totally didn't realise about the whole crypto mining having a huge impact on prices pre this thread. I'm certainly not against buying pre built so if that's the better option I'll keep an eye out.
I'll hold off for a bit and see what pre built offers come up with the new cards. Thanks guys.
I believe 4k UHDs due to crazy DRM requires specific chips and boards.
I totally didn't realise about the whole crypto mining having a huge impact on prices pre this thread. I'm certainly not against buying pre built so if that's the better option I'll keep an eye out.
I'll hold off for a bit and see what pre built offers come up with the new cards. Thanks guys.
Hmm... I haven't paid for the Netflix upgrade, but YouTube and Amazon seem to work fine with a motherboard from...2012? I have no idea how DRM interacts with motherboards, though.
I believe 4k UHDs due to crazy DRM requires specific chips and boards.
I totally didn't realise about the whole crypto mining having a huge impact on prices pre this thread. I'm certainly not against buying pre built so if that's the better option I'll keep an eye out.
I'll hold off for a bit and see what pre built offers come up with the new cards. Thanks guys.
Hmm... I haven't paid for the Netflix upgrade, but YouTube and Amazon seem to work fine with a motherboard from...2012? I have no idea how DRM interacts with motherboards, though.
Netflix 4k streaming on PC requires a Kaby Lake or newer (7xxx series) Intel processor, or an nvidia 10 series card (1050 or higher). It has to do with 4k decoding needing a hardware HEVC decoder.
So, the Ryzen APU reviews are coming out. The verdict seems to be that they won't replace a dedicated card, but for gamers on a budget looking for an upgrade path, they're a viable choice,as well as for HTPCs.
the GPU's in them seem to be right between the nvidia GT 1030 and the GTX 1050. the 1050 is considered the current budget 1080p card, so that's actually not bad at all for an on die GPU.
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An integrated solution that is dirt cheap but can average more than 60fps for Overwatch at 1080p is actually pretty amazing (albeit at the Low graphics setting).
The 2400G is totally unlocked too, so I've seen some benchmarks where the CPU and GPU cores have been clocked up and paired with fast RAM (3200) that get real close to the 1050. There definitely needs to be some optimization done on the driver side for certain games, but these new Vega APUs are pretty good deals.
Yeah I was looking to do a 4k HTPC and it seems like unless you have a dedicated card that's asking a lot of most onboard GPUs.
As a compromise, I went with a Corsair mini ITX case that fits a full size GPU. It's a pain to get the card in just right, but I've been very happy with it otherwise.
$150 for a 27" 1080p that doesn't look like crap is gonna be really rough. Would you consider going to a smaller size? You should be able to find a good 22-24" 1080p around that price.
Figured 150 was dooable considering the reviews on that dell monitor.
Hey @Buttcleft still looking for a 27" monitor for around $150? Just got this in my Newegg mailer tonight:
$150 for a 27" 1080p that doesn't look like crap is gonna be really rough. Would you consider going to a smaller size? You should be able to find a good 22-24" 1080p around that price.
Figured 150 was dooable considering the reviews on that dell monitor.
Hey @Buttcleft still looking for a 27" monitor for around $150? Just got this in my Newegg mailer tonight:
appreciate the input but i ended up ordering the dell SE2717HR, which seems to edge ou that LG monitor on several points..most notably being cheaper on sale, and having Freesync, in case you are looking for a monitor yourself :hydra:
Hey everyone. So I got everything together for my build and bad news, its not posting. All of the fans are spinning up and the LEDs on the mobo light up, but there's no beep from the mobo or signal being sent to the monitor.
I've taken out all of the ram piece by piece, took out the CPU to check for bent pins (its fine, phew), unplugged and replugged all of the power connections.
At this point I suspect something is wrong with the mother board and that it will need to be replaced, but I would like to know what you fine folks think might be wrong first.
Here's the specs.
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Prices won't fall for a while. The problem is that the supply isn't fungible. Someone who bought a GPU and used it to mine Dunning-Kruggerands can't really turn around and put that card back on the market to meet pent-up demand. Nobody who wants that card will buy it, or they will only buy it at a drastically reduced price, and even then there's a good chance they will just have to get a replacement when that overworked card breaks down.
GPU manufacturers haven't even hinted at increasing supply until recently, and even then it's doubtful they will do anything significant given this week's events (i.e., they are now likely even more convinced that crypto is a bubble and won't up their production for fear of getting screwed down the line). Until both the newly-built cards hit the market and the existing crypto demand dies down, prices will hold at artificially-high levels.
siiiiiiiigh.
Only thing stopping me from firing on the $850 cards is the fact coolermasters store is down and cant order the am4 bracket for my heatsink
The upcoming Ryzen 2nd generation cpu's are expected to only have an increase 200mhz. This in itself wouldn't be that much or an issue, if ram prices weren't so ridiculous. For instance, 16gb of 3200mhz ram is more expensive than a 1600x right now.
So now I'm just going to wait until next year when ram is rumored to reduce in price. The positive to this is Ryzen 3rd generation is expected to release in 2019.
I guess I'm not really in a hurry to upgrade since my current system is still running fine. I think I've been using my i7 2600(non k), mobo and ram since 2011. 7 years and still running. Can we make it to 8 years? :P If these components kick the bucket between now and next year, I'll definitely settle whatever's currently available. Just wish I had bought my ram before all the DRAM manufacturers started price fixing. 2x8GB of 3200mhz ram is currently around $330AUD here, when in 2015 I think it was like $170AUD. This is the worst time to be building a PC!
I'm also debating whether I should replace my GTX 970 gpu when the new gen comes out this year.
It's still running most games fine on medium to high setting so maybe it can wait, but given the crypo mining craze it might be better to try to grab a GTX 1180/2080 when they're announced for pre-order.
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Also next gen nvidia cards? 2080? Ooh..looks like they are supposed to drop sometime this year from what I can find.. maybe i'll wait and spend my money on a 2080 ti instead.
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Oooh...Australia. Land of Price Gouging. Nevermind,as you were.
I could probably get the ram off newegg for cheaper, but I was basing that price off my local computer store prices in the past and today.
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We currently use the Quadro P2000 card as mid range option because these are still readily available ( the 1060 currently cost as much - 470 Euro but its a gamble if you can order one) - most of our clients use dedicated GPUs for CAD or video editing anyway but preferred the cheaper retail GPUs in the past.
The quadro P2000 seems to be a based on a mix of Geforce GTX 1060 / 1070 specs but with 5GB vRAM and lots of disabled CUDA cores. I dunno if I would recommend it for gaming - It holds up fine in 1080p, but you are basically on the slow business update path when it comes to drivers and by default there are no game profiles. Quadro cards have no boost mode and are lower clocked, because their workload tends to be different.
If you are into high end gaming (1080, 1080ti) and want a GPU right now the best bet is to order a Starwars Titan directly from Nvidia.
Unless you're in the US. That ship has, apparently, sailed a whiles ago. Everything except for the SLI bridges currently has "Notify Me" buttons instead of "Add to Cart."
Figured 150 was dooable considering the reviews on that dell monitor.
I would say the 1080 is a good target for 1440p/60fps ultra gaming, yeah.
The size of the monitor you want to get at 1080p is entirely dependent upon your personal tolerance for things looking really pixelated and blown-up at larger screen sizes.
The Star Wars Titan Xp cards are also both officially sold out, so now the only way to get them is, and stop me if you've heard this recently, to buy at a ridiculously inflated markup from a third-party reseller.
@3clipse
Just realized that the dell i was looking at was on sale for 100 off, thats why i thought it'd be easy to get a 27 at 150, heh.
Ah yeah that'll do it. I just thought maybe you were getting different inventory on Amazon or something!
I found other sources that i can get it for like 120 off, so I may just pick up that dell instead.. its wholly better than my current 21 incher, except the resposne time is 1ms slower, but I doubt I'd notice the difference between 5 and 6ms
Especially since that 99 dollar 32inch HP monitor isnt at any of my walmarts.
I'm not desperate to pick up a new PC, I don't really have time for gaming on the PS4 at the moment and a lot is done on the Switch, but that doesn't stop me from really really wanting one!
Basically my desires are:
- Gaming (Connected to a 4k tv, not too fussed about native 4k resolutions though). I'm not really in to FPS games, I like pretty much all genres.
- UHD Player. I believe this really limits me to specific CPUs/Motherboards. I'm happy to drop this desire in favour of a standalone player if it proves too restrictive.
- VR. This is one of my main motivations. I LOVE my PSVR and would like to widen the catalogue of VR experiences available to me. I won't be picking up a Vive/Rift immediately but will after a couple of months.
I'm thinking of budgeting around £1k (Sorry, non-UK people) and that'll need to take in to account pretty much everything. I've got display/keyboard/mouse/OS, and I actually have a pretty decent spare 550w PSU (can't remember the make but certainly not a cheapo one) but everything else will need to be included in that.
Any suggestions? Equally if some snazzy new tech is just around the bend, I can certainly wait a while.
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Sad to say, but a prebuilt is probably your best bet right now thanks to crypto driving up GPU prices. I've seen several that would probably fit that price range on the buildapcsales subreddit. If you do build your own, you'll want at least a GTX 1060 6GB (NOT THE 3GB) or RX 480 to run VR.
Rumors say the next gen GPUs will be out in a few months, but it's not going to affect prices significantly.
May not affect prices, but the rumors of the new cards massive increase in performance will give them a much better value per dollar, which is why I personally put off my search for a new vidcard.
I dont know how it is in the UK, if you absolutely must have a VR capable PC now, your only bet for a reasonable price is a prebuilt. (just follow prebuilt precautions by reformating it as soon as you get it to delete all that obtrusive adware bloatshit), because I seriously doubt you'll be able to build for 1k what you could buy for 1k, from what i'm seeing with American prices, almost entirely because crypto fuckholes have ruined GPU prices by magnitudes.
I typically play a lot of games that require tight timing (rhythm, fighting), so I go with low-latency monitors used at fighting game tournaments. Right now, I have two BenQ Zowie RL 2455 monitors. They're only 1080p at 60Hz, but that's fine for everything I play.
They're a little out of your stated range at 169, but the Display Lag site can help you find alternatives.
PC VR is actually much more attainable than I first expected. I'm running Superhot and Keep Talking just fine with a GTX 970. Fallout 4 VR has to go all the way down in settings, but actually runs okay.
You don't necessarily need a special mobo for 4k either. My old ASRock B85M-ITX board supports it just fine as long as the HDMI cable is plugged into the GPU, not the mobo itself.
Beyond that, yeah, you should put off upgrades for a bit as others have said.
I totally didn't realise about the whole crypto mining having a huge impact on prices pre this thread. I'm certainly not against buying pre built so if that's the better option I'll keep an eye out.
I'll hold off for a bit and see what pre built offers come up with the new cards. Thanks guys.
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Hmm... I haven't paid for the Netflix upgrade, but YouTube and Amazon seem to work fine with a motherboard from...2012? I have no idea how DRM interacts with motherboards, though.
Netflix 4k streaming on PC requires a Kaby Lake or newer (7xxx series) Intel processor, or an nvidia 10 series card (1050 or higher). It has to do with 4k decoding needing a hardware HEVC decoder.
As a compromise, I went with a Corsair mini ITX case that fits a full size GPU. It's a pain to get the card in just right, but I've been very happy with it otherwise.
Hey @Buttcleft still looking for a 27" monitor for around $150? Just got this in my Newegg mailer tonight:
LG 27" 1080p 60hz IPS monitor 5ms response time for $150 (and there's a $20 rebate card attached to it too). About the only downside I can see is the availability of connections (HDMI and D-Sub only).
appreciate the input but i ended up ordering the dell SE2717HR, which seems to edge ou that LG monitor on several points..most notably being cheaper on sale, and having Freesync, in case you are looking for a monitor yourself :hydra:
Thanks for thinkin of me, Erl
I've taken out all of the ram piece by piece, took out the CPU to check for bent pins (its fine, phew), unplugged and replugged all of the power connections.
At this point I suspect something is wrong with the mother board and that it will need to be replaced, but I would like to know what you fine folks think might be wrong first.
Here's the specs.
GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0) AM4 AMD B350 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 8-Core 3.4 GHz (3.8 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 95W YD170XBCAEWOF Desktop Processor
ADATA XPG Z1 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model AX4U2666W4G16-DRZ
EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3, 220-G3-0550-Y1, 80+ GOLD, 550W Fully Modular
500GB EVO Solid State Drive
No GPU hooked up yet (damn those prices!)