miggs78
Well-known member
Man it's so good to be back in after ages 
Hey guys so I need a new system, I used to use my work laptop but since I changed jobs think I'll need just get a new system to use at home.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Light gaming (fifa 21, dirt rally, cod etc) at 1080p, I can live with putting the settings on medium, don't really need super max settings. Also used for daily work use, multitasking (O365, browser windows, excel, visio etc). I also plan to use the desktop for studying so IT networking labs with GNS3 or EVE but I can add more RAM later on
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
CAD $1000-1500 (the cheaper the better)
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Canada (I live in Calgary)
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
I haven't actually build a PC in a long long time, the last processor I had was a 3570K. I don't have any parts atm though so fresh build. No fanboy really, preference would be likely on stock. With that said the Intel 10th gen processors seem to be good buys, especially since all them support hyperthreading now vs the 9th gens but then not sure how they rack against the ryzen 3600x/3700x processors
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
no
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
not a ton of research honestly, I'm still a confused about the different chipsets Z490, H470 and B460... or save money and get a previous gen z390 as 10th gen don't support pcie4.0 so what's the point? I will be putting a m2 SSD but still at pcie3.0
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I haven't done it in ages, so why not eh, but I'm def not a hardcore overclocker, I did back in the day but it's been ages and I'll likely just shoot for a slightly high number and leave it there
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
That depends on supply and demand honestly, I was initially thinking to get a K processor with an Integrated GPU since GPU prices itself have been insane and stock is also impossible to come.. Though does getting a pre-built makes sense at this time and if so which company
Some specs I have in mind:
Intel 10600k
Asus/MSI/Gigabyte board
16GB RAM (2x8)
512GB/1TB m2 SSD
I have an external HDD so I'll just re-use that for now and get a SSD HD later down the road
750W PSU
ATX case dunno maybe Fractal Design, NZXT or Phanteks
Dunno if I missed anything else...
The pre-built vs custom has me thinking with GPU prices, if I can at least play some games with the IGPU, I'll take that and add a GPU if I ever find one.. The more custom built systems like ibuypower and cyberpower are more expensive but they do come with a pretty good GPU.. I looked at the Dell G5, HP gaming machines and I hate the proprietary parts they use, either it's a custom mobo or psu, it's stupid honestly
Hey guys so I need a new system, I used to use my work laptop but since I changed jobs think I'll need just get a new system to use at home.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Light gaming (fifa 21, dirt rally, cod etc) at 1080p, I can live with putting the settings on medium, don't really need super max settings. Also used for daily work use, multitasking (O365, browser windows, excel, visio etc). I also plan to use the desktop for studying so IT networking labs with GNS3 or EVE but I can add more RAM later on
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
CAD $1000-1500 (the cheaper the better)
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Canada (I live in Calgary)
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
I haven't actually build a PC in a long long time, the last processor I had was a 3570K. I don't have any parts atm though so fresh build. No fanboy really, preference would be likely on stock. With that said the Intel 10th gen processors seem to be good buys, especially since all them support hyperthreading now vs the 9th gens but then not sure how they rack against the ryzen 3600x/3700x processors
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
no
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
not a ton of research honestly, I'm still a confused about the different chipsets Z490, H470 and B460... or save money and get a previous gen z390 as 10th gen don't support pcie4.0 so what's the point? I will be putting a m2 SSD but still at pcie3.0
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I haven't done it in ages, so why not eh, but I'm def not a hardcore overclocker, I did back in the day but it's been ages and I'll likely just shoot for a slightly high number and leave it there
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
That depends on supply and demand honestly, I was initially thinking to get a K processor with an Integrated GPU since GPU prices itself have been insane and stock is also impossible to come.. Though does getting a pre-built makes sense at this time and if so which company
Some specs I have in mind:
Intel 10600k
Asus/MSI/Gigabyte board
16GB RAM (2x8)
512GB/1TB m2 SSD
I have an external HDD so I'll just re-use that for now and get a SSD HD later down the road
750W PSU
ATX case dunno maybe Fractal Design, NZXT or Phanteks
Dunno if I missed anything else...
The pre-built vs custom has me thinking with GPU prices, if I can at least play some games with the IGPU, I'll take that and add a GPU if I ever find one.. The more custom built systems like ibuypower and cyberpower are more expensive but they do come with a pretty good GPU.. I looked at the Dell G5, HP gaming machines and I hate the proprietary parts they use, either it's a custom mobo or psu, it's stupid honestly
