Tech Refresh PC

[Arinoth]

One silver lining is my home computer is not used for any productivity applications, it's mainly gaming and daily driving.

 

[sswilson]

I don't know if you're interested in a slightly older platform, but one of these combos (paired with a decent set of memory + an NVME) would get the PC side done for around $500.

Intel Core i5-11600K 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor

Intel Core i5-11600K 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor, Socket LGA 1200 (Intel 500 and select 400 Series) Unlocked, 3.9 GHz Base 4.9 Turbo, 11th Gen Boxed (BX8070811600K)

www.canadacomputers.com

 

[Arinoth]

I don't know if you're interested in a slightly older platform, but one of these combos (paired with a decent set of memory + an NVME) would get the PC side done for around $500.

Intel Core i5-11600K 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor

Intel Core i5-11600K 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor, Socket LGA 1200 (Intel 500 and select 400 Series) Unlocked, 3.9 GHz Base 4.9 Turbo, 11th Gen Boxed (BX8070811600K)

www.canadacomputers.com

I am definitely looking for something on a newer platform plus some of the early horror stories of Gen 11 has me wanting to avoid it like the plague too.

 

[Arinoth]

Well time to revive this thread, updating the initial post to reflect what I 'think' I might be going with for a new build (as I was waiting for Black Friday sales).

 

[moocow]

Case wise, I think these 3 are good but won't break the bank:

• Corsair 4000D Airflow (I'm using this one)
• Lian Li Lancool 2 Mesh
• Lian Li Lancool 215 or 216

 

[Arinoth]

Also not sure if I would be better off spending the on average 150$ more over an XTX to get a RTX 4080...

 

[moocow]

Don't bother with 4080 right now when S is around the corner. If you don't need CUDA then AMD is good too. If you look at the performance numbers, the XTX is actually fairly close to 4080 for $150 less. Someone actually posted some personal benchmarks.

 

[Arinoth]

Though that is also rumours about the Supers that we don't know if/when those may come out of the 4xxx series too.