Bingo!
Maximizing my 4K PC budget
- Thread starter Beez
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I do wonder if I could just put an RTX 3070 into my current machine and upgrade it all in a few years. I just worry that because I scaled back to an I58600k instead of the i7 version to save money at the time and only have 750w psu I would be making a mistake. This was going to be my original plan until I considered donating my current one to my very in need friend. And the interest free card does give me more room to do this.
This is my current build again for info with no gpu
| Case | COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE MC500M GAMING CASE |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-8600K (3.6 GHz) 9 MB Cache |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready |
| Memory (RAM) | 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (4 x 4GB) |
| 1st M.2 SSD Drive | 256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW) |
| Power Supply | CORSAIR 750W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET |
| Processor Cooling | Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler |
It was only through the mention of your friend that I didn't suggest that. The build just about has you covered for the 3070, it's not ideal for power or airflow but I'm sure it would be fine.
By the looks of that build you either didn't follow advice or you didn't seek it
The later which I consider to be less foolish than the former. I read a lot of reviews about the components and got myself a little bamboozled with too much info and differing opinions and could never quite get an understanding off how all the separate components actually work together.It was only through the mention of your friend that I didn't suggest that. The build just about has you covered for the 3070, it's not ideal for power or airflow but I'm sure it would be fine.
By the looks of that build you either didn't follow advice or you didn't seek it
It's easy done, I was only messing. Hindsight is always 20/20. In the main you did great, it would just have been little tweaks to bring everything up to a performance level that would have changed
I knew I had not got it quite right but I'd giving up trying to tweak it at that point. This is why I'm tying to get a bit more insight this go round. I will probably still get a whole new rig. Now I've got to decide whether to go ddr4 or 5. All the input so far may potentially help me spend 2k instead of 3k depending on how it ends up. I'm not the type that will immediately be upgrading as soon as I cannot play everything on max settings so. I'll be quite happy to drop down to 1440 or 1080 when the time comes but hopefully I can make it so that won't be for a couple of years at least.It's easy done, I was only messing. Hindsight is always 20/20. In the main you did great, it would just have been little tweaks to bring everything up to a performance level that would have changed
I do not doubt you. I just got to ignore the annoying voice in the back of my head that says "its not the best though". In a few years I'll probably buy a new one or just upgrade the one I buy now depending on my budget but that is then and this is now and I'm not rich so if I can save 800 or more with no real difference to the performance then I may a swell do so.
I may just get the card on here and suffer the extra because I'm looking at the 3070 and 3070ti prices and I am already hate how many different versions there are and find it very difficult to determine why one is more than the other etc. I am looking at your recommended build and something along these lines is certainly looking more likely now.
I initial lust to "have the best" has been tempered which is exactly what I needed
I may even wait it out a little more if prices for cards are inflated and buy the new rig and put my 1080 in it until I buy a 3070 when the prices are back to normal but then that could take ages. My friend has 1060 in his machine so would survive with that until I give him the 1080 also. And my 1080 would continue to perform in my new machine until it is replaced.
Just an option.
Just an option.