Devilje
Member
Hi everyone,
I have been looking at seriously investing in a bit of a 'future proof' gaming PC which would double up as a bit of a multi purpose home life admin PC to replace my current set up. My requirements have changed somewhat and I currently own the following;-
laptop with Intel Core i7-8750H , NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, 16gb RAM, Storage. 1 TB HDD + 256 GB SSD + it's connected to an Acer VG 240Y Monitor via HDMI.
I have been playing around with the custom specification tool on PC Specialist after being recommended this website by a few friends who have purchased some PC's at different values/specs/designs. I was hoping to show you the spec I had build below and then ask a few questions if possible..
<new potential build spec posted in comments below>
I think this build is more than adequate for my needs but I had some questions for people who know more than myself...
1) I couldn't really see a mega difference betwen the 14900KF and the normal 14900 ?
2) Is it possible to drop down to something like an i7 13700 KF or i7 13700 without throttling the GPU or decreasing performance?
3) I really want to stretch to the 4090 but the budget might not allow it, is there an obvious error with going for the 4080, or would a 4070Ti be better and then wait for the 5xxx series?
4) Is the RAM and HDD/SSD set up optimal?
Way back in the AMD K6-2 500 days back around 1998 - 2000 I was able to build a PC and along with my trusty RIVA TNT2 I could take on the world of gaming quite confidently, unfortunately some of the more advanced nuances like cooling, overclocking (not that interested in) and some of the more modern technical aspects I am not that understanding of.
Any advice on tweaks as well as the questions above would be most helpful!
Thank you in advance.
I have been looking at seriously investing in a bit of a 'future proof' gaming PC which would double up as a bit of a multi purpose home life admin PC to replace my current set up. My requirements have changed somewhat and I currently own the following;-
laptop with Intel Core i7-8750H , NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, 16gb RAM, Storage. 1 TB HDD + 256 GB SSD + it's connected to an Acer VG 240Y Monitor via HDMI.
I have been playing around with the custom specification tool on PC Specialist after being recommended this website by a few friends who have purchased some PC's at different values/specs/designs. I was hoping to show you the spec I had build below and then ask a few questions if possible..
<new potential build spec posted in comments below>
I think this build is more than adequate for my needs but I had some questions for people who know more than myself...
1) I couldn't really see a mega difference betwen the 14900KF and the normal 14900 ?
2) Is it possible to drop down to something like an i7 13700 KF or i7 13700 without throttling the GPU or decreasing performance?
3) I really want to stretch to the 4090 but the budget might not allow it, is there an obvious error with going for the 4080, or would a 4070Ti be better and then wait for the 5xxx series?
4) Is the RAM and HDD/SSD set up optimal?
Way back in the AMD K6-2 500 days back around 1998 - 2000 I was able to build a PC and along with my trusty RIVA TNT2 I could take on the world of gaming quite confidently, unfortunately some of the more advanced nuances like cooling, overclocking (not that interested in) and some of the more modern technical aspects I am not that understanding of.
Any advice on tweaks as well as the questions above would be most helpful!
Thank you in advance.
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