Re: Gaming (Windows) PC: build or buy?
By: Digital Man to All on Thu Jul 15 2021 09:12 pm
DM> Anyway, for her birthday, I want to replace the system with something
DM> (even) better suited to gaming, like this:
DM> https://www.costco.com/dell-xps-8940-tower---11th-gen-intel-core-i7-11700-
DM> --geforce-rtx-3060ti.product.100773674.html
DM> I could just build a new system from puchased parts and re-use her
DM> existing GPU (the 1050 Ti), but being a low profile card, that could be
DM> tricky in a full-height case and being a gift, I don't want it to be
DM> something I may have to troubleshoot (e.g. buying the wrong RAM for the
DM> CPU/motherboard... again?).
DM> The Costo Dell deal looks pretty good, $1600 for:
DM> - Core i7-11700 (8-core) CPU
DM> - 32GB DDR4 RAM
DM> - NVIDIA GeForce RTS 3060Ti GPU w/8GB RAM
DM> - 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD
DM> - 1TB 7200RPM HD
DM> - DVD/CD reader/writer
DM> - Windows 10
DM> Stuff it comes with but likely wouldn't use:
DM> - keyboard and mouse
DM> - Wifi and Bluetooth adapters
DM> I didn't want to spend that much, but seems like it'd last her several
DM> years without any need to upgrade (much). Thoughts?
That PC seems fairly decent, and you're probably right that it would probably la
st severla years without having to upgrade. And as far as the graphics card, ar
e you sure it's not RTX? I don't think Nvidia has an "RTS" line. The RTX 3000
series are currently their latest, and seem to be fairly hard to come by too (I'
ve been waiting for a decently priced 3080 TI; they tend to be out of stock in m
ost places, or sold by scalpers asking ridiculous prices).
If I were to build/buy a PC now, I might choose an AMD processor, as they seem t
o have some really good processors right now and lower prices for comparable (or
perhaps even slightly better) performance & specs than the comparable Intel pro
cessors.
Nightfox
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