Desktop Computers

Hateyou said:

That is insanely high. I have 32gb and even with 10 browser tabs, 3D printer slicer, iTunes, torrent, game running, hardware monitors all running I’m at like 60-65% usage.

What are you doing with this PC you’d use 128gb?

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I wouldn't put 128 in it for a while. Like I said, I don't really use it all that much since I don't play a lot of games due to work. Just nice to have a computer that I can actually game on since I've been using an iMac all this time, rofl.

Kuriin said:

I wouldn't put 128 in it for a while. Like I said, I don't really use it all that much since I don't play a lot of games due to work. Just nice to have a computer that I can actually game on since I've been using an iMac all this time, rofl.

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To spend the money that you did on the build that you have, and to be just like "meh" about your RAM speed when it's no harder to buy than your slow ass RAM is really weird. Ehhh, I don't use it that often but let me get a 3090? yea, that makes perfect sense. You're being weird man!! Lol

No benefit to 4 sticks if they are dual rank, while most 8gb sticks are single rank ...MOST 16gb sticks are dual rank. if you're trying to get good ram atleast get 3600 cl16 regardless

Fucker said:

Dude, you didn't even look at the picture you posted.

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Right under the chipset it says 4x Sata 6GB/s ...guaranteed you don't need open pcie lanes for them. Did you look at the picture before saying that I didn't look at it?

Springbok said:

ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING | Motherboards | ROG United States

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This B550, $170 board is PCIE 4.0?? What am I missing here, and what again does a $100 more X570 board give you that this board above doesn't assuming you're running one m.2 drive, a new graphics card, and 870 evo storage? I'm not being pedantic, I just want to know to see if I'm actually missing something.

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You're not missing anything. I'm running a 3080, a 970 evo (PCI 3.0), and an 860 evo. So I'm not even using all of the 4.0 lanes as it is.

Springbok said:

ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING | Motherboards | ROG United States

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This B550, $170 board is PCIE 4.0?? What am I missing here, and what again does a $100 more X570 board give you that this board above doesn't assuming you're running one m.2 drive, a new graphics card, and 870 evo storage? I'm not being pedantic, I just want to know to see if I'm actually missing something.

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X570 Tomahawk is not 100 over that unless tariffs jacked it up -

That aside


and for the guy mentioning 128gb....why?

I feel my 32gb is alot for just gaming, porn, and bots - whats up with that cray amount?

Hateyou said:

My x570 was $209 but has added WiFi which added $30 or $40 I think.

Also it’s obvious why the x570 is better than the b550. It has 20 more.

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x570 has extra PCIe lines with allows for additional USB 3, USB C, etc to go along with additional PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives. B550 also needs a PLEX chip for x8/x8 on the x16 slots, which is almost a $80-100 premium and only certain b550s will have it. X570 can do x8/x8 on the x16 slots without one.

Boy did I pick the wrong time to build a new budget PC for my kid (well not so much picked as it is his birthday coming up). I was hoping to build a system in the $600 range, but I can't even find a entry level video card in stock at a reasonable price. I'm open to any and all suggestions on a build in that range if it is even possible. I've been out of the PC building loop for way too long.

Melicant said:

Boy did I pick the wrong time to build a new budget PC for my kid (well not so much picked as it is his birthday coming up). I was hoping to build a system in the $600 range, but I can't even find a entry level video card in stock at a reasonable price. I'm open to any and all suggestions on a build in that range if it is even possible. I've been out of the PC building loop for way too long.

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Everything is overpriced atm and stock on latest gen is in the toilet. You're going to have to search for sales on older stuff if you want anything close to that range.

Malakriss said:

Everything is overpriced atm and stock on latest gen is in the toilet. You're going to have to search for sales on older stuff if you want anything close to that range.

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Coupon wouldn't work when I went to look at it. I've resigned myself to waiting a month or two while attempting to build myself, or hoping a deal with ibuypower or similar comes out. I'm kind of conflicted between an amd or intel processor. This seems like a decent deal.. if only they had a location close:


I had been looking at a Ryzen 3600, but is that intel worth the jump in price? Should I be considering other intel processors in the 3600's price range?

Depends if you have an MC near you and what technology youd like your MB to have - the 5600x was in stock in most MCs in mid-east yesterday for $300 and you could do the mobo/cpu combo for $20 off.

If doing AMD cpu/gpu id say AMD since Nvidia hasnt done their version of the boost.

However if going intel then 3080 is a great choice since it can do 4k and has other things like DLSS and RTX if thats your thing.

Personally i feel a 6800xt and 5600x will carry quite well until RT/DLSS is more widespread in games and in most situations especially outside 4k the 6800xt will smash on the 3080 and 3090. Not to mention if you can get it @ retail it comes out cheaper paired with a b550 or x570 tomahawk(i agree the board is 100% legit).

At any rate always put budget before the build then the rest comes easy.