borkusgod

1 1. Budget and location: The budget I have roughly come up with is around $1600 and the location is North Eastern US. I can extend this budget at most a couple more hundred dollars but would really rather not. 2. 2. Aim: My aim for this build is for this to be my daily driver as far as a personal computer goes. But this will also be my daily driver as a workstation for working in 3d work such as Blender and ZBrush along with 2d work in Corel Painter and Clip Studio Paint. I also work with some coding apps like Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code along with PyCharm. I have also purchased Pinnacle Studio 23 Ultimate but have not used it yet for video editing. And lastly, even though I have not had much time for it lately I would like for this build to be a competent gaming rig. I’m not shooting for the stars with a bazillion fps at 24K, just something that can play current games and a little beyond with decent settings at 2K’ish. I’m retiring my old girl to a render node/compiling station/media server to help take some of the computational grinding off my new build to maintain as much productivity as possible. 3. 3. Monitors: Currently I have two monitors and a pen display. My primary is a 32” AOC that has always worked well for me. My second is a 19” HP that I usually just throw the info panels on for my apps. And I have a Huion Kamvas Pro 13 pen display for the number of art apps I have and sculpting in Zbrush. I’m thinking about upgrading my second monitor at some point, but it’s not high up on the priority list. 4. 4. Peripherals: I have a number of keyboard and mice so that it not an issue. I will be buying a copy of Windows 10. Much to my dismay, they do not offer a retail version anymore. Looking on their website, I’m not completely sure how it works now if you need to replace your cpu or mb. It used to be with the retail version, they were more forgiving whereas if you had the OEM version you were pretty much sol. I’ll have a physically separate drive eventually with a flavor of Linux on it. But for now, I’m going to have to play with the devil yet some more. 5. 5. Why are you upgrading? I’m upgrading because my current rig is pretty old (some parts date back to 2011 and one hdd I have no idea how old it is) and I’m currently in a position where I can financially invest an above average budget into something that I use so often. Current rig: Cooler Master HAF-932 AMD FX-8300 MSI Extreme Gaming AMD 970 AM3+ ATX MB (970A Gaming Pro Carbon) 16GB (2x8) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz MSI GTX 1060 3GB 500GB 7200 c drive 1TB 7200 d drive for programs and media 800W Power supply from Best Buy 32” AOC monitor 19” HP Monitor Huion Kamvas Pro 13 pro While my living is not made by my computer in that I have a day job that has almost nothing to do with technology, my hobbies and side hustles make it so that I practically live on my computer when I’m home. While my current rig has served me well, it is time for her to be promoted to server functions in honor of her years of good service. The copy of Windows is no longer AUTHENTIC (lol) because I had to upgrade the cpu and mb a couple of years ago. So, there are some annoying things that you can’t do in Windows because of this. I have also noticed apps like Zbrush and Blender becoming sluggish with certain tasks and just overall performance beginning to interrupt productivity efficiency. My original budget for the new build was for $1k, but I just kept having to make concessions in what I wanted. I think the $1,600 mark (it fluctuates with the sales) provides for an overall good build without going crazy. I’d love to throw a 3900 in there with a 2080 Super on 64 gigs of ram on the best motherboard money can buy. But my rationale has always been to temper the urge with what is realistic in what the PC can bring in for profit into the house. I only occasionally have side work lately so it only makes sense to me to shoot for mid-range for now. When I can get back into the groove of making money off of my computer again, my allotted budget would change accordingly. The only things I will be recycling from the current one is the keyboard and mouse. I might pick up another small monitor just to hook up to the old computer for direct interface. Otherwise, I’ll just pretty much remote into it to set up rendering or compiling projects. Or to store personal files. I would like to stay with an ATX sized case. Perhaps even mid-ATX. But I do like having the room for options down the road like perhaps liquid cooling. So, here is my planned build so far: Rosewill Gaming ATX Full Tower Thor V2 Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058P5S9A/?coliid=IO7L7VV3XJOVA&colid=3CRDXNOPLIBKC&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it AMD Ryzen 7 3700x Unlocked with Wraith Prism LED (I could personally care less about the rbg with the cooler and am thinking about going with an aftermarket cooler anyway. But the benchmarks I’ve looked at just indicated that the 3800x didn’t have sufficient roi with the additional cost compared to the 3700) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SXMZLPK/?coliid=I1IV7K5F6EQ74I&colid=3CRDXNOPLIBKC&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Scythe Mugen 5 120mm Air CPU Cooler (Maybe. Thinking about rolling the savings from the cpu into the gpu) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYB8K77/?coliid=I6ITR23K9XJ3I&colid=3CRDXNOPLIBKC&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it MSI MPG x570 Gaming Plus MB https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T5QDRFX/?coliid=I20JZMW45OYOFL&colid=3CRDXNOPLIBKC&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (2x16) 3200 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GTG2T7L/?coliid=I1RQSZP2WF40T7&colid=3CRDXNOPLIBKC&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it MSI RTX 2060 Super https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Gaming-RTX-2060-Super/dp/B07V1Q4L2Z/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=msi+2060+super&qid=1575730475&sr=8-1 Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (I have to double check compatibility with the mb but I’m pretty sure it will work) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J2Q4SWZ/?coliid=I3FDUBY2CT8HUG&colid=3CRDXNOPLIBKC&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it WD Black 4TB 7200 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0792G331G/?coliid=I2MMG3NCM7POQ6&colid=3CRDXNOPLIBKC&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Windows 10 Home https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01019BM7O/?coliid=I3SW2GPYZ1659R&colid=3CRDXNOPLIBKC&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Corsair RMX Series 750 watt https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079HGN5QS/?coliid=I23QYG4IWITLO&colid=3CRDXNOPLIBKC&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it I do look forward to your opinions. I do prefer MSI just because I have used them for so many years and have always enjoyed their products and aesthetics. The UEFI, well… You can’t win ‘em all… Going with the Super on the gpu gives me a little more room with rendering in Blender and also games for textures. While my 1060 is still going strong and I’ve yet to come across a game I can’t play currently, you do see some artifacting.

Hello to all. I'm new to this board but have been watching the channel since the ncix days. I took a look around the subforums here and couldn't find a thread that mirrors my question. I have a desktop that I am currently trying to revive from the grave. There was a spill that took out the graphics card and the power supply that I need to currently replace. I think I have found a suitable psu, but my question is when looking at these two cards, what are the recommendations considering that I am on a limited budget. I'm looking to spend around $200, give or take. So I've been looking at several models of the Gtx 960 that now offer 4 gig of vram vs the 970 that mostly comes with 2 gig for a just a bit more. Given that I want to play games like GTA V and The Witcher 3 on decent settings, which card will be the best value? Obviously, if I could spring for the 970 and not worry about it, I would. But can I eek out a decent performance out of a 960 with 4 gig and still make it last for a little while? It would be nice if this card would last me for at least the next year or so. I'm running an AMD Phenom II X4965 Black Edition on an ASUS M4A78T-E (Yes, I know this thing is old. This will be the last upgrade I do before upgrading the cpu and motherboard. I'm just trying to suck some more life out of her because of finances.) and also have 8 gigs of gskill ram. I currently have a terabyte 7200 hd in and plan on installing a second soon running Windows 7 Pro. I would very much appreciate anyone's input on the pros and cons of these two cards up against each other. Also, I have a huge Cooler Master case (can't remember the model) that you can park a small car in. So the size of the card is irrelevant. I'm also purchasing a 500+ watt modular psu to power it all. Thanks so much to anyone that can shed a little light on the subject. The internet has led me all over the place with this particular dilemma.