TorqueSkeptic
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Amazing tips! I guess I chose the 3600 just because i don't want to be cpu-bottlenecked when upgrade to a high end GPU (i.e. a 2080S) in the future, which lower spec chips would fit this requirement? Would the 2600 still be okay? Yeah I looked at some cheap motherboards, but i don't know which ones are good quality and which ones use less reliable cheapo components! I'm not knowledgeable about RAM either, are there any 3200MHz stick that you'd recommend? What about any specific motherboards you'd recommend? Right, with the SSD everyone has been saying that 2TB is like WAY to big, I was just worried that as games get more advanced, they're gonna start taking hundreds of GBs per install... anyway, for a 512GB M.2, what kinda read/write speeds should i be looking for to get a good value drive? This is the same 2TB drive, but 512GB: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ADATA-SX8200-Gaming-Solid-State/dp/B07K1HMMJC/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=ADATA%2B2TB%2BXPG%2BSX8200&qid=1595757006&s=computers&sr=1-2&th=1 Is that a good price?
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@emosun well it would be helpful to explain how higher read/write speeds won't be noticeable whilst gaming/booting the system up... I did ask to squeeze performance out of this machine (already aware i'm low balling with the gpu), not make it cheaper...
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@emosun this is a very valid point, however, i don't want to run into an issue where I've filled a 1TB drive (this will happen pretty fast once i download my steam library) and then have to reroute my downloads and new installations to a new separate drive
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@TofuHaroto that drive is only just under half the price of the adata though, at exactly half the capacity
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@Moonzy I thought I'd be able to notice such high speeds improve system boot times and reduce game load times, however, i appear to have been mistaken I play video games (shooters, grand strategy) and i write code for my degree; a bit of 3D modelling here, a bit of simulation there.
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@TofuHaroto ah okay, so then what would you reckon to be the minimum threshold of read/write speeds for a casual user?
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@TofuHaroto just because gaming isn't my priority right now. However, i wanted to make a build that I could easily slot, say a 2080S into, in a year or two without any issues.
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@emosun can you help me here; won't those high read/write speeds reduce game loading times/the system booting time regardless of how much data I move about on a daily basis?
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@TofuHaroto that's not the question, I mean will a 1650S really suck that bad at 1080p? The one game i would be worried about not being able to run is cyberpunk when that releases. However, I don't imagine for one second I'll be able to have the settings very high if I want to maintain 60fps.
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@TofuHaroto okay, was just checking what about the 5600XT? Is the 1650S really insufficient for 60fps at 1080p? or will the 5600XT let me run games at significantly higher settings?
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would recommend a smaller capacity? I really intend on filling it up over time, however, I don't want to sacrifice boot or load times
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@TofuHaroto is that motherboard ryzen 3000 series ready?
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yeah that's a mistake, left some old RAM i selected before in by accident!
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oops left some old ram in it!
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I should also mention: I am leaning towards a microATX build at the moment, as I hope it'll be easier to transport and place (new house will be small). However, if a mid-ATX build represents better price-to-performance around the £900 mark I will consider that build path instead.
