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I think you have 4 options (since you don't have onboard graphics): Return everything (obviously you won't have a PC afterwards, But as far as I can tell prices have been dropping [this may change if the chip shortage stays or gets worse] and maybe buying again in a bit, will save you some money, question is if you need the PC or if you would like to have it, also 3k sounds like a lot [too much IMHO if you don't have business that makes that money back using it]) Get a graphics card from somewhere like buy something else for the time being (This is difficult to recommend because GPUs of any kind are more expensive than they should be, but you seem to have the money to go for that option) like borrow, it to test your setup give it back and wait till you can get one (if you don't need your PC right now maybe you just want to test what you got before some warranty to send it back runs out) Hope all the parts work, go without graphics card for a while (definitely not recommended)

Hi everybody, so before I start describing my plan, I want to prefix it by saying this is still in the making and depends on the upcoming benchmark results and other aspects of the build which I am currently exploring. If I am in the wrong section I am sorry but in my opinion it best fits here. Why: You will see that this post is less about specific components but more about the idea. I am posting this because I am looking for ideas on specific hardware, answers to the questions I have stated below, other ideas solve the whole situation, problems I have not thought about or even better an LTT video which showcases exactly what I want to do . Preface: For COVID-19 my girlfriend and I have improved our office setup with multiple desks. Due to the extended quarantine we expect to spend more of our free time inside and the last couple of month have shown that gaming together (and with friends) is what we like to do. This is why I want to build a dual user gaming PC similar to the one featured in this LTT video with the hope that it will cost less than getting two (I believe with higher prices of individual components and the increased amount of cores of modern CPUs this should be feasible). This single PC when not used by two people will also be "fast enough" for longer or allow a single user to have more performance available. Since all computers in the office are either ancient (Pentium and A8-3870) or laptops (work), a new machine is needed to satisfy our gaming urges The plan: Via the magic of virtualization I want to allow both of us to have their own dedicated OS and GPU. (I hear AMD has trouble with virtualization. Some feedback regarding this topic would be greatly appreciated.) Our desks are about 2 meters apart so routing a monitor cable even though possible wouldn't be great. I am therefore looking for a solution to either use the already available network or some other way of transmitting the content to the monitor. I would greatly prefer the network solution because this would allow us to also use this solution with the living room TV giving the other person some space in the office. (The solution from the video is for cost, we also live in a rental and cannot wire cables through the apartment not a viable one. But we have the old computers as potential "thin clients" to the new computer. If I can use cloud gaming I should be able to game from the other room, right?) The hardware for the plan: (because of some good numbers rumored currently and the potentially better price point I plan on building a Zen 3 version, but this can be changed at any point) Motherboard: X570 B550 (looks like other Chipsets might also support Zen 3 I am not set on a specific one) with 2x PCIe-3.0 (4.0 is not necessary as far as I understand 3.0 is more than enough for GPUs. Should I future proof with at least one 4.0 slot? And should I like for a board with two real (is it referred as electrical compared to mechanical which is just the size of the slot?) x16 slots (don't some boards split the available lanes different even if the slot x16) x16 slots for the 2 GPUs, 1x PCIe x4 slot (3.0 for a capture card?), 2x m.2 slots for each VM, Lan. CPU: Ryzen 9 5950X 2x GPU: As a developer I would like to have one Nvidia and one AMD GPU. But I am not set on either one. I usually buy what is most cost-effective. (Probably low tier version of Nvidia's 3000 series and/or AMDs upcoming 6000 series, maybe one high and one low tier, maybe simply what can be gotten for cheap) Cooling: I have no experience with water cooling, and I am of the opinion that air is less hassle (setup and maintenance). But I understand that depending on the position of the GPUs and the size of the motherboard it might be the only option. Other: RAM, M.2s, Power supply 1000W (I guess this needs to be a beefy boy if I want to run 2 GPUs with it) and Capture card Budget (including currency): The budget is pretty much defined by the plan. Of course, it shouldn't be more than 2 gaming computers. And as a student it can never be cheap enough. That said I am willing to spend a little more if it will be the better solution. Country: Germany Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Due to the old PCs we don't have a list of current titles we play but the goal is to play and stream all current games (not necessarily at the same time but it would be nice). Other details: Monitors, keyboards, mice other peripherals are already owned. The things listed under The hardware for the plan need to be bought. Best Smooph