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ChackoM
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So I've been following the Vega announcement quite closely, would really like a Vega card. However, if I add a Vega 56 (with leaked pricing to be $399), I would have to sacrifice my ram from 16gb to 8gb. Is it worth it?

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v2mngL
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/v2mngL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA - Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($55.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($66.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Lenovo - LI2364d 23.0" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor  ($144.65 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Redragon - S102 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Phanteks RGB LED Strip 400mm  ($7.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1138.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Hard to say right now. Wait for the release later today and a couple reviews thereafter. I'm optimistic though :).

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I would say yes (if the card is a good price to performance), and save up to get another 8gb of ram sooner or later. I currently run 8gb and have only ever ran into an issue with it once

CPU: I5 4590 Motherboard: ASROCK H97 Pro4 Ram: XPG 16gb v2.0 4x4 kit  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 PSU: EVGA 550w Supernova G2 Storage: 128 gb Sandisk SSD + 525gb Mx300 SSD Cooling: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP Case: Zalman T2 Sound: Logitech Z506 5.1 Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: DBPower LED

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Storage: Samsung 950Pro 512GB // OCZ Vector150 240GB // Seagate 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 1050 Snow Silent | Case: NZXT H440 | Cooling: Nepton 240M
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Just wait, it's literally 11 hours from launch lol

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5 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Just wait, it's literally 11 hours from launch lol

At this point i'm debating between a System 8 or a Vega.And it kills me to think that I have to make it in 11 hours

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While waiting for its launch, I redo your build to get better parts.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b6djVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b6djVY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.39 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($261.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($188.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Redragon - S102 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Phanteks RGB LED Strip 400mm  ($7.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1185.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-30 11:21 EDT-0400

If you need to cut costs in order to buy Vega (I doubt whether you can, since everyone's ordering it and supply will be tight), dont buy the LED strip and SSD just yet. They arent necessary.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

While waiting for its launch, I redo your build to get better parts.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b6djVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b6djVY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.39 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($261.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($188.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Redragon - S102 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Phanteks RGB LED Strip 400mm  ($7.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1185.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-30 11:21 EDT-0400

If you need to cut costs in order to buy Vega (I doubt whether you can, since everyone's ordering it and supply will be tight), dont buy the LED strip and SSD just yet. They arent necessary.

a temp glass case and a micro atx board 

My Personal Computer

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz (OC 3.8) 6-Core Processor

Cpu cooler DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm CAPTAIN 240EX WHITE 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX AM4 Motherboard 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz RAM 8x3

Storage: SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 256GB SATA III

Storage:SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 500GB SATA III
Video Card: RTX 2060
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: EVGA 550 B3 550W

Peripherals

Monitor: Acer XF240H 24" TN Free-Sync ,144 Hz 

Keyboard: Corsair k95 RGB platinum

Mouse: Razer basilisk

Headset: Hyperx cloud alpha pro

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2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

While waiting for its launch, I redo your build to get better parts.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b6djVY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b6djVY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.64 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Hitachi - Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($56.39 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card  ($261.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($188.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Redragon - S102 Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($33.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Phanteks RGB LED Strip 400mm  ($7.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1185.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-30 11:21 EDT-0400

If you need to cut costs in order to buy Vega (I doubt whether you can, since everyone's ordering it and supply will be tight), dont buy the LED strip and SSD just yet. They arent necessary.

Damn that looks good, but honestly I think mATX boards in ATX cases look terrible. But I'll use your HDD. Thanks!

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13 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Just wait, it's literally 11 hours from launch lol

Haha I just can't wait :)

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Just now, ChackoM said:

Damn that looks good, but honestly I think mATX boards in ATX cases look terrible. But I'll use your HDD. Thanks!

it will there will be sooo much empty space left 

My Personal Computer

 

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz (OC 3.8) 6-Core Processor

Cpu cooler DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm CAPTAIN 240EX WHITE 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX AM4 Motherboard 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz RAM 8x3

Storage: SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 256GB SATA III

Storage:SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 500GB SATA III
Video Card: RTX 2060
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: EVGA 550 B3 550W

Peripherals

Monitor: Acer XF240H 24" TN Free-Sync ,144 Hz 

Keyboard: Corsair k95 RGB platinum

Mouse: Razer basilisk

Headset: Hyperx cloud alpha pro

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We're like what, 5 hours from launch? We'll see tonight! If I had to guess it will be exactly as worth it as Nvidia cards are. Since I've been in the PC space (2013) graphics cards perform nearly identically from a price:performance standpoint within any given price bracket. Therefore just buy whatever supports the technologies you want, and whichever one looks cooler, and whichever one performs the best in the games you play. HOWEVER we'll know all of this by thiis time tomorrow, so remain patient brother. 

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5 hours ago, ravenshrike said:

What are you using the PC for besides gaming?

Productivity, Computer Science

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15 minutes ago, ChackoM said:

Productivity, Computer Science

If you're compiling any programs on a regular basis that run over 8 GB RAM than 16, otherwise 8 is sufficient. As for Vega, it's a pretty safe bet that Vega 56 will be around 1070 level avg FPS but with significantly tighter frametimes. However the reference boards won't be out till Aug 31st on that, let alone any of the more advanced cards.

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46 minutes ago, ravenshrike said:

As for Vega, it's a pretty safe bet that Vega 56 will be around 1070 level avg FPS but with significantly tighter frametimes.

Source?

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Just now, xAcid9 said:

Source?

I said it was a safe bet, not a sure thing.  If you look at the frametimes for the Frontier edition over at PCPer you see that they are tighter than the 1080 at close to the same average. It's possible that RX Vega will be wildly different but I doubt it. If true however I'm tempted to do a white case build with a 1600 and Vega 56 then have my artist friend paint a stack of pancakes with a pat of butter on top on one side and the Rick and Morty butter robot on the other because that thing will as be as smooth as silk.

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