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Duits
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Need to replace my system.

 

Would it be better to buy or build? Been a long time since I've done either so I'm pretty out of the loop in terms of what's considered good for gaming rigs. 

 

Something that can run Black Desert or Path of Exile on max settings without issue and room to upgrade/change things around.

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3 minutes ago, Duits said:

Need to replace my system.

 

Would it be better to buy or build? Been a long time since I've done either so I'm pretty out of the loop in terms of what's considered good for gaming rigs. 

 

Something that can run Black Desert or Path of Exile on max settings without issue and room to upgrade/change things around.

Definitely build it’s cheaper 

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Build is better than prebuilt, especially for upgrading. Your budget will affect whether it's even a good idea to ditch consoles though

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

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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5 minutes ago, Duits said:

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Honestly it's up to you, if you don't feel comfortable building after a while there's nothing wrong with pre-built, just be sure you read into the parts within the pre-built system so you know you're getting what you pay for. 

 

Of course buying the parts and building it is cheaper, but if you do something wrong it can be a lot more expensive :P

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