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Budget (including currency): $2,200

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Hi!

This is my first post on Linus Tech Tips and I would greatly appreciate y'all's help!

I currently have a Dell XPS 15 2019 Model (7590) and it's connected to a dell 1440p monitor (S2719DM) via USB-C.

 

I want to upgrade my monitor to the ACER Predator X27 or x32 basically a 4K, 120hz+, and responsive monitor so that I can game in 1440 p and watch content in 4k and edit the occasional 4K video files.

Right now I'm a casual gamer and don't play any triple A games but I'm looking to start. And I really enjoy watching the highest quality content. I just don't have a TV because I don't have room for one and I don't really want to get one. 

 

What upgrades do I need for my set up to drive 4k 144hz monitors? 

Is it possible to use just a thunderbolt 3 hub such as the caldigit TS3 plus to drive the monitor with just my laptop? I know they can drive 4k monitors at 60hz but is it the same at 144hz?

I looked into an egpu, but if I was spending $300 for an enclosure and $500 for the gpu and only getting 80% of the potential, I was thinking it would be a better value to just build a PC. Is my reasoning wrong?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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8 minutes ago, Taemero said:

Budget (including currency): $2,200

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

Hi!

This is my first post on Linus Tech Tips and I would greatly appreciate y'all's help!

I currently have a Dell XPS 15 2019 Model (7590) and it's connected to a dell 1440p monitor (S2719DM) via USB-C.

 

I want to upgrade my monitor to the ACER Predator X27 or x32 basically a 4K, 120hz+, and responsive monitor so that I can game in 1440 p and watch content in 4k and edit the occasional 4K video files.

Right now I'm a casual gamer and don't play any triple A games but I'm looking to start. And I really enjoy watching the highest quality content. I just don't have a TV because I don't have room for one and I don't really want to get one. 

 

What upgrades do I need for my set up to drive 4k 144hz monitors? 

Is it possible to use just a thunderbolt 3 hub such as the caldigit TS3 plus to drive the monitor with just my laptop? I know they can drive 4k monitors at 60hz but is it the same at 144hz?

I looked into an egpu, but if I was spending $300 for an enclosure and $500 for the gpu and only getting 80% of the potential, I was thinking it would be a better value to just build a PC. Is my reasoning wrong?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

yes building a pc makes much more sense than egpu. try this:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor $413.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler $74.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $129.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $149.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $109.25 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card $719.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case $89.55 @ Amazon
Power Supply Mistel 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply $109.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1851.65
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-25 01:58 EDT-0400  

you hsould wait for around september-october for new ryzen 4th gen and new rtx 3000 - series gpus. but that will do.

 

 

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Main PC:

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|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

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| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

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| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! 

 

When the 4th gen comes out would it be possible to run the set up with 4th gen Ryzen 7 and a rtx 2060 (bec I'll be gaming in 1440 p?

Also is it impossible for my laptop to drive a 4K monitor at 120hz even with a thunderbolt dock?

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