Posted August 3, 2020 I have been slowly upgrading a Dell OptiPlex 3020 into an below okay low end gaming rig for a few months now (like 8 - 10 months) and am needing a new pc so i thought I would ask the LTT Forum for some help! also i overheard my dad saying that he will just buy me a pc so I don't constantly ask for upgrades which sparked me to look around for some parts to build one so he doesn't get me and intel based machine that has a GT 710 (Just to note that my dad thinks that Intel Is Better than AMD For value and performance cause the last time he bought a pc was 8-6 years ago so in the replies could you also state why AMD is now better, cause I don't have much knowledge of how intel went from a good choice to a bad choice for consumers) Budget (including currency): £300 - £400 (idk the exact) Country: United Kingdom Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Premiere Pro, Obs Studio, Games (can be run on low settings if needed (I'm used to it lol) ) I'm going to be doing some Gaming, Video editing and recording with some livestreaming, need a rig that is capable of doing those simultaneously. Parts CAN be second hand I plan on getting a GPU second hand I am upgrading from: (was a dell OptiPlex 3020 before i did some small upgrades) CPU: i5-4590 (4c/4t) GPU: R5 240 (bad lol) RAM: 2x4GB DDR3 1600 MHz Motherboard: idk all that ik is that it doesn't restart (black screen when I try) CPU Cooler: Unidentifiable, looks like a intel default with some random no name fan on it. Storage: 500GB HDD (idk the speed) 240GB SSD Going to buy parts in October Want to play games at 1080p 60fps Any Settings (100% Resolution Scale) Current Parts List: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/ZF162ZMB87SI?ref_=wl_share No Peripherals needed All help is greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 3, 2020 Don't bother looking at parts now. Look when you're ready to buy. Welcome to the forum. CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 3, 2020 Author Just now, dizmo said: Don't bother looking at parts now. Look when you're ready to buy. Welcome to the forum. Im looking at parts now so i can tell my dad a rough estimate of how much im wanting is, and thanks for the welcome :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 3, 2020 Author 2 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said: Honestly what you have right now isn't half bad you could case swap it and add a proper ATX power supply ($50 for each) and then add something like an RX 580 and an SSD forgot to list storage ^-^; Going to edit now, also I'm wanting to upgrade cause i cant upgrade my CPU any further that's meaningful, with an AM4 B450 motherboard I can upgrade my CPU to Zen 3 and get higher performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 3, 2020 Author 1 minute ago, BlueScope819 said: K then with your 240gb SSD you should be fine. I assume Windows is on the SSD? Windows is on the ssd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, CameronAD said: Im looking at parts now so i can tell my dad a rough estimate of how much im wanting is, and thanks for the welcome :3 Parts pricing fluctuates between now and then. For all we know RAM could double in price if there's a shortage because of COVID. We also don't know what Ryzen 3 will cost, but you can sort of look at past launch pricing to figure that out; that, again, is different than what it costs now. CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 3, 2020 Author 1 minute ago, dizmo said: Parts pricing fluctuates between now and then. For all we know RAM could double in price if there's a shortage because of COVID. We also don't know what Ryzen 3 will cost, but you can sort of look at past launch pricing to figure that out; that, again, is different than what it costs now. i know that pricing fluctuates over time, its just ik that I'm too lazy and will forget to do it later until there is 1 week to buy all the parts ^-^; Also i will probably buy most of it second hand to save costs thanks for the reply tho :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, CameronAD said: i know that pricing fluctuates over time, its just ik that I'm too lazy and will forget to do it later until there is 1 week to buy all the parts ^-^; Also i will probably buy most of it second hand to save costs thanks for the reply tho :3 If you're buying second hand then the pricing you get here is completely irrelevant anyway. That makes even less sense. CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 3, 2020 Author 40 minutes ago, dizmo said: If you're buying second hand then the pricing you get here is completely irrelevant anyway. That makes even less sense. 1. The new pricing gives me a good idea of what the maximum a part can be. 2. Second Hand pricing has averages i can work out (also I even said in the original post that I would get some parts second hand) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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