Posted September 10, 2020 With the Nvidia announcement, is it a good time to buy a pre built desktop with a 2070 in it or should I wait? I am officially ready to move on from a gaming laptop to a desktop. Also any links to prebuilts or custom ones are welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 10, 2020 Any chance you would build your own? Its not as hard as it seems and you will get much better bang for your buck. I am far from an expert in this so please correct me if I’m wrong. Quote or tag me so I can see your response PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List Graphics Card Cooling Tier List CPU Cooler Tier List SSD Tier List PARROT GANG Mentioned in 7/10/20 WAN Show Mentioned in 7/15/20 Techlinked Mentioned in 7/17/20 Techlinked Mentioned in 7/31/20 WAN Show Mentioned in 7/31/20 Techlinked Mentioned in 8/3/20 Techlinked Mentioned twice in 8/5/20 Techlinked Mentioned twice in 8/7/20 Techlinked Mentioned in 8/12/20 Techlinked Mentioned in 8/19/20 Techlinked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 10, 2020 If you are getting a prebuilt, then wait. Also where are you from? So I know what website I can use to build a PC. PM or DM me if you have any questions about audio. ▼My PC specs & audio gear▼ CPU > Intel core i7 14700K, GPU > RTX 4070 ProArt, RAM > Corsair Vengeance DDR5 2x16gb 5600mhz, Motherboard > Asus ROG Strix B760-F, Storage > 1TB M.2 & 500GB M.2 Kingston, Cooling > H150i Elite, PSU > MSI A850GL ▼Current Audio Setup▼ Beyerdynamic Tygr 300 R w/ Dekoni Velour as daily driver Soundblaster AE-9 Soundcard AKG P420 Mic ▼Other peripherals▼ Keyboard > SteelSeries Apex Pro Mouse > Steelseries Aerox 3 wireless Mousepad > Pulsar ParaSpeed XXL VR > Valve index kit Read this post if you want a "gaming" headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, fun_two said: With the Nvidia announcement, is it a good time to buy a pre built desktop with a 2070 in it or should I wait? I am officially ready to move on from a gaming laptop to a desktop. Also any links to prebuilts or custom ones are welcome. I would always recommend building your own if possible, and if you were I would definitely wait. I understand some people don't want to, so if you want to go prebuilt, I would still wait. Idk how the pricing will go, but I would imagine retailers will be wanting to ride the hype train and spit out systems with the new GPUs as quickly as possible. (Just my guess) Since the new GPUs are reported to be such a big improvement in performance, then I would definitely wait PC Ryzen 5 2600 Stock Sapphire Nitro+ Special Edition Radeon RX580 8GB (Would Recommend) Gigabyte B450M DS3H (Don't recommend) Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3000MHz CL15 Phanteks P300 (Would Recommend) Kingston A400 240GB SSD Seagate BarraCuda 1TB HDD Corsair CX550M 550W 80+ Bronze Deepcool FH-10 Fan Hub 3x BeQuiet Pure Wings 2 https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/marmour/saved/QTY3ZL Peripherals LG 24MK400H Logitech G413 Carbon Logitech G305 (AAA Adaptor - 10g reduction) (Would recommend) Logitech Z150 HyperX Cloud II (Would recommend) Moto G5 Plus (Webcam) Phone Pixel 3A XL (Would recommend) *Useful Link* PSU Tier List: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 10, 2020 Just now, zeusthemoose said: Any chance you would build your own? Its not as hard as it seems and you will get much better bang for your buck. Not really. Most of the time prebuilt uses low end models of the same model, if you get what I mean. So you are actually getting almost the same performance just less fancy parts. PM or DM me if you have any questions about audio. ▼My PC specs & audio gear▼ CPU > Intel core i7 14700K, GPU > RTX 4070 ProArt, RAM > Corsair Vengeance DDR5 2x16gb 5600mhz, Motherboard > Asus ROG Strix B760-F, Storage > 1TB M.2 & 500GB M.2 Kingston, Cooling > H150i Elite, PSU > MSI A850GL ▼Current Audio Setup▼ Beyerdynamic Tygr 300 R w/ Dekoni Velour as daily driver Soundblaster AE-9 Soundcard AKG P420 Mic ▼Other peripherals▼ Keyboard > SteelSeries Apex Pro Mouse > Steelseries Aerox 3 wireless Mousepad > Pulsar ParaSpeed XXL VR > Valve index kit Read this post if you want a "gaming" headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tigerleon said: Not really. Most of the time prebuilt uses low end models of the same model, if you get what I mean. So you are actually getting almost the same performance just less fancy parts. Thats true, but I think by better value, he means better quality components, which is undeniably true. Building your own gives higher quality components (especially PSU and motherboard) and the knowledge and ability to upgrade it later. PC Ryzen 5 2600 Stock Sapphire Nitro+ Special Edition Radeon RX580 8GB (Would Recommend) Gigabyte B450M DS3H (Don't recommend) Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3000MHz CL15 Phanteks P300 (Would Recommend) Kingston A400 240GB SSD Seagate BarraCuda 1TB HDD Corsair CX550M 550W 80+ Bronze Deepcool FH-10 Fan Hub 3x BeQuiet Pure Wings 2 https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/marmour/saved/QTY3ZL Peripherals LG 24MK400H Logitech G413 Carbon Logitech G305 (AAA Adaptor - 10g reduction) (Would recommend) Logitech Z150 HyperX Cloud II (Would recommend) Moto G5 Plus (Webcam) Phone Pixel 3A XL (Would recommend) *Useful Link* PSU Tier List: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tigerleon said: Not really. Most of the time prebuilt uses low end models of the same model, if you get what I mean. So you are actually getting almost the same performance just less fancy parts. Sometimes that is true, mostly for smaller builders like origin and ibuypower though, less so for alienware type oems. Even in the cases when you get the same parts but they put in lower end models, that often means things like dramless ssds and low speed ram where you would notice a difference from higher quality parts. Other times you get a better gpu or cpu but the overall system is very unbalanced. I am far from an expert in this so please correct me if I’m wrong. Quote or tag me so I can see your response PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List Graphics Card Cooling Tier List CPU Cooler Tier List SSD Tier List PARROT GANG Mentioned in 7/10/20 WAN Show Mentioned in 7/15/20 Techlinked Mentioned in 7/17/20 Techlinked Mentioned in 7/31/20 WAN Show Mentioned in 7/31/20 Techlinked Mentioned in 8/3/20 Techlinked Mentioned twice in 8/5/20 Techlinked Mentioned twice in 8/7/20 Techlinked Mentioned in 8/12/20 Techlinked Mentioned in 8/19/20 Techlinked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, zeusthemoose said: Sometimes that is true, mostly for smaller builders like origin and ibuypower though, less so for alienware type oems. Even in the cases when you get the same parts but they put in lower end models, that often means things like dramless ssds and low speed ram where you would notice a difference from higher quality parts. Other times you get a better gpu or cpu but the overall system is very unbalanced. I kind of agree with both of you. But for someone that probably doesn't have the experience maybe not money to get a good own PC can buy a prebuilt. That is if fun_two actually doesn't have experience. PM or DM me if you have any questions about audio. ▼My PC specs & audio gear▼ CPU > Intel core i7 14700K, GPU > RTX 4070 ProArt, RAM > Corsair Vengeance DDR5 2x16gb 5600mhz, Motherboard > Asus ROG Strix B760-F, Storage > 1TB M.2 & 500GB M.2 Kingston, Cooling > H150i Elite, PSU > MSI A850GL ▼Current Audio Setup▼ Beyerdynamic Tygr 300 R w/ Dekoni Velour as daily driver Soundblaster AE-9 Soundcard AKG P420 Mic ▼Other peripherals▼ Keyboard > SteelSeries Apex Pro Mouse > Steelseries Aerox 3 wireless Mousepad > Pulsar ParaSpeed XXL VR > Valve index kit Read this post if you want a "gaming" headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 10, 2020 Author I have been looking at both Origin and Digital Storm since this morning. But with terms of the pricing for the 2070 vs the 3000 series, I dont want to take much of the risk. Also, I have built desktops, long long time ago. Of course, LTT's youtube list is a great resource to build one. So, so far, I am just doing like a pros and cons of what needs to be done. With a online "black friday", I will still keep an eye on the prices then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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