Any changes? Planning for when prices go down eventually.

[Virtuous Fly]

Budget (including currency): Get back to u, but around 600$ 

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Programming C++, python, and java. Gaming and general use.

Other details: I have a case, noctua cpu cooler, and a 750 w gold evga power supply. 1080 to 1440 would be nice

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/22pwk9

 

 

[Bismut]

When do you want to actually buy the hardware? I would always recommending looking shortly before you buy (<2 weeks), things tend to shift somewhat quickly in tech.

[Virtuous Fly]

As long as my current rig lasts to around christmas time probably around then. Or will they jack up prices for the Holiday?

[Virtuous Fly]

Side note, change the graphics card to an xt.

 

 

 

fixed it

 

[Dukesilver27-]

Please just post the link instead of the screenshot, easier to adjust and make recommendation. 

Your list would not be changed if someone else changed it, the updated list will generate new link.

My suggestion, get better value SSD like WDSN570 or MP33, 16GB of RAM (unless programming requires a lot of RAM, I'm not familiar, based on a very quick research tho, not so much), and reallocate them to better a GPU.

 

[Bismut]

6 minutes ago, Virtuous Fly said:

As long as my current rig lasts to around christmas time probably around then. Or will they jack up prices for the Holiday?

I wouldn't worry then, just sit back, relax and watch some reviews to make the most informed decision possible. AM5 might have some more budget-friendly CPUs by then, Intel might release something new... just wait and see.

You might be able to get some deals around the holidays as well as Black Friday, though I would be careful about potential price increases to make it seem like you are saving money, but there's price history tools available too.

[Dukesilver27-]

2 minutes ago, Bismut said:

AM5 might have some more budget-friendly CPUs by then, Intel might release something new... just wait and see.

AM5 prices are out, the cheapest one is $299, also DDR5 only. So no way it will be budget friendly, at least not until DDR5 prices come down.

[Virtuous Fly]

11 minutes ago, Dukesilver27- said:

Please just post the link instead of the screenshot, easier to adjust and make recommendation. 

Your list would not be changed if someone else changed it, the updated list will generate new link.

My suggestion, get better value SSD like WDSN570 or MP33, 16GB of RAM (unless programming requires a lot of RAM, I'm not familiar, based on a very quick research tho, not so much), and reallocate them to better a GPU.

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Ram seems pretty important to programming and what size ssd do you recomend? I got a 1 tb hard drive for extra storage already.

 

 

added link too.

[Virtuous Fly]

Who knows? I may want to try streaming too.

[Dukesilver27-]

Value pick: Teamgroup MP33 1TB or Silicone Power A60 1TB

Value performance pick: Western Digital Blue SN570 1TB

 

I'm not familiar with the Silicone Power brand, so I personally picked the MP33 for my rig.

Reviews linked above.

[Bismut]

14 minutes ago, Dukesilver27- said:

Value pick: Teamgroup MP33 1TB or Silicone Power A60 1TB

Value performance pick: Western Digital Blue SN570 1TB

 

I'm not familiar with the Silicone Power brand, so I personally picked the MP33 for my rig.

Reviews linked above.

I've heard of Teamgroup and Silicon Power before (can't vouch for them though) and the drives seems fine, just like the WD one.

I went overkill with my SSD to get a better warranty period and more read/write cycles to lower the chances of it just dying, which may or may not matter to you.

[Virtuous Fly]

22 minutes ago, Dukesilver27- said:

Value pick: Teamgroup MP33 1TB or Silicone Power A60 1TB

Value performance pick: Western Digital Blue SN570 1TB

 

I'm not familiar with the Silicone Power brand, so I personally picked the MP33 for my rig.

Reviews linked above.

Going to have to change it anyways if i want pcie 4.0. The board supports pcie 4.0 but the ssd is 3.0. difference of about 2.5 times faster.

[Virtuous Fly]

Id be fine getting a smaller sized ssd and using the 2 1 tb hard drives i have for mass storage and only the ssd for windows and the start up apps that open.

[Dukesilver27-]

2 minutes ago, Virtuous Fly said:

Going to have to change it anyways if i want pcie 4.0. The board supports pcie 4.0 but the ssd is 3.0. difference of about 2.5 times faster.

For now, games don't use the full capability of gen 3.0, let alone gen 4.0

It might change with Direct storage later, but it is yet to be seen.

[Virtuous Fly]

3 minutes ago, Dukesilver27- said:

For now, games don't use the full capability of gen 3.0, let alone gen 4.0

It might change with Direct storage later, but it is yet to be seen.

The prices are within about 20 $ for 3.0 and 4.0 might be better to buy the faster one, but this build is fairly budgeted. Maybe getting a reliable 3.0 for less would be the best option...

[Virtuous Fly]

Thanks for the help btw duke. I've had a good bit of help from you.