graphics card purchase

[josh23]

I am building a computer for my brother but i am thinking about waiting to buy the gpu because the prices are wonky.

 

 

What do you think?

[Gungpae]

What's your budget?

[Colin Donoghue]

Wait or try to get 970 or 980 or a 980th for cheap

[Guest]

Why buy a GPU, when you can find your random S3 AGP GPU on the side of the road.

 

*we demand moar info*

[josh23]

probably around 1600 here is the part list https://pcpartpicker.com/user/royals23/saved/#view=dhH6hM

[josh23]

@Dutch-stoner here is the part list his budget is around 1600 https://pcpartpicker.com/user/royals23/saved/#view=dhH6hM

[rn8686]

1 minute ago, josh23 said:

probably around 1600 here is the part list https://pcpartpicker.com/user/royals23/saved/#view=dhH6hM

Looks good, no problems.  

[Guest]

What will the pc be used for. Will your brother go eth mining? Browsing them interwebs? Use it as a NAS?

[AvocadosGuac]

eek. go with a r5 1600...

[josh23]

@rn8686 would you wait until after vega when ever that happens

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, josh23 said:

@rn8686 would you wait until after vega when ever that happens

I would. Maybe even wait till volta.

[josh23]

@Dutch-stoner mostly gaming,a little bit of streaming and watching yt etc

[rn8686]

Just now, josh23 said:

@rn8686 would you wait until after vega when ever that happens

You could (More to save a little than anything) but I'm not that hopeful for it  (Probably wont perform much better than a 1080) nor can you wait forever (New things will always come out). 

[josh23]

@Jrock do you think intel cpu prices might drop since amd is killin the game

[DocSwag]

1 minute ago, josh23 said:

@rn8686 would you wait until after vega when ever that happens

I wouldn't considering your budget. Heck you could probably get a 1080 ti if you modify a few things.

1 minute ago, Jrock said:

I would. Maybe even wait till volta.

Volta? You're suggesting to op to wait potentially over half a year?!?

[josh23]

@rn8686 yeah was thinking about waiting because i could possibly get more performance for the money 

[Gungpae]

1 minute ago, josh23 said:

@Jrock do you think intel cpu prices might drop since amd is killin the game

naw fam too much pride

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, DocSwag said:

Volta? You're suggesting to op to wait potentially over half a year?!?

Vega might not be very good. if nVidia follows whats been going on recently with a ~20% performance bump per gen, why not?

[josh23]

@DocSwag could you make me a parts list real quick since i think you know more

 

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, Gungpae said:

naw fam too much pride

Agreed. It would make intel look too scared even though we know they are already...

[rn8686]

1 minute ago, josh23 said:

@Jrock do you think intel cpu prices might drop since amd is killin the game

Doubtful, Intel have always wanted to maintain a high margin (A lot of gamers are still buying their CPUs) and that would basically be admitting they have been ripping us off. 

Just now, josh23 said:

@rn8686 yeah was thinking about waiting because i could possibly get more performance for the money 

You may, but as I said no point in waiting forever as new things will always come out. 

3 minutes ago, Jrock said:

I would. Maybe even wait till volta.

Waiting for something that is the better part of a year away? 

[josh23]

@Jrock what if they arent getting any sales because amd is just raping them 

[Guest]

Not 100% sure, but the 1080 didn't see a huge price bump due to mining?

 

Also, why not ryzen since streaming will be something "your brother" will be doing. (Gamers Nexus did a nice comparison) B350 mobo + 1700 for the same price of your current mobo+CPU...

 

Also, why 2tb wd BLACK edition? 512 gb SSD is enough for just gaming and streaming. And if you NEED that 2tb, why not get a seagate Barracuda for half the price and spend them currency items where it counts moar?

[DocSwag]

3 minutes ago, josh23 said:

@DocSwag could you make me a parts list real quick since i think you know more

 

Of course there are some sacrifices (cooling and ssd), but it is a 1080 ti

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($308.87 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.39 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($121.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.95 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card  ($754.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM  120mm Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Case Fan: be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 51.4 CFM  120mm Fan  ($10.90 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Total: $1624.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-21 20:58 EDT-0400

4 minutes ago, Jrock said:

Vega might not be very good. if nVidia follows whats been going on recently with a ~20% performance bump per gen, why not?

Because that's half a friggin year? And what are you telling op to do in the meantime?

 

I for one wouldn't wait half a year for volta.

[josh23]

@Dutch-stoner thanks for the feed back. im trying to convince him to go with amd on the cpu but he insists intel. he also has a lot of games