Build or buy a pc

Ecoop · 2024-12-13T02:04:53+0000

Should I build a pc with a Radeon RX 6600 CORE 8GB Graphics Card, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, ASUS Prime B450M-A Il Micro-ATX Motherboard, CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR4 RAM 16GB 3200MHz, Corsair mp600 Ipx 2tb nume ssd, ARESGAME AGV Series 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply, Apevia PRODIGY-WH Micro ATX Computer Case
OR
Buy a Lenovo - LOQ Tower Gaming Desktop - Intel i5 14400F - 16GB Memory
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 512GB SDD - Luna Gray? I know the custom pc will be more upgradable? What pc will preform better playing games?

eidairaman1 · 2024-12-13T02:38:41+0000

Ecoop said:
Should I build a pc with a Radeon RX 6600 CORE 8GB Graphics Card, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, ASUS Prime B450M-A Il Micro-ATX Motherboard, CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR4 RAM 16GB 3200MHz, Corsair mp600 Ipx 2tb nume ssd, ARESGAME AGV Series 650W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply, Apevia PRODIGY-WH Micro ATX Computer Case
OR
Buy a Lenovo - LOQ Tower Gaming Desktop - Intel i5 14400F - 16GB Memory
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 512GB SDD - Luna Gray? I know the custom pc will be more upgradable? What pc will preform better playing games?

Build

maxx2575 · 2024-12-13T02:38:49+0000

my gut would say to build, but that's because I find building my pc's to be fun and the price savings is just a bonus.

also I think we need more info.
are you willing to change your build if we can help you chose better parts?

Ecoop · 2024-12-13T02:41:19+0000

maxx2575 said:
my gut would say to build, but that's because I find building my pc's to be fun and the price savings is just a bonus.

also I think we need more info.
are you willing to change your build if we can help you chose better parts?

Yes I’d change my build but I want to stay under $550.

maxx2575 · 2024-12-13T02:43:58+0000

what do you plan to do with this computer? just game or also work?

Ecoop said:
Yes I’d change my build but I want to stay under $550.

here's something I came up with, I know it's 20$ over budget but I think going from 16GB of ram to 32 is worth 20$.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dfwvfd

also the 1TB NVME SSD will be fine for now. I say later on get yourself a like 2-4TB hard drive to go with it.

also yeah, the RX 6600 even beats the RTX 3050 8GB let alone the fact that the prebuild probably only comes with a 4/6GB 3050

Ecoop · 2024-12-13T02:54:42+0000

maxx2575 said:
what do you plan to do with this computer? just game or also work?

Just game

maxx2575 said:
what do you plan to do with this computer? just game or also work?

here's something I came up with, I know it's 20$ over budget but I think going from 16GB of ram to 32 is worth 20$.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dfwvfd

also the 1TB NVME SSD will be fine for now. I say later on get yourself a like 2-4TB hard drive to go with it.

also yeah, the RX 6600 even beats the RTX 3050 8GB let alone the fact that the prebuild probably only comes with a 4/6GB 3050

The prebuilt is a 8gb 3050

eidairaman1 · 2024-12-13T04:43:18+0000

Ecoop said:
Just game

The prebuilt is a 8gb 3050

maxx2575 said:
what do you plan to do with this computer? just game or also work?

here's something I came up with, I know it's 20$ over budget but I think going from 16GB of ram to 32 is worth 20$.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Dfwvfd

also the 1TB NVME SSD will be fine for now. I say later on get yourself a like 2-4TB hard drive to go with it.

also yeah, the RX 6600 even beats the RTX 3050 8GB let alone the fact that the prebuild probably only comes with a 4/6GB 3050

Yeah the RX6600 leads by 20 fps, and overall costs less than nv cards, you'd be paying a nv tax with thertx 3050.

Also 13th and 14th gen core i cpus have been suffering from physical degradation problems (breaking apart internally).

Your best and safest bet is to do the build option, you can also upgrade it over time.

Ruru · 2024-12-13T04:50:30+0000

Building.

-you'll get exactly what you're paying for
-no surprises in the form of unstandard parts etc. unlike some prebuilds have
-building a PC is fun

DaemonForce · 2024-12-13T05:52:33+0000

Build. You know exactly what you're getting into before getting into it. If you're okay knowing what it can and can't do, make it happen.

arbiter · 2024-12-13T08:02:05+0000

eidairaman1 said:
Also 13th and 14th gen core i cpus have been suffering from physical degradation problems (breaking apart internally).

Latest bios have fixed that issue so as long as update bios early on be fine

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	old betty (rebuilt)
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	GIGABYTE AB350-GAMING 3
Cooling	AMD stock cooler
Memory	16GB 3200 (8x2)
Video Card(s)	GTX 1070 FE
Storage	NVME 2TB SSD
Display(s)	main 1080p 144hz/secondary 1080p 60hz
Case	Rosewill CHALLENGER S
Audio Device(s)	built-in motherboard amp/dac with AKG K240's (the new ones dont get too excited)
Power Supply	EVGA 600Watt bronze+
Mouse	SteelSeries Sensei 310
Keyboard	Corsair K55 RGB
VR HMD	HTC VIVE (og)
Software	windows 10

System Name	old betty (rebuilt)
Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	GIGABYTE AB350-GAMING 3
Cooling	AMD stock cooler
Memory	16GB 3200 (8x2)
Video Card(s)	GTX 1070 FE
Storage	NVME 2TB SSD
Display(s)	main 1080p 144hz/secondary 1080p 60hz
Case	Rosewill CHALLENGER S
Audio Device(s)	built-in motherboard amp/dac with AKG K240's (the new ones dont get too excited)
Power Supply	EVGA 600Watt bronze+
Mouse	SteelSeries Sensei 310
Keyboard	Corsair K55 RGB
VR HMD	HTC VIVE (og)
Software	windows 10

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-K
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Alphacool Eisbaer 240
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 10GB / RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-CN720N
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

Build or buy a pc

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System Name	DevKit
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 ↗4.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus WiFi
Cooling	Koolance CPU-300-H06, Koolance GPU-180-L06, SC800 Pump
Memory	4x16GB Ballistix 3200MT/s ↗3800
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX 580 Red Devil 8GB ↗1380MHz ↘1105mV, PowerColor RX 7900 XT Hellhound 20GB
Storage	240GB Corsair MP510, 120GB KingDian S280
Display(s)	Nixeus VUE-24 (1080p144)
Case	Koolance PC2-601BLW + Koolance EHX1020CUV Radiator Kit
Audio Device(s)	Oculus CV-1
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts EA-750 Semi-Modular
Mouse	Easterntimes Tech X-08, Zelotes C-12
Keyboard	Logitech 106-key, Romoral 15-Key Macro, Royal Kludge RK84
VR HMD	Oculus CV-1
Software	Windows 10 Pro Workstation, VMware Workstation 16 Pro, MS SQL Server 2016, Fan Control v120, Blender
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R15: 1590cb Cinebench R20: 3530cb (7.83x451cb) CPU-Z 17.01.64: 481.2/3896.8 VRMark: 8009

Processor	i7-13700k
Motherboard	Asus Tuf Gaming z790-plus
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212 RGB
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB DDR5 7000mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Geforce RTX 4070 Super ( 2800mhz @ 1.0volt, ~60mhz overlock -.1volts)
Storage	1x Samsung 980 Pro PCIe4 NVme, 2x Samsung 1tb 850evo SSD, 3x WD drives, 2 seagate
Display(s)	Acer Predator XB273u 27inch IPS G-Sync 165hz
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z906 5.1
Power Supply	Corsair RMx Series RM850x (OCZ Z series PSU retired after 13 years of service)
Mouse	Logitech G502 hero
Keyboard	Logitech G710+