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As you can see from my Signature I have abit of an antique of a PC, which has surprisingly done me well over the years. However with new games coming out/or that been out for a while that interest me (Cyberpunk, Midgnight Suns, Ixiom, V Risiing) and the minimum specs for these games being above what I currently have it seems like now is the time for an upgrade.
Although i have spent sometime of the last few months trying to get upto speed on Hardware and i know roughly where my budget puts me, I am not necessarily aware of what isgood value for money, what gives best performance, what works with what, etc
Some background:
All input welcome
I am hoping to make use of Black Friday to try and bring the budget down but I don't expect miracles.
Although i have spent sometime of the last few months trying to get upto speed on Hardware and i know roughly where my budget puts me, I am not necessarily aware of what isgood value for money, what gives best performance, what works with what, etc
Some background:
- I will be sticking with my 1080p monitors for now but will look at possibly upgrading to 1440p in the near future.
- Having played around on PC Parts Picker budget is around £1,300.
- Would like to build a system that is reasonably future proof
- Not particularly brand loyal - but like to pick solid, reliable, value for money parts.
- Given the budget its likely going to be Intel 12th Gen or AMD AM4 with DDR4 memory but would consider 13th Gen/AM5/DDR5 if budget allows.
- The only part I am seriously considering (although pleased to hear argument against on) is an AMD 7800 XT - Having seem the GPU's available this seems to be a decent card with some future proofing, should crunch through 1440p, improved power usage (over the previous gen)
- Current PC tended to throw out a lot of heat in the last 3-4 years when under load, not sure if this was due to me not installing the fans correctly, not keeping them dust free enough, but popping the side panel off to improve airflow seemed to stop the issue. This means although the NZXT Tempest has served me well (apart from the power button fallout out its housing inside the PC) I am looking at a replacement Mid Tower (Although I like the price and the visual designs of the Kolink cases given the above I have concerns about air cooling them when the case essentially prohibits front intake due to pretty lights - this is probably one for Case Central).
All input welcome
I am hoping to make use of Black Friday to try and bring the budget down but I don't expect miracles.
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