Buying used is definitely the way to go. Most of the parts in both my current computers were bought used. My main pc cost me ~£1200 and my secondary cost me ~£1000!
The only thing I insist on buying new is the storage IMO.
Anyone else feel they've been priced out of the PC hobby?
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The only thing I insist on buying new is the storage IMO.
I dont mind used storage to be honest. my PCs are just games PCs really, so nothing that cant be downloaded again. I have a NAS that i use for media and backups. though i could do with more space... and HDDs are going up in price too... of course they are
haha fair enough. i have important docs on mine so really don't want it to go boom.
and as always, back up back up back up
I feel slightly priced out the market currently, I started to collect parts to upgrade my 8 year old PC, I got an amd 7800x3d and when I checked not even 2 months ago, ddr5 ram was a fair price, now im looking around £300 for a kit, not sure I want to even upgrade now, the price of the processor, new motherboard, and then ram will just be extortionate. I paid less for the amd chip that what a ram kit is currently going to cost.
Don't get less than an X3D CPU; you won't notice the difference otherwise.
Frankly i was only just able to sleep with the price of my new build. Another 100 and i would have sacked if off.
Done now, and hope to get 5 years minimum from it. Which with the forcast seems easy.
Keeping two machines running now.
Done now, and hope to get 5 years minimum from it. Which with the forcast seems easy.
Keeping two machines running now.
With the sky high prices I was thinking of selling my secondary pc. But on second thoughts better to keep it as a spare just in case something happens to my primary pc and I can't stomach the replacement prices :/
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I was quite lucky to do my latest build as a 40th gift to myself at the beginning of the year, not that I had bad build as it was.
I kept the previous one (5800X3D, 6800 XT with 32GB 3600MHz) for my wife, but as she's barely using it I may sell it on to help out some of the folk needing an upgrade.
I kept the previous one (5800X3D, 6800 XT with 32GB 3600MHz) for my wife, but as she's barely using it I may sell it on to help out some of the folk needing an upgrade.
This is only thing keeping me back, the fear is real.
indeed! i hate to think of the replacement costs...
the heaviest load on my secondary (7800x3d/4070 super) is watching amazon prime videos ad-free
Spot on.
We’re keeping it mostly for a dedicated sim rig. But it didn't escape me that it was wise to keep it even if we were not doing that.
Its actually just been rehomed in a new case and the aio cpu removed and added to my gpu loop i had. Never got round to doing the cpu.
Half tempted to remove the water incase of a leak!!!
i'm using an £18 aio bought on aliexpress
Not really an issue for me as I'm at a point in my life where I'm doing ok for money. However, 20 year old me would have really struggled. It's going to be hard for kids to get into. Our kids who get hand-me-downs are going to be the only ones coming in to the scene at this rate.
Well now youve got me really rattled!@Skynet5 dammit you got me rattled now lol! just bought a phantom spirit to replace my AIO just on the off-chance...
Did i tighten those soft tube connectors enough?
Expensive Ram especially is a biter pill to swallow as unlike a GPU or CPU upgrade it really doesn’t add any excitement or meaningful performance as it’s just one of those components like a PSU that’s seen as more of a necessity.
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Never have chased PCs anyway with my builds often lasting 6-8 years.
That said, this time around was the most I had ever spent and that's without all the recent changes.
Would I spend that I did this time for less in next 5-6 years? Not entirely sure if I'm honest.
Having 64GB of ddr5 go out of warranty will be an exciting time though
That said, this time around was the most I had ever spent and that's without all the recent changes.
Would I spend that I did this time for less in next 5-6 years? Not entirely sure if I'm honest.
Having 64GB of ddr5 go out of warranty will be an exciting time though