Hi All,
My PC has bricked itself, so I'm in need of a rapid replacement, but am completely out of the loop when it comes to PC parts.
I last upgraded about around 2017, when the Ryzen 1600X came out. My last PC was based around Ryzen 1600X, 16GB RAM, with an NVIDIA 1070 GTX.
I have a full sized, relatively high end case, which I'm happy to keep. I'm OK with a full ATX mobo.
I'm also happy to keep the 1070 for now, with a view to upgrading later (so would like to take this potential GPU upgrade into account when speccing the power supply).
I don't care at all if the GPU bottlenecks the CPU in games for now, I just want the base setup to decent enough for 5-ish years, and with enough power to feed a high-mid end GPU in a year or so.
I'll probably play some games in the near future (maybe the next Battlefield when it comes out), and I had the old PC connected to the Meta Quest for HL Alyx etc.
The PC will be used for some light gaming at 1440, everyday office use and running some engineering software (no specific requirements on this aspect).
I would be very grateful for some advice on this. I have no strong feelings about any particular brand of any component, but I would like to try to avoid the Fisher Price multi-coloured LED vibe, and have no desire to water cool anything.
I would basically be looking for:
Many thanks to those who may respond!
Cheers
My PC has bricked itself, so I'm in need of a rapid replacement, but am completely out of the loop when it comes to PC parts.
I last upgraded about around 2017, when the Ryzen 1600X came out. My last PC was based around Ryzen 1600X, 16GB RAM, with an NVIDIA 1070 GTX.
I have a full sized, relatively high end case, which I'm happy to keep. I'm OK with a full ATX mobo.
I'm also happy to keep the 1070 for now, with a view to upgrading later (so would like to take this potential GPU upgrade into account when speccing the power supply).
I don't care at all if the GPU bottlenecks the CPU in games for now, I just want the base setup to decent enough for 5-ish years, and with enough power to feed a high-mid end GPU in a year or so.
I'll probably play some games in the near future (maybe the next Battlefield when it comes out), and I had the old PC connected to the Meta Quest for HL Alyx etc.
The PC will be used for some light gaming at 1440, everyday office use and running some engineering software (no specific requirements on this aspect).
I would be very grateful for some advice on this. I have no strong feelings about any particular brand of any component, but I would like to try to avoid the Fisher Price multi-coloured LED vibe, and have no desire to water cool anything.
I would basically be looking for:
- Mobo
- CPU+fan
- Ram (32GB+)
- Power Supply
- Decent Sized SSD
Many thanks to those who may respond!
Cheers