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Link to PC on MicroCenter:
https://www.microcenter.com/produ...-gaming-pc
Specs:
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (3.4GHz)
CoolerMaster ML240L Liquid Cooling
16GB DDR4-3200 RAM (4 slots, maximum memory supported 64GB)
Asrock B550M-C
1TB NVMe Solid State Drive
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics
750W 80+ Gold Power Supply (Maybe PowerSpec branded?)
Powerspec 205M Micro Mesh (Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh)
Wireless LAN 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.2
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
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This is a great deal for those who need a higher end pc and live near a MicroCenter.
The recommendations for PSU ratings are for the total system power needs. The card makers will recommend a high value to cover any possible system configuration such as high power CPU and lots of memory etc. They do that with lots of margin to make sure its safe for people who don't know their power usage and blindly throw a high power card into a system with other high power devices (CPU, memory etc).
As long as the total system requirements are less than the PSU rating (with margin) then you're fine.
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Even the 4090 needs dlss for games at 4k.
Surprised at all the downvotes regarding a question seeking some clarification.
I just ordered a 6950xt. Also ordered a 1000w psu. I'd rather have more than I need and run at 50-60% load after the initial power on. Less load often means less heat. Plus, I tried a "minimum recommended" once and it would crowbar more often than not.
Incorrect, if you know where to go (no "grey market"), a Win 10 (upgradable to Win 11) will run you between $17 to $20.
The recommendations for PSU ratings are for the total system power needs. The card makers will recommend a high value to cover any possible system configuration such as high power CPU and lots of memory etc. They do that with lots of margin to make sure its safe for people who don't know their power usage and blindly throw a high power card into a system with other high power devices (CPU, memory etc).
As long as the total system requirements are less than the PSU rating (with margin) then you're fine.
Why would anyone want to buy Nvidia now that it's apparent they don't care to extend the life of their previous generation? They constantly gatekeep software improvements for their latest devices, and their previous gen is left to rot and age like all hell.
Now they're actually making cards slower while making them more expensive. People aren't dumb..they don't want slower cards with better software for ray tracing..ray tracing isn't even worth it.
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Now they're actually making cards slower while making them more expensive. People aren't dumb..they don't want slower cards with better software for ray tracing..ray tracing isn't even worth it.
I am a noob to PC hardware and had never built my own PC. Got in to it seriously the past nine months or so and got sucked in to the RT hype and thought Nvidia was the way to go and AMD was some sort of compromise.
Until I read up that only certain games support RT and that performance takes a hit unless you use other software boosts to compensate like DLSS and such, which is still kind of....."artificial."
People obviously like it but not all game support it and even fewer support it well enough. Doesn't seem to be worth it on 4070 and lower models.
I am a noob to PC hardware and had never built my own PC. Got in to it seriously the past nine months or so and got sucked in to the RT hype and thought Nvidia was the way to go and AMD was some sort of compromise.
Until I read up that only certain games support RT and that performance takes a hit unless you use other software boosts to compensate like DLSS and such, which is still kind of....."artificial."
People obviously like it but not all game support it and even fewer support it well enough. Doesn't seem to be worth it on 4070 and lower models.
It definitely isn't. Ray tracing is the biggest gimmick of them all. In engine baked lighting has become so good that you don't need ray tracing to have a great experience.
Dlss 2.0 is great though. Dlss 3.0 can shove it, I don't want extra frames if there are no latency improvements.
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Anybody pull the trigger on this and have it running?