expired Posted by Suryasis • Sep 8, 2023
Sep 8, 2023 11:51 AM
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expired Posted by Suryasis • Sep 8, 2023
Sep 8, 2023 11:51 AM
Skytech Nebula Desktop: i5-13400F, RTX 4060, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Win11
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Cpu 200
CPU Fan 30
GPU 300
Case 50
Case Fan 20
MB 120
Ram 40
Disk 50
Psu 60
Windows 20
total = 890
My take: Neither one is really a deal at these prices. With the Costco deal being $1000 regular price, this config shouldn't cost a penny over $850 anyway. And even then I'd just wait for the Costco PC to go on sale.
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The 4060 alone is about 35% of the budget.
Maybe if you skimped on the case and PSU.
Intel 12900K
MSI Z690 Motherboard
32GB DDR5
$400 https://www.microcenter
$33 CPU cooler, $1-2 more for RGB if you care https://www.amazon.com/Thermalrig...09
$39 PSU 600W Gold https://slickdeals.net/f/16235827-thermaltake-toughpower-gx2-80-gold-600w-power-supply-w-5-year-warranty-39-free-shipping?v=1
$45 PSU 750W Gold (better) https://slickdeals.net/f/16897681-evga-b-stock-power-supplies-750w-45-850w-70-1000w-80
$45 Case https://slickdeals.net/f/16749005-corsair-carbide-series-175r-rgb-tempered-glass-mid-tower-atx-gaming-case-black-44-99-f-s-amazon
$28 1TB drive https://slickdeals.net/f/16840058-msi-spatium-m450-m-2-2280-1tb-pci-express-4-0-x4-nvme-1-4-3d-nand-internal-solid-state-drive-27-99-ar-newegg
$300 RTX 4060 https://www.microcenter
$310 6700 XT (better) https://slickdeals.net/f/16854212-sapphire-pulse-amd-radeon-rx-6700-xt-12gb-gddr6-gpu-starfield-premium-edition-310-free-shipping
$845-$861 for a much better computer. Not saying building is for everyone, but to kid yourself that you are not paying for the build service is delusional.
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DF just put out their optimized video. Basically for most GPU's run settings at medium.
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Intel 12900K
MSI Z690 Motherboard
32GB DDR5
$400 https://www.microcenter
$33 CPU cooler, $1-2 more for RGB if you care https://www.amazon.com/Thermalrig...09
$39 PSU 600W Gold https://slickdeals.net/f/16235827-thermaltake-toughpower-gx2-80-gold-600w-power-supply-w-5-year-warranty-39-free-shipping?v=1
$45 PSU 750W Gold (better) https://slickdeals.net/f/16897681-evga-b-stock-power-supplies-750w-45-850w-70-1000w-80
$45 Case https://slickdeals.net/f/16749005-corsair-carbide-series-175r-rgb-tempered-glass-mid-tower-atx-gaming-case-black-44-99-f-s-amazon
$28 1TB drive https://slickdeals.net/f/16840058-msi-spatium-m450-m-2-2280-1tb-pci-express-4-0-x4-nvme-1-4-3d-nand-internal-solid-state-drive-27-99-ar-newegg
$300 RTX 4060 https://www.microcenter
$310 6700 XT (better) https://slickdeals.net/f/16854212-sapphire-pulse-amd-radeon-rx-6700-xt-12gb-gddr6-gpu-starfield-premium-edition-310-free-shipping
$845-$861 for a much better computer. Not saying building is for everyone, but to kid yourself that you are not paying for the build service is delusional.
Also, if you aren't including a Windows license or factoring your time in all of this, it's a non-starter. Not even worth discussing.
I'm not averse to pirating/getting around licenses or assembling a system (with better care taken than you'd find in any prebuilt), but these are still concerns and factors everyone should account for when they budget out a system.
Do I want to worry about Microsoft hounding me or restricting me from future updates and features because I cheaped out on a $50 ($20 or less if you shop around) Windows license instead of getting an OEM one for free? And the limited time I get to play games must now be devoted to hunting for parts and assembling a system with no ETA on when it will be complete?
Moreover, the system you parted out is nonsensical with a very limited upgrade path. You did exactly what I said would have to happen and skimped a little on the case and PSU. What I didn't account for was skimping on the NVME.
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