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Looks nice for the price, but I don't think the power supply will work with any upgrades. Am I wrong?
I believe 750w is baseline for anything high-end. Not sure how big the market is for $1300 non-future proofed mid-tier gaming rigs when $1500 gets you high-end hardware with runway
I believe 750w is baseline for anything high-end. Not sure how big the market is for $1300 non-future proofed mid-tier gaming rigs when $1500 gets you high-end hardware with runway
Five or so weeks ago I would've agreed, but where is this $1500 computer now?
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I believe 750w is baseline for anything high-end. Not sure how big the market is for $1300 non-future proofed mid-tier gaming rigs when $1500 gets you high-end hardware with runway
Performance difference between RTX 2060 vs 2070 or GTX 960 vs 970 is noticeable, but not important now. Future-proofing is often overhyped. Also high end is not $1500, more like $2500+.
Why get an undersized power and upgrade later? Why not just get what you need?
I bought my first Skytech in May, very similiar specs as this one. (this has extra TB of storage). Same 650W power supply. Was a little hesitant but pulled trigger. Hope I don't jinx it but so far have had zero issues with this build from Skytech. For last 10 years plus i used AVA Direct, but their costs have gone way up.
Is skytech a good brand? Reputable? Provides frequent driver and bios updates?
They are a good SI. I've owned one a while ago (rtx 2070 era) and it was solid. They use off the shelf parts so driver and bios updates will come from the mobo manufacturer.
I believe 750w is baseline for anything high-end. Not sure how big the market is for $1300 non-future proofed mid-tier gaming rigs when $1500 gets you high-end hardware with runway
Hi could you link some of the $1500 rigs you mentioned? I am trying to build a computer and like the idea of having something with a degree of longevity. Thanks!
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I believe 750w is baseline for anything high-end. Not sure how big the market is for $1300 non-future proofed mid-tier gaming rigs when $1500 gets you high-end hardware with runway
One example is well over the price you stated and the other is much less capable with a worse power supply.
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I believe 750w is baseline for anything high-end. Not sure how big the market is for $1300 non-future proofed mid-tier gaming rigs when $1500 gets you high-end hardware with runway
https://slickdeals.net/f/18978574-ibuypower-slate-gaming-desktop-ryzen-7-9700x-rx-9060xt-8gb-32gb-ddr5-1tb-nvme-ssd-999-99
Or
https://slickdeals.net/f/19036189-ibuypower-slate-amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-amd-radeon-rx-9070xt-16gb-32gb-ddr5-rgb-2tb-nvme-ssd-1-649-99
But there have been much better deals and probably more to follow based on how many of these have been on sale lately.
I believe 750w is baseline for anything high-end. Not sure how big the market is for $1300 non-future proofed mid-tier gaming rigs when $1500 gets you high-end hardware with runway
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