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Small-Scale Question Sunday for September 10, 2023

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I want to get a new PC for gaming - not necessarily the newest or most expensive, but something that can run Elden Ring, Starfield, etc and not lag out like crazy on 1080p.

Tried going back to reddit, but it feels like it's all just bots and spammers now when it comes to prebuilt. Now I would prefer a prebuilt, although I am open to building a PC. Main frustration is just that it takes time, and there are risks with it. I've built a PC before but willing to spend the extra $200-300 for convenience.

I've found a couple and I want to get the Motte's opinion. Or feel free to just send me a link to one you like. My budget is around $1400 max but I'd like to spend less. Here are the ones I'm looking at rn:

https://www.newegg.com/p/3D5-005D-00007?Item=9SIBGVAK3Y1784

https://www.newegg.com/p/3D5-003E-000W7

https://www.newegg.com/acer-po3-640g-ur11-predator/p/N82E16883101889

Please help me out fellow Mottizens!

@self_made_human @official_techsupport

EDIT: ended up going with the Yeiyan - https://www.newegg.com/yeyian-ypi-sh34f0b-4701u/p/3D5-002P-00038?Item=3D5-002P-00038

All told if you add up the parts it's only an extra $100 or so for the whole rig. Plus a keyboard and windows 11 license. Seems like a great deal.

If anyone is curious PM me next week and I'll let you know if there are any issues with it.

I personally like the first build with the 3070 more, though the people pointing out that 8gb of vram isn't future proof have a fair point.

It's a significant step up over a 3060, though against the 6750 XT it's quite close.

I own a 3070 and it's still a good card at 1440p, so it should handle 1080p just peachy.

I also prefer the Nvidia software ecosystem, not that I ever use raytracing. DLSS is great, and most modern AAA games have that or FSR, which AMD supports.

IMO, see if you can afford the step up to the latest Ryzen 5 series processors or a current gen gpu. I'd wait for the RX midrangers like the 7700 XT myself, they just launched and seem like decent value.

If not, then option 1 has my vote!

IMO, see if you can afford the step up to the latest Ryzen 5 series processors or a current gen gpu. I'd wait for the RX midrangers like the 7700 XT myself, they just launched and seem like decent value.

I mean I definitely can afford it, I'm just generally allergic to spending more money than I have to on stuff like this. It's a fun purchase for me basically.

I suppose it's an investment in the future, but it's like hmm do I really want to spend an extra $300 or so just to get some slightly fancier hardware?

There's also the sunk cost of if the rig breaks before the end of it's usefulness, which IME is likely, it ceases to be a good investment to get better hardware. (Well not actually with modular parts but I'm lazy and hate to fix things)

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