FiremanDan Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 I bought my first gaming pc ever. I think I did a decent job with my parts. Let me know what you guys think. Specs: CPU - Ryzen 7 2700 8-core @ 4.10GHz GPU - Nvidia GTX 1070 8 GB (EVGA edition) RAM - 16 GB (2x8) DDR4 3200MHz (64GB max) Storage - 256GB Sandisk SSD + 1TB Seagate HDD Case - Gamdias Talos M14 Mid tower RGB tempered glass Power supply - 550 WATT Gamdias 80+ Bronze Motherboard - Gigabyte B450M AM4 USB 3.1 What do you guys think? Is this decent for a beginner setup? DC 1
Empire Posted February 9, 2021 Posted February 9, 2021 You brought it or you brought the parts and build your PC togather and what made you get that PC? was it new or secondhand. Not bad specs, but I would go with newer hardware like the 3000 series, then again cost factor so 1600 series.
skyfire Posted February 11, 2021 Posted February 11, 2021 This is a good enough spec for few more years. I think 16GB works things smoothly this year and few more years. But as your games increase in power you may have to push for the higher specs.
Patrik Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 Pretty decent rig :), this is more than a mid range gaming build that should stand you atleast few more years to come, have fun!
skyfire Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 On 2/13/2021 at 9:17 PM, Patrik said: Pretty decent rig :), this is more than a mid range gaming build that should stand you atleast few more years to come, have fun! Ryzen 7 is definitely above mid range lol. but yeah I agree with you on this spec lasting few more years unless some games damage it with big config.
Patrik Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 14 minutes ago, skyfire said: Ryzen 7 is definitely above mid range lol. but yeah I agree with you on this spec lasting few more years unless some games damage it with big config. I said that because the R7 2700 isn't a new CPU but should be capable of gaming for gaming just fine, that's why, being a Ryzen doesn't always mean it's the best possible as it can still be outperformed by a Ryzen 5 2600x
Empire Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 Ryzen is becoming good yet I seen that now INtel is starting to drop there prices down. So got to keep that in minde.
skyfire Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/15/2021 at 1:40 PM, Patrik said: I said that because the R7 2700 isn't a new CPU but should be capable of gaming for gaming just fine, that's why, being a Ryzen doesn't always mean it's the best possible as it can still be outperformed by a Ryzen 5 2600x True. I think every new ryzen processors seems to be taking their class ahead of the intel i series.
killamch89 Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 I think you should've gone with a 2060 or 2070 instead but overall, a very solid build especially for 1080p gaming. I also think you could do with a 2 TB hard drive because games nowadays take up a LOT of memory.
skyfire Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 Yes more than 2TB is always better though it may be something people need to watch out considering some games always update at each instance and that is kind of pain too.
Empire Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 I would get 5TB 🙂 And have them SSDs and M.2 drives. Games are getting more high demanding and it's about speed. HDD are good but they are starting to become a bacup mass storage drives and SSD are for OS and high demanding games and software. On 2/18/2021 at 1:12 AM, killamch89 said: I think you should've gone with a 2060 or 2070 instead but overall They might not even be out when he did this PC 😛 then again I would go with 3000 series or 1600 series as they are new cards out on the market and better price point.
killamch89 Posted February 20, 2021 Posted February 20, 2021 On 2/19/2021 at 6:59 AM, Empire said: I would get 5TB 🙂 And have them SSDs and M.2 drives. Games are getting more high demanding and it's about speed. HDD are good but they are starting to become a bacup mass storage drives and SSD are for OS and high demanding games and software. They might not even be out when he did this PC 😛 then again I would go with 3000 series or 1600 series as they are new cards out on the market and better price point. 3000 series cards are so overpriced and scarce right now so that's why I recommended the 2070. I've been trying to get my hands on one for the past 4 months and still nothing.
skyfire Posted February 20, 2021 Posted February 20, 2021 Considering new models are just around the corner and I think there would be more updates in just 3 more months. I don't see the high price paying would be worth it for some cards now.
Empire Posted February 21, 2021 Posted February 21, 2021 16 hours ago, killamch89 said: 3000 series cards are so overpriced and scarce right now so that's why I recommended the 2070. I've been trying to get my hands on one for the past 4 months and still nothing. Yes, it's not cheap. The cost of the new cards are crazy and they are still going up in price. Partly since they are all out of stock and having a bad time getting chips to the manufacturers, then Bitcoin mining has started again, bigger than before, and so they bought up real fast when they can get there hands on the new 3000 series cards.
skyfire Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 By the way I didn't asked before but how much is your screen size? Is it 15 inch or 17 inch?
