To be honest with you, I have a core I5 and it's giving me a big headache honestly, always 100%, that's why I am going for the 12 th gen, so I think I am going to stick with that, but just the graphics card maybe it's good idea to drop it until I get a decent one, I am not sure, just because looking through the reviews and stuff everyone seems to hate this card, is either I drop it and wait a bit before getting a 3080 or get the 3070, maybe 3070Ti, and stick with it for couple of years, what do you think?
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Aza
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Ive got a Zotac Geforce RTX 2070 Super (mini?...two fans on it not three).
I play games like WoW, Baulders Gate 3, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Torchlight 3 and also do stuff with video editing using Premiere Pro.
Its a good card, and im running a 1440p IPS monitor on 144Hz with pretty much high/ultra settings across the board when gaming, cant say ive had any issues at all and i'm not gonna be upgrading for probably another 9/12 months (system is already 18 months old roughly).
I play games like WoW, Baulders Gate 3, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Torchlight 3 and also do stuff with video editing using Premiere Pro.
Its a good card, and im running a 1440p IPS monitor on 144Hz with pretty much high/ultra settings across the board when gaming, cant say ive had any issues at all and i'm not gonna be upgrading for probably another 9/12 months (system is already 18 months old roughly).
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What about AMD graphic cards tho, I have read that they started to get really good in terms of performance and fairly affordable, isn't getting an AMD one, and upgrade it after year or 2 also a good idea, especially that I think I have all other components really good(at least from my research) , so they will do the job for at least 5 years, and most likely more
Aza
Rising Star
From what I remember, Nvidia were better for content creation/streaming and raytracing.
For your main uses though, I think you may well get more from AMD GPU's in terms of cost/performance... raytacing is more gaming and big/newer titles like Cyberpunk.
One for the experts though.
For your main uses though, I think you may well get more from AMD GPU's in terms of cost/performance... raytacing is more gaming and big/newer titles like Cyberpunk.
One for the experts though.
I am not into these type of games whatsoever, but if I want to play them, I can do it in the ps5, now I think what I conclude from this really is to get a fairly good AMD GPU that does the job for now, upgrade it later on with the cpuand I end up having a crazy desktop that lasts for years, at least that's for me would be crazy since all other components are really great for what I need
I think you're creating your own misinformation here.
i5s are not created equal at all. An old i5 in a laptop does not compare to a 12th gen 12600k i5. The 12600k is an absolute monster of a CPU. It'll smash all of your requirements. It's still a 12th generation chip after all. The difference between the 12700k and the 12600k for content creation will be marked, but it won't be as much of a gulf as you would think. When the budget matters, the 12600k has you more than covered.
With regards to the GPU. You're not going to get anything out of the GPU other than gaming. If gaming isn't a priority then the GPU isn't a priority. The reviews you will be reading will be in regards to gaming, not content creation. The 3060 is built for content creation, hence it has the 12GB of vRAM in tow.
Try not to muddy the waters too much and draw conclusions that aren't there. You'll end up down a rabbit hole.
Well, in that case then, I am gonna go for the build you provided, because I have done a quick "can I run it" and the the two games I have selected will run really smoothly according to the website , but I don't really care if they don't run really 😂😂(transport fever 2,and Rail route, in case you wondering which games) , programming and studies comes first. Just to confirm that if I want to upgrade later on the GPU and the CPU, it will be possible without having issues, right? Like bottlenecking and stuff (I know I am acting like I know what I am talking about but I don't, so just play along 😅😅😅), and also, please confirm that the cooling won't be an issue at all even if I upgrade to powerful hardware like I9 and 3090,because man, I can give anything to not have overheating issues, my laptop already gave me enough nightmares, I know the current build won't have this issue, just if I upgrade to high spec hardware. And lastly, I would like to thank you so much guys, you can't imagine how helpful this is, you're really amazing guys, thanks again
Aza
Rising Star
Upgrading GPU is pretty easy, you can use software to insure the old one is properly removed, physically changing the GPU is a case of a couple of screws and a small release clip, then slotting the new one in and securing with the two fixing screws, then installing the new drivers....
Literally a 5 minute job.
CPU is perhaps a little more invovled, but nothing taxing...and probably something you wouldnt need to do for years yet unless you were flush for cash/bit of a vanity project (i'd really listen to what Scott has said, very very good source of info on stuff like this).
Removing the cooler pump is a fairly easy task, old CPU then slots out, pop new one in, repaste (also clear the cooling plate on the cooler head/pump) then secure the cooler pump back on.
Have a dig on youtube for some videos, found them really helpful when I did my first repasting job and there are guides for everything from cooler replacements, to CPU changes to GPU changes etc etc
Literally a 5 minute job.
CPU is perhaps a little more invovled, but nothing taxing...and probably something you wouldnt need to do for years yet unless you were flush for cash/bit of a vanity project (i'd really listen to what Scott has said, very very good source of info on stuff like this).
Removing the cooler pump is a fairly easy task, old CPU then slots out, pop new one in, repaste (also clear the cooling plate on the cooler head/pump) then secure the cooler pump back on.
Have a dig on youtube for some videos, found them really helpful when I did my first repasting job and there are guides for everything from cooler replacements, to CPU changes to GPU changes etc etc
The 2k build has you covered for every eventuality. The £1600 build has you up to the 12700k level of CPU and 3080 level of GPU.
I can understand that the answer is yes(English is not my first language, I am that fluent 😅😅), so @Scott I really thank you so much for the help, much appreciated. Just one extra thing, any tips or resources to learn how to build pcs?
BTW, you said up to 12700,any chance beyond that like 12900, as for the graphics card, is 3070Ti good enough(this is WHEN I plan to change it after a year or two and best case scenario) , because I see nothing than a waste of money me buying 3080 actually, but the getting more processing power is worth it for me taking the fact that programming is most of it about processing
12900k level of heat would want a H115i level of cooler. The 100i will manage it amicably but it'll be at the limits when it's at full chat, which means it'll be noisier etc. I wouldn't pair a 12900 with a h100i.
The GPU is completely unique to your scenario and usage. The best thing to do is get the system as suits your budget and see how it goes. If you feel it's lacking in the GPU department then upgrade it when you find the budget to do so. I don't think you'll need to, in all honesty, though.
I see, well, I would really like to thank you so much again, you really saved me a lot of hassle, and wasting money, I really appreciate it