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Guru3D.com » Review » Guru3D PC Buyers Guide Winter 2017 5

Guru3D PC Buyers Guide Winter 2017 5

Posted by: Raffaele Lagattolla on: 12/11/2017 02:32 PM [ 8 comment(s) ]

We are pleased to state that Guru3D now offers you our PC Buyers Guide! This is the 2017 Winter Edition and it outlines a set of recommendations for products we feel are great components to build yourself a nice gaming rig. We have four different system recommendations and something special to choose from so read all out it after the break.

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OnnA
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Posts: 15999
Posted on: 12/11/2017 03:58 PM

FreeSync: This is a huge 'lure' for Vega buyers. AMD's adaptive refresh rate technology is much cheaper than Nvidia's G-Sync, and provides an entirely comparable experience.
API support: Like it or not, AMD's cards perform very well in titles that support (properly) the Vulkan and DX12 APIs. This is entirely due to the way AMD GPUs are built (i.e. their 'architecture').
AMD 'Finewine': No, that is not a typo. Some people have the true belief in the concept that AMD GPUs age particularly well, due to their architecture and driver support. Whilst there is some credence to this theory (e.g. AMD's HD 7000 and R9 200 series have aged extremely well, and the same will likely apply to the 300 series, as well Polaris), it is by no means a true basis to make a decision on! It is, at best, a 'consideration' to have.'




Robbo9999
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Posts: 1713
Posted on: 12/11/2017 04:52 PM
Good information for system builders, interesting to read! Good to see a recommendation for an air cooler on the high end build Noctua NH-D15, speaking as a fan of air cooling & owner of the equally monstrous NH-D14!

maddog55
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Posts: 61
Posted on: 12/11/2017 05:17 PM
Just built an AMD Ryzen 7 1700 based system picking some great components since my last build about 4 years ago...my FX 8350 lasted the pace well..but sadly was a cul-de-sac :)
my last piece of the build i picked up at a very good price on Friday was the MSI GTX 1080 Gaming x Plus,with the 8GB Micron GDDR5X..hehe!.

BLEH!
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Posted on: 12/11/2017 05:26 PM
Once again a fantastically written guide.

schmidtbag
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Posted on: 12/11/2017 05:40 PM
With all the drama surrounding the RX 560, I'm a little bit surprised that was mentioned. But if you get the "normal" one, it is a good pick.

I was also slightly surprised that an i9 never made it to the list. But, since i9s are horrible values and since this list is gamer-centric, it does make sense why one never qualified.

Might be kind of funny and interesting to see another category called "Because I Can" where everything mentioned is tremendously overkill and expensive.

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