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Guru3D.com » Review » Guru3D Q1 Winter 20/21 PC Buyer Guide

Guru3D Q1 Winter 20/21 PC Buyer Guide

Posted by: Raffaele Lagattolla on: 02/16/2021 03:17 PM [ 21 comment(s) ]

It has been a while since the last version of this guide, the world is very much a changed place since then. The pandemic of the SARS-COV-2 / COVID-19 virus has thoroughly left its mark on 2020 and 2021  This article has been in the works for a fair while but we wanted to wait for prices and availability to settle but then decided to just move forward.

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Francesco
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Posts: 109
Posted on: 02/16/2021 03:42 PM
In all honesty, I wouldn't advise to buy a B450 mobo to anyone building a new pc in 2021, apart from those trying to save every last penny. B550 will usually give you more features, higher CPU boost clocks and better compatibility for future upgrades, Yes it will cost you rougly an extra 50$, but for a midrange build they are well spent, in my opinion.

Kaarme
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Posts: 2979
Posted on: 02/16/2021 03:47 PM
Graphics card:
Low/medium budget: Keep dreaming.
High budget: You actually get a medium budget card for a high budget price, from a very limited selection.
Extreme budget: 3090 or 6900XT. Rejoice, you actually may be able to buy one, but the price will be extreme indeed.

Francesco
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Posts: 109
Posted on: 02/16/2021 04:02 PM
Graphics card:
Low/medium budget: Keep dreaming.
High budget: You actually get a medium budget card for a high budget price, from a very limited selection.
Extreme budget: 3090 or 6900XT. Rejoice, you actually may be able to buy one, but the price will be extreme indeed.

Regarding GPUs, the best advice you can give to someone building a new system in the low/mid range is to buy an older generation, second hand card (which in most cases will still do fine at 1080p), stick with it untill prices go back to normal. Not very exciting I know...
but still better than nothing.

H83
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Posts: 3941
Posted on: 02/16/2021 04:03 PM
Nice guide although a little pointless because GPUs are almost impossible to buy...

Undying
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Posts: 19485
Posted on: 02/16/2021 04:11 PM
Great guide in a worse possible time.

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