Guru3D PC Buyers Guide Summer 2018
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Jagman
Hey, I'm a Nibble with a bit of Byte 😀
HardwareCaps
Still waiting for a good GPU buy. but the 8400 is amazing.
StewieTech
Good stuff boss. Thank you.
386SX
https://geizhals.eu/?cat=gra16_512&xf=6680_1
It's even cheaper than ALL other Vegas so far, except 1x a standard Vega56 for 494€.
I would call it a great deal, but I personally do not like Gigabyte so much. The Red Devil (64, sure) is what I want or a GTX1080.
Congratulations! 😀
I have the money of a bit and the need of the megabyte. 😛
With all honesty: More the need of the byte and budget of the nibble, to be fair. 😉
EDIT: I just found a (custom) Vega64 from Gigabyte listed for 499€:
Fox2232
386SX
schmidtbag
Even though I have the money for a X299 or X399 system, I currently own something more on the slower side of a "Nibble" system. I'd like to skip right over 2K and move to 4K, but I refuse to spend $500+ on just a GPU.
At least my 290 has been holding up very nicely with 1080p games.
Hilbert Hagedoorn
Administrator
Question, the bit, nibble naming etc ... should we just name the chapters simply entry-level PC, mainstream, high-end etc?
I was fighting that a bit when editing the article, as it could end up being a notch confusing.
schmidtbag
386SX
OnnA
Don Vito Corleone ! Good guide.
My Vega XTX + Freesync is a Beast...
Yes Freesync is Good & Plausible for the Free Price...
But when you Buy XTX (with 3 Yas warranty) like me for 622€ then -> 😀 😎:p 🙄
and No, it's Not a Power Hog at all....
Irenicus
The 8600 k has 6 cores 6 threads, not 6/12. Bit of a blooper there. Referring to "note, Intel's 8600k doesn't come with a cooler), 6 cores and 12 threads want cooling and can run warm and hungry"
Warm yes, really hot no. H7 deals with it just fine. People keep saying these chips are hot but in my experience, not the case. I guess I got a good chip. OC'd to 4.8ghz @1.265v It never goes over 75 (and that's rare, it's usually 60c when gaming.)
matox
two things:
1 "The rest is ensuring you are truly in 2017 by having a PC that contains both..."
I was hoping I'd get to be in 2018. But hey. 2017 wasn't all that bad. ahah
2. Feels a bit silly to see this guide with B350 recommendations right next to the article where B450 is being announced. But hey. There is always next month.
Cheers
schmidtbag
fantaskarsef
Fox2232
Robbo9999
Thanks for the roundup review, and I also appreciate the beach pic - it really does feel like Summer! Quite amazing that GTX 1070 is still being recommended, being more than 2 yrs old, but I don't mean that in a negative way - it's just testimony to the fact that Pascal has been with us for a long time and the next architecture is ripe for release; I can also testify to GTX 1070 for high refresh rate 1080p gaming - I have one and it's great for that.
Fox2232
I will revive this thread a bit.
Hilbert did put into list of PSUs: EVGA Supernova G2/G3 650-750W
I happen to have Supernova G3 750W. And I came upon very unpleasant realization that this PSU draws insane wattage even when PC is OFF. It is at least 50 Watts as it triggers master Switch inside my electric expansion block with multiple sockets. It is configurable from 8W trigger to 70W trigger on Master. Once Master power draw goes above set threshold Slaves are enabled.
I'll have to get one of those wall socket readers with display to get "exact" readings, but my 40W devices are not enough to trigger Master Switch unless I dial it down.
I have found quite a few people noticing same. And PSU which they sent as new after RMA displayed same behavior.
When I tried to find out reason, I disabled all standby features in BIOS including WOL, timer start. Fromm what people wrote this power consumption is passive even if nothing is plugged into PSU.
schmidtbag
Fox2232