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KJ_A wrote:Please don't do this. There aren't a lot of durable goods that depreciate or become obsolete faster than new PC components that you've purchased but not yet installed. You should purchase your new CPU, motherboard and memory all at the same time. Since installing those components is also going to require an OS install, I would include the Windows license and an SSD in that same purchase. The graphics card is the exception. You can easily upgrade it independently of the rest of the PC.I was thinking about buying a component a month for four months.
JustAnEngineer wrote:KJ_A wrote:I was thinking about buying a component a month for four months.
Please don't do this. There aren't a lot of durable goods that depreciate or become obsolete faster than new PC components that you've purchased but not yet installed.
just brew it! wrote:JustAnEngineer wrote:KJ_A wrote:I was thinking about buying a component a month for four months.
Please don't do this. There aren't a lot of durable goods that depreciate or become obsolete faster than new PC components that you've purchased but not yet installed.
The only way it potentially makes sense to do it piecemeal like that is if you're aiming to put together something based on slightly older tech to save some cash, so the parts are already a couple or more years old. In that case, sure, buy stuff when you see a good deal or closeout sale on something that's compatible with the planned build. But it doesn't sound like that's what you're trying to do here.
I tend to screw myself by buying parts fully intending to build now, then getting busy and not building the system for months. So by the time I actually do the build, I could've gotten the same parts for less, or better parts for the same price. You'd think I would've learned by now. Case in point: I've had the parts for a Ryzen 2700X build since late winter. It's still just a pile of parts. Maybe I'll finally get around to building it this weekend...
just brew it! wrote:
I tend to screw myself by buying parts fully intending to build now, then getting busy and not building the system for months. So by the time I actually do the build, I could've gotten the same parts for less, or better parts for the same price. You'd think I would've learned by now. Case in point: I've had the parts for a Ryzen 2700X build since late winter. It's still just a pile of parts. Maybe I'll finally get around to building it this weekend...
meerkt wrote:Is there a need for 32GB of RAM instead of 16GB? Especially if it's a 4-slot mobo.
The Egg wrote:The cheapest X570 motherboard available is $150. Of course, the Ryzen 7 3700X and the memory selected are both compatible with a $65 B450 motherboard, if you don't want PCIe 4.0.The $200 motherboard stands out to me. I'd be looking to knock it down $50-80 if possible.
KJ_A wrote:Absolutely. Although PCIe 4.0 is twice as fast as PCIe 3.0, a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot already provides enough bandwidth for your graphics card that the gaming performance difference is extremely small. Even cutting the bandwidth in two to PCIe 3.0 x8 doesn't hurt too much.Do PCI Express 4.0 GPU's work in PCI Express 3.0 slots?
JustAnEngineer wrote:KJ_A wrote:Absolutely. Although PCIe 4.0 is twice as fast as PCIe 3.0, a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot already provides enough bandwidth for your graphics card that the gaming performance difference is extremely small. Even cutting the bandwidth in two to PCIe 3.0 x8 doesn't hurt too much.Do PCI Express 4.0 GPU's work in PCI Express 3.0 slots?
Which features led you to select the ASRock B450 Pro4 motherboard over the other 265 socket AM4 motherboards available?
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Productc ... D157%2D868
KJ_A wrote:I set the Form Factor to only include ATX as that is what me present board is. The others that you linked are all Micro ATX so were excluded from my search criteria.
just brew it! wrote:FWIW, if you don't need the extra slots, there's no compelling reason to exclude micro-ATX boards.
KJ_A wrote:Do PCI Express 4.0 GPU's work in PCI Express 3.0 slots?