I have a Dell XPS with a GTX 1080 in it and it’s getting a bit dated. I would love to build a machine. I was thinking possibly amd, as it seems better value. I figured I’ll keep my 4tb nvme drive and maybe the ram but I should probably buy everything else new.

Any recommendations or should I just mess around on pcpartpicker?

  • Durandal@lemmy.today
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    1 month ago

    A first step is to figure out your primary use case. Things like CPU are less generic “buy fastest one” and are starting to get more specialized. If you are a gamer vs video production for example there are different chips that will be better for each of those.

    AMD is the best bang for the buck lately and a good choice.

    Might be ok keeping the nvme drive but if the pc is in the same age as that GPU then you’ll likely want to upgrade the ram to match the mobo you get. Good news is that ram is one of the cheaper parts.

    If you’re new to AMD and decide to go that route bear in mind that most amd mobo don’t like more than 2 sticks of ram even if it has 4 slots. Also there will be a sweet spot” for the speed of ram based on the mobo and cpu combo so give that a search.

    Newer cpu and gpu get hot af. So don’t skimp on good cooling options.

    • SupraMario@lemmy.world
      51·
      1 month ago

      New gen cpu = new ram. You’re not getting around it.

      GPUs do get warm and so do CPUs but most are cooler than their previous generations. It’s still good to go with a good cooling design for the system though.