Hi, just after a deal on a well priced, fast pc. Maybe one where I could add a gaming graphics card to in the future. Hoping to keep the price below 1k.
Cheers!
Searching for an i7 Windows 10 PC
CustardShot on 14/06/2018 - 11:26
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Hate to say it but this is good advice. There is no longer significant savings by building yourself
Every single Graphics card,Ram Stick, CPU is selling above RRP due to mining boom, which I don't get at all seeing yield is below 0% with Australian electricity prices. Having semi-custom builds that are on Ebay with 10-15% off sale would also be the way to save a bit of money, as combined with a 10+% off deal you couldn't even build cheaper yourself.
However the release of the 1180 which is supposedly end of next month and drop in prices, as well as Hynix's large memory order from Nvidia's means there will be some good news at last. Since Ryzen is becoming more competitive with Q3 2018 seeing the Threadripper 2950x 32core I'm really excited to see if we finally get some reasonably priced gear.
Passmark have price/performance graphics card sorting on their benchmarks which is quiet useful for comparing older cards to each other.
https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.htmlUnfortunately custom builds are ridiculous at the moment and most parts are inflated such as RAM, GPU and since the cycle just started with Intel tick tock release cycle for the new chips, unless you go something not brand new I think you'll find it hard to beat the eBay sales.
Inspiron 5680 Gaming Desktop (i5-8400 8GB, 1TB HDD, GTX 1060, 6GB RAM) for $999.20 when you use the discount code 'PAMPER20'.
On Dell eBay store. Apparently I can't post eBay app links.
Why do you need i7? What are you using the PC for?
I was gonna say this too. i5 8600k overclocked to the same core speed with an aftermarket cpu fan/water cooler will perform almost exactly the same as the i7 8700k, minus hyperthreading(3-5% at most). Its mostly marketing separating i5, i7 and i9. Its mostly what you intend to do with the computer. In a small budget you can't afford or justify to go i7 in a 1k build.
3-5% at most
Sorry … what?
mostly marketing separating i5, i7 and i9
So they're basically the same thing. Everyone, don't bother buying an i9, buy an i5 instead it's basically the same other than marketing.
Honestly unless you're doing HEAVY server, video processing, or CAD work, no one needs an i7 much less an i9. Seriously, "don't bother buying an i9, buy an i5 instead" is good advice for around 99% of consumers.
The benefit of i7 vs i5 is mainly more core counts but most application is not optimised for multi threading.
This build would be much more fitting for a 1k build. I stole it from pcpartpicker which is a great website. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/guide/P9YcCJ/modest-amd-gaming-b…
Don't forget staticice pc parts and technology comparison engine: http://www.staticice.com.au/
Don't forget you can order the Dell build, RAM is pretty easy to upgrade as well as Hard drives but due to the small size and wattage PSU you will have a hard time upgrading the GPU if you ever want to. I have personally done it, but it was very risky and required a lot of research.
Maybe wait until one of the Dell Optiplex deals to get posted again. Like this: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/327001. Then throw an SSD and video card into it for <$1k.
Wait for one of these to come back