normally I game on my PS4, but my friend offered me his old gaming Rig. I just want to know of it is a good price for the specs and if I should accept the deal.
Intel 4590
MSI GTX 1060
16GB Ram
120GB SSD Samsung Evo
Logitech G105
250€
It's an old system for sure. You'll be able to run games at 1080p, yes, although newer ones will probably need medium settings. I'd say the positive is that it has a GTX 10 series card, so although it's about as fast as a 970, it's a newer architectural step. I don't think there is a way to build a comparable rig for 250 Euro, so I'd say it's a good deal if you're interested in PC Gaming.
The only warning is that you can't really upgrade this later. The RAM/Motherboard/CPU would have to be replaced as a set.
What is the opinion on Radeon graphics cards these days?
How are the rx 5700 xt cards performing? Good value for the price?
Are amd cards still drawing a lot of power in comparison?
And did anything change regarding slots?
I have a r9 290 that I bought 2013. Can I keep using my motherboard?
Hardware Unboxed (Youtube) recently ran several comparisons. The RX5700 XT is on average about 7-9% slower than a RTX 2070 Super, but up to 25% cheaper. And it's distinctly better than a 2060 Super in almost all benchmarks. So it's a good deal, depending on the price of components in your market.
There was some driver problems going into January this year which caused a lot of heat for AMD. They've since released new drivers. In general channels like HBU haven't had any issues, but it's something to consider. For now folks like me are staying out of the Radeon loop as RTX 3000 is not too far away, but if you want an excellent $/perf card it's a good candidate. Power Consumption is much better than their old cards; avg about 218W. And you can still use your old motherboard; I'm not sure if it's PCIe 3.0 but generally it's all backward compatible anyway.I'd say the bigger concern is that if your CPU/MB are from 2013 you are likely to be CPU throttled and thus I'm not sure how much of an improvement the Radeon would be?
Alright, I'm currently eyeing this build. PC Part Picker said there may be some compatibility issues with the MB and CPU -- is that correct? If so, which MB is recommended instead?
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor = $279.99
- MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard = $159.50
- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory = $109.99
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card = $338.96
- NZXT H230 ATX Mid Tower Case = (already own)
- EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply = (already own)
I also already own an SSD and HDD.
Total = 888.44
The Canadian dollar sucks :(
Ignore the warning. The TOMAHAWK MAX specifically supports the 3600, it's just that PCPP can't handle the fact that older B450 needed a BIOS flash to support it. It also freaks out at boards that have an LN2 power supply port, which virtually nobody actually needs to connect. So that build you list absolutely should work.
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