Whatwewhatwechosethemostexpensivesinglepartyou'regonnaprettymuchbyisgoingtobewell, especiallyifyou'redoing a gamingsystemisgoingtobeyourvideocardoryourgraphicscard.
Theway I tendtobudgetforthisis I tendtohaveitbeanywherebetween 30 to 40% ofthetotalcostofthesystem.
Soif I'm building $1000 system, itmeans I'vegotbetweenthreeand $400 suspendon a graphicscardwithouthavingtomaketoomanysacrificessomewhereelseinthebudgettothengeteverythingtofit.
Sothoseairsevencomponentstechnically, eightifyoudoittheway I doit, whichisgoingtobeanSSTaswellas a largecapacityspinningharddrive.
Sobystickingwithinthat 30 to 40% budgetratio, itmeansthat I'm notgoingtomaketoomanysacrificeslateronbasedonthosesevenoreightcomponents I justmentioned.
Soitmakesitprettyeasy, thoughwithNewAgeyoucanjustsortbyyourprice, anditactuallyworksoutreallywellbecauseonthelefthandsiderighthere, ifwescrolldowntooursorting, wecangorightto 300 to $400.
Sosinceweknowthat $1000 is a totalbudget, I'm shoppingwithinthatparticularpricepoint, andwhat I'd liketodois I tendtokindofpricemymyjeepyoutobenomorethan 50% ofthetotalbudgetofthesystem.
Butusuallyit's gonnafallbetweenmorelike 30 and 40% ofthetotalcostofyoursystem.
Youcantake a newergenerationriseandseeifyoucompareitwithanoldergenerationriseinmotherboard.
Soalthoughyoucangobackwardscompatiblelikethatandsavesomemoney, I tendtomakesure I stickwith a generationofCPUandmotherboardthatairmatched, oratleastgowith a newermotherboardthanthecurrentCPUthat I'm withiftheyarecompatiblewitheachother.
Ifyou'renotthekindofpersonthat's lookingatchangingthisinthenextyearortwoandyou're a fiveyearbuilder, plusyouaimforthatfiveyearmarkofhavingtheCPUorthePClast, thenthisiskindofirrelevanttoyou.
JustIt's a reallywellroundedallaroundCPU, andwesavesomemoneybecauseit's notthelatestgenerationofCPUfromAndyandbecauseit's stillavailablewithcurrentsupportand a reallyslashedprice, it's reallyhardtobeitsperformancetopriceratio.
Butthatalsomeansgoingwith a superhighendmotherboardthathasallthesefeaturesdesignedfor, likethe 3700 X, whichwerenotusing, makesnosenseitwouldbewastedmoney.
It's easytooverspendonmemorybygoing, I wantthefastestmemorypossible.
Butagain, unlessyou'reusingverymemoryintensivenichetasksthataregoingtoneedthesuperfastmegahertzratingsofmemorywithverytighttimings, I thinkin a blindtastetestyou'd have a hardtimeseeing 26 66 versus 4000 andjustbasiccomputing.
Ifitfitsyourmotherboardandyougowiththerightsizecasethatmatchesyour A T X formfactor.
So a TXfullsize a TXneeded a TXcase M A, t X and M 80 Exploring a TXYoualwaysput a smallermotherboard a biggercase, butnottheotherwayaroundunlessyou'rereallygoodwith a Dremel.
So I tendtochoosethecaselastcausesometimesit's thepiecethat I alsobuyused.
If I have a verystrictbudgetbecauseit's theleastimpactfulonyoursystem, I don't wanttospend a lotofmoneytherebecausewhatyougainwith a lotofmoneyspentoncasesaestheticsbutaestheticsattheendoftheday, having a beautifulcaselikelet's say, myin 1928 But I'vegot a $500 budgetbuildcrammedintoit.
Whatsenseisthat?
Soit's reallyeasytoimbalanceyoursystembyspendingtoomuchmoneyonyourcase, whichiswhywe'regonnagorighttopowersupply, powersuppliesoroneofthosethingsthat I think a lotofpeopletendtoovercomplicateaslongasthey're 80 plusratedorhigher, andyou'renotusingsomegreatboxthatcameoutofsomecasewith a powersupplyincludedwithit.
You'reusuallynotgonnarunintotoomuchof a problem.
Mainstreamsystemsthatarenotputtingextremeloadsonthepowersupplywithrunningtooverclockgraphicscardsand a 16 core 32 threads.
CPUthat's overclockedinwatercooledYourveryrarelyevergonnanoticethatyourpowersupplyisunderpowered, whichiswhy I tendtoshoprightaroundthe 80 plusgoldrating.
Ifyou'redoinggaming, yourCPUhardlyevergoesunder a fullload.
Anyway, Youryourgraphicscard, aslongit's notbeingbottlenecked, willgoimmediatelytoitsMaxpowerdrawtogiveyouall a performanceitcanbasedonyoursettingsinyouroverhead.
Andsowhat I'm goingtosayisthatwiththe 2060 whichiswhattheCPUortheGPwasthatweactuallychoseforthisbuildagain, we'lldo a fullrationouttheendcallsforabout a 500 wattpowersupplierlike a foreigner.
Like I said, whenitcomestopowersupplies, I liketooversizemypowersuppliesby a good 15 20% attimes.
So I'm gonnaactuallyshopbetween 506 100 wattpowersuppliesin 80 plusgoldforthisparticularsystem.
Soitbringsustoourlastcomponentminuscaselike I talkedabout, whichisourstorage.
Now, with $1000 wedon't havetomake a lotofsacrificestoourstorage.
Ifweweretryingtoshoplike a $500 pricepoint, thenthere's somesacrificesthatneedtobemade, and I getpushedbackonthisallthetime.
Buttheway I tendtobuildmysystemsisoneSSDthat's asbigas I canaffordwhilestillaffording a largespinningdrivetoputlargefiles, largegames, backups, pictures, music, moviefilesthatarelargercapacitythatcaneasilychewthroughanSST.
Um, thatway I canhavebothandthebestway, thecheapestwaytogetMaxstorageiswithharddrives.
Now a lotofpeoplewillsayYeah, butJay, harddrivesareperfectlyfineyouroperatingsystemandsuch.
But I'm gonnatellyourightnow, mypersonalopiniononthismatteristhatwithhowinexpensivesaytha s S D's aretoday, thereisnoreasonwhatsoeveryoushouldn't actuallybegoingwith a assayed a SSDforyourmainOSandyourfavoritegamesandprogramsdrivetherefast.
Butwhenitcomestobuilding a systemlikethisestateSSDingeneraluseandclickingaroundinyouroperatingsystemandloadingprograms, that's thewaythat I tendtodoit.
Now, whenitcomestosizingyourSSD, thingsare, ahheckof a lotcheaperthantheyusedtobe.
Butthen, like I said, I alwayspairthatSSTbecausealthough 500 gigabytesseemslike a lot, I alwaysparentwith a harddrivebecausewithgamesnowbeingnorthof 100 gigabytesofreddeadredemptiontois 116 gigabytesforonegameandthenafterWindowsisinstalled, it's gonnaeatlike 60 gigabytesofyourSST.
AndthenonceWindowspartitionsallthat, you'regonnalose a fewmoregigabytestopartitioning.
You'regonnabeleftwith, like, 300 someoddgigabytesbeforeyoueveninstalledyourfirstprogramotherthanyouroperatingsystem, soyoucanseewhyhaving a spinningharddriveisalsoworthwhile.
Infact, we'vedonesidebysidecomparisonsherewithsecondary S STSandsecondaryharddrivessidebyside, andsawthatsometimesit's onLee 15 orsopercentfasteronanSSDthantheharddrive.
Andaslongasyougowith a decentharddrivein a 72 100 rpmandonethathas a largecashthanWhatyou'regoingtofindisthathaving a harddriveisnotnearlyasbadas a lotofpeoplewanttomakeitouttobe.
It's whenyouhavetheoperatingsystemontherethatthattendstobe a problem.
I alsotendtogowithatleast a twoterabytethere, cheapenough.
Nowthere's noreason.
See, Gateis a veryreputablebrand.
You'vegotWesternDigital, whichistwiceasmuchas C GATE.
Whatthecolorsmean, becauseWesternDigital's alwaysinlikeblack, blue, green, redandeachcoloris a differenttaskit's designedfor.
Andfor 54 bucksandanaverageoffoureggsat a 596 reviews, addtocart.
Sowheredoesthatbringourgrandtotalto $854.88 priortotaxaretotal, withtaxis $944.78 whichonlyreallyleavesusabout $50 for a casenow, Like I said, already, casesareextremelysubjectiveaslongasthey'regivingyoutheproperairflowandtheycouldfityourmotherboardandallyourcomponentsinthere, andnothinginterferesandtouches.
Andyouarefinelookingateither a beigebox, a blackboxwith a steelinterior, andyoudon't carewhatitlookslike.
Sowechosethebrandnew e v g a R T x 2060 koultrareasonforthatThe 2060 isabouttocomeunderseriousattackwiththe 565,600 x t a n d.
GraphicscardcomingoutverysoonitwasdebutedatCS.
Sowhat's kindofhappenedhereisthepricepointherehassortofgottenmorecompetitivewherenowyoucanget a standard 2060 forunder 300 bucks, $299 oryoucangetthefasterfactoryover.
Clocked 2060 koUltrafor 3 19 So, forme, personally, I thoughtthe 20 buckswasworththeextraprice, consideringwe'regettingitfasterthan a 2060 graphicscardforthecheaperthanwhat a 26.
Heactuallywasjust a monthagoanditdidn't killourbudget.
Westayedwithinbudget, and I wasn't gonnagainanyseriousSSTstoragespacebysavingthe 20 bucks.
I wasn't gonnagainanyseriousspacewhenitcametoourharddrive.
I wasn't gonnagowith a highertierCPUwiththatextra.
Sowhat I doislike, Okay, I couldsave 20 buckshere.
Andif I spentthatsomewhereelse, whatwould I gain?
What?
I gainedanotherperformancetoyoursomething.
Andiftheanswer's no, then I stickwithit, whichiswhatWesortedithere.
Ifyou'renewaroundhereandwhydon't yougoaheadandcommentdownbelowhowyouwouldspend $1000 ifyouwerebuilding a systemhere?
Yes, I know $1000 goes a lotfartherinthe U.
S.
Anddoesanothercountry's obviouslyyouoffto a justicebasedonyourmarketvalueandinflationandwhateverinyourparticularsectoroftheworldSectorthreeGammaquadrant.