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  • OT - Overclockers upgrade bundles

    From David@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 2 20:03:06 2023
    OK it was 2016 but I was searching around for the best upgrade bundle
    (MoBo, processor, memory) for around £200.

    Looking back at that order, I thought I would look at what is currently on offer.

    They seem to start around £1,400 and go up from there.

    Has the day of the budget gamer PC gone forever?
    [I think this used to be one of the Overclockers markets.]

    The 2016 bundle is still doing everything I want apart from 4K graphics.

    An upgrade might be nice, but I assume that the big money is for gaming capability with the latest games, so processor, graphics card and memory
    all at a premium.

    Cheers



    Dave R

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  • From Theo@21:1/5 to David on Mon Apr 3 11:59:56 2023
    David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:
    OK it was 2016 but I was searching around for the best upgrade bundle
    (MoBo, processor, memory) for around £200.

    Looking back at that order, I thought I would look at what is currently on offer.

    They seem to start around £1,400 and go up from there.

    I don't think 'bundles' are really a thing these days. Just use
    PCPartpicker to spec compatible parts and buy them separately.

    The only time bundles have been relevant is during GPU shortages, where
    they forced you to buy a mobo with your GPU as a way to thwart scaplers.

    Has the day of the budget gamer PC gone forever?
    [I think this used to be one of the Overclockers markets.]

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/07/ars-technica-system-guide-gpus-are-kind-of-affordable-again-edition/

    but gaming is all about GPUs, and they're pricey. A Radeon iGPU might be OK for some games.

    Theo

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  • From Geeknix@21:1/5 to David on Mon Apr 3 11:00:03 2023
    On 2023-04-02, David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:
    OK it was 2016 but I was searching around for the best upgrade bundle
    (MoBo, processor, memory) for around £200.

    They seem to start around £1,400 and go up from there.

    I'm not a regular builder, probably been a decade already since my last
    build. But 1400 seems a bit steep, what is the spec?

    I bought a small laptop for portability, i5 16Gb, for 850 that can play
    a lot of games I like. Probably not the top graphics games.

    Asking because it is on my mind to also build a new gaming rig.

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  • From A Nonymouse@21:1/5 to Geeknix on Mon Apr 3 13:43:55 2023
    On 03/04/2023 12:00, Geeknix wrote:
    On 2023-04-02, David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:
    OK it was 2016 but I was searching around for the best upgrade bundle
    (MoBo, processor, memory) for around £200.

    They seem to start around £1,400 and go up from there.

    I'm not a regular builder, probably been a decade already since my last build. But 1400 seems a bit steep, what is the spec?

    I bought a small laptop for portability, i5 16Gb, for 850 that can play
    a lot of games I like. Probably not the top graphics games.

    Asking because it is on my mind to also build a new gaming rig.

    I understood the prices but didn't understand all the words.

    Best to look for yourself on their web site.

    Cheers


    Dave R

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