Stupidly thinking about an upgrade, need advice

Shadowless

Shadowless

Deez Nuts
My current R7 setup is getting a little long in the tooth. I'm tired of getting <100fps in Warzone at 1080p max with 110 FOV, and if the numbers for the CoD Vanguard beta hold true for release, I will be seeing <100fps at a higher FOV @ 1080p in that as well. I imagine Halo Infinite will be similar. I REALLY want a RTX 3080, but clearly that isn't happening.

Sooooooo right now I have 2 options based on GPU availability and pricing:

Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen edition - R7 5800x w/ a CLC, and a RTX 3070
DIY Build - i7 11700K, CLC, MSI Z590 MAG Torpedo, Radeon RX 6700xt

Both will have 1TB NVME drives, and 32GB of 3200mhz DDR4 (I already have the memory for the DIY Build).

They are within $60 of each other price wise, I'm just not sure which route to go with.
 
Shadowless said:
My current R7 setup is getting a little long in the tooth. I'm tired of getting <100fps in Warzone at 1080p max with 110 FOV, and if the numbers for the CoD Vanguard beta hold true for release, I will be seeing <100fps at a higher FOV @ 1080p in that as well. I imagine Halo Infinite will be similar. I REALLY want a RTX 3080, but clearly that isn't happening.

Sooooooo right now I have 2 options based on GPU availability and pricing:

Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen edition - R7 5800x w/ a CLC, and a RTX 3070
DIY Build - i7 11700K, CLC, MSI Z590 MAG Torpedo, Radeon RX 6700xt

Both will have 1TB NVME drives, and 32GB of 3200mhz DDR4 (I already have the memory for the DIY Build).

They are within $60 of each other price wise, I'm just not sure which route to go with.
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Seyiji said:
No...

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I stopped watching after I saw that header start to come off the board.

FWIW though, that channel should've known that the system didn't come with an AIO cooler when they ordered it, it's a separate option on the configuration. Also, the system I mentioned is on sale at Microcenter for $1800. The only reason I contemplated it was the insane value given what Microcenter is selling 3070's for.
 
If it's a separate option on the config, it shouldn't be on the box :lol: holy **** that cooler is bad LOL
 
Nunz said:
If it's a separate option on the config, it shouldn't be on the box :lol: holy **** that cooler is bad LOL
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I imagine they are simply too cheap to pay for 2 different boxes. But you aren't wrong, and that cooler looks worse than the $15 piece of crap I had on my 2nd gen i5 for 3 years :lol:
 
It also not the air cooler they use on Intel hardware. Only the Ryzen hardware gets that pos aircooler in that case chassis. The Intel CPU's get a 3 heat pipe blow design that vents directly at the rear exhaust fan.

Anyway, why wouldn't just snag a deal on Ryzen 3700x, 3800x or 3900x and a 6700XT or RTX 3070?
 
I would say if you are desperate then try a ABS build from Newegg. If something goes wrong at least they are good to replace stuff. I would also choose 3070 over 6700XT all day especially with Vanguard.
 
Trunks0 said:
Anyway, why wouldn't just snag a deal on Ryzen 3700x, 3800x or 3900x and a 6700XT or RTX 3070?
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Microcenter only sells 5000-series, same with Newegg.

I think I figured out a way to swing a 5800x, though.

KAC said:
I would say if you are desperate then try a ABS build from Newegg. If something goes wrong at least they are good to replace stuff. I would also choose 3070 over 6700XT all day especially with Vanguard.
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ABS is overpriced, and the 6700xt is what is in stock locally.
 
Can’t you get a 5800x directly for AMD. Though if you have a MC near you then you can get it from there for 340 bucks or some such.

As for graphics card I would definitely attempt a 3070/3080 even if they are LHR. They go for much cheaper and would be about same price as a 6700XT (3070 LHR I mean). Might need to look for them for a bit but it is quite doable as Nvidia LHR supply is better than AMD overall.
 
KAC said:
As for graphics card I would definitely attempt a 3070/3080 even if they are LHR. They go for much cheaper and would be about same price as a 6700XT (3070 LHR I mean). Might need to look for them for a bit but it is quite doable as Nvidia LHR supply is better than AMD overall.
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WTF are you talking about? Those are selling for like $1,000 right now, and the 6700xt is only $800.
 
So I went back to Microcenter and chatted up one of their sales reps. Found out that they are in fact selling 3070's for around $700 when in stock, which means the 6700XT is out of the question. Also found out what days they get trucks in, sooo I will be busy the next few weeks.

I think the plan is if I can get a 3070 I will get that with a 11700K, and if I can get a 3070Ti or 3080 (depending on price) I will probably get the 10700K and Z490 which will save me like $120.

Meteor_of_War said:
Welcome to the worst time in history to upgrade your GPU.
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I'm just glad I spent the extra money to get the 1080 when I did.
 
yeah avoid alienware like the plague at this point they have become one of the worst prebuilts on the market for desktops.
 
Lazy8s said:
My mind changed about them too, especially after seeing that video.
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I knew quality was gonna take a slight hit due to the Dell acquisition, but **** man I didn't think they'd literally be more poorly built than an $800 Optiplex from 2018.
 
Shadowless said:
I knew quality was gonna take a slight hit due to the Dell acquisition, but **** man I didn't think they'd literally be more poorly built than an $800 Optiplex from 2018.
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Pretty much. I went through this whole search thing a while back….I would just keep an eye on pre-builds at the Microcenter closest to you. They don’t always put stock on the website (confirmed that multiple times) and you can snag a 3070 based rig for ~$1800 or so.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/635282/powerspec-g437-gaming-pc

It just seems the most cost effective way right now.
 
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