Well, that gaming system that I built in 2015 and then upgraded in 2019 is finally showing its age. I may get some more life out of it with a new video card and an SSD upgrade, but seeing how I've got over 7 years out of the hardware I'm more than happy with the value I've received from it.
I'm trying to decide if I should go for a more "value-oriented" build or a "performance-oriented" build for the system.
Shared Components
- Case - Cooler Master Silencio S400 Micro-ATX Tower ~$90
- Power - Seasonic FOCUS GX-1000, 1000W 80+ Gold ~$200
Value-oriented build:
- CPU - Intel Core i5-13400 ~$240
- MB - ASRock B760M PG Riptide ~$150
- RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series 32GB DDR5 6400 (2 x 16GB) ~$120
- SSD - WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe M.2 2TB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 ~$160
- Video - MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 3060 12GB ~$370
Performance build:
- CPU - Intel Core i7-13700K ~$410
- MB - ASUS Prime Z790M-Plus ~$200
- RAM - 2x G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 6400 ~$320
- SSD - WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe M.2 2TB PCI-Express 4.0 x4 ~$160
- HD - Seagate 5TB BarraCuda 5400 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" ~$120
- Cooler - Fractal Design Celsius+ S28 Prisma PWM ARGB 280mm ~$180
- Video - MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB ~$880
So the total cost for the value build would be $1300 or so and the performance money is almost no object is almost $2400 for all the components. I think I'll end up going with a blend between the two, but the card I was looking for using, in that case, is the 3070 TI are hard to find and getting close to the price of the 4070 TI.
Maybe I'll go with an i5-13600K and just use my existing card (1070 OC) for the time being and plan for an upgrade sometime not long after I build the system.
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