Gaming PC Upgrade Time

blackswan40 · 02-16-21, 05:39 PM

Re Gaming PC Upgrade Time

I was thinking of upgrading my 4/5 year old 8th gen intel 1151 socket 7700k with a new motherboard with four ram slots replacing the 1650 4gig gpu with a new gpu bigger power supply a ssd when i enquired at my local computer shop they advised it would be better to get a new complete rig and they offered me £400 trade-in so i told the computer guy my budget so he sourced all the parts except a nvidia 3080 Gpu but last thursday i got a phone call telling me he had a taichi 6800 i said yes please
full PC spec below im off to collect it tomorrow.

XPG Battlecruiser rgb gaming case
Ryzen 7 3800x
32gb 3200mhz ddr4 CL-15 memory
ASRock B550 Steel legend Full ATX PCI-e 4.0 Motherboard
16gb Taichi rx6800xt OC gpu
1TB Nvme drive 4400mbps read 4000mbps write
2TB Hard Drive
be-quiet 80+ gold rated 700w fully modular psu

£2000 - £400 trade-in on old rig

my thinking is that its a too good a offer to turn down because once Gpus are more readily available the trade-in price will drop.

Once its all setup ill post some screenies

Jimbuna · 02-19-21, 08:18 AM

Sounds great matey, looking forward to the pictures

blackswan40 · 02-19-21, 09:00 AM

Hi Jimbuna pictures of my rig on first power up

Six Fans three at the front one at rear and two on radiator top of case
its very quiet also even under load

I got GWX working but LSH2020 with its 1366 x 768 res keeps telling me cant initialise 3D engine
even when i change resolution in AMD adrenalin software

ill keep trying once we get a 1920 x 1080 Gui for LSH2020 will be man your boats.

Jimbuna · 02-19-21, 09:10 AM

Certainly looks the business

Onkel Neal · 02-19-21, 04:04 PM

Congrats, nice machine!

AVGWarhawk · 02-19-21, 04:18 PM

Clean machine inside. Nice install of the parts and wires. Enjoy!

3catcircus · 02-21-21, 05:57 PM

Yeah, wait... What? They do trade-ins in the UK? Is that common there?

Here in the US, it seems most people who buy new toss their old one if dead or stick it in a closet if still working.

AVGWarhawk · 02-21-21, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3catcircus

Yeah, wait... What? They do trade-ins in the UK? Is that common there?

Here in the US, it seems most people who buy new toss their old one if dead or stick it in a closet if still working.

Guilty as charged.

blackswan40 · 02-21-21, 08:52 PM

Re Trade ins the computer shop i got my rig from is only a small family run business and they to trade ins or will take your old pc's laptops ect wipe them of data and donate them to local charities youth groups even children doing school work at home under lockdown they sell second hand tech too.
Big Pc Tech companys in Limeyville dont do trade ins they may take your old hardware for a fee.

Before i got them to build my new rig i did some spade work on what price that pc spec was at other vendors £2050-£2200 and there just 10-15 mins up the road from me in Shildon.

Schizo · 03-05-21, 03:14 PM

Nice rig!

Catfish · 03-06-21, 01:27 PM

Looks impressive, so there is a reactor in a water-filled pool to power it

I am also looking for a new PC, looking for an Intel processor though. Is there a certain one you would recommend? I guess i7 or i8 is the way to go to not make it too expensive? Clock rate is vital for some sims that only use one core.

02-16-21, 05:39 PM	#1
blackswan40 GWX - KC Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IN THE STEEL SHARKS VIRTUAL OCEAN Posts: 2,782 Downloads: 603 Uploads: 31	Gaming PC Upgrade Time Re Gaming PC Upgrade Time I was thinking of upgrading my 4/5 year old 8th gen intel 1151 socket 7700k with a new motherboard with four ram slots replacing the 1650 4gig gpu with a new gpu bigger power supply a ssd when i enquired at my local computer shop they advised it would be better to get a new complete rig and they offered me £400 trade-in so i told the computer guy my budget so he sourced all the parts except a nvidia 3080 Gpu but last thursday i got a phone call telling me he had a taichi 6800 i said yes please full PC spec below im off to collect it tomorrow. XPG Battlecruiser rgb gaming case Ryzen 7 3800x 32gb 3200mhz ddr4 CL-15 memory ASRock B550 Steel legend Full ATX PCI-e 4.0 Motherboard 16gb Taichi rx6800xt OC gpu 1TB Nvme drive 4400mbps read 4000mbps write 2TB Hard Drive be-quiet 80+ gold rated 700w fully modular psu £2000 - £400 trade-in on old rig my thinking is that its a too good a offer to turn down because once Gpus are more readily available the trade-in price will drop. Once its all setup ill post some screenies __________________ Someone Had to Make the Tea Last edited by blackswan40; 02-19-21 at 07:03 PM.

02-19-21, 08:18 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,445 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sounds great matey, looking forward to the pictures __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-19-21, 09:00 AM	#3
blackswan40 GWX - KC Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IN THE STEEL SHARKS VIRTUAL OCEAN Posts: 2,782 Downloads: 603 Uploads: 31	Hi Jimbuna pictures of my rig on first power up Six Fans three at the front one at rear and two on radiator top of case its very quiet also even under load I got GWX working but LSH2020 with its 1366 x 768 res keeps telling me cant initialise 3D engine even when i change resolution in AMD adrenalin software ill keep trying once we get a 1920 x 1080 Gui for LSH2020 will be man your boats. __________________ Someone Had to Make the Tea Last edited by blackswan40; 02-19-21 at 09:09 AM.

02-19-21, 09:10 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,445 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Certainly looks the business __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-19-21, 04:04 PM	#5
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Congrats, nice machine! __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

02-19-21, 04:18 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Clean machine inside. Nice install of the parts and wires. Enjoy! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-21-21, 05:57 PM	#7
3catcircus Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 979 Downloads: 256 Uploads: 0	Yeah, wait... What? They do trade-ins in the UK? Is that common there? Here in the US, it seems most people who buy new toss their old one if dead or stick it in a closet if still working.

02-21-21, 08:52 PM	#9
blackswan40 GWX - KC Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IN THE STEEL SHARKS VIRTUAL OCEAN Posts: 2,782 Downloads: 603 Uploads: 31	Re Trade ins the computer shop i got my rig from is only a small family run business and they to trade ins or will take your old pc's laptops ect wipe them of data and donate them to local charities youth groups even children doing school work at home under lockdown they sell second hand tech too. Big Pc Tech companys in Limeyville dont do trade ins they may take your old hardware for a fee. Before i got them to build my new rig i did some spade work on what price that pc spec was at other vendors £2050-£2200 and there just 10-15 mins up the road from me in Shildon. __________________ Someone Had to Make the Tea

03-05-21, 03:14 PM	#10
Schizo Seaman Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: United States Posts: 31 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Nice rig!

03-06-21, 01:27 PM	#11
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Looks impressive, so there is a reactor in a water-filled pool to power it I am also looking for a new PC, looking for an Intel processor though. Is there a certain one you would recommend? I guess i7 or i8 is the way to go to not make it too expensive? Clock rate is vital for some sims that only use one core. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.