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I came to the forums about early last year with similar plans, but never got to follow them through due to financial issues. Now the opportunity is looking tangible again, and I've upgraded to a rough draft build. My monitor will be an Acer XV322QUP, with a 31.5" 1440p screen at 165Hz. The...

The 760, which had a launch price of $249, is now going for almost $300 on Amazon. The only one I could find, that is. It's even worse for the 960—it had a launch price of $199 and it's going on Amazon for over $400. Integrated graphics are fortunately just enough to cover work stuff (I'm a...

The last halving happened over a year ago and the next is due in almost three years. Are you saying the last halving will 'ripple' this far?

I'm in this silly situation where the GPU of my already ancient build* died a few months ago. While I've been able to just barely do work with integrated graphics, games are currently completely ruled out, but I don't know if buying some old GTX 760 or 960 is worth it. The build is so old that...

With vaccinations rolling out all over the world and a possible improvement within sight, is right now the right time to buy PCs, or would it be smarter to wait for the second half of 2021? Some people and articles push headlines such as WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BUY A PC IN 2021 while others recommend...

How often does PCS update their PC component prices to match the current insane situation with parts, especially GPUs? If the prices started trickling down in, say, June, would PCS prices be changing alongside monthly? Every few months? Every other week?

It didn't occur to me to look at it that way—my apologies.

I think this is a bit of an overestimation of how demanding the games in the OP (and older games in general) are. I've squeezed out 50 FPS in Hell Let Loose and 80+ in Killing Floor 2 on a GTX 680 rig with 4GB of DDR3 RAM and an Intel i5 3550 quad-core. That same setup played Minecraft at 200+...

If you or anyone you know can create a Windows installation copy on a CD (if your build has an optical drive) or on a USB stick, you'll be able to save around ~£100 by not including an operating system. This Microsoft link explains how to create and use installation media you've created...

Five times that amount? 2000 pounds for Minecraft and Rocket League?

Your build comes up at 1601€ with shipping to Estonia. I'm also not sure why it shows Ireland; for me it defaults to UK mainland shipping every time I click on anyone's configuration links. Duly noted, thank you. 1440p it is then.

I appreciate this a lot. Switching from Nvidia to AMD makes me feel a little conflicted though, as the former is what I've been using for all my life. From what I understand, Nvidia also has something of a monopoly with their exclusive tech that leads to worse game performances with AMD cards...

My mistake. Here's the configurator. Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/zAC2UrH6uc/ Adding it to the original post as well.

After squeezing out the last of my first ever computer build that was already aging back in 2014 when I bought the parts, I've decided to finally take the plunge. This is something I'd like to see carry its weight for a good few years—essentially, it's an investment to the future, not just...