Subj : Re: Gaming (Windows) PC: build or buy?
To   : Digital Man
From : Tracker1
Date : Mon Jul 19 2021 06:31 pm

On 7/15/2021 9:12 PM, Digital Man wrote:
> The Costo Dell deal looks pretty good, $1600 for:
> - Core i7-11700 (8-core) CPU
> - 32GB DDR4 RAM
> - NVIDIA GeForce RTS 3060Ti GPU w/8GB RAM
> - 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD
> - 1TB 7200RPM HD
> - DVD/CD reader/writer
> - Windows 10
> 
> Stuff it comes with but likely wouldn't use:
> - keyboard and mouse
> - Wifi and Bluetooth adapters
> 
> I didn't want to spend that much, but seems like it'd last her several 
> years without any need to upgrade (much). Thoughts?

Buying is probably your best bet... the motherboard and psu are usually 
the sore spots on pre-built.  Unfortunately, video cards are all but 
impossible to come by right now, and have been for over a year and a half.

Probably sufficient for 5+ years, the OS drive and/or the supplemental 
drive are both a little small depending on the games she plays or will 
want to play in the future.

System above should pair with a good 1440p monitor, most games at 
mid-high settings at 90+ fps.
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