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It's time I finally get a new PC. Can someone guide me in the right direction? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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(Is there a more appropriate community to post this in?) Thank you in advance for any advice/help!

I've come across this build on PC part picker, but I was hoping someone could help me customize it a bit better for my needs. I'm going to be streaming, gaming, and editing videos on this machine.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/guide/ZpkcCJ/enthusiast-amd-gamingstreaming-build

I would like to future-proof the PC as much as I reasonably can (10-15 years' usage would be great).

My budget is probably around 2-3k CAD? I am over extending myself slightly, but I have used my PC daily for 12 years, and I figure if not now, when?

The only other thing I might consider is new monitors, but otherwise, I'll be reusing all my peripherals as those are more recently upgraded!

I was also thinking a better Nvidia card might be worthwhile? The main thing is I'm not familiar with how the parts work in terms of compatibility. That and electrical usage/needs from the power supply

Edit: are prebuilts any good nowadays? I'm not opposed to the idea. I know I could figure out assembly myself, but if there's something worthwhile, I wouldn't be opposed either.

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Category/DesktopComputers?FilterID=2e413559-0182-1014-4547-d1dbca418ecd

Edit: Just want to say thank you for all the helpful advice and information. I ended up finding a PC that met my needs and then some!

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[–] Rentlar 6 points 1 week ago

There's a lemmy.ca community for this btw: [email protected]

Over the last few years, the one thing that has made older computers obsolete to be able to play high end games at high settings is card VRAM. Because AAA studios and Nvidia are pushing BS AI stuff it's more important than ever. Try to obtain a card that has 16GB VRAM.

Besides that, since the GPU is your highest cost line item, build the rest of your rig around that, and based on your remaining budget. Even old parts, from Ryzen era onward still hold up decently well for performance.

DDR5 RAM and motherboards are very expensive but are more performant. DDR4 is far better value for money right now but the limits to upgrade is the downside.

Find a CPU for that, AMD and intel both have offerings that are good value for money. Late releases of AMD AM4 socket Chips are very good (the R7 5800X3D ranks consistenly high for its price), but AM5 might have a better ability to upgrade in a few years time. Intel changes its socket more often, but if you get a previous gen chip, you will know in advance what you can upgrade into.

Find the max TDP of your CPU and GPU, add them together, multiply by 1.2, get a power supply of around that amount. Choose a reputable maker, try to get one with a good manufacturer's warranty, and if you want quieter then choose one with better fan control. This component gets overlooked a lot, but an extra $100 to make sure a failure does not cook the rest of your components is a worthwhile investment IMO.

Case just look at fans, cooling, size, whether your components fit, ssd and hard drive bays. Pc part picker can help with size constraint estimation.

Memory express people are okay for general advice. You can check scamegg, ebay, kijiji, Canada computers, your local store, for deals on new and used parts. We had a pcsales community with an auto crossposting bot but it has been quiet for a while.