Random Hardware topics

[JCgames]

True you could but if i built that comp in 2020 it would cost well over 2 grand, not sure they even had 4tb ssds or 8tb hdds then, youd of been stacking a whole bunch of drives or spending a grand on just a single storage. Like my ram was 260 i think when it came out i think 64gb banks were in 500 range, i waited a bit, got the first set for 140, added the next for 90 and saved like 300.

Basically i make a build with planed upgrades, that way u end up with a comp that costs far more, but for a lot less and got to use it before it was 5 years old. Like i always alternate vid card and base sys. Some people like to match, but i find vid cards as long as the render what you want well, they hold up well. Honestly this comp was suppose to be a place holder as i didnt think ray trace was worth it then, but the way the editing worked out i thought this was the better route.

But afterbuying a vid card to extend the old sys, you then build a faster base to push the card. Then that card lags a bit and you get and then fresh card that isnt truely optimized, but you repeat and your back in the sweet spot for a while. Besides, doing this with the mid range chips it ends up working well. Say the 10900 paired with the 3060, is very similar to it paired with the 12600 2 years later you know?

Basically i try to power game budget systems and spread the cost and build over time. Maybe if i had 2500 id do it another way. My way is a bit more fun though i think. Deal hunt, wait, find the parts, upgrade, tweak... its like restoring a car, its more satisfying over time or at least thats how i feel.


Btw i agree, maybe a mid could do something about seperating these posts and merge them to a new header, this got way off track lol

 

[Colif]

The first sata 4tb ssd was sold in 2018, 4tb nvme was announced in late 2020.
The first 8tb ssd released in 2020.
First 8tb hdd in 2014 although it was for NAS and might have taken a while to get to consumers. More likely 2016.

I only had a 1tb nvme and a 3tb hdd in last PC, I added a 4tb ssd about 2 years ago.

My current PC recycled my GPU as its too expensive to buy them all at once, I find I start to make do with less capable parts if I have to weigh up cost of a GPU and the rest of system. Its why the previous system had a hdd at all, I had intended to put two nvme only in that system. Not buying the GPU this time let me get the storage I actually wanted.

Every pc I have owned had at least two GPU in it.
I remember one having three but I did use that PC for about 8 years.

1. One was replaced as it wasn't good enough for a game I was playing,
2. its replacement was from the 1st family of Nvidia cards that were DX 10. Just like 1st gen RTX cards, it was a bit underpowered - https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-260.c217 - it was killed when my PSU died,
3. I don't recall what next card was, all I know is it was AMD.

I did swap my CPU in the last system to make better use of my GPU. That increased my frame rate by about 40fps.

Monitors have been more of a reason for me to upgrade GPU than base systems. Having had two that both needed more than my current GPU could deliver have been driving forces in two of my upgrades.

 

[Frindis]

I would make these last two posts a new thread if I could. I wonder if @Frindis or @Kaamos_Llama can do it, I could give them hints (or just merge into the https://forums.pcgamer.com/threads/random-hardware-topics.133648/ thread since its a good place)

As a moving/merging expert, I fixed it for you