Advice for new machine

I like the advice you gave him. Please let me know anything for my Eh build. 2937931







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Edited by Snaike - 05 Apr 2020 at 9:23am

Hi, Maniac.

I think maybe you're a little light in the power supply. it's a good choice for where you are now, but it limits you to a maximum RTX 2070 (or equivalent) for the future. To change out a power supply, you have to basically rewire your system. It's not a HUGE deal, but it can be a real pain.

I'd recommend you change Storage Set 1 to the 5 times faster M.2 Samsung 512GB 970 PRO NVMe SSD. It's smaller, but that size is good for your OS, browser, productivity apps, and maintenance software IMO.(And a few games as well!) It stays lean and mean on the drive you have to scan all the time for viruses, malware and adware. The extra speed and more compact size is perfect for running those scans in seconds instead of minutes. You can easily add more storage when you need to down the road. It's just about the simplest upgrade.

You really don't need a discrete sound card these days. Unless you're a true audiophile of some sort, on-board sound has been so good for several years, the sound card is unnecessary extra expense.

Everything else looks very good, but the Internal Lighting is free, so.... That's a very strong GPU for everything at 1080p.

If you can do without the sound card, it pays for the upgrades I mentioned. DS will welcome any changes you want to make at this stage. Good luck!