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PC Build Help

  • 18-06-2024 10:06AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9


    Hello I am looking to build a pc this summer. I have already made a pc list but I also need a new laptop. My price range is around €2000. My pc will cost €1600 of my budget so I am looking to downgrade the pc and put around €800-€900 into a laptop does anyone have any ideas on a good laptop / a pc that I can use for coding(Unity/Unreal engine 5) and a little bit of gaming.

    As i cannot post links here is a list


    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor

    $339.99


    Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler

    $35.90


    MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard

    $169.99


    Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory

    $112.99


    Lexar NM790 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

    $134.99


    Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card

    $599.99


    Jonsbo D41 Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case

    $94.99


    MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

    $112.99

    Thanks for any help



Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭shimadzu


    You could probably save about 200-300 euro by going down a tier on your processor, motherboard and graphics card. I know a laptop will not be upgradeable down the line but would you not be better putting the whole 2K into a laptop rather than ending up with two low to mid spec devices now?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 BMXL2010


    Thanks for the help. I see your point but as you said a laptop is not very upgradable. I will have to think further.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭cornholio509


    @BMXL2010 Is the main focus coding with a bit a gaming or a gaming PC that you can do some coding on ? IS been mobile optional or is it required ? My point here is it does make a difference . Another point to make is that AMD are launching the ryzen 9000 CPUs and chipset next moth . So expect to see current generation CPUs and motherboards drop in price .

    1 . Last gen AM4 platform maybe an option . Ryzen R9 5900X with 32Gigs of ram will be cheaper . You could save a couple of hundred euro by going that route and getting a better budget for a laptop . Yes you give up on having a few more modern features in the current CPUs . But still a powerful PC .

    2 . Just buy a powerful laptop . Blow the entire budget on the best laptop you can get . THis would allow you to save up in the meantime for a PC down the road . As is current GPUs from Nvidia and AMD are less than exciting and cost to much for the little performance they offer .

    Now there are other ways around what you want to do .You can always rent a virtual PC with the hardware you need and work remotely and by a decent gaming laptop . There are online services out there that will allow you to configure a virtual PC for what you need . Dont know if this is an option .

    On the other hand you could build a monster PC and get a cheap laptop and remote into the PC . No need for a highly powerful laptop since all your work can be done remotely on the PC if that is an option . All you need is a decent internet connection .



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 576 ✭✭✭Coyler


    I go with the best gaming laptop you can get for 1600-1800 and get a USB-C dock, mouse, keyboard and headset. It won't be as good as a desktop for gaming but it will get you 95% of the way there. Then you can hold off and wait for the churn when the new hardware hits and prices fall. Might even pick up a half decent second hand deal.

    While the GPU in the laptop will become less useful very quickly over time, everything else will be perfectly usable for years to come.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 BMXL2010


    Hi Thanks so much for the help!! I am interested in your point about remote access. Would I be able to use my laptop to run unreal engine 5 for example from my pc without my laptop over-heating (or any other problems).also is there any drawback to remote access.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 BMXL2010


    Thanks!!! I am kind of in-between getting a laptop and a pc as I know a laptop would better suit my needs but a pc is more of a passion project as I have been saving up for a while to make one.



  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,511 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    All processing still resides on the PC not the laptop in remote access/streaming usage. All the laptop does is decode a video stream, just like watching a high quality youtube video, so the heat is minimal. There'll be some slight latency added, but on a home network, it'll be close to unnoticeable usually.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 BMXL2010


    Thanks for the help!!!!!!!!!!. This helped clear things up a lot.



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