I am one of the long-time followers of your channel. I started taking interests in PC building when the GTX 10 series were launched, and you are one of the best techs RU-vidr that offered a detailed review of the cards from the perspective of the user. Channels like Gamer Nexus is good too, but their perspective is more towards scientific, charts, and numbers. Not a lot of people followed your advice because of your conservative takes, particularly when it comes to spending more to get more. I was one of them. It is like a learning curve, you disagree with his advice, build your own PC, live with it for years, only to find out that Tech Deals have a valid point. Now, I am paying more attention to your advice, and I look forward for more build series from you. Cheers!
Yeah, sometimes I worry about these extra confident voices that controverse with many other opinions, but I honestly never found any awry point he made.
I really like how you aren't afraid of clear judgements. It's very easy to say "This is better if you want" to people who don't know if they should want it. Knowing which upgrades do and don't matter is useful advice. Looking forward to your 2023 version with Intel 14th-gen chips.
What quality of a video this was! Thank you so much! Details such as why buy certain SSD's was really appreciated. Video didn't feel 45 minutes long, it was engaging.
As always, great content and very helpful information. I built a 13600k/RX 6800 XT system over Black Friday very similar to your recommendations for about $1600. This was my first build since a Ryzen 5 1600 back in 2017 (and I went AMD mostly due to your videos back then. That system is still going strong!) When I came back to the market, you were the first channel I looked for, though I didn't even know if you were still around. Thank the Maker you were! I've always loved your presentation style and very well-researched content: never change!
I paired a i5-13600K with a 3070ti all in a Cosair 4000D air flow, Cosair 1000w psu, 32gb, 2TB. It runs beautifully on my 32in 240hz Samsung Odessey. In 2-3 yrs I will most likely upgrade the gpu but for now it it runs great without breaking the bank.
Yeah 13600k is the sweet spot i paired it with Msi 4080 super expert, 32gb ddr5 ram, 850psu gold, pc case:y60 still debating if i want to get b670 mortar or a z790. I rather stick to msi lol
Back to your old form, I really appreciate your honest input as well as your concise reasoning for making the decisions ( even if you are cannibalizing your viewer base when they realize you just set them up for a few years longer :) and not come back at every video notification ) Please continue the consistency and frequency of your uploads. I await the next one.
You push the most expensive options sometimes needlessly but I have watched a few videos of yours over the years and your usp is definitely the nuance and indepth detail you can go into in your videos. Keep it up I guess!
It blows my mind that people still argue about 16gb vs 32gb on 1000-2000$ machines. I boot up RDR2 and within 10 minutes my RAM usage is 16gb with just a few things in the background.
@@mich5528 Yes. Two years ago I upgraded from 16GB to 32GB (DDR4) when MSFS 2020 recommended it. The cost was minimal. I just built an i5-13600K machine and got 32GB of DDR5 for only $123. I've been considering over the past couple of days whether I should just go ahead and take the jump to 64GB?
Love your vids. As always, very sound advice from your years of experience. The charts and benchmarks don't always tell the full story. Thank you! P.S.Wearing your Techdeals t-shirt now and it looks great!
You are a wealth of knowledge, 30 years of focus shines through strongly. Listening at 1.25 speed, even though you speak quickly is comfortable as your pronunciation is extremely good, thanks for this work.
I love the perspective you adopt. As a cheap bastard, when I hear your very logical and sound arguments I both feel resistance ("ouch that's way too much money to spend on X") but also a kind of relief because some other voice inside of me thinks "live, for once, don't just limit yourself to cover the basics". It's quite exhilarating.
It would be helpful to do an upgrade guide for different types of end users for different components. I’m sure this would be difficult, but some sort of interactive guide would really be cool.
If you have an AM4 motherboard, upgrade to the 5700x or the 5900x and a new cooler if you can afford it. If you have an old intel system, you’re basically doing a new system build to the 13600k; new cpu, motherboard, cooler, RAM, SSDs, etc.
@@TechDeals it would have to be a some what general case. Like 1500$ Intel and amd config. Do a bench mark between the 2, swap between ddr4 and 5 and do a bench mark, then do like a 2500 to 3k $ config and bench mark that as well. That way people will get an idea on if they really need 3k$ pc or a 1500$ pc would be enough for them. That way they can also see if u need to cost cut, where would some one like you cost cut. I think that would be an awesome video lol.
@@Chris-yc3mm yea, a full new build. If some one is looking for a new build, then this would be for them. Upgrading parts is always easier, u upgrade to what's compatible with your other stuff. Building a new? That needs some guidance :)
Speaking strictly for myself, and I realize this won't be overly helpful but, your content is always informative, interesting and fun to watch. Pretty much anything you put out, I'd be happy to watch.
I'm in the ignore the i5 and i9 camp, get the i7 and 32gb of RAM. I'd rather save the $300 today to get a mostly identical experience in everything but cinebench than get $300 more for the CPU when I sell it. I also couldn't go back down to 6 cores from 8, even if the 13600k is 24 threads until you disable the 'e' cores. I'm honestly torn on DDR4 or DDR5. The prices are getting so much closer together. I think particularly if wanting RGB RAM, I'd go DDR4 since 4 sticks is reasonable on DDR4 while it is not on DDR5 due to the severe speed limitations of 4 sticks on DDR5.
That was an excellent presentation. I just built a 13600K machine, pairing said CPU with a 3080 (12 GB) card and 32 GB of DDR5 RAM. For my needs it should last 4 years. Also, I would like to say that the Phanteks Eclipse 500A ($150) is a case that everyone should consider, with regard to airflow, strength, lightness, capabilities and aesthetics. Of course, the fans should be upgraded. In addition, I'm seeing more and more what you're saying with regard to a 2TB boot drive.
Damn! Fortunately, I held off buying a new pc while getting by with an i7-4790K and 980GTX . I've following several tech channels for a few years now, in anticipation of pulling out some greenbacks on the next best pc build. I happened upon your site and I'm really liking the straight talk without grey lines between quality vs. bang for the buck good value. I'm an appreciative subscriber now and will certainly not pull the trigger without some input from you. Thank you!
I agree with the 2tb minimum of boot drive, files are getting bigger and plenty. Just having windows 10 and ur basic most common used programs will use up 500gb. And now u want play modern games, modern AAA games are the minimum 100gb in storage.
@@vuongtueminh5253 If ur just looking for something cheap for more storage, dont worry about which brand, just find the cheapest deal. All your typical brands make good nvme ssd. The only difference is read and write speeds and also durability. But dont worry too much about that stuff if you're not a professional that need those speeds and durability.
Amazing! Every single second of these video is gold, the problem I see is keeping the mentality we have some years ago and not updating it, this video helps a lot, in my mind was still good 1tb of nvme and 750w, but these video helped change it, now I can see the future clearly, thanks!
Since having a Ryzen 9 with 64gb after years of i5's and Ryzen 5's with 8gb, 12gb, or 16gb of RAM (because it was technically enough at that point in time) ... I will never go back to having just the bare minimum ever again. Having more than enough (and then a little extra) is absolutely worth it. My old Ryzen 7 3700x with 32gb of RAM was only just barely enough with high RAM usage already hitting 28gb ... and whilst I could have held out for another year it was on an x370 board with 4x8gb of mismatched RAM and I was just fed up with slight idiosyncracies here and there. Snapped a deal on the 5900x and just doubled down on 64 gb, and it clicked how much better it is having a solid amount more than enough, both cores and threads, though I'm a heavy multitasker in my workflow (not multithreading eg: video rendering, but multitasking eg: multiple Adobe apps and multiple browsers with dozens of tabs plus office suite etc). Next time I'm going for at least 16cores and 64gb if it's in 12-24months, maybe more.
@@tilapiadave3234 actually I was more thinking of the i5 12400 or R5 5600x types with that comment, and me deciding to jump up to the R9 instead of going with the widely suggested "all you need" suggestion of the time (and being very glad that I did). The 13600k is a beast of an i5 - it has the same kind of feel in the market as the i5 2500k did way back when. The 12600k is still pretty damn good too. The hybrid designs are a breath of fresh air for the mid-range and way more attractive than a standard 6c/12t for their multipurpose usage, bringing all the best of both worlds for the masses. If the 13400 brings hybrid down under 200 it will be a new budget king with performance that will stand for years.
Asus Prime-P does not have BIOS flashback. You may need a 12th gen CPU to flash the board just so you can use your 13th Gen chip. I went with the MSI Edge for just that reason.
Yes. That's very important for people to know. If they buy a 13th gen. CPU and a Z690 motherboard, the latter will need BIOS flashback or they'll have to go find a 12th gen. processor to update the BIOS.
I do like this content. I upgraded my machine back in 2020 from a 4670K to a 10600K still running a 1080TI I have 64GB of DDR4 3600MHZ RAM. since My monitor is only 1080p my PC still serves me pretty well. When I as upgrading I watch loads of Tech Deal video to help me decide of my purchases and get the best deal for my money.
Just paired a 13600K with a Z690 motherboard, because board is last gen I got it at a discount and allowed me to reuse my DDR4 memory and Installed a 1tb 990 pro. The biggest budget build I've ever done Is the best build I've done!
Hey Tech Deals, thank you so much for this playlist. I used these videos as the template and guide for my next build to replace my 2017 rig (R5 1600, 16gb ddr4 ram, GTX 1080). Got my parts ordered and eagerly awaiting my new build!
Thank you for this well thought-out and informative walk through on each part choices. I ended up going with a 13600K paired with a 3080 build and it's fantastic
Thank you for making this series. I have zero experience but wanted to learn and try building myself a gaming PC rather than buying pre-built or paying someone to build one for me. I've been worried I'd be in over my head (shocker, I am), but your videos have been really great in helping me understand the process/what to look for when picking parts. You may have answered this in another video I haven't watched yet, and I apologise if so, but should the maker of a GPU matter? I see RTX 3070s with the same specs, but their prices vary depending on whether they're made by EVGA, Zotac, ASUS, etc. Is sticking with better-known brands worth the price increase?
Very helpful and informative video. I'm building a mini itx pc with a 13600k 5600 ddr5 and rtx 3090 and for my needs I'm sure it will last me at least 5 more years. (my previous pc that I still have is an i5-6500 gtx 1060 and I have it since 2016-2017) so I won't upgrade for at least 4 years.
This video is awesome! I have a 15-8400! Getting the parts for a new build, only need the CPU, Motherboard, and a power supply and then we BUILD! Yay!!!!
As always, best buy advises and proposals. Am happy am following your channel. Am upgrading my PC to 13600K from 7700K and was straggling mainly on the motherboard choice. So clear now. Thank You for the great work !
Hmm. Came into this to make sure I wasn't missing something (I'm old -- I started in IT in 1978, and worked on Arpanet). Took your advice, after considering the excellent Intel processor, I bought the Ryzen 9 7950X. Your video is good stuff, well done and informative. I like that you are very comfortable with your presentation. Again, well done. I just spent $2050, plus $162 tax. I haven't done that in a long time!
Tech, thanks for reccomending the 5700X again. Time to retire the Ryzen 5 3600. I ordered one during black friday time, but Amazon did the thing where they fail to ship your order, and I cancelled it. I went ahead and repurchased it from Newegg this time, It was at $199.99 with a $5 off promo code and still includes Uncharted. I'm really excited.
Good night! Your information is very useful, however I would ask you if you could answer some questions that I had left, since I think it is the only thing I need to decide on the correct components to build my new PC. A brief summary: I already watched I don't know how many videos and reviews on the internet about the best combination of components for an i5 13600k and I ended with you, you explain everything very clearly, and what's more, the purpose of your video is for those people that we want to build a new pc today and that it lasts us about 5 years without touching anything, great! what I was looking for! Now, I read the more than 500 comments and I did not find about the following points: Regarding the motherboard: 1) wouldn't a z790 be better? I say this for 2 things in particular, one is that it is not necessary to update the bios, and 2nd, related to this, I saw many videos and comments, that the 600 series (updated for the 13 generation) do not get the most out of the 13 generation, and also result in some failures, that is to say, it would not be getting the most out of this processor, which is the case with the 700 series, and there would be no problem, appealing that more than 4 months have passed since its video, which Is there truth in all this? and, 2) regarding nvme m.2 and pci express 5.0 ports issue of shared lanes and M.2 slots not working if one PCIe socket is occupied, or if all M.2 slots are used, you lose half of the SATA ports and that pcie 5.0 currently does not work because there is still no gpu that comes in 5.0, and also that by sharing lanes then the m.2 of the 1st socket takes away performance from pcie5.0 16x reducing it to 8x but since it is 8x in 5.0 it is the same as a 16x in 4.0... I don't really understand it well if you could explain it better, because I have seen many comments about all this, so that would also reduce performance, both current and a the long run obviously... today, (also after 4 months) what can you tell me about all this point? Is there a motherboard where this specific bottleneck does not occur? or do not have 5.0 but if 4.0 and where the 16x work without taking away performance from the gpu or nvme etc? Thank you in advance if you could please answer these questions since that is what I still need to know to buy everything and have my new PC (objective: trading!, -> several simultaneous trading graphics, software, many tabs, rss, everything at the same time, 2-3 monitors at the same time, that's why the right choice of a good mother too, and in free time I play games! I've been wanting to play again for a long time, (last time I played well was in the Age of Empires 2, Command and Conquer, the sims, sim city, the Commandos 1 and 2 etc..) I send you a warm greeting!😄
18:00 this guy speaks facts and I also bought a 1 GB HD as extra storage in the early 1990s. In today's dollars, you don't want to know how much that cost. It was for a Macintosh that had a base hard drive of about 32 MB.
Ive had the i7 8700k for almost three years now and I think ive earned myself an upgrade, even if people tell me ''you're still fine with it'' It doesn't matter that Im playing 1080p 144hz, I can still feel that it's not as smooth as it should be, or maybe thats just because im using an 1660ti. I upgraded my ram to 32GB and booting my windows from a fast samsung m.2 to help give it some more life.... but after watching this video Im very convinced that the i5-13600k is a very legit cpu. I usually hate the word ''i5'' lol but cannot say a bad thing about this chip!
Oops, I just saw this vid after I ordered parts for my new pc and based on your guide I messed up on getting a B760. Upgrading from a i7 7700k/gtx 1080ti to a i5 13600k/rtx 4070. I don't have a budget limit so I could have gone all they way to a i9 13900k/rtx 4090 but I much prefer energy efficient itx builds. Good guide, explains a lot to newer pc builders and I learned a few things. Most of the mainstream RU-vid techs just point to getting the cheapest thing and don't think about it.
He's the kind of guy you hope you run into when you're buying something technical, expensive, that you need help with. When the deal is done, you're happy because you know you got looked after. And when you get home you Google what you bought and it confirms that you got a good deal, you bought the right thing.
Thank you! This video has been very helpful and eye-opening. We are living in different times and lots of changes are happening and we are adapting to them. Budget-wise, everything has moved-up and we see a big jump in performance.
Thank you ever so much for this guide. I viewed it in reverse - that is to say I placed my orders over the weekend and came upon your video only today, Monday. I am renewing a 2019 build - new CPU, RAM, and flushing out my HDDs for SSDs. I do not play games, but for a round of chess or solitaire on my iPad from time to time, and I am ever so conscious of heat in my PC cubby. I primarily use my PC for Photoshop/Lightroom and some humongous Excel spreadsheets. Consequently, I am porting over a GTX1660 to the new build. Photoshop, I recently read benefits more from processor channels and speed vs. the parallel power of a modern GPU. CORRECT me if I’m wrong! I’m using the i5 13600K, the Samsung 2TB M.2 (and using 2 old Samsung M.2 in secondary roles), and new Samsung 8TB SATA drives-will replace spinning storage. I’m using 2 sticks of 32 GB DDR5 ram. Seems like our minds were in sync. Thank you for giving me confirmation. Cheers
Should someone pair i5 13600k or 13700k with mid range gpu like rtx 3070 and has a plan to upgrade to high end rtx 5000 series gpu whenver that comes out. will either of these cpu bottleck the rtx 5000 series
I’m re-watching your power supply section to see if the $300 fanless power supply I recently bought will actually last me a good long while. While by the numbers its 700 watt rating is low, I’m not too concerned. First, it has a 12 year warranty, so only repeated failures from not being able to cope with daily load would convince me to buy another one. Second, my CPU caps out at 142 watts (Ryzen 9 5950X stock) and my GPU caps out around 102 watts (RX 6650 XT, Sapphire NITRO+ Silent BIOS. Now we’re at 244 watts. I don’t know how much power my other components pull, but let’s be real: it’s one SSD, two sticks of DDR4, three Noctua fans with low noise adapters, and only low power USB devices plugged into the motherboard. The motherboard is a premium B550 board with an efficient chipset and a nice VRM. If the board, fans, RAM, SSD and USB peripherals use 56 watts together, I’d be surprised. In fact, I bet I can upgrade to an AM5 motherboard and DDR5 memory in that power budget! An AM5 CPU would likely use 20-50 more watts under full load, and that leaves me 70 watts of headroom for extra power my next graphics card can consume full time without ever exceeding 60% of my power supply’s rating. I won’t buy PC components I can hear, and between coil whine and fan noise there isn’t a single RTX 4090, 4080, or 7900 series card I would consider without a glowing recommendation from a tech reviewer. Even if I did get a 4090, which theoretically would push my power supply to 100% of its rating, the first thing I’d do would be to drop the clock targets and try to get it using 300 watts or less (not hard to do), in part because my room can’t dissipate all that heat. So now we’re back to 80%, and truly I think that’s a worst case scenario for how I’d run my PC. No games I play need more than 6650 XT performance today, and a 4090 can double that performance at 200 watts or less. I don’t run i9 CPUs like Tech does, and I don’t run high end GPUs, especially not stock. The highest-end GPU I’ve ever owned was a 5700 XT. In its silent BIOS it used 198 watts, and that plus my 5950X at stock make me sweat in winter, so a laughably high end 700 watt power supply is… probably fine. It wasn’t the best choice, but having made the purchase, no need for regret.
Great video, thanks! I've been in the industry for decades as well and your advice is spot on. I haven't built a new PC in a long time and was looking for recommendations. Solid!
I'm building a new PC now. I'm going to go with the i5 13600k, 790 motherboard, DDR5, RTX 4080. The problem with these boards is that if you go cheaper, you will have trouble overclocking. By the way, I have kept my older PC for 13 years, not 4. Spending all that money for only 4 years is not worth it.
One thing I've noticed is that tech reviewers put more emphasis on how easy it is to get in and out of a case than I think the average person would. It matters, and it's good to have, but that's something I would say is more of a reviewer problem. Most people aren't going to be constructing and deconstructing a case every other day. Most people just want to set it and forget it (there's a reference for you), so I think many people would definitely spend $50 less and have slightly more hassle every couple of years when they need to replace a part that's really deep in there. Otherwise, it's just going to sit somewhere and never get touched. It's a desktop PC after all. Personally, I plan to use thermal pads instead of paste moving forward just because it's another thing I'll never need to touch or have concerns about. If I start hitting thermal limits, I'll know it's a dust or fan problem, and that's a much easier thing to check and fix. One step closer to truly never touching it again.
Thank you so much for this guide. I was able to build my gaming PC with similar configuration. Core i5 13600kf, msi mpg z790 edge WiFi ddr4, (gigabyte Aero g wasn't available, and I wanted the white board), Corsair 5000d airflow such a beautiful case. 32 GB Ram, but plan to get 32 GB more next month, 1tb wd black 770 m.2, plan to get 2tb more here next month, 850 watt gold psu, deep cool, Corsair elite h 150i AIO. And finally for GPU, initially thought for 4070ti, but it was selling for around 1000 usd, but I was able to get 4080 gigabyte Aero g for 1250 usd. And rs 7800 xtx was like 1450 usd. Very happy with the build, although I did overshoot the budget but I needed the aesthetic too. So far very happy with gaming performance :)
I'm upgrading from: i7-950 Gtx 1050ti 12gb ram Still running for almost 14 years. It barely ran Crysis tho IYKYK 😂 To i9-13900kf Rtx 3090 64gb ddr5 Hyte y60 Let's hope I get at least 10 years with my next build 🤞
Your computer knowledge is incredible. You have a good vision for the future when you build a computer. And this is said by someone who is no stranger to computers. Congratulations
Things I've learned from my experience are: never buy a cheap motherboard always get the latest ddr version (meaning,if you build today,don't buy ddr4) never listen to people who tell you what is enough ram capacity today (meaning get at least 16gb per stick) never listen to someone who tells you how "oh you don't need that much wattage on your PSU,xxx will be enough" (1000w 80 gold is pretty much a bare minimum) If you want to build new midrange pc,and are tight on budget rather buy 12th gen i3 to fill a socket on z790 motherboard,and leave the room for future improvements until you get some money for cpu upgrade (possibly 13/14900k) along with proper cooling gpu-s are topic on their own,it's like talking about fishing.
Speaking of upgrading to a higher quality case.. I'm still using a Fractal R4 Design Blackout as my main PC case and it's like 10 years old. It's heavy and is very high quality -- very worth it.
At the deal nation, we’re thanking outsiders for continuing to buy barely enough memory because it means developers have to expect barely enough, so they optimize a bit better, and we get “plenty” for longer! On the other hand, the universality of plenty of RAM would mean more interesting games would see the light of day. Maybe everyone should just buy plenty.
i will only buy samsung and western digital m.2 drives. i bought an adata and it lasted no kidding 2 days and died. the crucial p something i bought lasted a month and a half then died. ive never had a wd or samsung drive die. i currently own 2 2tb wd sn850x drives along w a 1tb samsung 970 evo plus as a whatever drive. the wd one is for windows and programs and one is a game drive. you are right though m.2 or bust period. my system is a 13900k w a 3090ti and this thing kicks a$$. it was a first build for me and i have 0 regrets. i also have 32gb of ram as well per your recommendation. i have been thinking about upgrading my gpu for my vr setup though.
"and im talking to much"😅😂 i love this channel. yes im that guy😅 who hasnt built a computer for five years. now my cuz is asking me to make him a new computer and here i am looking for advice again. Mahalo! for this. keep it up.🤙
I think tech deals is limiting itself when it stresses builds for gamers. There's lots of us others out there that watch his channel. I'm pretty much a non-gamer, but I did a build based on tech deals advice - an asrock,extreme with an i712700k and 128g ram. The only game I sometimes play is gtaV which I got turned onto watching the tech deal-er crash vehicles. For that I just got a used rx-460 with 4g/ram ($90) it's plenty fast enough for gtaV. My entire build was about $1500. I reused an old case, and the system lives in a corner with the doors off. All my stuff is either wireless (mouse, keyboard) or long hdmi cables. Noise is not a problem and it remains cool. I don't even use any chassis fans. Top system watts draw when running handbrake is 230 watts. It idles at 60. I do blow off the dust once a month or so and have quick and easy access. I have 128g ram, bought 64 in 2 sticks, then a few weeks later bought 2 more matching sticks. I use 64gigs as a ramdisk. I store all temp files, esp. videos in the ramdisk. I haven't yet got any m2 ssd sticks, just 3 older sata ssds and a 4t spinner for backups (use easeus todo backup). So, this is my entertainment system. The asrock has 2.5gb ethernet, so I can quickly copy large video files to my older machines. I also have several 20-30 gb virtual machines, for linux, win 8.1 etc. I often just copy them to the ramdisk when I want to try out something that I'll likely never save. These copies take about 30-60 seconds. So, keep it up. Maybe a more up to date build video might help others.
I still use my GTX 1060 6 gb. It can still play the latest games at 1080p low 60 fps. I did have to upgrade my CPU to a 13600k and motherboard to a Z790 to play newer games. I am happy with my purchase. I also bought new 3600 speed DDR4 ram sticks. The computer runs much faster than my previous i5 6500 processor.
my ram usage excedes 16 gbs but no more then 22 gbs in multitasking ur point about it is really valid bcz upgrading from 16 to 32 GB is like a very great experience end peace of mind
Great vid! I am in the process of building a new comp and your deeper insights on parts are helping my decision making. Its going from a modest build into a more higher end one lol. The one thing I find virtually no one covers is the sound aspect of the build. Should people use a dac, sound card, or just the one on the motherboard. Like with every other aspect of a pc, surely the sound aspect must of come a long way as well. Be cool if you gave some insight on that in part 3.
The vast majority of people will be 100% happy with onboard sound on a decent motherboard. You need some pretty expensive speakers or headphones before you'd notice anything else. I still use a sound card myself (Sound Blaster AE-5), but I'm just weird like that. :)
When you consider it, a decent Creative Labs sound card only costs $35.00, but you're better off with the $65.00 unit. I'm certain that these devices would be better than onboard sound. Nonetheless, they should be combined with at least a set of Logitech Z333 2.1, or Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers.
The value discussions you have here are very helpful. I haven't built a PC in a minute and am looking to do it now. I think the same way but am not up on current tech.
Built a competent system around a 7700x. It's for my audio studio, with video production, and just for giggles some gaming on the side . It's lean (86W PPT) and fast (regular clock 5.49, boost 5.9 GHz). It's built to run very quiet but it's powerful. Cinebench r23 this morning 20100 all core, single core 1990-ish) You'd be depending on "winning" the "silicone lottery", but I do belivieve the "x" series AMD Zen 4 parts are the better bin. It's not the only electrical piece of gear in the studio, and it adds up to the electricity bill. (I live in Europe.)
I know people say a gaming laptop is not better because upgrading is tough. In the video, it’s a standard to upgrade your PC every 4 years. I’ve had the same laptop 7 years. Would a gaming laptop not be a better purchase if it is getting 5-8 years worth of use?
Wow it's amazing how prices drop. 6 months after this video was made, I built a rig with better specs, for half the price. He paid $2k for DDR 6000 and a z690. I paid $1k for DDR 6400 and a z790. Same processor and everything. I think I just learned to wait 6 months after releases.
I would like an annual summary of technology at the end of each year. Old history is interesting but won't get you many views. For your regular subjects stay current about the best bang for the buck. and maybe emerging technology.
When it comes to power supplies I suggest adding up all the wattages of the components in your PC case and double it and that is what wattage your PSU should be at. An Intel i5 13600k uses at stock speed 125w, turbo 254w(even more if you overclock it). Motherboards use about 84w. A budget GPU, say an Intel Arc A770 or an 3060ti uses about 225w. A case full of fans and a fan controller can use up to 29w. A SATA or HDD drive can use up to 10w each. He is right. You will be fine with a 850w with this example of PC spec but if you have the extra money to spare I would go with a 1000w or a 1200w PSU. I would also go with a ATX 3.0 PSU so you have future upgradeable in mind and you have the 4000 series GPU connector and cable. A 1500w or higher would be even better. With such a high PSU even if you are using your GPU to its max the fan on the PSU might never start to spin. It all comes down to how much you are willing to spend. If you are like me and only upgrade your PC once every 10 years or so just buy a 850 or 1000w PSU.
I think I watched all your benchmark videos and other stuff back in 2019-2020. I built my 3600 system and just now checking back on what is new. I watched some other channels too. Thanks for the sanity check even if it is the future now.
You are awesome dude, thank you for the info. One of the reasons why I like this CPU is because of that fact that although it uses a lot of power in comparison to let's say an i7-8700k, it's half of what an i9-13900k would use. I already have an RTX 3070 ti but my CPU is an i7-8700k and I'm looking for an upgrade and this just seems to be the sweet spot. That tip about the DDR4 vs DDR5 memory was very helpful. I do not believe that I will be purchasing an RTX 4090 anytime within the next 5 years.
