Going to buy new PC - advice

[Kuokkanen]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
I was shopping in the Apple Store for a MacBook Pro. I learned that Apple has not figured out how to do 3D VR graphics and there is no app that can do a reasonably good job of compensating for that lack. The M1 chip will not help either. So if the OP wants to do VR flying sims he must stick with Intel or AMD (or by a used flight simulator from an airline) [:D]

I understand some Apple computers come with Intel processors. That is worthless without appropriate software though.

[RFalvo69]

ORIGINAL: Kuokkanen

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
I was shopping in the Apple Store for a MacBook Pro. I learned that Apple has not figured out how to do 3D VR graphics and there is no app that can do a reasonably good job of compensating for that lack. The M1 chip will not help either. So if the OP wants to do VR flying sims he must stick with Intel or AMD (or by a used flight simulator from an airline) [:D]

I understand some Apple computers come with Intel processors. That is worthless without appropriate software though.

Don't bother. I have Windows 10 installed on a virtual machine on my late 2019 MacBook Pro and I can run wargames and some ancient 3D Apps.

However, yesterday Apple presented their new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips and they are da bomb [X(] If you fork about $5000 you can have a MacBook Pro with the 3D power of a GTX 3080. Luckily they are still for pre-order only, so in the next few days the excitement should slow and we will be able to have some more sane evaluations.

Of course my youngest daughter, who is studying professional video making at the college, is already ringing the bell... [8|]

[TulliusDetritus]

ORIGINAL: Jim D Burns

I recently bought a new PC about 8-10 months ago. All I can say is the new systems run a lot hotter than the older ones did, so don't make the mistake I made. I bought the typical fan setup for the box and it was simply insufficient to keep the system cool when running graphic games like MechWarrior 5. Spend the cash up front to get the best fan cooling setup you can. The more airflow the better. I'm not sure if the trouble was with the CPU or the video card, but the heat built up fast whenever I ran a graphically intense game and my system would crash and reboot. Runs fine now with high airflow.

i9-10900KF CPU 3.70 GHz
GeForce RTX 3080

Jim

Well, the guy from the computer store cannot find components. This disrupted world's supply-chains thing is indeed getting serious [&:] He's offering me an I7. Given that there is already an I9 I said no. Via Amazon I just found [and bought] basically what you bought, except it's a 3070 card. I should receive it between the 22 and 27 october.

ORIGINAL: TheFjordFox

I would just like to say that my 3070 has been problematic since day one. it's always 50 degrees or more at idle, the fans can not be turned off, and running paint will skyrocket the temperature, and hence, the fan speed.

Let's hope I have zero problems.

[Gilmer]

I built a computer with an AMD chip (my first ever AMD chip) and an EVGA 3070. I have not had any problems. Package computers do skimp on stuff you'd never even think to check. They'll skimp on the wireless card, the motherboard, etc. That is why I built my own. Second one I have ever built.

Example. I was streaming stuff online with a store bought computer and it was always buffering. My brother in law who is a computer person said the wireless card must really suck because I shouldn't be having those problems. So, I built a computer and got the absolute best wireless card I could get. No more buffering problems.

No problems for me with this set up. I also bought one of those SSD's that are right on the motherboard. Really fast load times.

If you're getting a Dell, then I say good luck. They use a lot of proprietary components and it is deuced difficult and sometimes impossible to upgrade it later. I'm talking power source and wireless cards and other stuff. It's been a while since I owned one, so maybe they are better, but Linus PC did a secret shopper and graded them the worst.

[TulliusDetritus]

It arrived the 25 IIRC. Ah, the card is a 3060 (12 GB). Really fast computer, no noise, no heat. The people above with problems, did you buy the components and build the computer or you did like me = buy the whole finished good?

[DonH58]

I just built a new PC.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
32 Gigs ram
Asus Tuff B550 gaming MB
Enthoo Pro PC case, the case is just plain awesome and low priced.
Kept my PSU Monitor and Graphics card and did it all for less than 800 bucks,

[imaneanys54]

If you are looking for a monitor I have the best suggestion for you. I've been using Alienware 25 AW2518Hf Monitor and it is one of the best monitors for fighting games. It has a 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms of response time. If you want to go with this I'm 100% sure you will not regret it.

[TulliusDetritus]

ORIGINAL: imaneanys54
If you are looking for a monitor I have the best suggestion for you. I've been using Alienware 25 AW2518Hf Monitor and it is one of the best monitors for fighting games. It has a 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms of response time. If you want to go with this I'm 100% sure you will not regret it.

In fact, yes, I'm planning to buy a monitor. Mine is a 21" and from what I'm reading I need one between 24" and 27".