My current build is:
- 1080 GTX
- i7 7600
- 32gb DDR4
- 512Gb SSD (my worst decision)
- Built in 2016
- Running great knocks on wood
Due to the outcome of the election (not getting into how I feel about that), tariffs and electronics trade is likely to be a big issue. And I keep seeing articles about how pcs and consoles are likely to have a massive jump in price (40% is the # I keep seeing).
Ive been meaning to wholesale and make a new build for a while now because any update would likely mean a new mobo which in turn would mean updates on everything else. I'm not in the best situation financially and have a baby on the way but I could totally stand to drop ~$3K on another "future proof" build.
I guess the question is, should I pull the trigger now before the new administration takes power? Assuming 40% increase, a $3k pc would be $4.2k or I stick with $3k and sacrifice the difference in power and future proofing.
The alternative would be delve into lighter and "retro" games in the future and just be content with that. There's a few "2070RTX minimum" games I'd like to play right now and it will only get worse in that respect as time moves on.
Note: not looking to discuss the new administration in any other way but this. Please no political bullshit.
I personally am going to try to wait for the amd 9950X3D that should be shown at CES next year. I am currently rocking a similar type of rig with an upgraded GPU and SSD but I have a lot of storage.
I was going to get the one that just came out 9000X3D but hopefully waiting out a couple months (6maybe) could make a nice difference
Not sure if the adverse tariff effects would be screwing us by the 6 month mark. That's my major concern. I guess I could get a 3080 or 4080 ( though I feel like the 30 is better value ) right now and hold off on wholesaling my mobo/cpu/ddr4 but I feel like my cpu would then be a major bottleneck compared to everything else.
Side note, I've been an Intel guy my whole building career and I'm 100% jumping ship for AMD. Intel shat the bed and pulled the sheets over it and now their whole room smells like shit and I want no part of it. Cool to see hardly anyone even mentioning Intel chips now.
Yea Intel went in the gutter... I would not recommend doing what I did and just upgraded the GPU to 3080 or similar. For new titles the CPU is a huge bottleneck. (I don't really play more than maybe 1 new game a year right now) My 3080 can not utilize alot of its potential because of my CPU.