GGPC Shadow RTX 3060 Ti Gaming PC

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stickmanNZ

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#290083 19-Oct-2021 22:33

I'm looking at buying a new gaming PC for around $2,000. I'm considering buying this pc

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/WKSGGPC50075/GGPC-Shadow-RTX-3060-Ti-Gaming-PC-AMD-Ryzen-5-3600

Yes? No? or what would you recommends.

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#2797975 20-Oct-2021 08:06

All things considered it's not a bad price for a pre-build with those spec's.

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#2797978 20-Oct-2021 08:12

Thats pretty decent.

6 Core Ryzen 5 CPU's are great for gaming at the moment. I got a 3700x and there is probably more power there than I need. + the 5000 series is slightly faster IPC.

Judging by the cost of graphics cards at the moment that looks like a decent deal.

I may throw in a 2GB or 4GB storage drive. As the 500GB will fill up quick, especially if you install steam.

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#2798140 20-Oct-2021 12:34

As a non-gaming person I recently went shopping for a gaming PC for my grandson, financed in part my my daughter. The first discovery is that the graphics card is a substantial part of the cost. We settled on a very similar pc to that cited by the OP - but the graphics card has 12 gigs of memory for a lower cost (but it is not currently in stock)

GGPC Hero RTX 3060 Gaming PC Intel Core i5 10400F 6 Core, 16GB RAM

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cruxis

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#2798144 20-Oct-2021 13:01

I would upgrade the 500gb to 1Tb just a little small these days, Also Bigger drives can be faster, live longer.

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#2798232 20-Oct-2021 16:03

It’s okay…but I personally wouldn’t. It’s likely the cheapest b550 they have along with a Crucial p2 nvme and whatever 750W psu (which is excessive, total draw is less than 400W max).

I’d build it myself with parts I’d know will meet the mark for likely the same price.

Also relevant, a 3060ti/3070 would be minimum for a 1440p monitor, a 3060 is quite a drop in performance unless overclocking it to 2070 super levels.

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#2798379 21-Oct-2021 00:04

cruxis:

I would upgrade the 500gb to 1Tb just a little small these days, Also Bigger drives can be faster, live longer.

Yes I would be going for 1 or 2Tb :-)

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#2798381 21-Oct-2021 00:11

SpartanVXL: It’s okay…but I personally wouldn’t. It’s likely the cheapest b550 they have along with a Crucial p2 nvme and whatever 750W psu (which is excessive, total draw is less than 400W max).

I’d build it myself with parts I’d know will meet the mark for likely the same price.

Also relevant, a 3060ti/3070 would be minimum for a 1440p monitor, a 3060 is quite a drop in performance unless overclocking it to 2070 super levels.

Thanks for your feedback I really appreciate it.