That sounds like a good plan, Just might be a good idea to get one with 4 ram slots so you can use what you have plus some new stuff to get the 8 gigs
Can't really sell things unless you can prove they work.
I thought I had posted in this thread already but I guess not, and I forgot what I typed earlier. Sorry about that.
Don't worry about DDR4 right now. It's still very new and very high enthusiast. RAM speed doesn't matter much anyways as we are nowhere near being memory bandwidth bottlenecked on the system.
This thread doesn't exactly apply to the "wait to buy" situation. You came with troubleshooting then upgrading situation. What I meant on there is basically don't come on here making a long thread asking about parts for a build then say oh I'm gonna build in 2 months.
Basically what I was gonna say in my last post which got lost in a black hole is this. Clockspeed is clockspeed, there is no difference there. 4GHz is 4GHz. The difference is the underlying architecture and efficiency. Intel has a higher cycles per clock which makes them faster at single threaded operations. A good way to put it is this. You can have 2 different cars with the same horsepower but one will be faster than the other. Better launch, better power to weight ratio, ect. Same kind of logic can be applied here.
But want something upgradable and powerful. That isn't 3-4k.
Anyway that's a topic for another thread.
A used gaming laptop would be perfect then. Can be found for $1200 or less (I've gotten 2 for $800 a piece, and my current one was $1200, but sold one of the gaming laptops I had for nearly what I paid for it, so the upgrade only cost $400).
If you want to send them to me that's fine. I have spare parts to see what works and what doesn't.It is unbelievable how you can explain computers to someone that knows very little. WITH the analogy of cars (ANOTHER thing I have very little knowledge about) and still have it make complete sense to me. Bravo🙌
Ram - back burner.
I think ram I think speed so I think turbo.
When I need to be thinking engine and frame first. Understood. Sticking with what I have. Hoping they work. And will grab another 4gb to make 8. DDR3.
Completely understood about the wait and build "theory".
Completely makes sense especially with technology advancing. Not to mention the package deals and just plain deals that are limited time.
For a bigger picture into my brain:
My plan is to get this PC going. Put $2-400 into it. Use it for a couple months. Then sell it. I hate the huge size of this thing and even tho I have the emotion attachment to it. I want a laptop OR a smaller mid-low gaming system that is somewhat portable so I can use to watch movies and play 1-2 specific games. (LoL and a MMORPG like WoW.
I won't even be using the web. I use my phone for that. I want somthing I can hook up to my television downstairs to watch a movie. (Downloaded from torrents and such)
But then can bring it to my room and game.
I love the compactness of a laptop.
But want something upgradable and powerful. That isn't 3-4k.
Anyway that's a topic for another thread.
Just want it known, I don't think I intend on keeping this rig for awhile(long enough to upgrade it further) but want a few more months out of it and also really enjoying the research and building of it (another reason I don't want a laptop and want to build something)
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@PP Mguire-
Do you want this "junk"?
I will mail it to you if you think you could make use out of it.
For 400 bucks you're looking at a pretty weak laptop. Just as an FYI.Well you just threw my brain for a loop.
Build or not to build,
Convenience over a desktop,
What to do with what I got,
Ahhhhh...
Haha , well good to hear. I didn't think I could get it for 800 Thats not bad at all.
Could you possibly just mention a few key bottom line features I should look for?
I was thinking 2-3ghz and definetly a dedicated GPU.