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Mazrim · 10-15-2023, 12:53 PM

I'm looking to get new PCs for my wife and I. I built my desktop in early 2017 and bought my wife a gaming laptop in late 2017. Too many games are starting to exceed our specs even for minimum requirements. I can take my time getting something together at least, since the next FFXIV expansion doesn't come out until summer 2024.

Here's a build I spec'd out via MemEx, trying to go mid-range like last time and I'd like it to last me somewhere between 5-10 years.

Total is $2494.90 and those are regular prices, not sale prices. I'll be finally getting my wife off a laptop so I'm looking to build 2 PCs with identical specs. I figure that a 12th gen processor with a high single core speed and DDR4 RAM with low latency should be fine for a long time. I chose the 4070 because 12 GB of VRAM should stretch the lifespan of the card a lot more than 8 GB on the 4060. I'm not convinced DDR5 is worth it for this build and it comes with extra costs on the RAM and motherboard.

Any suggestions or thoughts on parts that might better suit a mid-range build or find some extra cost savings? I'll salvage the 2 TB SSD from my current PC so that saves a little bit on one computer.

10-15-2023, 12:53 PM	#3012
Mazrim CP Gamemaster Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Gary Exp:	I'm looking to get new PCs for my wife and I. I built my desktop in early 2017 and bought my wife a gaming laptop in late 2017. Too many games are starting to exceed our specs even for minimum requirements. I can take my time getting something together at least, since the next FFXIV expansion doesn't come out until summer 2024. Here's a build I spec'd out via MemEx, trying to go mid-range like last time and I'd like it to last me somewhere between 5-10 years. Total is $2494.90 and those are regular prices, not sale prices. I'll be finally getting my wife off a laptop so I'm looking to build 2 PCs with identical specs. I figure that a 12th gen processor with a high single core speed and DDR4 RAM with low latency should be fine for a long time. I chose the 4070 because 12 GB of VRAM should stretch the lifespan of the card a lot more than 8 GB on the 4060. I'm not convinced DDR5 is worth it for this build and it comes with extra costs on the RAM and motherboard. Any suggestions or thoughts on parts that might better suit a mid-range build or find some extra cost savings? I'll salvage the 2 TB SSD from my current PC so that saves a little bit on one computer.