Is a modular PSU worth the extra money? I figure my case has those chassis in the bottom where the PSU and HDDs go so I can just hide extra cables I don’t need down there.
Zombie Driver is currently free…
Yes. It’s a lot less work on your end. You only have to use the cables you actually need and you can use custom cables if you decide to go down that road.
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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2st9cq
Those are the parts for my new pc; SSD, HDD, and blu ray drive from my current pc going to be used in new build. Got some good ass deals on these parts over the weekend.
Only thing I need to order are fans, doing some digging on pc discord servers for help on that.
I would steer clear from intel at the moment. The current platform is a dead end.
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I would use Intel if you’re doing nothing but gaming. Otherwise AMD too strong.
Also AMD is cheaper.
Also looks like we’ll be getting 1 more CPU gen in the am4 socket, so that Mobo will be upgrade friendly. Near zero chance of that with current Intel parts. And you’ll need a pretty high end GPU with a high refresh rate to see much gaming benefit vs ryzen 3000 CPUs.
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I think you should look into another case Zoo. Unless your going for a custom loop or a dual system setup, you don’t need a case that big.
Also Intel has the worst of the security flaws
This is correct. Intel has zero protection against all the Spectre and Meltdown variants. AMD doesn’t have this problem on either AM4 or their HEDT platform (X399/TRX40)
If you haven’t bought the parts yet already, I would strongly consider picking up AMD parts for your new rig.
AMD has less problems, but there a few inherit to the whole x86 architecture but the fixes both AMD and Intel has is less crippling to AMD.
I can build the same PC, windows and Adobe included for 10% of the costs
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No once could possibly be this dumb right? Right 
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The rich folk who by Apple. So, yes…
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Looking to do a new build over the holidays, haven’t been paying ton of attention to the components market for the last year or two.
For gaming, am I likely to see any real difference between a Ryzen 5 and a Ryzen 7 at a similar clock speed? Old wisdom says probably not, but like I said I’m kind of reacquainting myself.
Never underestimate a fanbase that will pay a grand for a monitor stand.
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Depends on your budget and what you want to do. RYZEN 5 is going to meet most of your needs at moderate to mid-high settings (depending on the age of the game), want to run something demanding on max settings Ryzen 7.
Also if you do any streaming while gaming you want the extra cores
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Thanks for the info! My budget is potentially a lot- but I don’t love resolution and FPS so much that I want to pay premiums just to chase them. Mostly a bang-for-the-buck shopper.
R5 is your sweet spot then, unless you see a good deal on a R7
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