For Alder Lake you're probably going to want Windows 11 for the asymmetric-aware scheduler?
On Mon, 29 Nov 2021 at 22:22, Bino Gopal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey guys, hope you all had a good Thanksgiving! > > I wanted to get a new desktop gaming PC-I decided to split the laptop and > gaming, so I got an LG Gram 17" laptop for work/mobility (still need the > screen size and resolution for emails and browsing-but I love how light it > is!) so now I want to build a decent gaming system that will last me a > while... > > I wanted to spend like $2500 but the specs I'm coming up with for what > seem like I decent system are coming out to more like $4k and I'm wondering > if I really need to spend that much... > > I used xoticpc.com 4 years ago to buy my MSI GS73VR gaming laptop (that > is still going strong and it's what I'm writing this email on-well, after > lots of repairs at the local MSI repair shop, heh) and I spent about $3k on > it in March 2017, and that was the last computer I'd bought until I got the > Gram for $900 last month at Costco, so it's served me well. > > So here's the configs I came up with with the guy at xoticpc > > 12th gen: > https://xoticpc.com/collections/gx18-torrent/products/xotic-gx18-torrent-z690-ddr5?conf=525726 > 11th > <https://xoticpc.com/collections/gx18-torrent/products/xotic-gx18-torrent-z690-ddr5?conf=52572611th> > gen: > https://xoticpc.com/collections/gx18-torrent/products/xotic-gx18-torrent-z490-z590?conf=525722 > > They're basically the same system, using this Fractal Torrent glass case > as the base: > https://www.newegg.com/black-fractal-design-torrent-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811352148 > > which they call the GX18 Torrent model on the xoticpc site. I upgraded > both systems with a GTX 3080, i7, MSI Carbon MBs, ASUS Thor 850W PS, 32GB > Corsair RAM in 2x16, a 1TB Samsung 980 Pro Gen 4 (no other SSDs/HDs), kept > the integrated sound, USB wireless dongle (no cost), upgraded the thermal > paste, kept the AIO cooling loop, and upgraded to Win 10 Pro 64-bit. > > The difference b/w the two configs is the newer gen chipset/MB, CPU and > faster RAM: Z690 vs Z590, 12th vs 11th gen Intel CPU, 5.2k vs 3.6k MHz > RAM-and $200 more for the 12th gen stuff... > > > So the main questions are: > 1) Did I basically spec things out right for gaming and is this what > a new gaming system should cost about now given parts shortages and GPU > prices (damn, they're expensive!)? Are there any major things any of you > would change/recommend? > 2) If I stay with this config, is the extra $200 worth it to go from > 11th gen to 12th gen and the new MB and smaller CPU die size worth it for > future-proofing and upgrading? > 3) Anything that I missed here? Any recs on better parts? Better > place to buy from? I was going to get another MSI system but the tech > (Eric F, same guy I spoke to over 4 years ago, which is cool) said that MSI > generally uses the minimum spec parts and isn't as customizable and that > building with xoticpc you can select better stuff (like the ASUS Thor PS, > etc) so I went with the xoticpc custom build as I saw that to be the case... > > > Any thoughts/help/feedback much appreciated! Cheers all! > > BINO > >
