If I’m reading the info from their website correctly, that is a PSU from the Cougar’s VTE line. You will want to stay away from those. They are rated very poorly on the standard PSU Tier List. Good news is that GX-S models that Brilliance also sells are rated much better and I’d be comfortable telling you it’s okay to grab one of those.
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for CPU, you want better than the 10400…there is a 10500, but preferably you get the 10600 or the new 11600. and you don’t need the K model and if you want the integrated GPU, you can’t get the F model as it’s the CPU without GPU.
indeedy. one of the best PSU you can get is the EVGA Supernova G3. don’t touch the G4, they suck.
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Would he really notice the difference between those processors for the tasks he says he’d be using it for? Unless he moves up to an 8-core to make it last longer, I’m not sure he would need more than the 10400/11400.
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Without knowing exact pricing, it’s hard to say whether it’s worth going for a higher end CPU. For the very light tasking you said you’d use the system for, that CPU should be totally fine.
If you’re considering 11th gen, you should keep in mind that 11th gen was exceptionally bad in terms of generational improvement. Intel had to throw power efficiency out the window in order to get a decent performance improvement. But with lower TDP parts like the 11500, it’s much less an issue. Anyway that’s why it’s probably not worth paying a big markup just to have 11th gen.
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One of my friends told me that, GPUs are priced so that mining Ethereum will earn that price back in 9-10 months.
Would it be worth hopping up to a 10th gen. i7, for $100-$200? More of a future proofing kind of thought.
Including or excluding the electric bills?
Including the electric bills.
It would be if you could make use of the two extra cores (8 for i7). With the use cases you’ve described, 4 cores would be fine today. But if you think there’s a chance you might use a computationally intensive program later, it’s something to consider.
Single threaded performance (which is better on an i7) is the most important factor when it comes to your system feeling fast. (Assuming you have a good SSD). So if you could 10% better single thread performance for $100, then it’s arguably worth it. You’ll need to compare benchmarks for specific models to check.
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Thanks for the input!
Dude. After countless tries, I finally “won” the NewEgg Shuffle. But the deal is garbage since I don’t want the monitor. 
Fuck. I might still buy it since it’s still slightly better than Ebay
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Ugh I feel you, that’s why I stopped even going to the shuffle. Literally every time I went, the 3080’s were being bundled with crap I didn’t need. 
Still, congrats on actually scoring a win. 
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@ShaneD hey man, if you want to have a chance in using this for 5 years, you need to get an i7 or Ryzen 7 CPU…8 cores / threads, not the lowest tier of i5.
are you in a rush?
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I have a basic AMD processor right now and it has been purring along for 7 years with no problems, short of getting slow.
Realistically, my current system likely just needs a tune up or some housekeeping. But as it approaches 7 years, I am thinking it is time.
I recommend waiting for the Ryzen 5000 APU’s that are launching August 5th.
then get a decent mobo with a B550 chipset, lots of RAM, fast SSD, BR burner and have it put in a case you like the looks of. oh, and a 500w Gold lvl modular power supply.
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A brand new processor is going to be pretty expensive, isn’t it?
I made some changes to my last quote and I’ll see what he says. Part of me is even thinking about tossing a 10th gen i7 on and calling it a day. If it can match my laptop for speed, I’d be a pretty happy guy. And hopefully live with that for several years. 
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There are going to be two new Ryzen APU’s coming to market on August 5th and they are going to retail for $359/$259 USD for the 8 and 6 core model respectively. Both have AMD’s version of hyper-threading as well as stronger integrated graphics than their competing Intel counterparts. But they are priced similarly to said Intel parts, so while you would be paying more than you would for the i5-10400, you wouldn’t be paying more than you would for the i7-10700 unless you caught it on sale.
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@ShaneD since you’re buying from a builder, you might have a decent chance of actually getting one of the new APUs. Otherwise, it’d be nearly impossible early on. But if the launch is two months out, I doubt they’ll know for sure whether they’ll have them
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I don’t know if this has been posted here or not.
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