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Message: [QUOTE="Team THRT Drift, post: 13386186, member: 211275"] [USER=266333]@r_outsider[/USER] I hear you. I edited the post because I posted some links to GPUs on CDW's (Canadian enterprise/business retailer) website while simultaneously bashing Memory Express for their fees and lackluster customer support. CDW is great but they lack communication, take way too long to restock, and have their own issues with their return policies. The links I used as examples (AMD add-in board partner 5700XT GPU, and EVGA 1660 Super) are part of their extensive list of backordered parts. Their website states a waiting time of 3-6 business days but a lot of users have been waiting months for the 3000 series cards. You might not have to wait that long for the 5700XT ($100 CAD above MSRP) or the 1660 Super (~$65 CAD above MSRP) but I couldn't in good conscience keep those links up; felt like false advertising/false hope. With that out of the way, and my projection bias on "gaming" laptops aside, your choices might be the way to go. I would advise to hold off and wait, but again, I can't stand by that statement because there is no set date for the end to this crisis, nor do I know how urgently you need an upgrade; sometimes you have to scratch that itch. Also with the budget you stated, it's doable to get a really nice system but that's assuming you have the monitor you want as well as the peripherals in hand already. If you need a monitor as well, that would cut a big chunk out of your system budget (about half), depending on the quality you're going to be gaming on. For fast, reliable CPUs, I would suggest the 9th-gen i9 Intel processors. Don't go above 10th gen, as the 11th is a carbon copy/rehash with a price hike and had a disaster launch. As of this post, using pcpartpicker: CPU choices: [LIST] [*]i9-10900 10-core (no overclocking possible) ---- $479 (Amazon) [LIST] [*]2.8GHz base --> 5.2GHz boost [/LIST] [*]i9-10850K 10-core (overclocking possible to 5.2GHz) ---- $499 CAD (Newegg) [LIST] [*]3.6GHz base [*]Same performance as a 10900k, but cheaper [/LIST] [/LIST] Mobo: [LIST] [*]MSI Z490-A PRO ATX ---- $221 CAD (iSanek) [LIST] [*]2.5G ethernet [*]3.2 Gen 1 and Gen 2 USB headers [*]Great VRMs for possible overclocking if you upgrade the CPU down the line/chose the 10850k [*]LGA 1200 socket only compatible with 10th Gen Intel and above [/LIST] [/LIST] RAM: [LIST] [*]Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4-3600 16GB (2 x 8GB) ---- $115 CAD (Newegg) [LIST] [*]I don't know how intensive the math stuff is, you might need more RAM at higher speeds. [/LIST] [/LIST] Storage: [LIST] [*]Crucial P2 500GB M.2 NVME SSD ---- $85 CAD (Newegg) [LIST] [*]Can add more storage later. [/LIST] [/LIST] Power Supply: depending on your need to game instantly, or provide headroom for future upgrade [LIST] [*]Corsair RMx (2018) 550W 80+ Gold ---- $99 CAD (Memory Express) [*]EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650W 80+ Gold ---- $109CAD (Memory Express) [*]SeaSonic FOCUS 750W 80+ Gold ---- $135 CAD (PC Canada) [*]Corsair 850W 80+ Gold ---- $164 CAD (Vuugo/Amazon/Canada Computers) [/LIST] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total: $1000-1200 CAD That leaves you with $800-$1000 CAD to buy: [LIST] [*]CPU cooler [*]GPU [LIST] [*]i9-10th gen CPUs I mentioned above come with Intel UHD graphics. However for gaming/math stuff you would need a dedicated GPU [/LIST] [*]Case [*]Peripherals [*]Monitor (I hope you have it already) [/LIST] GPU options: not much really.. [LIST] [*]Asus Geforce RTX 2060 6GB Dual Evo OC ---- $588 CAD ($88-$100 above MSRP) (Amazon) [/LIST] [URL='https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4HFbQD']Completed build ---- $1815 CAD pre-tax[/URL] So, you could use the system with the onboard graphics on the intel CPUs while you wait for a better graphics card. That way you're not sitting with a bunch of parts worrying about the RMA window expiring. I'm sure other users on here can streamline/optimize this list way better than I can, but I hope this gives you some more insight. At the same time I don't want to bombard you with information, and a laptop upgrade at this time could be the best course of action. [/QUOTE]

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