MrWallace wrote:If so what are some better choices to make there?
MrWallace wrote:If you have the time, someone, I would really appreciate a build to replace what I planned that will provide a similar experience.I guess I should just go for a1080p 144hz monitor and save £400?
This was the first build I planned. From what you guys have said, this seems like it would be better? I was hoping mainly to spend a lot of money in one go, then not have to worry about extra spending for a few years. Futureproofing I guess.
Raymond wrote:Two things that still stick out to me in your first build. The case. If you plan to only buy 1 graphics card, you don't need such a large expensive case. You can buy a decent case for $50-$60 that will be perfect for that build.
Depends on the GPU, I moved up to a 970 WINDFORCE and th thing is fucking massive, so I could've fit it in my r4 while sacrificing space, so I decided to get a Define r5 for like 30 dollars more. More room and just a nice case overall.
Also, the GTX 980 is a little more efficient than the older models and uses less power, but you might want to consider getting a 500w, especially if you ever plan to add a CD-Rom Drive. That will use up more power. As is right now, you could probably get away with the 430w without a CD-Rom drive, so long as you get a monitor that doesn't run off your computer's power (most have their own plug now.
Thing with this is it's nice to have 100w of headroom for possible overclock/safety, even then, there's just no point in spending 200 extra dollars for a 5% performance increase. That's literally all the 980 is. If you want a massive performance increase it's probably just more worth to SLI 970s, but most people don't need SLI 970s. If you don't think you do, buy ONE 970, and then buy another later (like I'm probably gonna do).
I can say that including my 32in monitor which cost $180, I spent about $650-$700 on my build. I just played Crysis 3 not long ago and I could run it at Medium-High settings at 50fps or higher. The thing is, I only have a GTX 660 Ti, which as you can tell is a much older model than the one you plan on getting.
No comment, this is p much true except at 1440p/4k HD configs, but even THEN, crysis 3 runs like shit on virtually ANYTHING at that point. again, SLId 970s run crysis 3 at like 2560x1440 at like 70-80fps V.High settings... but a single 970 does it at 40 so.
Your processor is also faster than mine. I don't think you would need an i7. i7's are basically quad cores, with 4 virtual cores that mimic the main 4 cores. I have yet to find a game that requires 8 cores, and there are hardly any that require 4. I think you could save some money and buy an i5 instead, which is just the 4 basic cores. I spent 180$ on my processor, and $40 for the cooler, so that's $220 for my CPU and I haven't had any problems with it. (oops, just noticed you have an i5 in your first build, I must be thinking of the i7 you had in your other build)
Reference back to Destiny talking about i7 hyperthreading. It's literally fucking POINTLESS for gaming, and the ONLY thing it's useful for is streaming + gaming at the same time, and that's ONLY if you're rendering something like crysis 3 or some other hxc 'w0w cool gramphics game', for most other generally streamed/captured games (LoL,SC2,DotA2 are big examples that come to mind) YOU WILL NOT NEED THIS.
I think if you have the money, you should build your computer so it's also easy to upgrade when the time comes. Having a nice power supply is something you will always want. 430w will work for you, but a few years down the line if you upgrade your CPU or GPU you may need more power. So you might as well go with something larger than that, considering it's like an extra $30-$40.
This is a good point, having a solid 650-750W PSU with AT LEAST bronze cert is fucking great. Seasonic and Corsair are decent brands, Seasonic is MUCH better but (for me, at least) much more expensive.
You also have 4 memory slots, so if you need another 8GB of ram you could increase that later (ram doesn't use much power and you can probably use 16GB with your 430w power supply.)
Good point again.
That monitor looks a lot more reasonable too. The main things you want to look for is the resolution and the response time, the lower the response time the better.
Another good point, but there's a probably a certain breakpoint where the response time doesn't matter. You prob won't notice the difference between like 7ms to 6ms for example unless you have insane eyesight.
Sorry to overload you with all of this, you probably know most of it. If you still want me to, I'll try to design a cheaper build for you later.
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