New PC - what to get?! - Page 2

On June 16 2015 05:42 NewbSaibot wrote: I just built a budget rig a few months ago with the intention of gaming anything at ultra settings and 60fps at 1080p. Cost $1150. Dunno how well it would run dual monitors or 4k for gaming but it's within your budget once you throw in a couple of nice monitors, especially if you get a g-sync equipped monitor.

8GB ram? what?

On June 15 2015 12:06 Mariuslol wrote: ^ Hey, i don't know shit about this, but a month ago a mate of mine was super excited, said he been waiting for technology to get to this stage when it comes to monitor's, there's some new shit out that's supposed to be the latest rage, id do some research into that!!

yea i believe it's freesync technology in monitors , thats why i am still waiting and not buying new panel , would def go with 32 4k panel or that philips 40 is even cheaper but daaam 1m board ? wthell

benq 32 4k , samsung 32 4k , acer 32 4k older ones do not suppert freesync but these 2 new samsung monitors do samsung u32e850r , samsung u28e850r altho i wouldnt buy 28 mon with 4k , has to be bigger

btw why i dont see you streaming anymore?

+ i 7 is overkill imo , get i5 and overclock it using some 35 usd cpu cooler it will have almost the same power as i7 for less moneyz
+ samsung 850 evo 250gb one of the best SSDs you can get
+ 16gb ram will do better

On June 19 2015 17:08 r0mx0 wrote: + i 7 is overkill imo , get i5 and overclock it using some 35 usd cpu cooler it will have almost the same power as i7 for less moneyz

lol, NO.

On June 19 2015 18:55 dogmeat wrote: Show nested quote + On June 19 2015 17:08 r0mx0 wrote: + i 7 is overkill imo , get i5 and overclock it using some 35 usd cpu cooler it will have almost the same power as i7 for less moneyz lol, NO.

he's right if it's a gaming machine. there is absolutely no performance gain from using an i7 over its i5 equivalent.

+1 what he said about the samsung evos as well. they are really great and rapid mode is awesome.

You should build you own. Its way way cheaper, and its really quite satisfying building it yourself. Its really easy these days.

Teamliquids thread is a great resource, has a wealth of information in the OP and I suggest you check it out and post for help there. Lots of good people there. - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-...ld-upgrade-and-buying-resource-thread

On June 19 2015 20:16 Loco wrote: Show nested quote + On June 19 2015 18:55 dogmeat wrote:   On June 19 2015 17:08 r0mx0 wrote: + i 7 is overkill imo , get i5 and overclock it using some 35 usd cpu cooler it will have almost the same power as i7 for less moneyz lol, NO. he's right if it's a gaming machine. there is absolutely no performance gain from using an i7 over its i5 equivalent. +1 what he said about the samsung evos as well. they are really great and rapid mode is awesome.

but this is poker forum, theres tremendous gain for gto solvers

On June 19 2015 20:16 Loco wrote: Show nested quote + On June 19 2015 18:55 dogmeat wrote:   On June 19 2015 17:08 r0mx0 wrote: + i 7 is overkill imo , get i5 and overclock it using some 35 usd cpu cooler it will have almost the same power as i7 for less moneyz lol, NO. he's right if it's a gaming machine. there is absolutely no performance gain from using an i7 over its i5 equivalent. +1 what he said about the samsung evos as well. they are really great and rapid mode is awesome.

unless he plays some kind of games like CitySkylines then the processor does help

16gb of ram seems like a spew if the computer is for gaming.

ffs 8GB extra costs $50, why is this even a discussion

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CxJ9ZL

what do u guys think about this build ??
my friend wants to upgrade to a new pc and wants to spend some money, he doesnt play games but he wants to run every poker software smoothly (GTORB, PioSolver, CRev, etc )
I helped him because hes clueless but im not confident in my nerd skills

I would replace he 270 with the 370 (just came out this week same pricepoint)

here

Intel Xeon E5-2630v3
ASUS X99-PRO - Intel X99

pls help -_-, what memory modules should i get? is 32GB too much these days? mb only supports ddr4 afaik


how reasonable is this card GIGABYTE GV-N960G1 GAMING-4GD, 4GB , since i dont really care about gaming?

Kingston HyperX Predator 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 2133 CL13-13-13 looks ok?

Just saw the earlier responses, I love my PC build. I play mostly TeamFortress2 these days which makes my system total overkill (my last PC ran this game fine at 1080p/60fps) , but when I do hit Battlefield4 it runs beautifully. I bought FarCry4 but havent even ran it yet.

As far as ram goes, you will see absolutely zero performance gain from 8GB to 32GB. Literally none whatsoever unless you were doing some very very particular purpose with it, like SQL database stuff or something. And no your HM2 database doesnt count.

Same thing with that xeon CPU. That is a server CPU dude, you will also see absolutely zero gain using that over an i7 for gaming, poker, photoshop, movies, day to day tasks, etc.

Finally the video card you spec'd is fine and all, but there is a noticeable performance gap between the GTX 960 and 970. You say you dont game so I'm not sure why you are even looking at GTX cards in the first place. What do you do? If you just grind and watch netflix then you can get away with integrated graphics straight off the motherboard.

As far as the i5 vs i7 debate, the thing is in order to get an i5 to behave like an i7 you have to invest in components to stabilize the overclock. CPU cooler, premium ram, premium motherboard, etc etc etc. Quite often you end up spending close to as much as you would have on an i7 in the first place. At least with the i7 you get peace of mind knowing you dont need to fuck with it to get it to do what you want, and it has the added lifespan to overclock too.

its the cheapest 8core available, are you saying theres no performance gain for gto solvers in comparison with 4core for half price? seems absurd. i could get
Intel Core i7-5930K which is a little bit cheaper but according to cpuboss.com its close

960 is the cheapest card with dp2.0 which supports ultrahd and 4 monitors

you are also wrong, i ve had 10GB tree a couple of times, which is not gonna happen with 8GB ram obv. and i dont care if i get 16 or 32GB, so why not?

nvm i m getting Intel Core i7-5960X

i have the i7-3790k devil canyon too and think its overkill. My cpu usage is always at 1% lol

I dont know anything about GTO solvers or their requirements. As for running 4k resolution then yea stick to the GTX line of GPU's, but if you're trying to game at 4k then the 960 or even 970 wont cut it. You will need to absolute best Titan GPU available for that, good thing is if you save $300 on that xeon cpu then you can put that towards a better GPU.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9702/samsung-950-pro-ssd-review-256gb-512gb