What do you think about these specs?
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Hikari_Al3x
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i think its a better build than mine. mine is definitely lower power (AMD FX 6300-powered PC).
how much is it, just curious?
how much is it, just curious?
Hikari_Al3x said:
Around £900. That is around $1300. This is not actually my build; it is my friend's but he wants to know if this is a good build. I suggested that he should get liquid cooling and SSD but he wants to save money so I don't think he will go for it.
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An SSD would be a great addition to that build!
I personally would go for i7, but that's because I do video/image editing and the i7 is better than i5 and i3 for that, by a lot. They say i7 is amazing at multi tasking.
I think the video card in the OP is nice, but it really depends on what it is being used for.
The only other thing I would definitely change is the harddrive. SSD would definitely be worth the cost. Its speed difference is noticeable to the human eye.
What type of gaming is he doing? I run Black Ops III, GTA PC with mods, and World of Warcraft on 100% max graphic/game settings on a computer that only cost me $550. I think without the sale it would have been like $600-620 or so. It was a prebuilt computer, but works magnificently.
I was about to spend around $2,000-3,000 on a custom build that I would make in my living room, but when my brother bought the $550 computer and showed me all his games on max settings I knew that I could save a lot of money by just doing that. It doesn't have everything I want (for example it's not great for quick video rendering or "preview rendering" in Vegas), but it does more than enough for gaming.
I think the video card in the OP is nice, but it really depends on what it is being used for.
The only other thing I would definitely change is the harddrive. SSD would definitely be worth the cost. Its speed difference is noticeable to the human eye.
What type of gaming is he doing? I run Black Ops III, GTA PC with mods, and World of Warcraft on 100% max graphic/game settings on a computer that only cost me $550. I think without the sale it would have been like $600-620 or so. It was a prebuilt computer, but works magnificently.
I was about to spend around $2,000-3,000 on a custom build that I would make in my living room, but when my brother bought the $550 computer and showed me all his games on max settings I knew that I could save a lot of money by just doing that. It doesn't have everything I want (for example it's not great for quick video rendering or "preview rendering" in Vegas), but it does more than enough for gaming.
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Depending on your budget I can try coming up with some builds. I personally wouldn't recommend a 970 since AMDs 380X is already benchmarking higher in performance in latest games and is cheaper than the 970.
Let me know if you want some build suggestions though. I will just need to know the budget.
There isn't much of a reason to go liquid cooling unless you plan on overclocking a lot. Air cooling can be just fine on its own. 😛
Let me know if you want some build suggestions though. I will just need to know the budget.
MasterA said:
There isn't much of a reason to go liquid cooling unless you plan on overclocking a lot. Air cooling can be just fine on its own. 😛
Ghost said:
I think he will be playing games like GTA 5 and Battlefield. He ideally wants to spend around $1000 max but wants a pretty good PC.
Hidden308 said:
He may overclock it in the future but has no plans to do it now.
He has a budget of around $1000 although he is willing to go a little bit higher.
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MasterA said:
Well you still do not need to do water cooling for minor or normal overclocking. There are good heatsinks that can cool cpus nearly as good as water cooling. Once I get home I will suggest a few builds.
It's an very good build!
CPU, He can go up to an i7 but an high end i5 will still kick the low to mid i7 and if you going to overclock then i5 is the best way to go since everyone says that. I will go with an SSD to install the OS and some other programs and have 1 or 2tb HDD for other storage like games. GPU is good, I rather not go with AMD since I'm not an AMD person at all.
regarding playing games like GTA5, yes you can play with no problems at all. More you spend the more you get. I spent $3200 for an gaming laptop
CPU, He can go up to an i7 but an high end i5 will still kick the low to mid i7 and if you going to overclock then i5 is the best way to go since everyone says that. I will go with an SSD to install the OS and some other programs and have 1 or 2tb HDD for other storage like games. GPU is good, I rather not go with AMD since I'm not an AMD person at all.
regarding playing games like GTA5, yes you can play with no problems at all. More you spend the more you get. I spent $3200 for an gaming laptop
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Well, let's start off with a powerful build since you mention he is willing to spend a bit more over $1,000.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qh4BsY
This build will suit all his needs in terms of raw power. He'll easily be able to play games and multitask easily with this build. He should be able to with extreme ease max out games at 1080p or even 1440p.
i7-4790k is a great CPU for a high-end budget since there is literally only a 2 FPS difference in games between itself and the i7-6700k.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qxn8WZ
Here is a future proof build. If he doesn't mind getting a mid-powerful CPU. It won't effect his FPS at all since he'll still have an extremely powerful GPU. The only downside to the case is he will have to install the OS with a USB Stick, but it isn't too difficult. The biggest perk to the build is it's potential to upgrade in the future. He can upgrade the CPU to an i7-6700k, ram, etc. This build has future upgradability in mind since the release of the Skylake CPUs.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qh4BsY
This build will suit all his needs in terms of raw power. He'll easily be able to play games and multitask easily with this build. He should be able to with extreme ease max out games at 1080p or even 1440p.
i7-4790k is a great CPU for a high-end budget since there is literally only a 2 FPS difference in games between itself and the i7-6700k.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qxn8WZ
Here is a future proof build. If he doesn't mind getting a mid-powerful CPU. It won't effect his FPS at all since he'll still have an extremely powerful GPU. The only downside to the case is he will have to install the OS with a USB Stick, but it isn't too difficult. The biggest perk to the build is it's potential to upgrade in the future. He can upgrade the CPU to an i7-6700k, ram, etc. This build has future upgradability in mind since the release of the Skylake CPUs.
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