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Mummelmann on 26 April 2015
Gilgamesh said:
Mummelmann said:

Ok I probably shouldn't of used the word "crushed" but definitely playable on maxed settings and your right it depends on the countries cost. But here's a build that's $830 after rebates (still under $900) that'll play anything today.

TypeItemPrice
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $241.98 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $28.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $100.98 @ Newegg
Memory *G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $51.99 @ Newegg
Storage *Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $48.64 @ Amazon
Video Card *XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card $239.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case $54.99 @ NCIX US
Power Supply *Thermaltake 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $892.45
  Mail-in rebates -$60.00
  Total $832.45


Yeah, that's a decent build. I'm going for more power though, a more powerful single core GPU (and I'd rather not have another AMD card, had driver issues and lots of noise from all mine and the OC is just not as good) and 16GB or RAM (and DDR4 at that) and a 6-core CPU. I'll also get a SSD for games, which needs to be of some size since some games take up to 50GB now.

I won't have to upgrade for about 5 years probably, I won't really save a whole lot on building a cheaper rig that I need to juice up after maybe 3 years (if I want a certain level of performance, that is). I paid a decent amount for my current rig and I've had it for about 4.5 years now, no problems thus far.



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fps_d0minat0r on 26 April 2015
Mummelmann said:
fps_d0minat0r said:
lol the $2000 dollar argument is for people who go around talking about 4k, triple monitors and ultra settings.

If you are talking about 1080p and medium settings, I dont think console gamers really care that you spent extra (compared to a console) for a higher frame rate on a game that released this late on PC.

I really hope every PC gamer who spent more money on their build than a console gets better performance throughout the gen, but if you didnt spend a lot extra, expect it to fall behind on performance on the newer games. Most devs are not going to optimise their games for old configuration, and even if they do, it wont be a thorough as with consoles.

PC parts reach peak performance and optimisation near launch and then become cheaper. Consoles become cheaper as they reach their peak performance and optimisation continually improves.


If I spend 2000$ on a rig, it won't have a chance in hell of running 4k on ultra, let alone with more than one display connected, if I want my games to run, that is. That would require much more power, you will need massive amounts of video RAM, among other things, some tests with Crysis 3 at 4k resolution with a Radeon 295X2 yielded only about 20 FPS on very high (which isn't the max), a card like that and a 4k display alone would set me back more than 2000$ and it still doesn't offer terrific performance across the board.

4K is beastly, if you want to max that, you'll need at least 4-5000$ worth of gaming rig, especially here where the hardware prices are much higher, and doubly so if I'm running more than one display on top.


Sorry, I should have been more clear. I didnt mean all of them together.

Infact theres only 1 game that I know of that actually supports 3x4k and thats project cars. Must be absolutely stunning.



Mummelmann on 26 April 2015
fps_d0minat0r said:
Mummelmann said:


If I spend 2000$ on a rig, it won't have a chance in hell of running 4k on ultra, let alone with more than one display connected, if I want my games to run, that is. That would require much more power, you will need massive amounts of video RAM, among other things, some tests with Crysis 3 at 4k resolution with a Radeon 295X2 yielded only about 20 FPS on very high (which isn't the max), a card like that and a 4k display alone would set me back more than 2000$ and it still doesn't offer terrific performance across the board.

4K is beastly, if you want to max that, you'll need at least 4-5000$ worth of gaming rig, especially here where the hardware prices are much higher, and doubly so if I'm running more than one display on top.


Sorry, I should have been more clear. I didnt mean all of them together.

Infact theres only 1 game that I know of that actually supports 3x4k and thats project cars. Must be absolutely stunning.

I'm sure it is, but I prefer a more traditional aspect ratio myself!

I can't imagine what sort of hardware would be required to render "12k" resolutions, but I'm pretty sure I can't afford it...