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I'm gonna buy a gaming PC. And I wanna make sure that it's a good one. The guy who's gonna make it for me is assuring me that it will run any game on max. But I just wanna make sure it will rung games on medium-high.
PC:
Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 VGA HDMI DVI 4xUSB3.0 CrossFire ATX
Processor: INTEL CORE I7 4770
Ram: RAM DDR3-16GB 1600MHz CL10 KIT (2x 8GB ) Kingston HyperX
Disc: SSD 6,4cm (2,5") 120GB SATA3 Kingston V300 7mm 450/450MB/s
Graphics card: nVidia GF GTX760 2GB DDR5 Palit Jetstream 2xDVI HDMI DisplayP
Hard drive: 2TB SEAGATE SV35 SATA-3
Cooler: SCYTHE MUGEN 3 3100
ENERGON 750W
Tell me is it good or bad
I forgot to mention. I have a maximum budget of 1400â¬.
Answer
First things first - it won't "run any game on max". For example, Crysis 3 will be at medium, maybe high (but nowhere near max) settings at 1080p. The 760GTX is a mid-range graphics card, and even GTX Titans can't run Crysis 3 at max settings at a good framerate.
It's not a well planned gaming build.
For gaming, you should ALWAYS spend more on your GPU (graphics card) than on your CPU (processor) - usually, spending 1.5x as much on the GPU. This "gaming" build has a very expensive, high-end, i7, but a cheaper, mid-range 760GTX.
I would downgrade CPU to an i5, and upgrade GPU to a 770GTX.
16Gb is way more memory than you need for gaming. No gaming will use more than 6Gb, most of the time it will be below 4Gb.
that power supply (Energon 750w) is a lump of junk. NEVER go cheap on your PSU - the budget ones don't have the necessary protection circuits inside, are generally cheaply put together, and have a tendency to blow-out. And when they go, they can take out your other, more expensive, components. Get a branded 500w or 600w supply from Corsair, Enermax, Seasonic, Antec, or other well regarded manufacturer.
The motherboard and the processor don't allow overclocking - if that's something which interests you. And if you aren't overclocking, you don't really need an aftermarket CPU cooler (the Scythe Mugen)
First things first - it won't "run any game on max". For example, Crysis 3 will be at medium, maybe high (but nowhere near max) settings at 1080p. The 760GTX is a mid-range graphics card, and even GTX Titans can't run Crysis 3 at max settings at a good framerate.
It's not a well planned gaming build.
For gaming, you should ALWAYS spend more on your GPU (graphics card) than on your CPU (processor) - usually, spending 1.5x as much on the GPU. This "gaming" build has a very expensive, high-end, i7, but a cheaper, mid-range 760GTX.
I would downgrade CPU to an i5, and upgrade GPU to a 770GTX.
16Gb is way more memory than you need for gaming. No gaming will use more than 6Gb, most of the time it will be below 4Gb.
that power supply (Energon 750w) is a lump of junk. NEVER go cheap on your PSU - the budget ones don't have the necessary protection circuits inside, are generally cheaply put together, and have a tendency to blow-out. And when they go, they can take out your other, more expensive, components. Get a branded 500w or 600w supply from Corsair, Enermax, Seasonic, Antec, or other well regarded manufacturer.
The motherboard and the processor don't allow overclocking - if that's something which interests you. And if you aren't overclocking, you don't really need an aftermarket CPU cooler (the Scythe Mugen)
Building a pc... Need advice...?
Q. Hey guys, i am going to build a gaming pc.
Here are the conf. In my mind
processor: E 7400
motherboard: MSI Neo F
ram: 4 gb transkend 800
gpu: sapphire ati radeon 4870 1 gb
smps: 500w 2x6pin
monitor: benq t2200
case: have not decided yet
please tell me if some changes are neccessary. Also upto what limit my processor can be overclocked. And will i be able to play all the games with max settings. Is there any other card less than $200 which performs bettes than 4870.
Here are the conf. In my mind
processor: E 7400
motherboard: MSI Neo F
ram: 4 gb transkend 800
gpu: sapphire ati radeon 4870 1 gb
smps: 500w 2x6pin
monitor: benq t2200
case: have not decided yet
please tell me if some changes are neccessary. Also upto what limit my processor can be overclocked. And will i be able to play all the games with max settings. Is there any other card less than $200 which performs bettes than 4870.
Answer
Ron Sicat here
Nice! Gaming PC's are awesome.
I'm an I.T. Specialist/Gamer just to let you know ahead of time.
First things first. How much are you willing to spend? You always wanna keep that in mind because when shopping for parts, specially for a gaming rig, you don't want second tier gear if you're a hardcore gamer.
But your configuration isn't bad.
The Intel E7400 series is arguably one of the easiest processor to work with when overclocking is in mind. But heat is it's downfall when the speed is being cranked up. Don't get me wrong, some people have cranked this thing to 4GHz stable "holy shizznits". If you are planning to overclock this bad boy, buy an excellent cooling system to back it up. But as a general rule of thumb, overclocking shortens the life of your hardware and can lead to it's death if you are not prepared or have no real experience doing it.
As far your motherboard goes, I'm gonna assume that it's the Intel P45 chipset. This motherboard is not bad at all. MSI is pretty good on providing overclockers enthusiast with tools such as a built in easy to use interfaces in the bios or software wise in Windows. Though majority of mobos manufacturer are now doing this. The Intel P45 chipset is where this board stands out. It supports up to a whopping 16GB of memory and can support multiple LGA-775 CPU's all the way to the Core 2 Quads and Extremes meaning this board will last you because it's upgradeable. There's really no cons about this board. It just depends on your budget.
As far as memory goes, it doesn't matter nowadays what memory company to go with. What matters is the speed of the memory both clock and latency, and the amount you need to get. I say for a gamer, 2GB is the bare minimum nowadays to keep up with future games. One of my gaming rigs has this setup:
CPU: Intel Pentium D 2.8GHz
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Copper Core Silent
Motherboard: Asus P5LD2 Intel A-Life Chipset
RAM: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 533Mhz
GPU: Nvidia XFX Geforce 9600GT 512MB
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Optical: NEC DVD-RW Drive
PSU: Thermal Take 430w Silent Series
Monitor: Dell 20" SP2008WFP LCD
Case: Aspire Black w/ 2 80mm Fans 1 Front and 1 Back
One might look at my setup to be a mere performer, but don't underestimate it, it's a beast inside. In real time benchmarking and performance, this computer is really the minimum of where someone needs to be if you are a hardcore gamer on a budget. This setup alone with no overclocking can play any games I throw at including the infamous Crysis. I don't just run any games either, I run Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty World at War, Fallout 3, Grid and FIFA09 and I play them on a whopping resolution 1680x1050 with all settings turned all the way up. Except Crysis, but I can run it on High Settings with an average frame rate of 34fps and up.
All in all, you seem to be good to go. But please, don't get Vista. It is not worth to go Direct X 10 and loose a pretty good amount of frame rates. Windows 7 is coming but not too soon although with my testing and experimentation of the RC1 release, it handles games a whole lot better than Vista. Almost like Windows XP but with the Vista look and feel.
As far as your videocards goes, unless you are a die hard ATI supporter, the best bang for your buck is the Nvidia Geforce 9600GT in any configuration. This card is comparable to an 8800GS and out performance anything in its class. You can get one at newegg.com for $89 bucks, although sad to say I got mine for $169 when it first came out. This card is so amazing of a performer for the money. But I'm only recommending it if you are on a budget and you want a kick ass GPU that wont hold back on settings.
If you need more info or got questions, I got tons of suggestions and answers.
If you got a myspace, hit me up at myspace.com/ronsicat
Or email me at segaron@aol.com or datxflipxboixron@yahoo.com
Hope I helped you out. Down bellow are some legit sites I personally go to for tech info's.
God Bless
Ron Sicat here
Nice! Gaming PC's are awesome.
I'm an I.T. Specialist/Gamer just to let you know ahead of time.
First things first. How much are you willing to spend? You always wanna keep that in mind because when shopping for parts, specially for a gaming rig, you don't want second tier gear if you're a hardcore gamer.
But your configuration isn't bad.
The Intel E7400 series is arguably one of the easiest processor to work with when overclocking is in mind. But heat is it's downfall when the speed is being cranked up. Don't get me wrong, some people have cranked this thing to 4GHz stable "holy shizznits". If you are planning to overclock this bad boy, buy an excellent cooling system to back it up. But as a general rule of thumb, overclocking shortens the life of your hardware and can lead to it's death if you are not prepared or have no real experience doing it.
As far your motherboard goes, I'm gonna assume that it's the Intel P45 chipset. This motherboard is not bad at all. MSI is pretty good on providing overclockers enthusiast with tools such as a built in easy to use interfaces in the bios or software wise in Windows. Though majority of mobos manufacturer are now doing this. The Intel P45 chipset is where this board stands out. It supports up to a whopping 16GB of memory and can support multiple LGA-775 CPU's all the way to the Core 2 Quads and Extremes meaning this board will last you because it's upgradeable. There's really no cons about this board. It just depends on your budget.
As far as memory goes, it doesn't matter nowadays what memory company to go with. What matters is the speed of the memory both clock and latency, and the amount you need to get. I say for a gamer, 2GB is the bare minimum nowadays to keep up with future games. One of my gaming rigs has this setup:
CPU: Intel Pentium D 2.8GHz
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Copper Core Silent
Motherboard: Asus P5LD2 Intel A-Life Chipset
RAM: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 533Mhz
GPU: Nvidia XFX Geforce 9600GT 512MB
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Optical: NEC DVD-RW Drive
PSU: Thermal Take 430w Silent Series
Monitor: Dell 20" SP2008WFP LCD
Case: Aspire Black w/ 2 80mm Fans 1 Front and 1 Back
One might look at my setup to be a mere performer, but don't underestimate it, it's a beast inside. In real time benchmarking and performance, this computer is really the minimum of where someone needs to be if you are a hardcore gamer on a budget. This setup alone with no overclocking can play any games I throw at including the infamous Crysis. I don't just run any games either, I run Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty World at War, Fallout 3, Grid and FIFA09 and I play them on a whopping resolution 1680x1050 with all settings turned all the way up. Except Crysis, but I can run it on High Settings with an average frame rate of 34fps and up.
All in all, you seem to be good to go. But please, don't get Vista. It is not worth to go Direct X 10 and loose a pretty good amount of frame rates. Windows 7 is coming but not too soon although with my testing and experimentation of the RC1 release, it handles games a whole lot better than Vista. Almost like Windows XP but with the Vista look and feel.
As far as your videocards goes, unless you are a die hard ATI supporter, the best bang for your buck is the Nvidia Geforce 9600GT in any configuration. This card is comparable to an 8800GS and out performance anything in its class. You can get one at newegg.com for $89 bucks, although sad to say I got mine for $169 when it first came out. This card is so amazing of a performer for the money. But I'm only recommending it if you are on a budget and you want a kick ass GPU that wont hold back on settings.
If you need more info or got questions, I got tons of suggestions and answers.
If you got a myspace, hit me up at myspace.com/ronsicat
Or email me at segaron@aol.com or datxflipxboixron@yahoo.com
Hope I helped you out. Down bellow are some legit sites I personally go to for tech info's.
God Bless
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