[Advice] Gaming PC

[Nico]

I've had this as my current gaming PC and I have used it for a bit over a year or so and experienced no issues; however, I was debating an upgrade soon.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FhckKZ

*please note the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is no longer available, but that is what I'm using.

I am getting a new monitor soon, as my old one which I had been using (not shown in the link, because I'm not sure what it was) broke. I have been contemplating this monitor. What do you guys think about it? Would you recommend a better one or should this work fine?

Do any specific parts look as if they could use an upgrade?

Here are my results on UserBenchmark: http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/3850971

What do you guys think I should upgrade or change in order to receive a better performance out of my PC?

Thanks.

 

[Cal]

I strongly suggest spending the little bit more for an SSD. It makes a world of difference. I would also recommend getting a video card with more vram if you plan on playing any GPU intensive games such as GTA V or Watch_Dogs 2.

 

[jurhe d]

upgrade cpu

 

[Hexcore]

Well based on what you want to do and whats your budget there are many things you could do. I'd get like a 500GB or 1 TB SSD personally as well as an upgraded processor and graphics card. If you are on a budget, ignore the haters and go AMD Ryzen, whichever one you can afford. If you aren't in a "budgeted" build. Go intel i5 or i7, overclock it only if you are looking for that edge in competitive gaming. If not an i5 or i7 would be plenty.

I currently only advise the Nividia 1070 personally to people who ask me. You can SLI them for optimal 4k performance, they are VR ready even with 1, the price difference in 1070 vs 1080 or the 1080ti doesn't make sense to me. As for the Titan or have some secret desire for immense gaming needs (which I doubt) don't even think about.

So condensing it all in 1 area:

• upgrade to the new Ryzen CPU or an i5/i7 based on budget
• get a single 1070, should be more than enough.
• Get SSD on top of your hard drive.
• I'd personally upgrade to 16 GB Ram (2x 8GB ram sticks) if you are looking into VR/Rendering, CAD/CAM uses.

Things to keep in mind is compatibility on the motherboard and your parts always.


I'm no PC expert this is just my personal thoughts.

 

[Nico]

I strongly suggest spending the little bit more for an SSD. It makes a world of difference. I would also recommend getting a video card with more vram if you plan on playing any GPU intensive games such as GTA V or Watch_Dogs 2.

Well based on what you want to do and whats your budget there are many things you could do. I'd get like a 500GB or 1 TB SSD personally as well as an upgraded processor and graphics card. If you are on a budget, ignore the haters and go AMD Ryzen, whichever one you can afford. If you aren't in a "budgeted" build. Go intel i5 or i7, overclock it only if you are looking for that edge in competitive gaming. If not an i5 or i7 would be plenty.

I currently only advise the Nividia 1070 personally to people who ask me. You can SLI them for optimal 4k performance, they are VR ready even with 1, the price difference in 1070 vs 1080 or the 1080ti doesn't make sense to me. As for the Titan or have some secret desire for immense gaming needs (which I doubt) don't even think about.

So condensing it all in 1 area:

• upgrade to the new Ryzen CPU or an i5/i7 based on budget
• get a single 1070, should be more than enough.
• Get SSD on top of your hard drive.
• I'd personally upgrade to 16 GB Ram (2x 8GB ram sticks) if you are looking into VR/Rendering, CAD/CAM uses.

Things to keep in mind is compatibility on the motherboard and your parts always.


I'm no PC expert this is just my personal thoughts.

Is this a good-looking SSD?

 

[Hexcore]

Is this a good-looking SSD?

Yes, that's fine, samsung in general is good. The one I put in my friends rig is this one.

 

[Cal]

Is this a good-looking SSD?

yeah that one works fine. Also, I recommend getting a nice liquid cooler and overclocking. I always recommend overclocking as to get the most out of your CPU.

 

[Hexcore]

yeah that one works fine. Also, I recommend getting a nice liquid cooler and overclocking. I always recommend overclocking as to get the most out of your CPU.

You do get more performance but i don't think that unless he's doing competitive gaming that it's worth it, don't you think. Is it worth spending the extra money to get an overclockable processor/GPU, reducing the components lifespan when it's not really going to be adding value? I'm not trying to start anything just wondering as my in-take on overclocking is only if you are a hardcore gamer and need to squeeze the performance out of the top end CPUs do that, if not just buy a faster processor.

 

[TrentS]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qj6Bpb
Use this build Just made it for u!!! It is way better [DOUBLEPOST=1496280172][/DOUBLEPOST]

yeah that one works fine. Also, I recommend getting a nice liquid cooler and overclocking. I always recommend overclocking as to get the most out of your CPU.

Overclocking is stupid. How necessary is it to play any game...

 

[Hexcore]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qj6Bpb
Use this build Just made it for u!!! It is way better [DOUBLEPOST=1496280172][/DOUBLEPOST]
Overclocking is stupid. How necessary is it to play any game...

Bump that ram to 16gb and GPU to a 1070 eh , then you've got a build

 

[Cal]

You do get more performance but i don't think that unless he's doing competitive gaming that it's worth it, don't you think. Is it worth spending the extra money to get an overclockable processor/GPU, reducing the components lifespan when it's not really going to be adding value? I'm not trying to start anything just wondering as my in-take on overclocking is only if you are a hardcore gamer and need to squeeze the performance out of the top end CPUs do that, if not just buy a faster processor.

First off, it doesn't significantly decrease the lifespan of the part, considering most people on this site are on their computers constantly and generally have the funds to upgrade, most do before the lifespan of an overclocked part is up. Plus, most people see a noticeably large increase in performance when overclocking.

 

[Hexcore]

First off, it doesn't significantly decrease the lifespan of the part, considering most people on this site are on their computers constantly and generally have the funds to upgrade, most do before the lifespan of an overclocked part is up. Plus, most people see a noticeably large increase in performance when overclocking.

Yeah you have a point, though i don't know just not a fan of overclocking processors, i'd rather go the standard way. Maybe it's just me. Thanks for the response though.

 

[TrentS]

If ur a real man buy this: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KHw3QV

But in ur budget:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/L7zv7h
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Qj6Bpb

 

[Nico]

upgrade cpu

Well based on what you want to do and whats your budget there are many things you could do. I'd get like a 500GB or 1 TB SSD personally as well as an upgraded processor and graphics card. If you are on a budget, ignore the haters and go AMD Ryzen, whichever one you can afford. If you aren't in a "budgeted" build. Go intel i5 or i7, overclock it only if you are looking for that edge in competitive gaming. If not an i5 or i7 would be plenty.

I currently only advise the Nividia 1070 personally to people who ask me. You can SLI them for optimal 4k performance, they are VR ready even with 1, the price difference in 1070 vs 1080 or the 1080ti doesn't make sense to me. As for the Titan or have some secret desire for immense gaming needs (which I doubt) don't even think about.

So condensing it all in 1 area:

• upgrade to the new Ryzen CPU or an i5/i7 based on budget
• get a single 1070, should be more than enough.
• Get SSD on top of your hard drive.
• I'd personally upgrade to 16 GB Ram (2x 8GB ram sticks) if you are looking into VR/Rendering, CAD/CAM uses.

Things to keep in mind is compatibility on the motherboard and your parts always.


I'm no PC expert this is just my personal thoughts.

Upgrade your CPU.

i5 6500 or 6600 (You can get the K version if you want to overclock).

Upgrade GPU to the GTX 1060 (Perfect for 1080p, and some 1400p.)

Upgrade GPU to GTX 1070 (Perfect for 1440p, and some 4k.)

Get a batter CPU

Is this sufficient?

 

[Hexcore]

Is this sufficient?

Should be good, intel is always a good bet for gaming.

 

[Cal]

Is this sufficient?

I recommend this one. https://goo.gl/5P6QWL

Get a batter CPU