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Started by Keith, February 07, 2016, 09:22:19 PM

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Keith

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/68Y36h

That's the part list I have so far but I don't want to spend as much as I have listed on there but Idk where I should make cuts. Ideally I wanna be able to play wow on ultra when legion comes out and have it be able to handle NXT on RS as well. I'll probably get into fallout 4 and those kinda games too once I have the equipment to handle it. pls help, Ideally spend less than $1100 for everything and close to $850 for everything that isnt the computer/keyboard. pls help

also fyi i have no clue what im doing so if im doing something stupid let me know

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Keith

Quote from: PineappleTom on February 08, 2016, 07:49:40 AM
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coming from a macbook pro that i've had for 5 years, I like them but I want something with a little more power for the money


JC

Quote from: Mojo on February 07, 2016, 10:03:37 PM
Will a wild @JC appear?

I was on holiday ##

I've kinda been out of the loop a little recently so I'm not entirely sure what the requirements for "RS NXT" are, but based on the WoW Legion requirements either of the specifications proposed should be fine.

A couple of thoughts though:

- SSD size:  WoW legion needs 45GB so that'll mean on a 120GB SSD you're really going to be pressed for space with an OS' etc.  Go for a 250GB at least
- Hard Drive:  Do you actually need one as well? do you have movies & music that you hold locally, or do you just use netflix/spotify etc?
- CPU:  The one chosen is two generations old now, assume you chose it for cost reasons?  If it's significantly cheaper, go for it, but a 6000 series chip/motherboard would be better
- Motherboard:  It's kinda shitty, only two ram slots & no real room to add expansion cards later (eg. WiFi), this seems better: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85mds3ha  or this if you're happy with full ATX: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary

Just my initial thoughts anyway, it looks like a good rig for not much money - keep in mind last I saw ATI drivers still suck balls, so it might still be worth sacrificing performance and going for the nvidia 970 anyway :3
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To seek.
To find.
And not to yield.

Keith

#6
Quote from: JC on February 13, 2016, 02:39:39 AM
Quote from: Mojo on February 07, 2016, 10:03:37 PM
Will a wild @JC appear?

I was on holiday ##

I've kinda been out of the loop a little recently so I'm not entirely sure what the requirements for "RS NXT" are, but based on the WoW Legion requirements either of the specifications proposed should be fine.

A couple of thoughts though:

- SSD size:  WoW legion needs 45GB so that'll mean on a 120GB SSD you're really going to be pressed for space with an OS' etc.  Go for a 250GB at least
- Hard Drive:  Do you actually need one as well? do you have movies & music that you hold locally, or do you just use netflix/spotify etc?
- CPU:  The one chosen is two generations old now, assume you chose it for cost reasons?  If it's significantly cheaper, go for it, but a 6000 series chip/motherboard would be better
- Motherboard:  It's kinda shitty, only two ram slots & no real room to add expansion cards later (eg. WiFi), this seems better: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85mds3ha  or this if you're happy with full ATX: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary

Just my initial thoughts anyway, it looks like a good rig for not much money - keep in mind last I saw ATI drivers still suck balls, so it might still be worth sacrificing performance and going for the nvidia 970 anyway :3


-Hmm on the SSD/Hard drive point: on my current computer I have 336GB out of 500GB available (as well as having an external harddrive if I need to get rid of some space, so I suppose you're right in that I probably don't need both. I could use the extra money from not having a hard drive to expand the SSD a little bit.
-As far as the CPU goes I don't know how to tell how many generations old they are but I think I made an upgrade by using that first mobo you sent- there was a combo package that saved a little bit.
-I really don't know my approach to the video cards, I have some people saying that the 390 is better and others saying the 970 is better and I don't understand why haha.

Here's what I updated it to based on what you said:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kzfh4D
And here's that same build but with a 970 instead and a little less wattage:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CQdxnQ

Of course they turn out to be the exact same price to the cent

JC

Quote from: Keith on February 13, 2016, 03:20:40 PM
Quote from: JC on February 13, 2016, 02:39:39 AM
Quote from: Mojo on February 07, 2016, 10:03:37 PM
Will a wild @JC appear?

I was on holiday ##

I've kinda been out of the loop a little recently so I'm not entirely sure what the requirements for "RS NXT" are, but based on the WoW Legion requirements either of the specifications proposed should be fine.

A couple of thoughts though:

- SSD size:  WoW legion needs 45GB so that'll mean on a 120GB SSD you're really going to be pressed for space with an OS' etc.  Go for a 250GB at least
- Hard Drive:  Do you actually need one as well? do you have movies & music that you hold locally, or do you just use netflix/spotify etc?
- CPU:  The one chosen is two generations old now, assume you chose it for cost reasons?  If it's significantly cheaper, go for it, but a 6000 series chip/motherboard would be better
- Motherboard:  It's kinda shitty, only two ram slots & no real room to add expansion cards later (eg. WiFi), this seems better: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85mds3ha  or this if you're happy with full ATX: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97anniversary

Just my initial thoughts anyway, it looks like a good rig for not much money - keep in mind last I saw ATI drivers still suck balls, so it might still be worth sacrificing performance and going for the nvidia 970 anyway :3


-Hmm on the SSD/Hard drive point: on my current computer I have 336GB out of 500GB available (as well as having an external harddrive if I need to get rid of some space, so I suppose you're right in that I probably don't need both. I could use the extra money from not having a hard drive to expand the SSD a little bit.
-As far as the CPU goes I don't know how to tell how many generations old they are but I think I made an upgrade by using that first mobo you sent- there was a combo package that saved a little bit.
-I really don't know my approach to the video cards, I have some people saying that the 390 is better and others saying the 970 is better and I don't understand why haha.

Here's what I updated it to based on what you said:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kzfh4D
And here's that same build but with a 970 instead and a little less wattage:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CQdxnQ

Of course they turn out to be the exact same price to the cent

With regard to the CPU - understanding the numbers that make it up can be a little tricky, but in simple terms this is basically what the numbers mean:

"i3/i5/i7" Gives a general indicator of the performance.  Generally (but not always), most i3's are dual core with Hyperthreading, most i5's are Quad Core, most i7's are Quad Core or more, with Hyperthreading

"-nxxx (eg. -4xxx)" This gives the generation of the CPU, the current generation is 5 and 6 (they were both released together in mid 2015).  In most situations, a newer generation CPU is faster even when they may have the same speed (eg. a gen 6 @ 3.4Ghz is normally faster than a gen 4 @ 3.4Ghz). 

"-xnnn (eg. -x590)" indicates the relative performance of that CPU, within it's class (eg. i5), higher is typically better


Just looking at some benchmarks, the i5-4590 looks like it still is a good choice and there's not a huge performance gain from going to the latest gen chips. 


With regard to the Graphics Cards, it tends to be a personal preference kind of thing.  I have had bad luck in the past with ATI cards (Driver issues as above) so I generally don't recommend them as a result.  Either the 390 or 970 will be great for what you want, if it was me I'd personally go for the second option.

Cheers,

JC
To strive.
To seek.
To find.
And not to yield.

Keith

#8
Thanks buddy, appreciate it - I found a 970 for $280ish so that price reduction is gonna allow me to get at least a i5-6500 and then i also have to spend a little extra on the motherboard to deal with it but that's alright, ends up being $7 more for a pretty significant upgrade!

Ended up getting an i5-6600, a kinda crappy mobo w/2 ram slots but im getting 8gb cards so 8gb for now and 16 down the road is cool with me, the 970 i got came with some $20 adapter of some kind for free, maybe i'll need it someday who knows, also came with a free game. I also ended up with ddr4-2400 ram lol, everything seems to be all compatible and ended up being a fair amount of upgrades for only $12 more total.