Tomb Raider Forums  

Go Back   Tomb Raider Forums > General Forums > Video Games

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 24-04-17, 18:58   #1
Samsdad
Member
 
Samsdad's Avatar
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,204
Default New PC build

My son, Sam, and I decided to go with a new gaming PC build
Below is the parts list:

CPU - Intel Core i7 7700k
CPU Co0ler - Corsair H100i v2 Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard - MSI z270 M5
Memory - Patriot Viper 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200
Storage - ADATA 512GB SSD & Western Digital 1TB 7200rpm
Video Card - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB G1
Case - Corsair Air 540
PSU - Corsair 850W 80+ Bronze semi-modular
Optical - LG Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
OS - Windows 10 Pro
Wireless Card - TP-Link TL-WDN4800
Monitor - Asus VG248QE 24" 1920x1080 144hz

Bring on the games.

Last edited by Samsdad; 24-04-17 at 19:06.
Samsdad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-04-17, 19:07   #2
robm_2007
Member
 
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 35,493
Default

I loled.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Samsdad
My son, Sam...
Redundant information

To feign being on topic, I know nothing about computers and don't even know why I clicked on this thread, but...congratulations? It sounds fancy. I think. Although, I thought you said you were giving up on gaming to pursue other interests?
robm_2007 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-04-17, 19:20   #3
Wooxman
Member
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 6,507
Default

You made really good choices, BUT: Nowadays even a 1TB hard drive isn't that much and can fill up pretty fast since most modern games need at least 40GB of storage space. But of course, that depends on how many games you want to have installed at the same time and if you need extra storage space for other things like video editing (raw video files are enormous). And you can always get an additional HDD.

And: Will you get the G-SYNC module for the Asus VG248QE? G-SYNC is the best thing since sliced bread if you hate tearing but also don't want to activate VSync in demanding games (this can pull down the framerate pretty hard). But at least you got a 144Hz monitor. It's somewhat annoying to go back to 60HZ if you've actually seen all of the frames a game can have.
Wooxman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-04-17, 19:36   #4
Samsdad
Member
 
Samsdad's Avatar
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,204
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by robm_2007 View Post
I loled.



Redundant information

To feign being on topic, I know nothing about computers and don't even know why I clicked on this thread, but...congratulations? It sounds fancy. I think. Although, I thought you said you were giving up on gaming to pursue other interests?
I did give up gaming for over a year and got seriously into drawing. You can check out some of my stuff on instagram under Johnpsych1234. if you go to instagram you will also note that I have a new grandson, so I thought it best to get back up to speed so that I could play with him at the appropriate time.
Samsdad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-04-17, 19:42   #5
moodydog
Member
 
moodydog's Avatar
 
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 10,327
Default

I'm intrigued. I want to know more about your son Sam.

In all seriousness, I question whether getting an i7 has any benefit for gaming. Wouldn't it be better to get an i5 and spend more on a better GPU? Also, the 1060 does not allow for SLI in the future if your son Sam wants to upgrade. The 1070 is a better option if affordable.
moodydog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-04-17, 20:57   #6
Samsdad
Member
 
Samsdad's Avatar
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,204
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by moodydog View Post
I'm intrigued. I want to know more about your son Sam.

In all seriousness, I question whether getting an i7 has any benefit for gaming. Wouldn't it be better to get an i5 and spend more on a better GPU? Also, the 1060 does not allow for SLI in the future if your son Sam wants to upgrade. The 1070 is a better option if affordable.
We waffled a bit about a 1070 but opted to spend a little more on a 144Hz monitor and to save up for a better graphics card later.
Samsdad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-04-17, 00:14   #7
ThatSassyKid
Member
 
ThatSassyKid's Avatar
 
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 8,484
Default

Really good build! Happy gaming!
ThatSassyKid is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-05-17, 02:26   #8
Uzi master
Member
 
Uzi master's Avatar
 
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 7,393
Default

The i7 is overkill for that graphics card, but if he plans to upgrade later it's not a bad choice. CPU's haven't been improving very much in the past five years, and barring something unexpected they probably won't improve that much coming forward. Graphics cards, on the other hand, are still keeping a steady pace.

Getting a 1070 and upgrading to SLI would be a bit foolish, not many games support SLI very well. A single, strong graphics card is almost always better.
Uzi master is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-05-17, 10:30   #9
lcroft_lc
Member
 
lcroft_lc's Avatar
 
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 15,557
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Samsdad View Post
My son, Sam, and I decided to go with a new gaming PC build
Below is the parts list:

CPU - Intel Core i7 7700k
CPU Co0ler - Corsair H100i v2 Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard - MSI z270 M5
Memory - Patriot Viper 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200
Storage - ADATA 512GB SSD & Western Digital 1TB 7200rpm
Video Card - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB G1
Case - Corsair Air 540
PSU - Corsair 850W 80+ Bronze semi-modular
Optical - LG Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
OS - Windows 10 Pro
Wireless Card - TP-Link TL-WDN4800
Monitor - Asus VG248QE 24" 1920x1080 144hz

Bring on the games.
Great build. I just upgraded two months ago and I took i7 7700 with 16GB Corsair Vengeance RAM and RX 480 GB 8GB graphics card.

But I guess you will get more FPS in most games thanks to 1060. I'm a team red though.
lcroft_lc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-05-17, 11:15   #10
TRfan23
Golden
 
TRfan23's Avatar
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 10,465
Default

Sweet, but I would have opted for:

Core i5-7600K or Core i5-7600 if not OCing.
RAM: 8GB DDR4 (I don't see the need for 16GB atm and games will use the VRAM any ways).
GPU: (Subvendor of your choice) 1070GTX
Monitor BenQ 24" 1920x1080 @60Hz

To allow more money for the GPU and extend the need to upgrade it sooner, but that's just my stance on it

Quote:
Originally Posted by Uzi master View Post
The i7 is overkill for that graphics card, but if he plans to upgrade later it's not a bad choice. CPU's haven't been improving very much in the past five years, and barring something unexpected they probably won't improve that much coming forward. Graphics cards, on the other hand, are still keeping a steady pace.
Yeh, I'm still running my i5-2550K (2012) albeit overclocked from 3.4GHz to 4.2GHz, but it could probably still run fine without the OCing.

As of now I have no plans to upgrade it until 2020 at the earliest.

It's my 980GTX that makes the most of it all and why I can run games like The Witcher 3 flawlessly
TRfan23 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT. The time now is 08:43.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Tomb Raider Forums is not owned or operated by CDE Entertainment Ltd.
Lara Croft and Tomb Raider are trademarks of CDE Entertainment Ltd.