As outlined above, I am unsure what’s the difference in performance between 1060 6GB graphics card and a 1070 8GB card. I mean the latter sounds better, but is it really worth the extra £££? . I am unsure whether Skylake processors DO REALLY give a good boost to performance like the articles say. I don’t know whether AMD R9 is actually better than 1060. And so forth. So it’s a real tough choice.
I have a budget in mind of approximately £1,000 for a gaming rig. Ideally, I’d like to settle for the below option because it’s so much cheaper and I can get a really kick monitor for £400, but it doesn’t seem “future proof” and will I be able to max out Battlefield 1 playing at 1440p at 60-80 fps? What do I need to do that?
I would really appreciate some advice, suggestions, links to pre-built rigs etc. I do wish to just buy and not have to put one together myself, but if you know where it works out cheaper - please let me know. I’d love to switch to PC gaming prior to release, but I doubt I’ll be able to. I will be getting a 4K monitor so I wouldn’t have to upgrade anytime soon, so I was looking to allocate £300,-400 for that. So the above option looks great because I can fit it into £1100, but I am willing to spend up to £1000 on the rig itself if someone can please build a strong case and explain the difference in performance between something like the above set up and something higher.
Thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate it.
P.S. I’ve got general knowledge and this seemed like the best value for money. I mean an 8GB 1070 !
@ShiNyViL
I would get a R9 480x for significantly less money for close to the same power.
I don’t have a 1440 monitor (and might actually recommend a 1080p 144hz monitor over it anyways) but 4GB VRAM should be enough for most 1440p gaming. 6-8 should only be necessary for 4k, though it somewhat depends on game.
As for Intel Skylake CPU, as far as I know it has greater potential but it’s not necessarily used much yet? I think proliferation of DX12/Vulkan should make better utilization of it however, so unless there’s a massive cost difference, go with Skylake (I’m runnin Haswell still)
oh, and if you REALLY want some good help, check out http://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace . They’re great with helping new PC gamers find the perfect match
You wouldnt need a 144hz monitor. That means you should be running 144fps on average which you will not do if your not running everything on low low low low low.
But as stated earlier, get a good gfx card. Thats the main thing these days. A i5 cpu would work aswell.. ( a new one that is so no bottleneck).
price is nowhere near idenitical. Prebuilts have massive premiums attached to them, cutting corners with budget parts like power supply (NOT something to skimp on)
If you home build, you can spend the same $, and have much higher quality parts.
Building PC’s are easier then ever today as well, and the PC reddit will gladly help you learn what you need to learn to build your own.
Thanks for your answers guys. I feel it’s too difficult to build purely because I have no knowledge in terms of power supplies etc. Apart from understanding the general aspects of the PC.
Is the CPU i5 - 6400 a bad choice @DrVanNostrand1 ?
excellent cpu,not so good gpu
if you could swap that 480 for a gtx 1070 ,it would be even better
it seems you can customise it,swap that gpu for a1070 and you’re good to go
Well, as I said, the good fellas over at http://www.reddit.com/pcmasterrace would make sure your selected parts are adequate, reliable and not overkill (you don’t need an 800W PSU for example)
As for actually building it, it’s really quite easy.
That said
I can’t speak for it’s cost/value (I’d have to go and see how much all those parts could be bought for), but the PSU is at least not total , which is the most common criminally scam most prefabs do. It’s still just 80+ standard (not sure why they call it white) when 80+ Bronze is usually the minimum recommended rating for power stability. It’s also a decent manufacturer and not some weird off brand.
Most the parts I see are decent quality manufacturers (doesn’t say which manufacturer makes the 480 though)
Do know you’re overpaying, and you could build this for the same cost (with better PSU, maybe with hard drive config a lil different depending on wants/needs) or less however… but the build itself isn’t bad, and it’s not a complete ripoff.
Get a console. The only things you are going to get with a pc is stupid problems and momentary grahphic beauty. Why make life harder when you could just stick a disc in sit back and relax, instead of this program has stopped working or “this bit did work for that game but now i need to upgrade for this game”
How about a 4k ps4, or as you like pc’s get a xbox.
Thanks @DrVanNostrand1. @twonkydo0 I was planning on PS4 Pro, since I have a 4k TV, but no HDR. But looking at gameplay of BF1 on 1440p it’s unreal, and playing at 60FPS is just intense.
