- Nov 15, 2010
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Hey all,
It's time for me to get myself a new gaming PC. My current one is almost 5 years old so it's on it's last legs. Since my current PC did me very well (had no issues till it was 3+ years old) I figured I should ask for some more advice from this community. Hopefully you can help me build a new PC that I can use for the next 3+ years. So here come the details:
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP, planning to order as soon as I know what to get.
Budget Range: 1500-2000 Euros, should be about the same in USD.
System Usage: Gaming, both high GFX and high processor (strategy) games.
Buying a monitor: Nope, I got a 27" Samsung LED (LS27C350HS)
Parts to upgrade: I'm looking for a whole new PC.
Prefered website: Alternate Since I live in the Netherlands I'm low on options, also I want to order an assembled system, since I have neither the time nor the expertise to build the PC (mostly time tbh).
Parts preference: I prefere Intel/Nvidia if there's not a huge price or quality gap.
Overclocking: Not really, I prefer long life to high peak performance.
SLI: I currently have SLI (2x460 GTX) and I love it, but I'll happily follow advice either way.
Monitor resolution: 1920 x 1080.
Why am I upgrading: My current PC is 5 years old, and it's struggling to run newer games (Batman: Arkham Knight, Fallout 4). So I'm looking for a new PC to serve my gaming needs for the next 3+ years.
I have some ideas myself. Basically I got a expensive build and a slightly cheaper build, and I'm not sure where exactly to go with the GPU/CPU and Motherboard:
Build 1:
PC]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p2LyhM]PC part picker list[/url]
Intel Core i5-6600K
Cooler Master Hyper TX3
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Cooler Master 690 III
Cooler Master 650W ATX Power Supply
LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Including service and assembly this system comes in at a little under 1600 Euro's. However it's quite light on the GPU, and while I'm quite comfortable on the CPU (got the recommendation from here) the fact that it's 1151 limits other stuff, making it more expensive than I'd like.
Build 2:
PC]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p2LyhM]PC part picker list[/url]
Intel Core i7-4790K
Cooler Master Hyper TX3
Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Car
Cooler Master 690 III
Cooler Master 650W ATX Power Supply
LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
This system comes in at a little over 2000 Euro's. Though most of that is in the 400 Euro's extra for the GPU.
My main questions are:
What GPU should I go for, the 970, 980 Ti, or maybe something else (either the 980 or maybe some SLI. Or maybe even AMD, but I feel I should probably go full AMD for the system then, and I have no experience with that)
What should I do for my CPU. I currently have quite heavy CPU's in both builds, which I hope will help with the future proofing, but there might be a cheaper option that has little trade off when it comes to my requirements.
Finally of course there's the details of which model exactly to get when it comes to the GPU/Motherboard/Memory. I have a decent idea, but quite honestly a lot of my preferences are build around what was good 5 years ago, so things can easily have changed.
Of course any completely new build is also appreciated, but I am limited in my options due to my location/site preference, I want to get it all from Alternate. And unless it's a huge boost I don't want to order things that take more than a few days to order.
Cheers,
Stgerlachus
It's time for me to get myself a new gaming PC. My current one is almost 5 years old so it's on it's last legs. Since my current PC did me very well (had no issues till it was 3+ years old) I figured I should ask for some more advice from this community. Hopefully you can help me build a new PC that I can use for the next 3+ years. So here come the details:
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP, planning to order as soon as I know what to get.
Budget Range: 1500-2000 Euros, should be about the same in USD.
System Usage: Gaming, both high GFX and high processor (strategy) games.
Buying a monitor: Nope, I got a 27" Samsung LED (LS27C350HS)
Parts to upgrade: I'm looking for a whole new PC.
Prefered website: Alternate Since I live in the Netherlands I'm low on options, also I want to order an assembled system, since I have neither the time nor the expertise to build the PC (mostly time tbh).
Parts preference: I prefere Intel/Nvidia if there's not a huge price or quality gap.
Overclocking: Not really, I prefer long life to high peak performance.
SLI: I currently have SLI (2x460 GTX) and I love it, but I'll happily follow advice either way.
Monitor resolution: 1920 x 1080.
Why am I upgrading: My current PC is 5 years old, and it's struggling to run newer games (Batman: Arkham Knight, Fallout 4). So I'm looking for a new PC to serve my gaming needs for the next 3+ years.
I have some ideas myself. Basically I got a expensive build and a slightly cheaper build, and I'm not sure where exactly to go with the GPU/CPU and Motherboard:
Build 1:
PC]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p2LyhM]PC part picker list[/url]
Intel Core i5-6600K
Cooler Master Hyper TX3
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card
Cooler Master 690 III
Cooler Master 650W ATX Power Supply
LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Including service and assembly this system comes in at a little under 1600 Euro's. However it's quite light on the GPU, and while I'm quite comfortable on the CPU (got the recommendation from here) the fact that it's 1151 limits other stuff, making it more expensive than I'd like.
Build 2:
PC]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p2LyhM]PC part picker list[/url]
Intel Core i7-4790K
Cooler Master Hyper TX3
Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Samsung 850 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Car
Cooler Master 690 III
Cooler Master 650W ATX Power Supply
LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
This system comes in at a little over 2000 Euro's. Though most of that is in the 400 Euro's extra for the GPU.
My main questions are:
What GPU should I go for, the 970, 980 Ti, or maybe something else (either the 980 or maybe some SLI. Or maybe even AMD, but I feel I should probably go full AMD for the system then, and I have no experience with that)
What should I do for my CPU. I currently have quite heavy CPU's in both builds, which I hope will help with the future proofing, but there might be a cheaper option that has little trade off when it comes to my requirements.
Finally of course there's the details of which model exactly to get when it comes to the GPU/Motherboard/Memory. I have a decent idea, but quite honestly a lot of my preferences are build around what was good 5 years ago, so things can easily have changed.
Of course any completely new build is also appreciated, but I am limited in my options due to my location/site preference, I want to get it all from Alternate. And unless it's a huge boost I don't want to order things that take more than a few days to order.
Cheers,
Stgerlachus
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