A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away I asked the same question, however life got in the way and engagement/wedding/blah blah blah kept me from completing it. Now I have the time and have looked through all the old posts, but it seems technology has sprung forward quite a bit in the last 2 years and when searching these old posts, old technology that was recommended is either no longer available or not priced since better is available.
I'm looking for advice for a "budget" iRacing rig. This will run triple BenQ 2455hm 1080p monitors (I already have one from xbox1 gaming and they are relatively decent for the $179 for the 2 more). In the future I may upgrade these but that would be significant timeframe, not in the next couple months. I would be using for iRacing, rFactor only.
Monitor - http://gaming.benq.com/gaming-monitor/rl2455hm
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($131.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1289.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-04 11:41 EDT-0400
If that videocard can run the triple monitors with 1 card, can I get away with saving the $40 on the motherboard and just get the regular Z97? Better GTX970 option out there?
I am open to all advice, criticism, etc... Please free to tell me to swap parts at any location if the price is equal but a better option is available.
I did also work up another option, with the i7-6700k, GB GA-Z170x Gaming 7, GTX980 Ti, and related components and it was about $500 more. Would it be worth that much more to upsell myself for all of that? Here - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BkJnkL
Thank you everyone
Chris
I'm looking for advice for a "budget" iRacing rig. This will run triple BenQ 2455hm 1080p monitors (I already have one from xbox1 gaming and they are relatively decent for the $179 for the 2 more). In the future I may upgrade these but that would be significant timeframe, not in the next couple months. I would be using for iRacing, rFactor only.
Monitor - http://gaming.benq.com/gaming-monitor/rl2455hm
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($131.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1289.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-04 11:41 EDT-0400
If that videocard can run the triple monitors with 1 card, can I get away with saving the $40 on the motherboard and just get the regular Z97? Better GTX970 option out there?
I am open to all advice, criticism, etc... Please free to tell me to swap parts at any location if the price is equal but a better option is available.
I did also work up another option, with the i7-6700k, GB GA-Z170x Gaming 7, GTX980 Ti, and related components and it was about $500 more. Would it be worth that much more to upsell myself for all of that? Here - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BkJnkL
Thank you everyone
Chris
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