- Aug 13, 2015
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Hi everyone, I am currently getting together a parts list to build a new desktop which I will be using when I start school soon to learn about game design and development. I am hoping to use it for both school and as a workstation after I have finished. Because of that I am trying to make the best decision early on. However at this point I think I'm not educated enough on the matter of GPUs or especially Unreal Engine 4, which is what I'm planning to use. I also don't know if game development would require me to use any other softwares or the required GPU strength for those individual programs.
I enjoy 3D RPGs such as Final Fantasy 10, as well as games like Skyrim, and these are the sorts of games I would like to create. Ideally, with the release of the new Pascal gpus I would like to buy a 1070. However because of my budget I may need to get a 1060 instead. If I am hoping to make games like these (and aside from the genre, i doubt my own games would/could rival these graphically) would a 1060 suffice? Or would I need to go up to a 1070 or maybe even higher?
As it stands I have a 6-core i7 5820k with 16GB ram and a 250GB ssd for my OS (just in case these additional specs have any influence- I read that I should go for a 6-core processor for development over 4 cores). Thank you so much to anybody who is willing to help and can give me some advice as to the best decision for my needs!
I enjoy 3D RPGs such as Final Fantasy 10, as well as games like Skyrim, and these are the sorts of games I would like to create. Ideally, with the release of the new Pascal gpus I would like to buy a 1070. However because of my budget I may need to get a 1060 instead. If I am hoping to make games like these (and aside from the genre, i doubt my own games would/could rival these graphically) would a 1060 suffice? Or would I need to go up to a 1070 or maybe even higher?
As it stands I have a 6-core i7 5820k with 16GB ram and a 250GB ssd for my OS (just in case these additional specs have any influence- I read that I should go for a 6-core processor for development over 4 cores). Thank you so much to anybody who is willing to help and can give me some advice as to the best decision for my needs!
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