- Nov 22, 2016
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Hello everyone, new user here. So I'm putting together a comp for both me and my brother, our uses will include open world games, Fallout, Skyrim, GTA5 etc. Also maybe some RTS games, SC2, Civilization. This is the setup I made so far.
Motherboard: Z170-K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132570
CPU: i5 6600k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117561&cm_re=i5_6600k-_-19-117-561-_-Product
Memory: Corsair 2133 16 GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233831&ignorebbr=1
MISC: Case, HDD/SSD, PSU, and peripherals all pretty generic, not hard to choose.
My trouble here is the video card. So initially I opted to go with a cheap entry level card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487025
I later noticed the GTX 1050 series. And after looking further into them, there are multiple choices.
EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 SC GAMING
So anyway, my to the question...what do I really need here? I know the smaller ones have more clock speed, but less VRAM to work with. How much VRAM do I need to run games on high/ultra? I do plan on possibly upgrading the card in the future, but definitely want to make it fairly future proof (5 or so years like my last build) for the time being.
Any additional input is appreciated as well, CPU/Mobo-wise. I kind of have my heart set on this setup I have but not unwilling to change it either.
Motherboard: Z170-K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132570
CPU: i5 6600k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117561&cm_re=i5_6600k-_-19-117-561-_-Product
Memory: Corsair 2133 16 GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233831&ignorebbr=1
MISC: Case, HDD/SSD, PSU, and peripherals all pretty generic, not hard to choose.
My trouble here is the video card. So initially I opted to go with a cheap entry level card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487025
I later noticed the GTX 1050 series. And after looking further into them, there are multiple choices.
EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 SC GAMING
2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 $119.99
Core Clock 1417 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz
4GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Core Clock 1290 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz
4GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Core Clock 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 1468 MHz
2GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Core Clock 1430 MHz
Boost Clock 1544 MHz
4GB 128-Bit GDDR5
Core Clock 1366 MHz
Boost Clock 1480 MHz
So anyway, my to the question...what do I really need here? I know the smaller ones have more clock speed, but less VRAM to work with. How much VRAM do I need to run games on high/ultra? I do plan on possibly upgrading the card in the future, but definitely want to make it fairly future proof (5 or so years like my last build) for the time being.
Any additional input is appreciated as well, CPU/Mobo-wise. I kind of have my heart set on this setup I have but not unwilling to change it either.
I'd save $15 on the CPU and $13 on the Mobo, tops. If I wanted to keep support for DDR4, and sticking with ASUS MB. What site are you looking at? Turn me onto some cheaper prices. 
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