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aceman778

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Hey all,

I'm currently buying parts for a pc i'm going to build and the specs are
CPU = i7 7700K
GPU = GTX 1050 2Gb
Liquid cooling
16Gb Ram

i just curious about the gpu, i had a gtx 960 before, is the 1050 2Gb any better? or good at all?

Thanks!
 
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rcald2000

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What is your budget for the build? You should not purchase any GPU with less than 4 GB of VRAM. Personally I wouldn't consider anything less than a RX 480, and with that in mind, I'd wait for AMD's announcement of the RX 5** line.

Rule of thumb for a gaming build is that the graphics card should represent 25 - 40% of the total budget cost.
 
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The question that should be asked is what this PC is for since your pairing a entry level GPU with a high-end i7 7700K. If it's for Gaming this is a terrible pairing . If just doing Rendering and such it would be more viable but then again X99 or Ryzen would be a better choice.

I also +1 to Rcald's advice on the GPU front. Unless your playing below 1080p, only rare Gaming or on a super tight budget i would aim for a 4GB card minimum too.
 
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If you will use it just for gaming, I would recommend not to buy a K series especially if you're not overclocking. And your GPU is fine but I would recommend to buy a greater one so it can last few years or so.
 
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Get this.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($398.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($155.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card ($548.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $1506.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-16 21:20 AEST+1000
 
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That looks great, but will the 7700 be able to run high-end games and run demanding programs? Cause I read around and alot of people said "Always buy the K series".
 
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Yes it will run any game just fine without any bottlenecking. For demanding programs it would do a fine job too. Whoever says only get the K series CPUs is being misleading. Ks are slightly faster at stock but the main purpose of them is to Overclock with a Z series board. If you never plan on Overclocking there isn't much reason not to get a non-K CPU.

*Edit* I removed some tags from this thread someone is spamming them without relevance, there are more everytime i re-open the thread...
 
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The purpose of K series is when you like overclocking and using it in gaming, benchmark software and other programs for the best performance ( AFAIK ). The non-k It can run high-end games and its the latest version of Intel. ( I have 6700 too )
 
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Thank you everyone for helping! Just 2 curious questions though,
1. What would be the average FPS in games like ArmA 3 or other high-end games?
2. I've never actually built a computer from scratch before, any tips?

Thank you again!
 
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With the 1070's card, That would perform just fine. 60+fps on almost AAA games. If you've never build a computer before, I suggest read the manual/s coming from the boxes and watch some how-to on youtube.
 
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An i7 7700 is the top of the line CPU pretty much, can't get any better performance in terms of CPU unless you OC a 7700k, and even then it would be minimal.
Google some i7 7700 1070 benchmarks for Arma 3.
Get Centre Com to build it for you if you're not confident, they do it quite cheap.
 
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