Hi,
I was looking at the spec and I was wondering if the i5 was up to the job. I guess it depends on the balance of how many of the games he wants to play are bound by computational and communication stuff and how much is graphics rendering.
I believe you said the desire is for 2k (1920 x 1080) gaming, so I assume that there is no intent to buy a 4k-wide screen during next few years. With that in mind, I think the GTX980ti is very over powered and over priced for the needs.
I just bought a new machine and the advice I had was that, unless 4k is wanted, the GTX970 is where the smart money goes. This will lower the price quite significantly and free up money so he can have a quad-core i7 CPU with it. That's the option I chose and I think it represents a much more balanced distribution of specification in the machine.
If a GTX980 really is wanted then the price differential between the 980ti and the 980 seem like a false economy and I'd go for the ti.
All the best,
Paul.
Sent from my mobile device. Please excuse my brevity and any typos.
<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: david gilligan <archergilly84@???> </div><div>Date:12/08/2015 12:57 (GMT+00:00) </div><div>To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List <hampshire@???> </div><div>Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Advice on specs for a gaming machine </div><div>
</div>Roger,
Looking at the games he wants to play and depends on what settings they will be at, he may benefit from a i7 and if gaining especially WoW, water cooling is the best option as a cooler with a heat sink won't last too long. I'd recommend at least a 750w power to withstand powering the harddrives, motherboard and graphics card, aswell as any audio he maybe adding and/or multiple screens.
David
On 11 Aug 2015 16:56, "Roger Munford" <rogermunford@???> wrote:
My son has listed his dream machine for 1080p gaming, (maybe 1440p) in particular The Witcher 3, FFXIV, GTA V, WoW and Dishonored 2 on its release.
I have no need of a machine costing more than £200 and am in no position to evaluate his choices. My eyes moisten at the thought of a Raspberry Pi 2.
I was wondering if anybody with experience in these matters could advise. I just have a feeling that this is overkill.
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core
ProcessorZalman CNPS10X Performa CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card
Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Thanks very much
Roger
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