Hi
For super fast gaming consider upping the ram to 32 GB or 64GB. You can
cut down on the SDD. The trick is to setup a ramdisk of 20GB or 40GB.
Install and play the program into the ram disk. Save a copy of the
installed program on the Hard Disk. When you want to play copy from
the Hard disk to the ram disk.
I have several different Windows VMs which I use in a ram disk. They are
extremly fast. You can do this with linux VMs as well.
I believe ram disks are faster than SSD and you dont have to worry
about trimming and cell burn out.
The copy from the hard disk is a minor inconvenience but worth it for
the speed. Also very good for security. Don't care if the program or
drive gets trashed. I have another copy on the hard disk.
John Eayrs
On Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:56:29 +0100
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
> <https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k>
> Processor
> <https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k>Zalman
> CNPS10X Performa CPU Cooler
> <https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-cpu-cooler-cnps10xperforma>
> Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
> <https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97pd3>
> G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
> <https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl10d16gbxl>
> Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
> <https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct240m500ssd1>
>
> Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
> <https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001>
> Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card
> <https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9050110p>
> Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case
> <https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-ca1b100m1wn01>
> EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power
> Supply
> <https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr>
>
>
> Thanks very much
>
> Roger
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