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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #60 on: March 25, 2017, 11:56:47 pm »
Buy Ryzen so I can get intel cpus cheaper  ::)

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« Reply #61 on: March 26, 2017, 01:16:43 am »
Buy Ryzen so I can get intel cpus cheaper  ::)

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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #62 on: March 29, 2017, 12:33:37 am »
Woops, just realized that I wrote 8GB in my RAM section when it's actually 16GB lol. You can see 3 of the modules in the picture (4th is under the CPU cooler).
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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #63 on: July 10, 2017, 08:56:50 pm »
I need to get a new desktop, have a budget of £800-£1000, but I'm not very technical so I kinda need some help. I figured I'd just choose out of these two:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/guide/dNj48d/great-intel-gaming-build
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/guide/yDFfrH/great-amd-gaming-build

Which of these (if any) would you recommend? Are these complete build guides with nothing extra I need to get other than Windows and a WiFi Adapter? Cheers :)

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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #64 on: July 10, 2017, 10:57:27 pm »
I need to get a new desktop, have a budget of £800-£1000, but I'm not very technical so I kinda need some help. I figured I'd just choose out of these two:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/guide/dNj48d/great-intel-gaming-build
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/guide/yDFfrH/great-amd-gaming-build

Which of these (if any) would you recommend? Are these complete build guides with nothing extra I need to get other than Windows and a WiFi Adapter? Cheers :)

Depends on what your going to use the PC for

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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #65 on: July 11, 2017, 12:17:27 am »
The only demanding thing I'll be using it for is gaming, I'm not into CAD or anything like that.

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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #66 on: July 11, 2017, 12:50:35 am »
That's a beast of a computer, very nice. Personally I'd go for the 1st over the 2nd but that's just because I prefer Intel, although I don't know how they compare nowadays.
Also DDR4 is still pretty, and I don't know if it's worth getting it just for gaming. Quantity of RAM is still more important than clock speeds, so 16GB of RAM will be plenty, even in DDR3.
You could spend the savings on a HDD to store games on if you want, but I don't know how much space you'll be needing. Games are getting very large (50-60GB for some new releases), and I don't know if 500GB will last if you want to only use an SSD.

You'll need Windows as I don't see it mentioned being included anywhere, but basic wireless capability is inbuilt in motherboards. If you have particularly rubbish WiFi (in apartment complexes or something) you could get an extra wireless card or a USB dongle but it's usually not needed.
I assume you'll be reusing your monitor, mouse and keyboard?
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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #67 on: July 11, 2017, 01:47:54 am »
The only demanding thing I'll be using it for is gaming, I'm not into CAD or anything like that.

Go with first option, perhaps get a OC'abled i5 CPU + mobo instead. The new western digital ssd's are pretty new so I would wait on the reviews, also you'll be limiting yourself on storage space. 120gb/240gb sdd + western digital 1tb hdd would be better.

You'll need drivers saved on a usb since your build has no disk drive.

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« Reply #68 on: August 27, 2017, 11:17:24 pm »
Any feedback on this one?

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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #69 on: August 27, 2017, 11:23:31 pm »
Not sure why you would need 2 GTX 1080 ti's
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« Reply #70 on: August 27, 2017, 11:24:25 pm »
I want to record YouTube videos and max out any game with a good amount of FPS.

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« Reply #71 on: August 27, 2017, 11:31:26 pm »
I want to record YouTube videos and max out any game with a good amount of FPS.
I can do that with 1 GTX 980 using Shadowplay, so still not sure why you need 2 of them.

Bare in mind they are about €900 each. When I record BF1, The Division and Warhammer I sit between 70-100 FPS which is more than enough. GTX 1080 ti is meant to be what, 25% better? More?
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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #72 on: August 28, 2017, 12:27:01 pm »
Yeah I feel like a single 1080 Ti is plenty for now. You can always get a second if you need it in future, but for current games I can't imagine that you'll get much out of a second.

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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #73 on: August 28, 2017, 01:33:40 pm »
Only reason I will be upgrading from a 980 to a 1080 ti is because of Star Citizen, no reason to do so otherwise.
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Re: Gaming PC Builds
« Reply #74 on: August 28, 2017, 07:40:00 pm »
My final build.