HELP! Need info on a 4k build

[chicagobears185]

Hey guys,

 

I need help on selecting parts for a new 4k build that can run 4k games at 60+ fps. What parts should I choose for this build??

 

Thanks,

chicagobears185

[Jerakl]

An R9 295x2 is a good place to start if you want nice settings

An intel i7 would also go well, IDK if an i5 would bottleneck at all, maybe a little.

A 9590 would also be a good choice if you're not paying the power bill

[Geekazoid]

Hey guys,

I need help on selecting parts for a new 4k build that can run 4k games at 60+ fps. What parts should I choose for this build??

Thanks,

chicagobears185

Okay, so you mean a 4K build not a $4K ($4,000) build. Apparently I confused someone else the other day with a similar thread.

[chicagobears185]

An R9 295x2 is a good place to start if you want nice settings

An intel i7 would also go well, IDK if an i5 would bottleneck at all, maybe a little.

 

I want only NVIDIA for GPUs.

[Geekazoid]

An R9 295x2 is a good place to start if you want nice settings

An intel i7 would also go well, IDK if an i5 would bottleneck at all, maybe a little.

A cheaper option would be to go the Intel Xeon E3 route. But if one wants to OC.....then that's not a good option.

[mosin40]

What´s your budget?

[Jerakl]

I want only NVIDIA for GPUs.

Explain please.

[Geekazoid]

I want only NVIDIA for GPUs.

Ah another NVIDIA fan, nice!

[chicagobears185]

My budget is pretty big. $5000 at the limit

[Geekazoid]

Explain please.

What's to explain?

[chicagobears185]

Explain please.

It must be an Intel build and maybe 980s. Also I want 4k at maxed out graphics.

[Geekazoid]

My budget is pretty big. $5000 at the limit

Okay, so you want a 4K build at $5K?

[Jerakl]

What's to explain?

I think AMD provides cards that are well worth the money and are a valid competitor to Nvidia, my opinion seems to be getting less popular because of late. For a single card solution the R9295x2 is probably the best card available. Although I do like Nvidia cards because of shadowplay, which OP may want, but without SLI he won't be able to get good performance with a single 980 unless he plays on low settings... I think.

[chicagobears185]

$5k is the limit but looking more for $3k

[chicagobears185]

I think AMD provides cards that are well worth the money and are a valid competitor to Nvidia, my opinion seems to be getting less popular because of late. For a single card solution the R9295x2 is probably the best card available. Although I do like Nvidia cards because of shadowplay, which OP may want, but without SLI he won't be able to get good performance with a single 980 unless he plays on low settings... I think.

 

I am fine with SLI on a 980.

[Guest]

It must be an Intel build and maybe 980s. Also I want 4k at maxed out graphics.

GTX 980's in SLI would work.

Though as a warning, I don't know if there's a card out there that can run 4K maxed at 60FPS- SLI cards don't combine memory, so two 4GB 980s will still only have 4GB when in use.

[Geekazoid]

I think AMD provides cards that are well worth the money and are a valid competitor to Nvidia, my opinion seems to be getting less popular because of late. For a single card solution the R9295x2 is probably the best card available. Although I do like Nvidia cards because of shadowplay, which OP may want, but without SLI he won't be able to get good performance with a single 980 unless he plays on low settings... I think.

Are there any benchmarks to support what you're saying?

[Jerakl]

Are there any benchmarks to support what you're saying?

Which part of what I'm saying?

[chicagobears185]

maybe average 60 fps in battlefield 4

[AlwaysFSX]

An intel i7 would also go well, IDK if an i5 would bottleneck at all, maybe a little.

Lol, no...

[Jerakl]

Lol, no...

Which part is lolno?

[AlwaysFSX]

Which part is lolno?

The part I quoted.

[Kingofpants]

I think AMD provides cards that are well worth the money and are a valid competitor to Nvidia, my opinion seems to be getting less popular because of late. For a single card solution the R9295x2 is probably the best card available. Although I do like Nvidia cards because of shadowplay, which OP may want, but without SLI he won't be able to get good performance with a single 980 unless he plays on low settings... I think.

You can record with any 7000 series+ AMD card as they now all have Hardware Encoders.

[Jerakl]

The part I quoted.

I mean the part about the i7 or that an i5 might bottleneck the r9 295x2

[Rolling Potatoe]

for 4k id say

 

2 980s, overclocked

4790k overclocked (you could go with a 5820, but that wont give you any advantages now)

min 8 gb ram, any more doesnt matter, but why not go with 16 anyways?

Mobo: any sli z board you like pretty much, around 200 $ or so

storage doesnt really matter for the performance except for loading times, maybe a 512gb ssd for your games and a mass storage hdd if you need one

Case: whatever you like that fits everything and provides decent cooling, maybe an enthoo pro or something

cpu cooler: either a huge dual tower heatsink or a 240/280mm AIO liquid cooler (or a loop if youre up for it).

PSU: 850w platinum for your budged

optional: card and disk readers etc, better fans, improved cooling for your gpus.

 

You should be able to do that around 2000-2500, not that expensive after all.