Good PC for 1080p/1440p/4K?

Trilkzy · July 29, 2015

Hello! Was just wondering before i spend a thousand dollars. Is this a good PC for 1080p/1440p/4K Recording. I will be editing/streaming/gaming. If you have any edits in PcPartPicker then send me the link. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Qzwbv

Ahaber · July 29, 2015

Hello! Was just wondering before i spend a thousand dollars. Is this a good PC for 1080p/1440p/4K Recording. I will be editing/streaming/gaming. If you have any edits in PcPartPicker then send me the link.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZMfcsY

Your PC part picker link doesn't work.

Welcome to the forum don't for get to follow your own topics so that you get notified when people post updates.

ShadowCaptain · July 29, 2015

Hello! Was just wondering before i spend a thousand dollars. Is this a good PC for 1080p/1440p/4K Recording. I will be editing/streaming/gaming. If you have any edits in PcPartPicker then send me the link.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZMfcsY

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Also 1080p, 1440p and 4k are 3 very different things

grayblizzard · July 29, 2015

Hello! Was just wondering before i spend a thousand dollars. Is this a good PC for 1080p/1440p/4K Recording. I will be editing/streaming/gaming. If you have any edits in PcPartPicker then send me the link.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZMfcsY

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July 29, 2015

Your PC part picker link doesn't work.

Welcome to the forum don't for get to follow your own topics so that you get notified when people post updates.

Link doesnt work

Also 1080p, 1440p and 4k are 3 very different things

Retry link as that one is broken...

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byalexandr · July 29, 2015

OMG I fixed it: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZMfcsY

ShadowCaptain · July 29, 2015

Hello! Was just wondering before i spend a thousand dollars. Is this a good PC for 1080p/1440p/4K Recording. I will be editing/streaming/gaming. If you have any edits in PcPartPicker then send me the link.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HnTTf7

Build looks good to me should handle 1080p and 1440p like a champ and could even play games in 4k relatively well (on lower settings)

Should handle streaming rendering and gaming just fine ( I do all of those on my older 4770k + 780ti)

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ThE_MarD · July 29, 2015

Heyyo,

4K maxed out? You'd be looking for something like this lol

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $2095.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 11:59 EDT-0400

For 2560x1440?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1239.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 12:01 EDT-0400

Drop the i7. i7's are overrated for gaming tbh. An i5 will do just as good for gaming. Read up reviews brah! For any budget? Aim for around half your budget on the GPU. That's how you build a good PC Gaming rig.

Besides, DirectX 12 and Vulkan will make the CPU even less important as it moves the draw calls from the CPU to the GPU... an i5 with a GTX 980 Ti will be more future proof.

I'd also recommend dropping the GTX 980 Ti for an AMD R9 Fury to save a few bucks.. but due to low HBM inventory? They're not a very good option right meow as they're constantly on back order.

Trilkzy · July 29, 2015

Your PC part picker link doesn't work.

Welcome to the forum don't for get to follow your own topics so that you get notified when people post updates.

Guys Link Is Fixed..

Trilkzy · July 29, 2015

Heyyo,

4K maxed out? You'd be looking for something like this lol

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $2095.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 11:59 EDT-0400

I dont want 4K anymore. 1440p/1080p

ThE_MarD · July 29, 2015

Heyyo,

I dont want 4K anymore. 1440p/1080p

I updated my post. heh ooops

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1322.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 12:07 EDT-0400

Get that. Zotac GPUs have FIVE year warranty as long as you register your product directly with Zotac within 30 days (or is it 14?) of purchase.

Also...

Drop the i7. i7's are overrated for gaming tbh. An i5 will do just as good for gaming. Read up reviews brah! For any budget? Aim for around half your budget on the GPU. That's how you build a good PC Gaming rig.

Besides, DirectX 12 and Vulkan will make the CPU even less important as it moves the draw calls from the CPU to the GPU... an i5 with a GTX 980 Ti will be more future proof.

I'd also recommend dropping the GTX 980 Ti for an AMD R9 Fury to save a few bucks.. but due to low HBM inventory? They're not a very good option right meow as they're constantly on back order.

You can add in an SSD if ya want for that extra $100. It's optional for faster boot times, but if you want as cost effective as possible? That. Or drop the memory down to 1600MHz. That'll help a little without much performance difference.

Trilkzy · July 29, 2015

Heyyo,

I updated my post. heh ooops

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Fractal Design GP14-BK 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1239.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 12:01 EDT-0400

Get that. Zotac GPUs have FIVE year warranty as long as you register your product directly with Zotac within 30 days (or is it 14?) of purchase.

Also...

Drop the i7. i7's are overrated for gaming tbh. An i5 will do just as good for gaming. Read up reviews brah! For any budget? Aim for around half your budget on the GPU. That's how you build a good PC Gaming rig.

Besides, DirectX 12 and Vulkan will make the CPU even less important as it moves the draw calls from the CPU to the GPU... an i5 with a GTX 980 Ti will be more future proof.

I'd also recommend dropping the GTX 980 Ti for an AMD R9 Fury to save a few bucks.. but due to low HBM inventory? They're not a very good option right meow as they're constantly on back order.Ok

Ok. Will i be good Editing on i5?

ThE_MarD · July 29, 2015

Heyyo,

Ok. Will i be good Editing on i5?

Ah fuck I accidentally deleted my ram lol.. ok added it back in.

Yes, editing will be fine on an i5. A 4K rendered video might take a little longer sure (check vids from JayzTwoCents on youtube about that stuff as an example or LTT has some too I think) but otherwise? An overclocked i5 will do just fine.

Trilkzy · July 29, 2015

Heyyo,

Ah fuck I accidentally deleted my ram lol.. ok added it back in.

Yes, editing will be fine on an i5. A 4K rendered video might take a little longer sure (check vids from JayzTwoCents on youtube about that stuff as an example or LTT has some too I think) but otherwise? An overclocked i5 will do just fine.

Ok thanks! Big help.

grayblizzard · July 29, 2015

Ok. Will i be good Editing on i5?

I7 at price of i5 and this is pretty much a 4k card so it will max out 1440p EZ:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gsJWsY

TheConverter · July 29, 2015

Get a cheaper CPU and a 980Ti.

TheConverter · July 29, 2015

Heyyo,

4K maxed out? You'd be looking for something like this lol

*snip*

One single 980Ti is enough for 4K.

Also,OP why don't you just overclock your CPU and add a 980Ti and your done?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($678.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($42.70 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1171.08

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 12:20 EDT-0400

ThE_MarD · July 29, 2015

One single 980Ti is enough for 4K.

Also,OP why don't you just overclock your CPU and add a 980Ti and your done?

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.49 @ OutletPC)

Heyyo,

Your build is decent... but only a single 120GB SSD for storage? He'd be better off getting a single 1TB HDD than a 120GB SSD. Can't install that many games on a single SSD... especially if he's doing any video editing or such. He'll run out of storage way too quickly.

Enough for 4K with graphics turned down yeah. Otherwise? It won't handle an average of 60fps.

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Fury-X-vs-NVIDIA-GTX-980-Ti-2-and-3-Way-Multi-GPU-Performance/Grand-Theft

4K isn't quite there for single GPU... it's pretty damn close though! I'm sure 2016 with DirectX 12 and Vulkan API's? It might give it that extra nudge it needs and be able to do it... but for meow? I'd stick with 2560x1440 unless you were willing to really nut-up and splurge heavily on GPU power for 4K in all its glory... plus? What about games in 2016? Who even knows how intense they can get graphically.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-review

Sadly this test was done before GTA V so can't really conclude on that... The Witcher 3? Yeah it looks good but I always found GTA V looks better whilst trying to maintain 60fps on my PC so... I'd mainly look at Farcry 4. This review was also before the AMD R9 390X or R9 Fury aircooled too.

Like this one:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-amd-reveals-full-spec-for-cut-down-air-cooled-r9-fury-blog

Ugh... look at ACU though hahaha... why do they even bother benchmarking that game and not GTA V which people actually play?

ACU and The Witcher 3 would probably benefit the most of DirectX 12 and Vulkan with the increase ability of draw calls per second improvements... but geez, right meow? Those game engines are definitely the bottleneck.

I7 at price of i5 and this is pretty much a 4k card so it will max out 1440p EZ:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gsJWsY

Ah true, the Intel Xeon is pretty darn good. It does sacrifice overclocking but it'll edit videos a lot better.

If ya want an extreme situation which may or may not apply to you? Pretty much the best time to benchmark a CPU?... LTT! Gaming/Streaming/Editing all at the same time! I dunno if you'll ever do it... but if ya do? More logical cores is better yeah. If ya don't? Then drop down to an i5 and same even more cash.

With that in Mind? I decided to change my list to be more preferential to video editing and less to gaming and go for the cheapest costs I could find.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($46.22 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1212.15

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 14:29 EDT-0400

GPU, PSU and Motherboard are on sale so that's why I picked those. Otherwise I'd have picked a little lower spec stuff.

So this would be a bare minimum what I'd recommend for excellent 2560x1440 with maxed out graphics (so it'll be future proof for a bit!) with an average framerate above 60fps with solid video editing.

Also I went with that RAM due to the price difference between 1600MHz and 1866MHz is low ($5 only lol woot) and it'll help with Video editing a little. I decided to drop my build down to 8GB Dual channel due to this LTT video... but if you got the spare cash? I'd get that original 16GB 1.5V 1866MHZ kit I quoted above and make a RAM scratch disk for smoother operation in Adobe programs.

Hope that helps.

Horrorfull · July 29, 2015

Do you really need a $200 motherboard?

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