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Just now, NRST said:

Currently using a laptop so I'm hardwired to Indie games like Binding of Isaac, Terraria, Nuclear Thrones and such.

But I want to play dota 2, CS:GO (not competitive), Payday 2 and even (if im not asking too much) Skyrim

Just play your least intensive games at med/low on the iGPU until you have enough $$$ to get a good GPU like a 1050 Ti or 1060 6GB. A 1050 is decent, but the Ti version is much better, and can run pretty much any AAA game at 1080p on med/high, with a decent framerate. 

Wanting to build a new computer.

 

After planning:

Pentium G4560

MSI B250M Pro-VD

WD Caviar Blue 1Tb

Be Silent! Pure Power 9 400w

Cooler Master N200 / Fractal Core 1100

Crucial Ballistix DDR4 SPORT LT 2x4Gb

Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 OC

 

Turns out I'm short on budget. Then I found out about Intel HD 610.

Should I hold back on the Video Card till later, or make adjustment on the parts?

 

(Using it for bit of everything like games, watching, learning to code, etc. So you could call it multi-media)

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What games are you playing?

Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread 

 

Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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Currently using a laptop so I'm hardwired to Indie games like Binding of Isaac, Terraria, Nuclear Thrones and such.

But I want to play dota 2, CS:GO (not competitive), Payday 2 and even (if im not asking too much) Skyrim. 

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21 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

What games are you playing?

Currently using a laptop so I'm hardwired to Indie games like Binding of Isaac, Terraria, Nuclear Thrones and such.

But I want to play dota 2, CS:GO (not competitive), Payday 2 and even (if im not asking too much) Skyrim

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is this how I reply?

Sorry never been on a forum before.

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Just now, NRST said:

Currently using a laptop so I'm hardwired to Indie games like Binding of Isaac, Terraria, Nuclear Thrones and such.

But I want to play dota 2, CS:GO (not competitive), Payday 2 and even (if im not asking too much) Skyrim

Just play your least intensive games at med/low on the iGPU until you have enough $$$ to get a good GPU like a 1050 Ti or 1060 6GB. A 1050 is decent, but the Ti version is much better, and can run pretty much any AAA game at 1080p on med/high, with a decent framerate. 

Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread 

 

Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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2 minutes ago, NRST said:

Is this how I reply?

Sorry never been on a forum before.

And yeah, you just quote people. on a thread, or tag someone like so: @Zando Bob. Tagging is pretty handy for if you want to invite people to your thread. For example, if you wanted to ask a question about a power supply, you'd want to tag @STRMfrmXMN. He'll get a notification and then come and see this thread. 

Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread 

 

Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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Just now, Zando Bob said:

And yeah, you just quote people. on a thread, or tag someone like so: @Zando Bob. Tagging is pretty handy for if you want to invite people to your thread. For example, if you wanted to ask a question about a power supply, you'd want to tag @STRMfrmXMN. He'll get a notification and then come and see this thread. 

Regarding  iGPU (I assume that's when I'm using the processor as the GPU) do I need anything specific to run it? Like a specific kind of mother board or the build itself is good enough, disregarding the GPU.

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5 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

And yeah, you just quote people. on a thread, or tag someone like so: @Zando Bob. Tagging is pretty handy for if you want to invite people to your thread. For example, if you wanted to ask a question about a power supply, you'd want to tag @STRMfrmXMN. He'll get a notification and then come and see this thread. 

 

This thing's tricky. Posting i meant

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1 minute ago, NRST said:

Regarding  iGPU (I assume that's when I'm using the processor as the GPU) do I need anything specific to run it? Like a specific kind of mother board or the build itself is good enough, disregarding the GPU.

You'll be fine with the mobo you have now. it should have at least an HDMI and VGA output, so you'll be covered for the most common monitor inputs. 

Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread 

 

Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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Just now, NRST said:

This thing's tricky. Posting i meant

Once you get used to it, it's pretty easy. ;)

Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread 

 

Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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Just now, Zando Bob said:

Once you get used to it, it's pretty easy. ;)

Alright much thanks

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