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NoHeroJustZero
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Pretty much throwing most of it away (except the storage drives and maybe the case and PSU). PUBG is heavily memory dependent as it is on the GPU, and I doubt if your 24GB memory is rated past 2400.

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Specs:

i5 6400 @ 2.70

24 GB DDR4

GTX 1060 3 GB

128 GB SSD

1TB HD

Motherboard Intel B150

 

I am looking to run modern games at 120 FPS,heavy Photoshop/Illustrator use, and kind of future proof my machine for a little. Was looking into a new processor as it frequently maxed out in PUBG and Shadow of the Tomb Raider while struggling with 60 fps on mid/low settings. Not sure if its a GPU or CPU problem or just because I am running them from my hard drive until I get a place to store all my school stuff etc and other junk. Should I just look into a large SSD instead? Budget is TBD, just needed opinions of people who actually know computers.    

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You're looking at both a CPU and GPU upgrade if you want to run AAA titles at 120 fps.

PUBG is horribly optimized, you'll have a lot of trouble getting that to run smoothly unless you've got a really high end machine.

 

 

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Pretty much throwing most of it away (except the storage drives and maybe the case and PSU). PUBG is heavily memory dependent as it is on the GPU, and I doubt if your 24GB memory is rated past 2400.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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19 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Pretty much throwing most of it away (except the storage drives and maybe the case and PSU). PUBG is heavily memory dependent as it is on the GPU, and I doubt if your 24GB memory is rated past 2400.

You are correct about the memory, it is 2133. I am someone with little free time. With that said, is building still cheaper or should i go the pre-built route? If there is significant cost saving, I am willing to do it.

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2 minutes ago, NoHeroJustZero said:

You are correct about the memory, it is 2133. I am someone with little free time. With that said, is building still cheaper or should i go the pre-built route? If there is significant cost saving, I am willing to do it.

building can make sure you don't contain cheaped out parts. Prebuilt systems from brands like HP or Dell can have weak boards (no overclocking), single channel memory (halves memory bandwidth compared to dual channel), loud if not loud and too high thermals, low quality PSU etc.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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