Racing sim PC

[vampre1122]

Need a PC for 3 1080p monitors in surround.

Cost needs to be as low as possible but needs to play the games such as project cars at 60 fps.

Peripherals not needed.

OS is needed.

[hypnodog]

Any specific budget?

Made a 1K Pound build (assuming Pounds because your location is England).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£79.55 @ More Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£97.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card  (£319.37 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£72.48 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£52.94 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.16 @ CCL Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £997.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 21:59 BST+0100

[Nexxus]

Just a heads up I dont think project cars supports 3 screens will have to check for sure but ive heard complaints about it, assetto corsa I got 1 fps in trible screen dirt 3 was the only thing that has played nice with it I assume dirt rally will too.

[Starelementpoke]

Any specific budget?

Made a 1K Pound build (assuming Pounds because your location is England).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£79.55 @ More Computers)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£97.31 @ Scan.co.uk)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card  (£319.37 @ Amazon UK)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£72.48 @ Aria PC)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£52.94 @ Aria PC)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.16 @ CCL Computers)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £997.11

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 21:59 BST+0100

Would spend less on the case and put a little more to the gpu or cpu.

[hypnodog]

Would spend less on the case and put a little more to the gpu or cpu.

Better? It's a bit more money but has more GPU performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£79.55 @ More Computers)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£97.31 @ Scan.co.uk)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 4GB AMP! Edition Video Card  (£428.50 @ Ebuyer)

Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£41.23 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£52.94 @ Aria PC)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.16 @ CCL Computers)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £1074.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 22:38 BST+0100

[Starelementpoke]

Better? It's a bit more money but has more GPU performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£179.99 @ Amazon UK)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£79.55 @ More Computers)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£97.31 @ Scan.co.uk)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£58.98 @ Amazon UK)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 4GB AMP! Edition Video Card  (£428.50 @ Ebuyer)

Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£41.23 @ Amazon UK)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£52.94 @ Aria PC)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.16 @ CCL Computers)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£75.34 @ CCL Computers)

Total: £1074.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 22:38 BST+0100

I don't think the 980 is that much better than the 290x, but i might be wrong.

[Blebekblebek]

for project cars I think it safe bet to use nvidia instead amd gpu

[Starelementpoke]

for project cars I think it safe bet to use nvidia instead amd gpu

Is it nividia optimized?

[Blebekblebek]

go read user reviews

http://store.steampowered.com/app/234630/

 

it's been viral since it first came out (and also witcher 3)

[Starelementpoke]

Holy crap, even with nivida cards it doesn't seem to run very well.

[Guest Strangerbob]

Why do people recomend K cpu and Z board?

 

I didnt see the OP stating he even wants to waste money for no reason by overclocking.

[vampre1122]

Why do people recomend K cpu and Z board?

 

I didnt see the OP stating he even wants to waste money for no reason by overclocking.

 

Probably won't be overclocking it until it becomes necessary.

 

As for a budget - Around £1000 would be good.

 

Also, other games like iRacing and Grid will be played. Other games might be played on the obutto, but it will be rare considering I already have my mega PC with it's 3 980s and a 5930k

[Guest Strangerbob]

Probably won't be overclocking it until it becomes necessary.

 

As for a budget - Around £1000 would be good.

 

Also, other games like iRacing and Grid will be played. Other games might be played on the obutto, but it will be rare considering I already have my mega PC with it's 3 980s and a 5930k

 

An i5-4460 is the max you need. It gives 98% of the cpu performance you can get today for gaming. The remaining 2 % are very expensive and time consuming undertaking.

+ aftermarket cooler, 8gigs most basic 1600mhz ram (intel cpus cant use more mhz), bronze rated PSU at least, cheapest mobo to hold it all together.

 

+ a working freesync or gsync loop on an appropriate monitor + video card = thats the best you can do, i recomend the LG 29um67 and the cheapest 290 - that will far surpass the gaming xp than the quad titan systems of other people which are run on some crappy small TN monitor.

[vampre1122]

An i5-4460 is the max you need. It gives 98% of the cpu performance you can get today for gaming. The remaining 2 % are very expensive and time consuming undertaking.

+ aftermarket cooler, 8gigs most basic 1600mhz ram (intel cpus cant use more mhz), bronze rated PSU at least, cheapest mobo to hold it all together.

 

+ a working freesync or gsync loop on an appropriate monitor + video card = thats the best you can do, i recomend the LG 29um67 and the cheapest 290 - that will far surpass the gaming xp than the quad titan systems of other people which are run on some crappy small TN monitor.

I will probably go for a Nvidia GPU like the 970 due to their lower power draw and heat output, especially if I make it in an MAtx case.

 

I will also go for a 4690k and a Noctua Cooler, either the l9i, or the u12s

 

The LG monitor won't work as the obutto only supports up to 3 24 inch monitors.

[asusfan]

Need a PC for 3 1080p monitors in surround.

Cost needs to be as low as possible but needs to play the games such as project cars at 60 fps.

Peripherals not needed.

OS is needed.

so is this for you? i mean i am looking at the specs of a computer in your signature and it looks like a powerhouse. 

if your running triple screen then a gpu with a lot of onboard ram is best, maybe a Titan X but that costs a lot. or at least 4 gig of onboard ram. 

an i7 cpu would be good. 

for dirt cheap you could also use a FX8350 and a R9 290 gpu, then again you could build a i5 build for similar price. how much is cheap as possible? 

look at getting a SSHD for cost saving and it also will boot windows fast. 

we need more info like form factor, colour scheme, exact budget, AMD or Intel, Nvidia or AMD etc