new job = new pc

[bronsonp4htdude123455]

860K bottlenecks anything above a 280, especially on CPU intensive games.

yes but the only cpu intensive game i play is dying light and i have 3 hrs in that im more interested in indie games casual shooters and tomb raider 2013 which i could max out on my old 750k

[Prysin]

yes but the only cpu intensive game i play is dying light and i have 3 hrs in that im more interested in indie games casual shooters and tomb raider 2013 which i could max out on my old 750k

if you are going with a 860k, get a GTX 960. Nvidia has better CPU overhead in their drivers which helps the 860k quite a bit.

 

Also, GTX 960 has dropped in price, some of the 2GB versions can be found for nearly 30-40 USD cheaper then 380.

 

 

Here is a build for you

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZ13 36.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($48.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($67.45 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.95 @ NCIX US)

Total: $501.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 16:02 EDT-0400

[bronsonp4htdude123455]

if you are going with a 860k, get a GTX 960. Nvidia has better CPU overhead in their drivers which helps the 860k quite a bit.

 

Also, GTX 960 has dropped in price, some of the 2GB versions can be found for nearly 30-40 USD cheaper then 380.

 

 

Here is a build for you

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling ACFZ13 36.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($23.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($48.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($67.45 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($178.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.95 @ NCIX US)

Total: $501.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 16:02 EDT-0400

im keeping the card for a while since i just game at 1080p i plan on upgrading cpu and i dont like nvida.

[Prysin]

im keeping the card for a while since i just game at 1080p i plan on upgrading cpu and i dont like nvida.

i am a AMD GPU user too, but i gotta hand it to Nvidia, their drivers got way better CPU overhead. It is noticable on lower end CPUs like the 860k

[Nena Trinity]

I love the way you think do you know how the 860k oc's? ill just do that and grab a 290/380/280x what ever i can get for the best price.

860K is good but a 280X & 380 is kinda pushing it most say a 280 or 285 is max but just do not get a 290 sure AMD does it and well this is result...

Also for OC that is luck based but some reach 4.5 others claims they reached 5.0 but that sounds a bit to high to believe when they had no proof...

Some games run fine but as you can see some will erm I guess they will struggle a bit in CPU heavy stuff.

 

860K bottlenecks anything above a 280, especially on CPU intensive games.

True that but I would grabbed a 960 for it due to risks in games such as advanced warfare where it may cause issues... (not sure if they fixed it...)

[Prysin]

860K is good but a 280X & 380 is kinda pushing it most say a 280 or 285 is max but just do not get a 290 sure AMD does it and well this is result...

Also for OC that is luck based but some reach 4.5 others claims they reached 5.0 but that sounds a bit to high to believe when they had no proof...

Some games run fine but as you can see some will erm I guess they will struggle a bit in CPU heavy stuff.

 

True that but I would grabbed a 960 for it due to risks in games such as advanced warfare where it may cause issues... (not sure if they fixed it...)

i wonder how my OC'd 7870k (860k). My 7870k (860k + iGPU) runs at 4.6GHz rock stable, havent had time to fine tune it, but it seems to struggle with 4.7GHz, could possibly get 4.65 or 4.67 at most i think... there is more headroom.

 

Even then... how would it deal with my OCd 295x2. Yes, i have a overclocked R9 295x2

 

aside from the obnoxious heatoutput and way over the top power draw.....

[Nena Trinity]

i wonder how my OC'd 7870k (860k) would deal with my OCd 295x2....

 

aside from the obnoxious heatoutput and way over the top power draw.....

You saw the result there a 7870K is a 860K without iGPU and higher clock speed.

[Prysin]

You saw the result there a 7870K is a 860K without iGPU and higher clock speed.

Didnt show the clock speeds, he kept it at stock it seems

[Nena Trinity]

Didnt show the clock speeds, he kept it at stock it seems