Can 860K handle 3D rendering or Oculus Rift?

[dialgarocksful]

A random thought since I'm building a 80% gaming - 20% 3D rendering PC (http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451305-2016-build-8-core-or-i5/). Consider I get an 860K, A88 motherboard, and a GTX 970 (I found out 380 Nitro has been sold out on every store in our country, which left me to go 970) for a render PC?

 

As I said on my previous thread, I will only render once or twice a week. Also, I'll be using it for weekly Twitch streams.

 

EDIT #1: A 960 or a 970 for the GPU. It will be the last piece to be bought since I can spare my currently-using HD 7750 temporarily. I just need to run the render PC asap

[Br3tt96]

3d rendering would be slow, and the oculus rift minimum requirements are more than the 860k

[PlayStation 2]

It's possible... but yeah, it's not gonna be TOO enjoyable, at least with 3D rendering.

It'll also be OK for streaming, but I would recommend for 60fps streaming to turn some settings down.

[dialgarocksful]

3d rendering would be slow, and the oculus rift minimum requirements are more than the 860k

afaik, OR's minimus is Q6600 (found the source: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/here-are-the-minimum-specs-oculus-rift-requires-re/1100-6427932/). It's recommended is i5-4590

 

 

It's possible... but yeah, it's not gonna be TOO enjoyable, at least with 3D rendering.

It'll also be OK for streaming, but I would recommend for 60fps streaming to turn some settings down.

For 3d rendering, time is not a factor. (Well I guess I hope it renders within a day, I can live with that). My streams are only for light games like Dota2, League, SimCity, and Rocket League. I only stream at 720p30 because of slow internet service we have.

[PlayStation 2]

afaik, OR's minimus is Q6600 (found the source: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/here-are-the-minimum-specs-oculus-rift-requires-re/1100-6427932/). It's recommended is i5-4590

 

 

For 3d rendering, time is not a factor. (Well I guess I hope it renders within a day, I can live with that). My streams are only for light games like Dota2, League, SimCity, and Rocket League. I only stream at 720p30 because of slow internet service we have.

Oh yeah, you can do just fine with those games.

 

860k is better than Q6600 so you're good

[Manny Calavera]

depends on game, games like indie should work fine if they are simple ( like Volo Airsport )

[dialgarocksful]

depends on game, games like indie should work fine if they are simple ( like Volo Airsport )

"My streams are only for light games like Dota2, League, SimCity, and Rocket League. I only stream at 720p30 because of slow internet service we have."

 

afaik, 860K is 7850K minus iGPU, so I guess it will work like a charm

[Manny Calavera]

"My streams are only for light games like Dota2, League, SimCity, and Rocket League. I only stream at 720p30 because of slow internet service we have."

 

afaik, 860K is 7850K minus iGPU, so I guess it will work like a charm

plus you can overclock, what cooler and mobo you have?

[dialgarocksful]

plus you can overclock, what cooler and mobo you have?

currently having a hyper t4, will get an h60 once I get the system up and running. for the mobo, I can't decide on getting an ATX or mATX A88 board

[DimasRMDO]

It can handle gaming pretty well.

For 3D and Oculus Rift, it can although it may struggle a bit/a lot.

[dialgarocksful]

It can handle gaming pretty well.

For 3D and Oculus Rift, it can although it may struggle a bit/a lot.

How will it struggle on OR? Like 10-20FPS low, or just frame drops?

[DimasRMDO]

How will it struggle on OR? Like 10-20FPS low, or just frame drops?

Depends, could be both or just one of them, but not all the time, you can still get decent fps.

But overall it should be fine.

[Manny Calavera]

currently having a hyper t4, will get an h60 once I get the system up and running. for the mobo, I can't decide on getting an ATX or mATX A88 board

wait, i thought you had a system already. if you have money for h60 you have money for better cpu aswell

[i_build_nanosuits]

Consider I get an 860K, A88 motherboard, and a GTX 970 (I found out

80$ CPU and 375$ GPU huh?! :huh:

What about NO you should not do that?

[Sauron]

Technically even a 386 can do 3d rendering given enough time. It just comes down to how long you can wait and how much you need to render.

 

Also, you should be getting a core i3 and an r9 390.

[dialgarocksful]

Technically even a 386 can do 3d rendering given enough time. It just comes down to how long you can wait and how much you need to render.

 

Also, you should be getting a core i3 and an r9 390.

R9 390 is already out of budget. I already have a choice of 6300 or 8320e for CPU.

[Sauron]

R9 390 is already out of budget. I already have a choice of 6300 or 8320e for CPU.

 

for gaming an i3 is a better choice than both of those cpus. if the 390 is more expensive than the 970 get the 970, or spend less and get an r9 290 which performs close to the 970.

[i_build_nanosuits]

R9 390 is already out of budget. I already have a choice of 6300 or 8320e for CPU.

80% gaming? something like this would be better:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $235.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 07:31 EDT-0400

[dialgarocksful]

for gaming an i3 is a better choice than both of those cpus. if the 390 is more expensive than the 970 get the 970, or spend less and get an r9 290 which performs close to the 970.

 

80% gaming? something like this would be better:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ Newegg)

Total: $235.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 07:31 EDT-0400

planning to overclock both CPUs by the time I have the VR kit. Will also do streaming twice a week at 720p30f. 

[D2ultima]

If the Occulus Rift wants 2 x 75Hz screens (or I've been hearing 2 x 90Hz lately) then the AMD chip isn't gonna cut it for many a game. High FPS is in itself CPU heavy, and 3D doesn't take that load off in the slightest. Occulus Rift isn't all that different from 3D in terms of the CPU load.

 

I would heavily suggest at least an entry-level i5. OCing the 4-core AMD chip won't even manage to hit the level of an i5.

[Sauron]

planning to overclock both CPUs by the time I have the VR kit. Will also do streaming twice a week at 720p30f. 

 

The i3 (and of course the i5 too) is faster than an overclocked 860k. The athlon is a good choice if you don't have the money, otherwise it doesn't make sense.

[dialgarocksful]

The i3 (and of course the i5 too) is faster than an overclocked 860k. The athlon is a good choice if you don't have the money, otherwise it doesn't make sense.

I mean OC'd 8320e or 6300

[Sauron]

I mean OC'd 8320e or 6300

 

Same applies when running games.

[dialgarocksful]

Same applies when running games.

How about on 3D rendering and Rift?

[Sauron]

How about on 3D rendering and Rift?

 

An overclocked 8320e would be better than an i3 and trade blows with an i5 in rendering. The oculus rift classifies as gaming, so no.