i5-4460 advice

[DoctorEeevil]

First post on LTT, so please be gentle (I use r/buildapc). I have never built a computer before, and I'm planning a pc build right now. I was wondering whether an i5-4460 processor would hold up to an R9 390, and 8gb of DDR3 RAM. Would I be able to run games like Planetside 2 at ultra/60fps? I'm looking for great gaming performance, and the ability to record and edit footage from games.

[DoctorEeevil]

Forgot to say I'll be doing 1080p gaming.

[grayblizzard]

First post on LTT, so please be gentle (I use r/buildapc). I have never built a computer before, and I'm planning a pc build right now. I was wondering whether an i5-4460 processor would hold up to an R9 390, and 8gb of DDR3 RAM. Would I be able to run games like Planetside 2 at ultra/60fps? I'm looking for great gaming performance, and the ability to record and edit footage from games.

yes that is an amazing set up and would be great for almost any game at 1080p and 1440p

[don_svetlio]

it's fine for any GPU

[ThinkWithPortals]

Sounds like a great combo to me

[RyanMacRocks]

it's fine for any GPU

Definitely, might want to step up to the 4590 though, since it has a higher clock for like $10 more.

[don_svetlio]

Definitely, might want to step up to the 4590 though, since it has a higher clock for like $10 more.

100-200MHz aren't worth - no difference - mine was on sale for cheaper

[Made In Canada]

First post on LTT, so please be gentle (I use r/buildapc). I have never built a computer before, and I'm planning a pc build right now. I was wondering whether an i5-4460 processor would hold up to an R9 390, and 8gb of DDR3 RAM. Would I be able to run games like Planetside 2 at ultra/60fps? I'm looking for great gaming performance, and the ability to record and edit footage from games.

 

Forgot to say I'll be doing 1080p gaming.

Yes it would be great, however for record and editing footage i would recommend a i7 4790k, but thats if your doing a good amount of it.  The i5 non-k will be fine though.

[don_svetlio]

Yes it would be great, however for record and editing footage i would recommend a i7 4790k, but thats if your doing a good amount of it.  The i5 non-k will be fine though.

i7s are overhyped - a Xeon is better than an i7 for work

[DoctorEeevil]

Great. I was pretty sure it would work, but an employee at memory express told be I wouldn't be able to do gaming with any less than an i7. I guess he assumed I was clueless, and tried to make me buy more.

[Made In Canada]

i7s are overhyped - a Xeon is better than an i7 for work

It is, but still a good cpu, i myself am looking at getting a i5 6600k.

[don_svetlio]

It is, but still a good cpu, i myself am looking at getting a i5 6600k.

4690K will be about 70$ cheaper (even more if you re-use RAM) and will be only 9% slower

[don_svetlio]

Great. I was pretty sure it would work, but an employee at memory express told be I wouldn't be able to do gaming with any less than an i7. I guess he assumed I was clueless, and tried to make me buy more.

Employees at stores are idiots with a big mouth - avoid them.

[DoctorEeevil]

I was also wondering if someone could recommend a motherboard that can handle these parts for <$77USD/$100CAD. By the way thank you all so much for the advice! This forum is way friendlier than r/buildapc, plus you all responded crazy fast.

[Opeth747]

100-200MHz aren't worth - no difference - mine was on sale for cheaper

Yeah, I would say it is worth it. It's literally $10 more. 

[DoctorEeevil]

Employees at stores are idiots with a big mouth - avoid them.

Completely, but my memory express has a great track record, and helped me figure out my first upgrade ever, so I thought I might ask them. I'll definitely come here for future advice, especially since you don't seem to have a bunch of rules about what kind of questions I can ask.

[ThinkWithPortals]

I was also wondering if someone could recommend a motherboard that can handle these parts for <$77USD/$100CAD. By the way thank you all so much for the advice! This forum is way friendlier than r/buildapc, plus you all responded crazy fast.

Slightly over-budget, but these two are good:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97pcmate

(I assume you're from Canada, seeing as you put 100 CAD as your budget )

[DoctorEeevil]

Slightly over-budget, but these two are good:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h97pcmate

(I assume you're from Canada, seeing as you put 100 CAD as your budget )

Yeah, I am. I only realized like 3 days ago that I was WAY over budget since the Canadian dollar is worth so much less than USD. Thanks for the suggestions. I have a quick question about MOBOs. The only important things about a motherboard are the compatibilities, since its the thing that connects everything else, right? I won't lose any performance by using a cheaper MOBO?

[don_svetlio]

Yeah, I am. I only realized like 3 days ago that I was WAY over budget since the Canadian dollar is worth so much less than USD. Thanks for the suggestions. I have a quick question about MOBOs. The only important things about a motherboard are the compatibilities, since its the thing that connects everything else, right? I won't lose any performance by using a cheaper MOBO?

nope - as long as you have a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot for the GPU and the right socket for the CPU it's fine

[DoctorEeevil]

nope - as long as you have a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot for the GPU and the right socket for the CPU it's fine

And those MOBOs have those, right? I really know nothing about compatibilty.

[ThinkWithPortals]

Yeah, I am. I only realized like 3 days ago that I was WAY over budget since the Canadian dollar is worth so much less than USD. Thanks for the suggestions. I have a quick question about MOBOs. The only important things about a motherboard are the compatibilities, since its the thing that connects everything else, right? I won't lose any performance by using a cheaper MOBO?

Nope - as long as you have all the necessary connections a board will not affect performance in any measureable way AFAIK.

[don_svetlio]

And those MOBOs have those, right? I really know nothing about compatibilty.

Look up the specs

If it lists the expansion slots as having a PCIe 3.0 X16 slot then it's fine. - also check the RAM speeds for your memory and the voltages.

[DoctorEeevil]

Thanks for the help, everyone. That answered a lot of my questions. I'll be using LTT a lot more now.