construct a gaming cpu.

[meyo]

Hi linustechtips. I wanna ask that i want to build a gaming cpu having geforce titan x 12gb gpu. What other compos like ram, processor, motherboard, cooling sys etc shud i choose so that i cn exp best gaming effects.. also i m in a gr8 ambiguity. I saw amd's fx8350 octa cored processor very less exp then intel's octa cored processor... cn i use amd's processor with titan x .....? Pls help me ......

[Khajiit Dealer]

I would highly recommend an i7 6700k or i7 5820k if you're using the rig for gaming. 

[Stardar1]

welcome to the forum, please follow your topics and use http://pcpartpicker.com/ where applicable.

 

i belive you mean to say Computer, CPU stands for central processing unit, AKA the processor

[juretrn]

Do you mean a gaming (desktop) computer?

And why would you want a Titan X? That is just pointless. Or do you have infinite money to spend?

What is your budget? 

will you use your PC for anything else?

[BarneyInMatrix]

6700k with a z170 mobo(get an asus or msi one).

For ram 16gb ddr4 is good

For cooling you can do a custom loop or just get a kraken x61 or h110 gtx or something similar

 

 

The fx cpu's are outdated. Don't use amd unless you're doing a budget rendering build

[PlayStation 2]

big ass budget rigs aren't cool tho

it's fun to see the $350 rigs 

[meyo]

if titan x is not good then what shud i do..... coz titan x is the most powerful if i m not wrong....

[meyo]

what other alternatives shud i try for awesome extreme level gaming exp.....

[meyo]

so is titan x useless.... ?

[stconquest]

if titan x is not good then what shud i do..... coz titan x is the most powerful if i m not wrong....

 

The 980Ti is faster a lot of the time.  The TitanX has a reference cooler on it, the 980Ti is made my many companies with different coolers... some are even water cooled.  For gaming the 980Ti, will outperform the TitanX some of the time... and it is $350 cheaper.

[meyo]

2000 usd

[Mohenjo]

welcome to the forum, please follow your topics and use http://pcpartpicker.com/ where applicable.

 

i belive you mean to say Computer, CPU stands for central processing unit, AKA the processor

places like india actually call it CPU but yea most people call them PCs

[Mohenjo]

so is titan x useless.... ?

The titan X isnt useless. it just costs to much. let me explain imagine the titan X and 980 ti are cake. the titan x cake is 100 dollars but you get 100 percent of the cake. the 980 ti cake is only 50 dollars but you get 95 percent of the cake. the 5 percent of cake isnt worth the extra 50 dollars 

[meyo]

places like india actually call it CPU but yea most people call them PCs

Yess I'm from India. 18..

[crystal6tak]

Hi linustechtips. I wanna ask that i want to build a gaming cpu having geforce titan x 12gb gpu. What other compos like ram, processor, motherboard, cooling sys etc shud i choose so that i cn exp best gaming effects.. also i m in a gr8 ambiguity. I saw amd's fx8350 octa cored processor very less exp then intel's octa cored processor... cn i use amd's processor with titan x .....? Pls help me ......

First off, please try to at least write properly. You'll receive more help that way.

 

As to answer your question, erm, it'll be best if you gave us a budget (so how much you're willing to spend), and someone here may help construct a build for you. That'll be the quickest way to solve your problem but from your question it seems like you want to learn so I guess I'll give you a few info.

 

1.) CPU means Central Processing Unit. It's the chip. Not the abbreviation for computer.

 

2.) Titan X may be the most powerful GPU, but it is not what you want for the sole purpose of gaming. It has extra features only media producer would use and therefore useless for gamers. The highest end gaming GPU would be the 980 Ti. It lacks the extra features but is much cheaper. The Titan X and 980 Ti performs the same in games.

 

3.) CPU cores are not built the same (Their architectures are different). Meaning it's possible for an AMD core and an Intel core to perform differently. As of today, a current Intel core (skylake) is roughtly twice as powerful as an AMD core (piledriver). So an FX 8350 (octacore) would, in best case scenario, perform as well as an i5-6400 (quad core).

 

4.) Now that you understand point four. You must understand, currently, most games likes 2-4 cores. Meaning it'll use two to four cores before not using any more cores. So, assuming all cores are the same, a 24 core CPU would perform the same as a 4 core CPU if the game only uses up to 4 cores. What this means to you is that for gaming, currently, intel CPU are the better choice as games would run faster than AMD CPU.

 

Feel free to ask anymore questions!

[AverageHardware]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.66 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.20 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1763.13

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 15:01 EDT-0400

[Andrew Storlie]

so is titan x useless.... ?

Yes titan x is useless, as soon as the 980ti came out the titan x lost all respect, and on top of that titan x only comes with reference design while the 980ti comes in multiple custom pcbs for better power, cooler, more quiet... go on youtube and look up 980ti vs titan x.

[stconquest]

2000 usd

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($669.99 @ Amazon)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($103.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($141.98 @ Newegg)  <<Ready for a second GTX 980Ti

Total: $1479.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 15:01 EDT-0400

[FuzzyYellow]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.68 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($624.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.80 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Acer XB240H ABPR 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($349.99 @ Micro Center) 

Total: $1983.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 15:02 EDT-0400

[meyo]

Yes titan x is useless, as soon as the 980ti came out the titan x lost all respect, and on top of that titan x only comes with reference design while the 980ti comes in multiple custom pcbs for better power, cooler, more quiet... go on youtube and look up 980ti vs titan x.

Now I am realising what a big mistake i was doing.......

[juretrn]

Now I am realising what a big mistake i was doing.......

Hey, that's why we're here!

[crystal6tak]

Here's my take:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($312.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

(About the best CPU you can get for gaming)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($91.98 @ OutletPC) 

(Honestly I don't like AIO water cooler. There's a chance they can fail and be quite catastrophic. But a lump of metal would never fail)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

(Can SLI. Can overclock.)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 

(One of the cheapest price to gigabyte ratio while looking cool and hey, 1866, why not)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.49 @ OutletPC) 

(For boot and storing games and current stuff)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz) 

(For archiving stuff)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

(EVGA is a reputable brand for Nvidia and their ACX 2 has nice reviews. Should be good)

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ NCIX US) 

(Personal preference, use your own case if you want)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.50 @ SuperBiiz) 

(Has enough juice to SLI 980 ti. 80+ bronze. Semi modular. Not extremely expensive. Good enough)

Total: $1561.28

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-28 15:25 EDT-0400

[meyo]

Hey, that's why we're here!

And so i ve joined... now i can easily throw my doubts in all these things....

[meyo]

Some of the friends told me to watch the videos ft. Titan x and 980ti... i will definitely watch those videos.

[meyo]

There is one more thing i want to ask... for gaming purpose intel skylake i7 6700k is good??... or intel i7 4970k .. both r quad cored... but only diff is former is a 6th gen processor... help me