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dchurchw
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Your going to bottle neck a ton. budget and 4k dont really mix.. Whats your max budget?

TX10 Build Log: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/456229-tx10-build-log/

Case: TX10-D   Proccessor: i7-5820k   MotherBoard: Asrockx99 Extreme4   Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (DDR4-2400)   GPU: Asus Strix OC 980ti   Storage: 850pro 500gb, 850pro 500gb, 850pro 256gb, WD black 16tb total, Silicon Power S60 120GB   PSU: Seasonic snow silent 1050   Monitors: Three of Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0"

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4K, 60FPS and $1000 budget don't go together.

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1005.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This would do well at 1440p max.

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card  ($629.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Total: $1238.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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The cheapest 4k build I could manage 3: 

 

UPDATE: I tweaked it 3: since its budget, no SSD.. 

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Your going to bottle neck a ton. budget and 4k dont really mix.. 

no, not at 4K (I would dare say not even at all)

 

My Xeons are at 2.8 GHz and they're from the i7-920 era. GTA V, Fallout 4, MGSV... All runs great ;)

 

 

(btw not saying I like the 8320 in this build, but it would definitely suffice)

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TRW4Hx

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TRW4Hx/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD2 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($616.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1048.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Best I could do, price wise, If you go to $1100-1150 you could get a nicer rig without to many compromises

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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Why does everyone hate 1080p so much suddenly  :mellow: 

imo, Id rather play a 60+fps with max settings at 1080p than struggling to run most titles at 30fps @ 4k.

If youve got tons of cash to burn, 4k sounds great, but like the other guys said... budget and 4k dont really work so well... at least not with smooth results. 4k really just isnt that practical ....  yet

But imo, that build you posted is a nice try. If you wanna game at 4k a 980ti is a good start...
 

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imo, Id rather play a 60+fps with max settings at 1080p than struggling to run most titles at 30fps @ 4k.

 

GTA V, FO4, and MGSV all run at 60FPS High-Very High settings on my single 980ti... and that's even with my incredibly weak CPUs

 

people seriously over exaggerate how hard 4K is to run

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this one better,skylake too but cost $60 more

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.98 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($616.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1071.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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GTA V, FO4, and MGSV all run at 60FPS High-Very High settings on my single 980ti... and that's even with my incredibly weak CPUs

 

people seriously over exaggerate how hard 4K is to run

I mean fair enough, alot of this depends on what games you play to be fair. Starcraft 2 for example, not a 'hard' game to run I suppose, but at 4k a 4v4 can be pretty intensive.

I guess what I mean is, with a single 980ti, you can confidently run any title that is out now or will be out for the foreseeable future at 1080p 6ofps+

And further more, a 980ti isnt exactly what most would consider an 'affordable' card. 960's 970's are far more commonplace from the Nvidia scene, in many cases older cards as well... you will have a fairly difficult time running games at 4k on a more reasonably priced card. I don't mean to sound like 4k is impossible; it definitely isn't, I just dont feel its nearly as practical as 1080p gaming yet... especially since (at least to my eyes) 1080p looks perfectly fine.

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