What do you guys use your computers for? Is it overkill?

[remington3]

I use my PC for playing "mainstream" titles like Fallout 4, Assasians Creed, The Witcher, and Far Cry at 1440p. The only thing I would consider upgrading the graphics card (I'd get Pascal when it comes out) because I think 1440p is so worth it. I don't really think it's overkill because I spend so much time on it, but I have seen $3000-4000 CS:GO machines. I probably have to many fans, but whatever! Having a tricked out pc is awesome and I completely get it, but would you consider your computer overkill? 

p.s. anything is overkill if you put it into perspective so I guess I am asking if you fell you aren't using the money you put into the computer properly or to it's potential. 

 

Here's it is:

 

Component		Selection	Price
CPU		Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor	$329.99	Buy
CPU Cooler		Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$69.99	Buy
Motherboard		Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	$105.98	Buy
Memory		Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$44.99	Buy
		Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$44.99	Buy
Storage		Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$69.95	Buy
		Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$84.89	Buy
Video Card		EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card	$359.99	Buy
Case		Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99	Buy
Power Supply		Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$129.99	Buy
Operating System		Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)	$87.95	Buy
Case Fan		Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan	$21.95	Buy
		Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan	$21.95	Buy
		Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan	$21.95	Buy
		Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan	$21.95	Buy
Monitor		Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor	$408.00	Buy
Total:			$1914.50

[sushisharkjl]

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I don't think mine is overkill for the exact same reason as yours.

 

And I had a friend the other day (a "gamer") ask me whether or not he should get a 980Ti. 

 

He plays CS:GO exclusively.

[KE2012]

 I have a custom water loop on a 4670k and 980 all to play Age of Empires 3.  So I guess over kill? 

[Charlie27364]

Monitor seems overpriced. PSU is way overkill, get 80+ gold, platinum is still way too overpriced. Also why two different kinds of SSDs? Just get two 850 Evo's and put them in Raid 0. I would also get a 1TB Hard Drive, partition 500GB of it to backup the two 850 Evo's and use the rest of the drive (524GB) for mass storage like videos, pictures, etc. etc. that you don't need to be super fast. Also do you really need Noctua's? They're a little less than $100 in total, could just get some Enermax T.B. Silence fans, which aren't as good but are much cheaper and if you care prettier.

 

If you did everything I said you could just barely fit in a GTX 980Ti instead of a GTX 970, which is way better and will run 1440p 60fps ultra settings for the rest of it's life.

 

[DND]

I think mine is just in the normal range. The games i play most of at the moment is dota2, nba2k16. 

[Dash Lambda]

I don't believe mine is overkill because I'm compensating, and god knows that's a demanding workload.

[Djole123]

I use it for web browsing and YouTube videos.

[Marinatall_Ironside]

If you look at my ongoing build, The Storm, I will be using to play AAA games with settings as high as they can go comfortably at 4K and for digital content creation, using the GPU to do the rendering tasks. And god knows when your piece shoots past 6GB of VRAM and starts to cause issues in terms of textures failing to load, or worse, the scene not loading at all. So I plan on getting two Titan Xs (Yes you heard that right #REKT), but one for now due to budget constraints as a college student on financial aid with almost $6K for a year's worth of college. And pair that with the 6700K because the price is expected to come in the foreseeable future.

 

So mostly overkill for gaming, but not in 3D tasks

[Sanderman135]

My system is the opposite of overkill, I kinda push it a little too hard sometimes. I'm hoping to upgrade sometime soon, hopefully after AMD's zen or Nvidia's Pascal GPU's come out. 

[Sky Daddy]

overkill no, mine was purpose-built for VR

[VinsinityKT]

VM, Rendering, Editing, GTA 5. I think I'm good. I'm just addicted to premium parts.

[Lotte]

Play the occasional game, sometimes streaming, some video editing, rendering, file server, etc. Basically, I do a lot of things with a somewhat limited spec for what it is.

 

I'm trying to save up for another all around AMD build. Zen + Polaris 11, hopefully isn't wildly out of my reach. 

[Kaita]

I use mine for Final Fantasy XIV and browsing. Getting a Polaris GPU when they come out.

[AlTech]

It isn't overkill for me. I use it for AAA games, Indie games, Super light video editing, Rendering.

 

And Live Streaming and recording videos. And of course surfing the web.

 

I'm gonna hold out until 490X and then upgrade GPU. Everything else is pretty much solid (Looks at CPU *damnit i'm 1 SKU below the min VR spec*  )

[drc00k3]

Xeon E3-1220v3 and 16gb RAM, I run 2 to 10 VMs and 2+ IDEs. It seems quite underkill most of the time.

[Lethal Seraph]

Mine is definitely overkill. I built one as a all-around setup though. 

[Samsonsuperco]

I mainly use my system for web browsing, watching YouTube, GTA V, and a few other games (Spintires, Rocket League, etc.). Just about right for my use but I am looking at upgrading my CPU's to x5470's and a new GPU in the near future.

 

System

• CPUx2 Intel Xeon x5450
• MotherboardDell Precision T5400 OEM
• RAM32GB ECC DDR2 (Hynix)
• GPUEVGA GTX 750ti SC
• CaseDell Precision T5400 OEM
• Storage240gb ADATA Premier SP550 (OS, Programs, Files), 500GB WD Caviar WD5000AAKS (Games)
• PSUDell Precision T5400 OEM (875w)
• Display(s)Primary: Acer AL2016w (1680x1050), Left and Right: Gateway FPD1976W (1440x900), Extra displays around the room: 42" Vizio TV (1920x1080), Dell 1707FP (1280x1024)
• CoolingDell Precision T5400 OEM
• KeyboardLogitech G105
• MouseLogitech G502 Proteus Core
• SoundLogitech x320 and Razer Electras
• Operating SystemWindows 10 Pro x64

[ThinkWithPortals]

I use my computer to do pretty heavy gaming, web browsing, media consumption and study. I intend to take up video editing soon.

Specs in sig. I don't think it's overkill because I can probably get away with not upgrading anything but RAM and maybe CPU for about three years or so.

[D-Dos Dan]

Considering how much I use my computer (~40-70 hours a week) I can justify spending on a more expensive machine, and for the games I play, Dark souls 1 & 2, Skyrim, AC: 4, Civ V I don't think it's overkill.

[AlTech]

35 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

I use my computer to do pretty heavy gaming, web browsing, media consumption and study. I intend to take up video editing soon.

Specs in sig. I don't think it's overkill because I can probably get away with not upgrading anything but RAM and maybe CPU for about three years or so.

Been a long time since i've seen you on LTT.

[farhanorakzai]

i mainly just browse this forum, youtube, vessel and Reddit and play a game or two occasionally. probably just a little bit overkill 

[Bittenfleax]

3 hours ago, sushisharkjl said:

And I had a friend the other day (a "gamer") ask me whether or not he should get a 980Ti. 

 

He plays CS:GO exclusively.

This makes me cringe. Especially when they go out and buy 144Hz monitors as well just for CS:GO. 

[ThinkWithPortals]

11 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Been a long time since i've seen you on LTT.

Yeah, since the new update I haven't been too active. Maybe a post or two each day.

[Citadelen]

When I first got my PC I played Age of Empires 2 HD edition for ages. It didn't start to be pushed until I started to play BF4.

[Coaxialgamer]

I don't even play the newest triple a games.  Most of what i play is a couple years old! 

But i will atill be upgrading to pascal/polaris,  just because i want to crush benchmarks.