What can I build with an Intel i7 3770s and a 4K monitor

[Tanio]

Hello Everyone,

 

I would like to build a gaming machine to be able to support a 4K monitor

I have watched already the video where linus build a PC to support a 4K monitor but it is a bit too expensive

Here my requirements

• I do not want to spend too much. My budget is around 500£ (british pounds) which is about 720 dollars.
• I have already a CPU I can reuse. It is a intel i7 3770s LGA 1155. Unfortunately it is an old CPU so I need to find motherboards compatible with this cpu

Therefore I have 700 dollars to build a pc around that processor.

My only requirements is that I would like to play games on a 40 inch 4k display 60hz without problems

 

How can I use my budget efficiently to build the most affordable machine that does the job

 

Thank you for your help 

 

 

[Str_Mape]

You'd want to look at something like this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770S 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor 
Motherboard: ASRock Q77M vPro Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (£79.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£27.28 @ Novatech) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Novatech) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£257.28 @ Aria PC) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  (£24.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£63.48 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £491.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-16 21:52 GMT+0000

[TheRandomness]

Don't plan on playing games at said 4K res, you need things like Fury nanos and 980s to get decent frames at that res.

[ivan134]

You can't do that with that budget, and even for people who can afford it, 4k is not viable right now, unless you're stritcly playing older games. 1440p is also a good resolution to play at and @Str_Mape's build is a good place to start.

[Tanio]

Let's ask it in this way. What is the min specs required to play games on a 40 inch 4K screen 

 

This is the screen

 

PHILIPS Brilliance BDM4065UC Ultra HD 40" LED Monitor with MHL

Product code: 128205

 

 

 

 

Product features

• 3840 x 2160 Ultra HD
• Inputs: HDMI & VGA & DisplayPort
• Built-in speakers
• Mobile High Definition Link (MHL)
• Wall mountable

[Low_Battery]

3 hours ago, Tanio said:

Let's ask it in this way. What is the min specs required to play games on a 40 inch 4K screen 

 

This is the screen

*snip*

At minimum, in order to maintain 60 fps at max settings, you need AT LEAST a high end 980ti or two 970s in sli, which is still not going to give you a full 60fps in every game.  Consequently, your entire budget would be eaten up by just the GPU(s), and therefore cannot be done.  You would need to turn down the settings, but that pretty much defeats the purpose, and should instead go with a 1440p monitor.

 

However, if you already own the monitor, and are trying to build a system to use with it, but not necessarily to its full capacity, it can be done....  For example, you could build a system with one 970 which will let you play some games in 1440p, and some in 1080p, and eventually add another 970 down the road (or comparable AMD card).  But based on your initial statement of 'able to play at 4k with a 60hz monitor without problems,' it doesn't sound like that is what you are looking for....