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My friend is looking into getting a new PC for gaming, he wants to be able to run dark souls 3 (when it comes out), dayZ, PoE and other games on 60 frames high / ultra setting 500gb Hard drive, it's mostly going to be used just for gaming, so decent processor, ram and card. 

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Just now, Arixl said:

My friend is looking into getting a new PC for gaming, he wants to be able to run dark souls 3 (when it comes out), dayZ, PoE and other games on 60 frames high / ultra setting 500gb Hard drive, it's mostly going to be used just for gaming, so decent processor, ram and card. 

is there any old parts he is going to re-use or an entire new pc

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

is there any old parts he is going to re-use or an entire new pc

No, his old machine was a laptop, and he wants a desktop.

 

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Just now, Arixl said:

No, his old machine was a laptop, and he wants a desktop.

full pc? monitor? keyboard mouse? windows? or just the tower

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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9 minutes ago, Arixl said:

My friend is looking into getting a new PC for gaming, he wants to be able to run dark souls 3 (when it comes out), dayZ, PoE and other games on 60 frames high / ultra setting 500gb Hard drive, it's mostly going to be used just for gaming, so decent processor, ram and card. 

what resultion 4k,2k,1080P

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3 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

full pc? monitor? keyboard mouse? windows? or just the tower

Just the tower please <3

2 minutes ago, Jer45 said:

what resultion 4k,2k,1080P

Just 1080P

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14 minutes ago, Arixl said:

My friend is looking into getting a new PC for gaming, he wants to be able to run dark souls 3 (when it comes out), dayZ, PoE and other games on 60 frames high / ultra setting 500gb Hard drive, it's mostly going to be used just for gaming, so decent processor, ram and card. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4NvNXL

this thing is badass

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Just the tower please <3

Just 1080P

slightly overkill for 1080p, but future compatibility amirite

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z8JRjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z8JRjX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($349.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($172.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($653.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1791.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 23:41 EDT-0400

 

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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Just now, Jer45 said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4NvNXL

this thing is badass

yea but there are things that can be improved

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1) that motherboard is overkill, there's no price for it now but its overpriced

2) 1tb drives's value isnt that great, 2tb or 3 tb is better

3) the 980 isnt a great value card, its sort of in between

4) the psu is overkill and overpriced

 

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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9 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

slightly overkill for 1080p, but future compatibility amirite

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z8JRjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Z8JRjX/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($349.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($172.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($653.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1791.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 23:41 EDT-0400

 

Yea just not sure how much a 2k or 4k monitor is 1080 should be fine if you can make it cheaper than by all means do it. <3

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Just now, Arixl said:

Yea just not sure how much a 2k or 4k monitor is

by 2k you mean 1440p?

1440p screens are starting to get affordable now, prices are near similar to 1080p panels :P

4k on the other hand is still up there lol

i wouldnt recommend gaming on 4k anyway, the fps is horribad on one gpu now and two gpu just sucks

sucks while you stutter yourself to death in game and sucks money out of your wallet

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

by 2k you mean 1440p?

1440p screens are starting to get affordable now, prices are near similar to 1080p panels :P

4k on the other hand is still up there lol

i wouldnt recommend gaming on 4k anyway, the fps is horribad on one gpu now and two gpu just sucks

sucks while you stutter yourself to death in game and sucks money out of your wallet

Man if you can do it and stay in the price that's fine go nuts 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YNpNXL This should fit your needs. If you really want to you could switch to a 980 but to me its a waste of money. (Btw its a all blacked themed build)

Reliable $550 Starter PC (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KGgpZL) *Just waiting for someone to need help with there ram so I can make a downloadmoreram.com joke*

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Man if you can do it and stay in the price that's fine go nuts 

prefer colour accuracy, or refresh rate+response time?

 

refresh rate + response time = for fast paced games like shooters

colour accuracy = for most other genre

 

colour accuracy (IPS):

the colour is accurate from most angles (duh)

slightly lower response time

good for casual gaming

fine for casual fast paced gaming (plays FPS, but casually)

 

good visuals (eye candy)

genre suitable for this type of panel: MMORPG, RPG, Visual novel and tons more

 

 

refresh rate + response time (TN):

colour is only accurate when your stare at it straight on, colours shifts slightly when you view it even slightly off angle, depends on monitor for how much it shifts

fastest response time (less delay between your action and your action being showed)

good for competitive gaming (lets you react faster than your enemies)

recommended for FPS shooters

 

good response time + comes with higher refresh rate (smoother animation)

genre suitable for this type of panel: FPS, Moba, RTS, any games that require lightning fast reaction i guess

 

typical IPS panel have 5ms response time and have a refresh rate of 60hz, fine for most people

typical TN panel have 1~2ms response time and have refresh rate of 100,120 and 144hz, good for competitive people

 

so what kind of panel do you want? LOL

#informationdump

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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Just now, FuriousGamer said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VXyysY This should fit your needs. If you really want to you could switch to a 980 but to me its a waste of money. (Btw its a all blacked themed build)

close! but there're still things you can improve ;)

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1) an average consumer doesnt need wd black, only those professional content creators who use the disk as a scratch disk does, though they use SSDs now

2) the gigabyte r9 390 isnt that great, though i myself dont mind the slight difference between brands of gpus

3) that power supply is "okay", there are better ones out there, you can check this list to find out more about power supplies

its good to learn, i myself learnt how to build system like this and by watching other people on this forum xD 

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

close! but there're still things you can improve ;)

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1) an average consumer doesnt need wd black, only those professional content creators who use the disk as a scratch disk does, though they use SSDs now

2) the gigabyte r9 390 isnt that great, though i myself dont mind the slight difference between brands of gpus

3) that power supply is "okay", there are better ones out there, you can check this list to find out more about power supplies

its good to learn, i myself learnt how to build system like this and by watching other people on this forum xD 

Hm what could I improve on?

Reliable $550 Starter PC (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KGgpZL) *Just waiting for someone to need help with there ram so I can make a downloadmoreram.com joke*

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Just now, FuriousGamer said:

Hm what could I improve on?

well the wd black can be swapped for a seagate barracuda

the gigabyte r9 390 can be swapped for a sapphire/msi/xfx r9 390, though it doesnt really make much of a difference really

and the power supply is "okay" like i mentioned, you can check out the list i linked in my previous post to read more about psu tier

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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