PC Rebuild

[Nena Trinity]

1 minute ago, Littlelaner said:

I was thinking of an i7 6700 (locked) because I do not do much overclocking (maybe I should with my current cpu). But I guess I will wait for zen to come out and see what comes of that. 

Zen will come next year and have 8-cores & 16-threads! :Q

[LotMonkey]

16 hours ago, Littlelaner said:

Do you think so? Would definitely be in favor of spending as little as possible. Which card do you think I should go with and how high end could I go without the CPU bottlenecking my system? Also do you have any rough idea as to what the difference in performance would be if I upgraded my whole system as opposed to just the graphics card? 

Hey, sorry if I am late to the party  There are a few things I always use to decide on kit.....like your new GPU / CPU!

First one is future proofing - How deep is your wallet, just buy the best you can???

OR

The second is requirement - this is how to pull back the spending, what do you actually need? 

For example my gaming machine is a few years old now and I am still using a GTX 660 TI twin frozr.

The 600 series was current when I got it but there were "better" cards in that range, but it is still going strong, 5 years later!

The last one is more a way to think of it all lol - Hardware companies want you to buy newer gear because it makes them money but Game companies also want you to play their games because it makes money so, all current hardware will run 95% of current games because if it didn't you wouldn't play their games and or buy their hardware. 

Anyway, hope that helps, sorry if i am talking poo!

 

P.S. I would go for the 1060 and an SSD! the only bottle neck I have ever had is disk speed...SSD for the win!  

[Littlelaner]

Just now, Nena360 said:

Zen will come next year and have 8-cores & 16-threads! :Q

Maybe that will be the way to go then, seems like I should definitely wait to see for that upgrade.

[Nena Trinity]

Just now, Littlelaner said:

Maybe that will be the way to go then, seems like I should definitely wait to see for that upgrade.

Sadly no clue on price, also a SSD may be tempting?

[Littlelaner]

1 minute ago, LotMonkey said:

Hey, sorry if I am late to the party  There are a few things I always use to decide on kit.....like your new GPU / CPU!

First one is future proofing - How deep is your wallet, just buy the best you can???

OR

The second is requirement - this is how to pull back the spending, what do you actually need? 

For example my gaming machine is a few years old now and I am still using a GTX 660 TI twin frozr.

The 600 series was current when I got it but there were "better" cards in that range, but it is still going strong, 5 years later!

The last one is more a way to think of it all lol - Hardware companies want you to buy newer gear because it makes them money but Game companies also want you to play their games because it makes money so, all current hardware will run 95% of current games because if it didn't you wouldn't play their games and or buy their hardware. 

Anyway, hope that helps, sorry if i am talking poo!

 

P.S. I would go for the 1060 and an SSD! the only bottle neck I have ever had is disk speed...SSD for the win!  

Wallet is not deep at all, worked during the summer and wanting to spend as little as possible if I can, while still getting good performance per dollar and allowing myself to upgrade in the future (realized that just buying cheap components allows you to get a taste of PC gaming, but not allowing you to fully indulge yourself in the world that is 1080p 60fps gaming). I think your decision of the 1060 is probably more like what I should do, it is cheaper and looks to still be a very solid card that should last for a while(hopefully). An SSD is something I am definitely looking into as it has been recommended a number of times on this thread and have heard nothing but positive things about owning one. 

 

For the 1060 which model do you think (or has been proven) to be the best model? I like the Asus Strix versions, but I suppose there could be much better?

[LotMonkey]

3 minutes ago, Littlelaner said:

Wallet is not deep at all, worked during the summer and wanting to spend as little as possible if I can, while still getting good performance per dollar and allowing myself to upgrade in the future (realized that just buying cheap components allows you to get a taste of PC gaming, but not allowing you to fully indulge yourself in the world that is 1080p 60fps gaming). I think your decision of the 1060 is probably more like what I should do, it is cheaper and looks to still be a very solid card that should last for a while(hopefully). An SSD is something I am definitely looking into as it has been recommended a number of times on this thread and have heard nothing but positive things about owning one. 

 

For the 1060 which model do you think (or has been proven) to be the best model? I like the Asus Strix versions, but I suppose there could be much better?

Ah that is cool, you can totally do 1080P 60FPS on a budget. 

I have an MSI twin Frozr is a solid and cool running card! (mine is a 660 ti but same difference at the time)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127965&cm_re=MSI_GeForce_GTX_1060-_-14-127-965-_-Product

With one monitor this card will run 1080 60 fps on most stuff.

Also SSD wise I would consider a bigger one maybe a 480GB or 512GB as you can install OS and then Games / Applications on it too and then chuck a HDD in if you need media storage Music, photos and that.

 

[Littlelaner]

2 minutes ago, LotMonkey said:

Ah that is cool, you can totally do 1080P 60FPS on a budget. 

I have an MSI twin Frozr is a solid and cool running card! (mine is a 660 ti but same difference at the time)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127965&cm_re=MSI_GeForce_GTX_1060-_-14-127-965-_-Product

With one monitor this card will run 1080 60 fps on most stuff.

Also SSD wise I would consider a bigger one maybe a 480GB or 512GB as you can install OS and then Games / Applications on it too and then chuck a HDD in if you need media storage Music, photos and that.

 

That card looks very nice, and I have heard the MSI afterburner features are very nice. Think this one may be it. 

[LotMonkey]

2 minutes ago, Littlelaner said:

That card looks very nice, and I have heard the MSI afterburner features are very nice. Think this one may be it. 

Yeah Afterburner is awesome for managing fan speeds and GPU temps, you can even run custom fan curves and stuff its full on but cool. 

Also added bonus there is a free little app called SpeedFan, http://filehippo.com/download_speedfan/ you should download it and run it once you have built the machine. It gives system specs, fan speeds, temps everything. It can be used to control fans too but I would use it to monitor the PC make sure it isnt heat spiking and bottlenecking anywhere! 

[Littlelaner]

24 minutes ago, LotMonkey said:

Yeah Afterburner is awesome for managing fan speeds and GPU temps, you can even run custom fan curves and stuff its full on but cool. 

Also added bonus there is a free little app called SpeedFan, http://filehippo.com/download_speedfan/ you should download it and run it once you have built the machine. It gives system specs, fan speeds, temps everything. It can be used to control fans too but I would use it to monitor the PC make sure it isnt heat spiking and bottlenecking anywhere! 

Thanks for showing me that, will definitely use that once the machine is built, looks like I could be waiting awhile as the GPU is currently sold out, but will totally buy when I can. 

[LotMonkey]

4 minutes ago, Littlelaner said:

Thanks for showing me that, will definitely use that once the machine is built, looks like I could be waiting awhile as the GPU is currently sold out, but will totally buy when I can. 

No Worries, Happy to help! 

Also might be worth checking this out instead, i saw it was sold out after i posted it *face Palm*

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137018&cm_re=MSI_GeForce_GTX_1060-_-14-137-018-_-Product

 

It is actually a better card for $30.00 more??

[Littlelaner]

17 minutes ago, LotMonkey said:

No Worries, Happy to help! 

Also might be worth checking this out instead, i saw it was sold out after i posted it *face Palm*

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137018&cm_re=MSI_GeForce_GTX_1060-_-14-137-018-_-Product

 

It is actually a better card for $30.00 more??

Well then lets go with that one.