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[SamTheWelshDragon]

I've been fishing around for parts on behalf of a friend. He's shopping for a build which is both quiet and can perform well at 1080p~1440p. The system must be capable of running Grand Theft Auto V and Killing Floor 2 at a bare minimum of 60 FPS on their ultra graphics presets. Thus far I have compiled a list on PCPartPicker (http://pcpartpicker.com/list/FKzbhq) which I'm rather confident in and would like feedback on my choices. Thank you!

[Streetguru]

10 minutes ago, SamTheWelshDragon said:

I've been fishing around for parts on behalf of a friend. He's shopping for a build which is both quiet and can perform well at 1080p~1440p. The system must be capable of running Grand Theft Auto V and Killing Floor 2 at a bare minimum of 60 FPS on their ultra graphics presets. Thus far I have compiled a list on PCPartPicker (http://pcpartpicker.com/list/FKzbhq) which I'm rather confident in and would like feedback on my choices. Thank you!

The i7 6700 + budget board is a better option for performance per dollar, 8 threads at 4ghz turbo > 4 cores at 4.5ghz

 

in any case, both the 480 and 1060 are more than capable for 1080p high-ultra, though I'd stick to a 480 for free-sync savings and the future with DX12/Vulkan

 

what's his display set up?

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4Mkx6X
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/4Mkx6X/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($295.52 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $889.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 03:13 EDT-0400

[SamTheWelshDragon]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

The i7 6700 + budget board is a better option for performance per dollar, 8 threads at 4ghz turbo > 4 cores at 4.5ghz

 

in any case, wouldn't worry about playing on ultra, better off getting a $250 GPU for 1080p 60fps gaming

 

what's his display set up?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6hswwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6hswwP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($295.52 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin ECO3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($304.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $954.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 03:09 EDT-0400

Ultra is a requirement.

[Streetguru]

Just now, SamTheWelshDragon said:

Ultra is a requirement.

Edited it majorly

 

ask him to explain the major graphical differences of High vs Ultra lol

[PRTI]

A i5 6600k at @4.5 will bottleneck a GTX 1070,get a i7

[SamTheWelshDragon]

3 minutes ago, keNNySOC said:

A i5 6600k at @4.5 will bottleneck a GTX 1070,get a i7

I'm assuming you're making reference to GTA V and not in general?

[PRTI]

Just now, SamTheWelshDragon said:

I'm assuming you're making reference to GTA V and not in general?

In GTA 5 it will bottleneck 15%,in other games less,but you will need to OC it to 4.5 to minor the bottleneck,but the bottleneck will still be there,i highly recommend a i7

[SamTheWelshDragon]

2 minutes ago, keNNySOC said:

In GTA 5 it will bottleneck 15%,in other games less,but you will need to OC it to 4.5 to minor the bottleneck,but the bottleneck will still be there,i highly recommend a i7

Do you have any benchmarks to back that up?

[PRTI]

4 minutes ago, SamTheWelshDragon said:

Do you have any benchmarks to back that up?

Of course i do,if i did not i would not talk BS