This is a good gaming PC the whole thing 680 bucks. Not a clue where you can buy parts but you could sell your PC to offset the price difference. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/256Cf
The 550 Watt PSU is plenty of power even for a future high end video card upgrade.
Your card and the one I suggested compared http://www.hwcompare.com/12080/radeon-hd-6770-vs-radeon-hd-7850/
Or yes you could reuse the video card, hard drive, and maybe the case. Not sure the disc drive will work it could be IDE and not a SATA, the case should work it does have like 7 slots in the back for expansion slots right? you would need to move / add more standoffs if it does. If the operating system is not 64 bit or is a OEM /big box store disc it will also need a new product code. A motherboard change means the legal end of it’s use unless you replace a failed board with the same one. Unless you have bought a retail version of windows.
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That looks like a driver issue I have never had a problem with this game with my AMD card.
First thing to do is make sure you have the direct X 9 updated.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34429
Down load the newest version of the non beta AND CCC http://support.amd.com/en-us/download
Use a driver sweeper to remove all the old driver and traces of it. Then install the new download.
If you still have problems go to the performance on CCC and up the power to +20 this is needed sometimes for high factory overclocks on cards.
PS2 also runs better on Intel and it’s not to say games only use a single core but more like you see 1 core taking a massive load with the other cores taking less. That’s why I stated the single core performance.
And as I stated above I’ll take my 3 generation old i5 2500K over anything AMD can produce in the next few years.
Out of all the games that are out you might be able to show maybe one benchmark where a AMD processor will beat a Intel i5. With the Intel having a lot slower clock speed.
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You could buy kitten video card and play the game with everything cut to low and off with something like a 900p monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102994
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Their will be no special optimization for AMD that would be a major waste of resources and man hours. If you buy a inferior product then you get inferior performance. If you buy a 8 core work processor why would you think it would perform good when single core performance is what counts? For the new AMD processors coming out Intel could not produce anything new for about 5 yeas and still lead in performance.
The new 9590 5gh processors are a joke. 220 Watt draw and 3 motherboards that they recommend ouch.
I have my i5 2500K overclocked to 5gh with a Vcore of 1.27 that’s 137 watts and pretty much this sums it up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo
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Just get the 64 bit windows install DVD, ask around if someone has it you can borrow, or download it. As long as you have your own genuine license key it will work on both the 32 or 64bit version. You just need to make sure the flavor is right like Windows home premium.
^^^^^^ This.
I know of somebody that uses a Cyberpower disc to load the operating system to get the free version of MS word and excel on every PC he builds just for a added bonus to the customers and activates it with the new disc code.
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Do you guys think it would be better to get a bad power supply and maybe look to get
Intel Core i7 4770 – 4+4 Cores @ 3.4Ghz (OC to 4.2 Ghz)
The i7 will not help much but a low quality power supply will hurt a lot.
You don’t need the XFX 850 that you picked the XFX 650 would have plenty of power. That’s a good brand choice made by Seasonic.
That PC won’t use but about 400 Watts during a full system stress test so 550/ 650 is enough overhead and the 650 will allow you to upgrade to a high end video card in the future.
RIGHT BACK to my statement here.
That is pretty much junk look for a Seasonic or XFX in the 550/650 watt range.
Main other concern is if you are buying 2 X 4GB of the memory you might be better off posting a link to where you are buying this from.
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Your UI will look like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76fSB8fjkh0
As far running it on a single 7970 yes it will run it but same answer as above not what I would do.
Here are 2 good options for Eyefinity
The first one needs a motherboard that can run 2 cards in SLI @ 8X8 speed on the PCI-E or even better if 16X16 but not at any other speed.( with either option you need a good power supply I run 2 X 6970’s on a Corsair TX 850 V2 power supply)
Lead card the monitors hook up to. (this card is easy to use 3 monitors )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202007
Slave card needs to be clocked to the same speed as the above http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202026
Single card option http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125458 This is the same as running 2 cards in one slot.
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Don’t think anyone was suggesting those cards for this build. We just got bit sidetracked as the 780ti just came out. One that note though, amd might allow 3rd party coolers in time for bf cm in which case a 290 non-ref might very well fit into this budget.
I know. I read the topic and people are saying H80i, H100i and other sort of things… It’s kind of ridiculous.
A $1400 budget is easily enough to fit in an H100. You can get high end everything with that, without really skimping anywhere.
All of that is for nothing I really don’t think he lives in the US and prices and availability are so deferent from region to region. You really cant just say this is 1500US dollars so with the currency exchange you can buy it.
My budget is around 1000-1400 USD.
He never mentioned building one.
He asked about a new desktop; we gave him new desktops. Buying a prebuilt is just a good way to throw away a couple hundred dollars.
And this will give the same performance for $400 less than you picked.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1YZ5n
16GB of memory for a gaming PC REALLY?
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The power supply: 750W PSU – X-VIPER 80+ BRONZE & 14CM Quiet Fan/Modular
From what I have heard X-Viper is heard it is not bad.
That is pretty much junk look for a Seasonic or XFX in the 550/650 watt range.
The thing to rememeber about trying to get a LGA 1150 motherboard that has x16 x16 support is that they do that via a bridge chip, that introduces a little input lag into the picture, somthing u may or may not notice. pro gamers do notice it and is why they tend ot stear clear of such things. if they really want x16 x16 they go for a LGA 2011 rig.
My issue comes down to the # of PCI-E slots and cards I need to use on my Desktop.
My HD7790
My 520x-DA 10Gb Network Adapter for my Direct connections to my ESXi host
My Intel quad 1000Pro Adapter for when I fail my desktop over for ESXi Lab work.That setup puts my Desktop in 8x/4x/4x Mode and CRUSHES the performance on the GPU/CPU.
Remove both the Network Cards and Boom almost perfect Performance.
That sounds like you had no clue what to look for when buying your motherboard. All of the specs for the G45 motherboard are clearly listed. With what you have you clearly need something like this that would run 16×8×8 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131998
That motherboard will also run at a true 16×16.
I don’t think he’s going to be doing anything but gaming,
He can add a network card in a pci lane or dongle or power line.
Your throwing stuff in that was never mentioned by the OP
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All of that is for nothing I really don’t think he lives in the US and prices and availability are so deferent from region to region. You really cant just say this is 1500US dollars so with the currency exchange you can buy it.
He never mentioned building one.
Didn’t think about it being prebuild if it is make sure they use a high quality power supply and not a low quality fire hazard. Maybe you should list that also.
How I normally run:
http://i.imgur.com/9dOOE5a.jpg~12-17, ~15 average
Fly’s post:
http://i.imgur.com/478yyWO.jpgLike 21-27, pretty jumpy.
Fly’s normal settings:
http://i.imgur.com/iuzcZaw.jpg31-36, usually 34/35.
I realized that I had the window in the middle instead of off to the side at the last one, so I can retake them later if you guys want. I’d do it now, but no time. It didn’t really change the framerate at all, though.
I just noticed the PC in your siggy. That’s a very good budget setup, can you WVW on that? I’m thinking of a similar PC for my son i3 3240, B75 MB, Seasonic 430 PSU, and a 650ti boost, 900p TV he already uses for a monitor.
Sorry to get off topic.
Short answer 0 difference.
Longer answer z87 chipset, YES holds memory YES, PCI-E 3.0 YES, you could spend $200 more on the motherboard and get 0 FPS increase.
With what you are getting it will run the game about as good as it will run.
For over 60FPS not really going to happen no matter what you buy. But you will play the game just as good as anybody else.
The video card will not be the problem this game is just bad/kitten the CPU your getting is about the best you can really get without spending a SL of more money or very little performance gains.
If your going to spend any more money on it up the video card to a 770 for other games.
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You can bend this so many different ways it’s crazy.
Example lets look and another game and a simple i3 2120 beats the 8350
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-processor-frame-rate-performance,3427-6.html
Something simple to look at is single thread performance which nobody will say a AMD can match a Intel. 8350 vs a simple i3 2100 the 2100 has a 30% slower clock speed but is still 4% faster at single core performance. http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i3-2100-vs-AMD-FX-8350
Now against a 4670K where the prices are similar http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-vs-AMD-FX-8350
For overall performance in gaming the Intel is the way to go now if you hand pick a game or 2 you could say the 8350 is the way to go but who only plays one or 2 games and don’t switch a year or so down the road?
As long as most games are more single core dependent as are 99.% of them, meaning a single core loaded 90% or so and the rest less than 60% again Intel is the way to go.
Their not really going to start making games that will put them out of a lot of their customers by demanding you have 8 cores which in the case of the 8350 is not a true 8 core since 2 cores share the same resources.
If it came down to that everybody would need to buy a $500 six core processor from Intel to get the best performance.
This is in no way a hit on AMD they had good stuff in the day but have since pretty much just gave up trying to compete and are now looking at their APU processors to try and take a different market. Look at their A10’s for about $500 you can build a decent gaming PC , or buy a 750K and pair it with a 7850 video card and play most games with very good performance.
This is my take on 99% of all the new games that will be released.
We have millions of dollars in this already lets release it and get the money back (coming from the investors) The developers say the game is not ready is poorly optimized and has to many bugs. Investors say roll it out we will fix the bugs later and then optimize. So after that you get a game that has so many bugs they chase their tells fixing this and that and breaking something along the way so the game never gets optimized.
“I apologize for my tone, ANet.”
Sorry, guys! I never asked for your help. This was directed towards the company, not you. But ’preciate the input, even if it was completely useless.
Heat throttles down performance, rebooting clears the heat, the heat builds back up, PC throttles again killing performance.
550ti TDP is only 115 watts or so but that has nothing to do with having a cheap low quality power supply that can’t keep stable volts when under some load or just going bad.
It’s not the game crashing your drivers it’s your drivers crashing. Never figured out why people would SLI 2 cheap cards instead of just buying one good card. Without having the problems of SLI and bad scaling in some games.
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This is a nobrainer cheap / under volted / going bad power supply.
Heat will throttle down the video card and give bad performance first.
The power supply will crash or restart the PC.
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Looking at your pick of task manager this looks normal to me if you look at the first CPU core it very close to maxed out and the rest are lower thus the 55% being used, it gives the percent of the total processor. For the video card why would it be higher if the CPU is doing all it can pretty much. It will only use as much power as it needs to process what it’s receiving.
These a few of the main parts I plan to get on the upcoming Cyber Monday(Black Friday for online Electronics, mainly an American thing). Just seeing if anyone thinks it’s a well rounded setup.
This will be my first Intel build, deciding on GPU closer to build date and my current PSU is more than enough for the new build.
Mobo – http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
CPU – http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
RAM – http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231666
SSD – http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AT0UP5909
The memory is over the top the Intel will only use 1600MHz unless it’s overclocked and the 1.65 volt memory is not made for Intel you wont 1.5 volt memory. Just get the 1600 MHz of the same memory with the tighter 9-9-9-24 timmings that’s 1.5 volt.
The game can not reboot your PC a cheap out of spec power supply will when it’s low quality and the volts for the motherboard are not stable when stressed. Now for the other games don’t do this. Other games are not pushing the PC like this one is processor wise.
Heat, poor power supply,
It helps to list the hardware that you are using.
I have a 1K PSU because it’s a Rosewill Lightning. It’s got all sorts of neat lighting on it and the cabling is great, not to mention I have two 7970s, 2×2TB HDD and SSD along currently with a 125 watt processor. Giving dat headroom. I read that the intel i7 4770K has around 50+% more single threaded performance so going off that compared to my current FPS, I can see an increase happening. I also plan to try and crank the i7 up to 4.5GHz at least. (plus the 1K was a steal at 180 dollars)
ya but the thing is you want double float precision to be better for gaming as its going to be working on the render of the scene , single isn’t as important and tbh is why a 8350 from the last time i was on gw2 would destroy intel cpu’s this is pre haswell mind you and im sure the game has had several updates since but your honestly not going to see any improvement playing most games.Then the fact next gen systems are using amd hardware id stick with amd hardware since they will be better optimized for games in a year or two a 4770k is a big waste of money you could put that $600-800 towards a lot of other pc gear and what kind of motherboard is with your 8350 , if you were dead set on upgrading wait another year or so for amd to release new cpu’s its about time for them to upgrade anyway waste of money for a 4770k
This is pretty much 100% wrong. The new PS consoles are using the AMD crap because their very cheap making their profit margine higher.
They are also going to use some cores for different parts of the game not just for the processing part like a PC will do.
AMD is so far behind on the performance side of things they pretty much have just gave up. Yes you can hand pick a program that will run with a Intel but just for raw performance it’s not even close.
The 8350 is 8 cores but 2 cores share the same lanes so it’s not a true 8 core processor.
I still have a old i5 2500K processor that will out perform any AMD in gaming overclocks like a beast current settings are 5.0GHz 1.25 volts 100% stable temps are very low max I have got running prime 95 are 76C using a H100 with 4X110 CFM fans.
The 3570K and the Z75 motherboard are really hard to beat for less than $300
They will allow for a very decent overclock and for this game the clock speed and a Intell processor is the only way to go.
You can get by with about any video card (made for gaming) but the demands placed on the processor are killer.
Search gaming desktop at bestbuy.com… I just bought one of the ibuypower gaming pc for around $680’ 3.5 ghz and 4.1 ghz with turbo core, windows 8 not sure about the graphic card cause imma swap mu gtx 560 kitten the new pc, should run better. Comes with gaming keyboard and mouse. Check it out.
I hope you have a new power supply to put in their because the one they use will never power a 560ti They use the cheapest crap they can have made for them. Also when you take the side of the casse off to install the video card their a seal on the back of the case you just voided your warranty.
If you could up the budget to $700 you could get a i5 3570K processor.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QEKg
Before you overclock the processor you would still need to add this.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005O65JXI/?tag=pcpapi-20
Simple answer if you already have a i5 no.
For more of a answer what i5 and motherboard you have would be needed.
Processor speed is needed and for the best results a Intel the hyperthreading of the i7 is not you answer.
You could change some of the game settings for better performance.
Buy a decent CPU cooler like a hyper 212 if it will fit inside your case and overclock your CPU to about 3.5 and save more money till you can buy what the above recomended (keep all the hardware that comes with the CPU cooler to reuse on the Intel chip)
Option 2 buy the CPU cooler and a FX 6350 and overclock it to about 4.5 (check the GB site to make sure your board will support the 6350 you might need to update the BOIS frst) This will not perform as well as the frst option but better than you have.
If you have a 32 bit operating system their no reason to add more memory, if you have a 64 bit then yes you could add 2 more sticks of the same memory you already have.
With the motherboard you have their no reason to buy a K series processor as you can’t overclock anyhow with a H67 board.
Their no reason to get a i7 processor wth the price differance over a i5 for a extra 1 or 2 FPS.
Your cheapest option would be to get a i5 2500 or a i5 3570 procerssor the 3570 might require you to update the BIOS on the motherboard first before installing it.
Processors that your motherboard will support. http://support.asus.com/Cpusupport/List.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=P8H67-M%20PRO
A decent upgrade to the video card would be a 7850 with it drawing less watts from the power supply than the GTX460 so no worries their. http://www.hwcompare.com/12060/geforce-gtx-460-vs-radeon-hd-7850/
Of course a new motherboard and a processor that can be overclocked would be best for this game. To do that right you would need to buy a new operating system also unless you have a retail version.
I would stay away from the Corsair CX series power supplies and buy a good power supply. The CX series are made by Channel Well not by Seasonic that Corsair got their good rep selling. It only has a 3 year warranty for a reason, the ones that were made by seasonic had a 5 year warranty.
Use a power caluclator then pick the power supply the PC you listed will pull less that 400 Watts during a full system stress test. 550 to 600 Watts is pleanty of power.
http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
Before I spent the extra money on the 4GB video card I would upgrade the processor to the 3570 or change the board and get the 4670 unless your going to be running a very high resolution monitor.
I still like windows 7 and have used both. It will be supported a long time you can still use XP.
XP is far behind Vista/7/8 in terms of features. As for 7 keeping up with 8, it’s already not getting DX 11.1. Really, getting an OS that’s a version old is just a foolish enterprise in any sense.
As for the build, there’s no reason to spend that much on an air cooler, go for water. Also, games are already taking advantage of more then 4 cores. Crysis 3 did, BF4 will. At this point in time, an i7 is looking like a good buy. For ram, there’s no reason not to go for 16 with that sort of budget. Even if it’s not really useful now, this sort of PC will easily last 5~7 years, when 16 gigs of ram will be nice.
To clear this up some here is crysis 3 note the performance of the lower clocked i5 3550 compaired to the hex core 3960x it’s a whopping 2 FPS that could be the differance in the clock speed.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crysis-3-performance-benchmark-gaming,3451-8.html
For windows 8 alot of people like me hate it. Games are still made in directX 9 the last time I checked and from this they will move to direct X 10 but not higher for a long time. http://www.netquake.net/2012/11/no-directx-11-1-support-for-windows-7/
And again on the memory their no reason to spend the extra $ for 16GB of memory for a gaming PC By the time you will need more than 8GB you can upgrade to DDR4 or 5
The air cooler I listed if a very good cooler will perform close to the water at a lower noise level. Just because you have a budget of $1500 does not mean you need to spend it all to get a very good performing Gaming PC.
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Alot of ‘cheap’ gaming laptops also have poor desgin for the chassis meaning they just get very hot anyway and cant be used to extended periods. Be carefull when buying a laptop, make sure u alocate enough money for a true gaming laptop and dont just look at specs, check the laptop chassis is designed with good airflow.
All of this ^^^^^^^^^^^
Most LT’s are not designed to take the stress/heat of a demanding game.
So i recently bought this game, Before i was playing Aion but got a bit tired of that. And so far I seem to be having really low fps. sometimes below 20…
Specs are:
AMD Athlon 2 @3.4Ghz
Radeon 7770 Ghz edition
8GB 1666 RamThis was actually my first build, So i’m not positive if it all complies with this game.
But with Aion I wasn’t lagging at all on high settings. Are there thing’s I need to change?
The video card is fine you can always turn down graphics some but this game will bend that processor over and have it’s way with it. Sorry to say this game is VERY processor dependant and you have a low end one not a good thing for GW2.
We are supposed to get some code optimization starting soon; hopefully. (This is not going to happen to a extent that will make a differance )
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I still like windows 7 and have used both. It will be supported a long time you can still use XP.
I see no reason to get the i7 games do not use hyperthreading and won’t for a long time if ever. Sapphire makes good video cards but I would get a dfferent model. 16GB for a gaming PC wll never be used or will 8 but it seams to bee the sweet spot.
This would save you about $200 off your budget and game just the same.
In my opinion the best PC case made (add the extra fans one in the front intake and the other top back blowing out)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1HD3V
If your not going to overclock the processor this would be decent.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116898
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157387
Fairly good deal for $360 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1444688
If the memory you have is 1.5 volt and not 1.65 you could just add 2 more sticks of what you have if not you would need new memory also. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
The 5770 video card will work with the new processor and motherboard.
The AMD 955 processor will overclock fairly easy to close to 3.8 with a decent aftermarket cooler but the bad thing is that would be like a 20% increase so if you get say 15FPS in big zergs you would only pick up about 3 FPS
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3770 K or 4770 K .. ether is fine. But Intel is the way to go. Nothing against AMD, but they have not been in the high performance game for a while now.
One thing i will point out though is this.
Since 2nd gen i series, CPU performance has increase by precisely ..zip, when u take OC’ing into account.
The 2500k to 2700k
The 3820 to 3970x
The 3570k & 3770K
The 4670k & 4770k
The 4820k & 4960XAll of them, when OC’d to their thermal limit on identical coolers, will average roughly the same performance per core. The only difference is between i5’s, i7’s, and i7e’s..that being the number of cores/threads.
So bassicaly u could buy a 2550k, a 3570k, a 4670k (they all have the same 3.8ghz clock at stock) and OC them all, and due to their individual heat limits, the end result is they all perform the same. The 2550k will clock higher than the 3570k and the 3570k will clock higher than 4670k, thus negating the small clock for clock performance increase each one has over the former.
Even the up coming broadwell CPU’s will only have icnreased power efficiency of around 30% over haswell (4670k//4770k) whislt mainting the same performance.
So dont worry about dead end sockets, by the time intel is presured by AMD to release a more powerfull performaning CPU, u would expect what ever socket ur on to be old anyway.
All of this exactly ^^^^^^
I have my 2500K clocked to 5GHz and the preformance is about the same as any processor that’s newer even after it’s overclocked so their no reason for me to upgrade.
Best low noise case made. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352020
Really good case for that price range. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352031
Get the K series intell processor and a decent aftermarket cooler for it like a Cooler Master Hyper 212 so you can overclock the processor some. paired with a Z series motherboard.
The Haswell processor is newer but will not make much of a differance and the 1150 socket is also dead after you buy it by the time you need to upgrade again you need a new motherboard anyhow.
Throttling is usally caused by overheating download RealTemp GT and Prime 95 run a stress test on the CPU with prime 95 and watch the temps with rael temp rumming.
You can play the game but WVW zergs will be a slide show because of the processor.
You really need to post what monitor/monitors you are going to be using to get help on the video card part.
Also again the memory looks nice on paper but their no reason to get more than 8GB of 1600 MHz memory. If the game is loaded on a solid state drive you can do alot of stuff on the side and never use 6GB of memory.
Samsung 840 only brand I recomend, build with, and use.
The i5 4670K will perform the same for gaming as the i7 it’s not worth the extra $100, 16 GB of memory for gaming is 8GB of wasted money and you will see no differance with the 2133 memory over 1600MHz.
Bad choice going SLI I would recomend a single 780 it’s more card than most people need.1) I wouldn’t recommend getting haswell. Look at performance gain of haswell vs ivy bridge per dollar. You can put that money in better places for a gaming rig like the video card.
2) Get a reference GTX 780 rather than superclocked/signature/whatever. If you plan to liquid cool your rig, it’ll be cheaper and easier to get backplates and just overclock it yourself. The only exception to this rule would be EVGA Classifieds or MSI Lightnings if you have the cash. And yes, 780 over Titan unless you plan to use several monitors in SLI or play in 3D
3) 2133 MHz ***IS*** much better and noticeable than 1600 MHz when you have it set up right, and does help with some games in their performance. Especially if you have a solid amount of RAM to put them onto a ramdisk. Ever played GW2 straight from your RAM? It loads and plays like a dream.
4) 16GB vs 8GB is up to you… do you do lots of multitasking? Plan to use a ramdisk?
If you’re like me and you want to play the latest games at high resolutions like 5760×1080 in 3D surround or 1920×1080 at 120Hz with seamless fps, heed my words. SLI is worth it.
I think I said nothing about using Ivy or Haswell just that the i7 is not worth the money over the i5 for gaming.
For most people ramdisc is over their head so their nothing to gain from 2133 MHz memory. The memory he picked has fairly bad 11 timmings so the 1600MHz with 9 timmings would game the same. I have 16GB of 2133 memory in my PC the programs I use eat memory up mine is down clocked to 1866 with crazy 7 timmings with a slight voltage increase (1.56)
Since he has never stated what monitor/monitors he is going to use for most people right back to a single 780 is more than they need. I run 3 1080p monitors with Xfire 6970’s and have no reason to upgrade at this time.
For playing this game on ramdisc I have no reason to all my games I play are loaded on a Samsung 830.
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The i5 4670K will perform the same for gaming as the i7 it’s not worth the extra $100, 16 GB of memory for gaming is 8GB of wasted money and you will see no differance with the 2133 memory over 1600MHz.
Bad choice going SLI I would recomend a single 780 it’s more card than most people need.
You really don’t need to if your using a single 1080p or less monitor.
Anything over this is overkill and will not help performance. Overclocking the processor helps this game the most you should be able to get 4.4GHz easy with this setup. You could even save $150 on the video card and get the 7870XT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1352786
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
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