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Build Help (1100 - 1200)

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  • 07-07-2016 2:12pm
    #1
    searbhonta
    Registered Users Posts: 179 ✭✭


    Whats up lads, I think its time for a good computer.

    1. What is your budget? [€1100 - 1200]

    2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? - Gaming. Arma 3 - DayZ - Dark Souls 3 - New Tomb rader. Games like that.

    3. Do you need a copy of Windows? [No]

    4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? - Sadly not

    5. Do you need a monitor? [No]

    5a. If yes, what size do you need. [19'/20'/22'/24'/etc.]

    5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? 1920 x 1080. Might Upgrade to 1440p but not sure. Probably not.

    6. Do you need any of these peripherals? - No

    7. Are you willing to try overclocking? - Yes

    8. How can you pay? [Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser]

    9. When are you purchasing? In the next 15 days

    10. If you need help building it, where are you based? - Dont need anyhelp

    Just need something that would run games on max. Sick of this laptop. Yea I know. Im using a laptop.


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    #2
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    i5 6500 €200
    H170 board €80
    250gb SSD €70
    1tb HDD €50
    8gb DDR4 €50
    500w PSU €60
    Case €100


    €460 left, you can push €50 or so and pick up a GTX 1070 or else spend €300 on an 8gb R9 480. Both will fly at 1080p and 1440p, the 1070 is obviusly more powerful but probably not worth €200 over it imo


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    #3
    searbhonta
    Registered Users Posts: 179 ✭✭searbhonta


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    i5 6500 €200
    H170 board €80
    250gb SSD €70
    1tb HDD €50
    8gb DDR4 €50
    500w PSU €60
    Case €100


    €460 left, you can push €50 or so and pick up a GTX 1070 or else spend €300 on an 8gb R9 480. Both will fly at 1080p and 1440p, the 1070 is obviusly more powerful but probably not worth €200 over it imo

    RX 480 is like 250 or something for the 8gb. Im going to wait for customs coolers. Blower styles are bad from what I have heard.


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    #4
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    They are, wait for the AIBs, sorry I should have specified that, its what I meant. the AIBs will be about 300 people reckon.


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    #5
    searbhonta
    Registered Users Posts: 179 ✭✭searbhonta


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    They are, wait for the AIBs, sorry I should have specified that, its what I meant. the AIBs will be about 300 people reckon.

    Someone made this

    https://embed.gyazo.com/127e3ac186090a43df465ed01229c3bb.png

    and someone else made this

    https://gyazo.com/73c31d87dfafb5c9d93880dabb7e2534

    (+ RX 480 for both of those builds)

    What one would you go with?


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    #6
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    I personally would go for the 6500, not the 6500/6600k as Overclocking isn't really worht the investment. Both builds are much the same, second one has faster RAM but it's fairly negligible.

    As it's just for gaming all three builds are almost 100% identical, like possibly 1-2 frame differences due to RAM speeds and that's about the height of it. That won't change over the years anyways, though the second two have a slight advantage with 16gb RAM, which can be easily added to mine anyways.


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