Hi there everyone, i have put alot of thought and made alot of changes to my final configuration, i had a max budget of 4000$ and the pc had to have the best i could get for that money but also a bit of everything and it had to be future proof for at least the next 3-4 years. After extensively shopping around the best price i came up with this rig.
Aerocool Strike X 800W 80+ Silver True Power Supply
POW-AER-STR800
$149.00
Samsung 840 Series 120GB SSD MZ-7TD120BW
HDL-SAM-120/84
$106.00
ASUS PCE-N15 Wireless N PCIe Adaptor
NET-ASU-PCEN15
$26.00
Subtotal
$4,003.00
Shipping & Handling
$0.00
GST
$363.91
Grand Total
$4,003.00
Im from australia so prices may seem high to some of you, but thats what we get and this is the absolute cheapest i could get...
My question is to any of you, what do you think my expected performance should be ? and am i future proof for atleast a few years, as in will it play the next couple of generation AAA titles all maxed out ?
I looked at that but 2x 760oc cards running sli came in better the the a gtx Titan and better then some duel GPU cards. According to as many benchmarks as I could find.. Also this particular CPU and that ram mobo combo I have seen nice clock speeds of 4.7ghtz from most of the benchmarking sites using just the stock oc settings provided by the rampage board. I have seen advanced oc of much higher with better cooling though. I'm just hoping it all pairs up nicely when it all arrives.
I looked at that but 2x 760oc cards running sli came in better the the a gtx Titan and better then some duel GPU cards. According to as many benchmarks as I could find.. Also this particular CPU and that ram mobo combo I have seen nice clock speeds of 4.7ghtz from most of the benchmarking sites using just the stock oc settings provided by the rampage board. I have seen advanced oc of much higher with better cooling though. I'm just hoping it all pairs up nicely when it all arrives.
To be frank the issue isnt I5 vs I7, its socket 2011 vs socket 1150. The 2011 Mobos usually have 8 DDR3-slots instead of 4, and apart from a tiiiiny improvement in 4x Crossfire/sli configs vs the 1155s (do think the z87 socket 1150 mobos are just as good as 2011), the difference is mostly just price.
Go for a 4770k and a good 1150 mobo instead, or even 4670k and a good 1150 mobo. That way you can get better graphics.
Also, the 700 series 4gb cards are just around the corner, if you want to future-proof youd be best off waiting for them I suppose. Or just get a titan for 384-bit membus and more VRAM.
I would have went with a 3770k/4770k unless you need those extra threads for stuff other than gaming. That change would lower the cost of all the remaining components to allow you to grab 1-2 gtx780s which will be slightly more "future proof"
No, 2 mid range GPU's, like the 760's are are slower than GTX670's. They only have 2GB VRAM tied with a narrow memory bus, in the not too distant future, these cards are going to start to choke.
A single GTX780 would be an infinitely better choice, and then allows for a second GTX780 to be added in the future.
No, 2 mid range GPU's, like the 760's are are slower than GTX670's. They only have 2GB VRAM tied with a narrow memory bus, in the not too distant future, these cards are going to start to choke.
A single GTX780 would be an infinitely better choice, and then allows for a second GTX780 to be added in the future.
Perhaps he doesn't care about future-proofing? He did say two 760s are faster than a Titan. Maybe that's all he cares about. And I can see why, as he spent 4k$ on that. If he's not happy, he'll sell them later for 3, 4 or 6Gb cards.
My question is to any of you, what do you think my expected performance should be ? and am i future proof for atleast a few years, as in will it play the next couple of generation AAA titles all maxed out ?
Perhaps he doesn't care about future-proofing? He did say two 760s are faster than a Titan. Maybe that's all he cares about. And I can see why, as he spent 4k$ on that. If he's not happy, he'll sell them later for 3, 4 or 6Gb cards.
Exchange cpu+mobo for a 1150 rig
exchange psu and gpu's for better ones (single 780 for example)
Case is your own taste..
Get rid of the xonar and spent that on a bettter gpu, because onboard soundcard is fine!
I can tell you from personal experience, the Xonar Phoebus and Razer Tiamat are garbage, they're just over-marketed trash designed to con clueless gamers into handing over their money. As far as soundcards go the SoundBlaster Z or Xonar DX are far better buys, and as for a headset buy a proper pair of headphones (I highly recommend the Audio Technica AD700 if you're a gamer) and a separate clip on mike.
The 2x 760 isn't quite so bad as some people here have been saying, so long as you don't intend on going 1440p/surround. Personally, if you have the money, I thing 2x 770 or even 2x used 670 would be a better choice, but that's just me.
Razer headsets are of poor quality and not worth the "premium price". I'd go with a Sennheiser or a Steelseries Siberia V2 which is a great headset with a small pricetag.
The soundcard would be a waste of money.
Get a mechanical keyboard instead --> Razer blackwidow ultimate for example. You'd save some money which you could spend on a better GPU.
Do you really require 2133mhz ram? considering this seems like a gaming setup - if you downgrade your ram to 1600mhz, which should be more than enough for gaming, you'll be able to spend more on the GPU again.
With the money you'd save on these items you'd probably be able to get a Titan - if you decide not to go 2x760 which I personally think is a bad idea if you want your rig to be future proof.
It's a nice system, but I would definately have put more money into a single GPU.
The rig will be able to play everything currently out on max settings without a problem.
@OP We'd all swap the video cards, etc.
But since your question is what to expect:
Don't expect uber Anti-Aliasing;
Don't expect maxing out top-end GPU heavy games.
Yes, you will be future proof, you will be able to play the titles. Yet you will have to make small sacrifices with image quality. I wouldn't worry too much unless being OCD about highest settings.
P.S. But really, if you still can, trade those 760's for a single, beefier GPU.
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