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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: BowHTR on September 03, 2017, 10:41:56 AM
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I finally upgraded my system, not having done so for a few years. Cant wait for the new one to get here! New rig is coming from CyberPower.
Old Rig:
Windows 8.1
Intel® Core™ Processor i7-4790S
GeForce® GTX 750 1GB
16GB DDR4/3000MHz RAM
New Rig:
Windows 10 Home
Intel® Core™ Processor i7-7700K
GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDDR5X
16GB DDR4/3000MHz RAM
MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS Motherboard
250GB WD Blue M.2 SATA SSD
1TB SATA3 7200 RPM HD
2TB SATA3 7200 RPM HD
:banana: :banana: :banana:
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Nice! I just ordered the parts for a very similar setup. Now I wait. Let me know how it performs.
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Won't be here until around the 11th. For now, the waiting game...
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Still wondering why people still buy outdated/overprized 4-cores ......
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Still wondering why people still buy outdated/overprized 4-cores ......
Got something that's better for gaming???......I think that i7 7700K maybe the best cpu for the job?
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I finally upgraded my system, not having done so for a few years. Cant wait for the new one to get here! New rig is coming from CyberPower.
Old Rig:
Windows 8.1
Intel® Core™ Processor i7-4790S
GeForce® GTX 750 1GB
16GB DDR4/3000MHz RAM
New Rig:
Windows 10 Home
Intel® Core™ Processor i7-7700K
GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDDR5X
16GB DDR4/3000MHz RAM
MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS Motherboard
250GB WD Blue M.2 SATA SSD
1TB SATA3 7200 RPM HD
2TB SATA3 7200 RPM HD
:banana: :banana: :banana:
Nice new rig, only one question, why two hdd when you have an M.2 for OS ?
My new system boots from a 250gb M.2 SSD and it is lightning fast, not timed it but from power on to desktop (win 10) its around... hang on ill time it.
Allowing for my fat fingers to type my login it was 18seconds, probably more like 15 seconds in reality
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Still wondering why people still buy outdated/overprized 4-cores ......
Got something that's better for gaming???......I think that i7 7700K maybe the best cpu for the job?
Quite right. The i7-7700K is considered to be the one of the best CPU's available for gaming systems, right now.
There is no advantage to going with more than 4 cores when running a gaming application.
Quite the opposite. The slower clocked 6 core, and more core CPU's run games slower.
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I finally upgraded my system, not having done so for a few years. Cant wait for the new one to get here! New rig is coming from CyberPower.
Old Rig:
Windows 8.1
Intel® Core™ Processor i7-4790S
GeForce® GTX 750 1GB
16GB DDR4/3000MHz RAM
New Rig:
Windows 10 Home
Intel® Core™ Processor i7-7700K
GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDDR5X
16GB DDR4/3000MHz RAM
MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS Motherboard
250GB WD Blue M.2 SATA SSD
1TB SATA3 7200 RPM HD
2TB SATA3 7200 RPM HD
:banana: :banana: :banana:
nice build
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Nice new rig, only one question, why two hdd when you have an M.2 for OS ?
My new system boots from a 250gb M.2 SSD and it is lightning fast, not timed it but from power on to desktop (win 10) its around... hang on ill time it.
Allowing for my fat fingers to type my login it was 18seconds, probably more like 15 seconds in reality
The SSD is for the OS, the 2TB will be for storing videos that will be edited, and the 1TB for everything else.
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I hope you are running a 1440p or 4K monitor with that 1080Ti.
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I hope you are running a 1440p or 4K monitor with that 1080Ti.
Planning on 1440p. Any monitor recommendations?
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With a 1080 try to combine the 1440p with 144Hz.
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Agreed re the extra cores, I bought the new Broadwell E stuff with extra cores last year (6850, 6800, and a 6900). Unless you're doing some really specific applications like say video encoding, or other stuff I never do, there is NO point at this time the way the vast majority of games are created. My 6700k performs virtually identically, even better here and there, than a CPU that cost many times that with the 1080/ti/Titan. The 7700k is still the best selling single CPU right now according to Amazon and other trackers in the gaming market, and that's for a good reason. If I was building a gamine machine right now, something very close to the OP system is exactly what I'd do - good job Bow, nice upgrade.
Regarding a 1440p monitor - what kind of $ are you looking to drop? IMO a high hz count, 144hz, 165, even 100 for the larger 34"+ panels, is the best "gaming" feature you can have in a monitor right now. Resolution comes next, tied with the type of panel, ie TN, IPS, TA, etc, then size, then Gsync. If you can swing some $, a monitor that has all the above will serve you well, such as a 27" IPS 144/165hz Gsync can be found for 5 or 6ish USD if you give up some features, and $700 to $800 USD will probably get you any of them from Acer, Asus, Viewsonic, AOC, etc. I personally wouldn't recommend getting a 1440p monitor that only does 60hz, for me I'd rather use a 144hz at 1080p if I had to make that call, but again, getting both is possible with some dollars.
If you give up Gsync, something like this will have 144hz and 1440p in TN panel type for $400 ish if you look around - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824160297
For $800 you can get it all, IPS panel, Gsync, 1440p, 165hz, 27" - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824106004
There are lots of options in the middle from the major manufacturers, giving and taking various options. I got rid of our 34" Asus 100hz 1440p, but still use the ROG Swift 27" in both TA and IPS screen types, 144 and 165hz capable both with Gsync. Excellent monitors. Even with the Rift and Vive, I still find I use a gaming monitor for many games out there, so I'll be grabbing the new 27" 4k 144hz Gsync that is coming from Asus and Acer in 2018, but that might be the last monitor(s) I buy, as I expect higher res VR will be out before anything better than a 4k 144hz monitor comes out.
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Thanks for the info, Gman! Here is the monitor I'm currently looking at. Thoughts?
https://www.amazon.com/AOC-AG241QX-Gaming-Monitor-2560x1440/dp/B01NCTHS6E/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&coliid=I213FTR4O27P56&colid=3CUBE6E6SZ9VQ (https://www.amazon.com/AOC-AG241QX-Gaming-Monitor-2560x1440/dp/B01NCTHS6E/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&coliid=I213FTR4O27P56&colid=3CUBE6E6SZ9VQ)
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That's perfect, it's 144hz, and has the resolution you want/1440p, which again IMO are 2 of the more important items on the flow chart of gaming LCD check boxes, the 144hz being the very top. Obviously it's less than 1/2 the cost of the IPS/Gsync/27" optioned monitors, and if I was going to pick one without those options this AOC would be in the top 1 or 2 I'd be considering for the options you want now. You'll notice a massive improvement in all games moving from 60 to 144hz, and the higher res option with the 1440p will be great too.
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That's perfect, it's 144hz, and has the resolution you want/1440p, which again IMO are 2 of the more important items on the flow chart of gaming LCD check boxes, the 144hz being the very top. Obviously it's less than 1/2 the cost of the IPS/Gsync/27" optioned monitors, and if I was going to pick one without those options this AOC would be in the top 1 or 2 I'd be considering for the options you want now. You'll notice a massive improvement in all games moving from 60 to 144hz, and the higher res option with the 1440p will be great too.
Thanks, again, for the info Gman! It's ordered. :salute
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A system as sweet as the one you have, have you considered looking at an ultrawide monitor? They give the same screen real estate as 2 monitors side by side with no bezel in the middle.
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A system as sweet as the one you have, have you considered looking at an ultrawide monitor? They give the same screen real estate as 2 monitors side by side with no bezel in the middle.
I looked at a few but right now with my current desk, the best I can do is 2 separate 24" monitors. One has to be angled a bit, but is only used for displaying stuff while I'm in games so I don't have to alt-tab.
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That is a nice build that can be expected to give you years of good service. I7-7700K is plenty of power, and doesn't really break the bank. I'm used to doing server builds with multiple Xeons, so $350 on a CPU is not a big deal. Good job picking an SSD and a HDD - you need the reliability of a HDD to be safe, but you really have to do an SSD these days to get the benefits of all that speed CPU and RAM speed.
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Finally got power back after Irma and got everything up and running. With all settings maxed at 2560x1440 on the runway I average around 70FPS and flying around I'm staying in the 130-150FPS range. 20K+ and I'm around 195FPS.
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Just out of curiosity, why did you go with a small SSD and spinny data drive, when 1TB SSDs aren't all that badly priced? Couple hundred bucks difference, although I suppose since you had it built, the vendor might be price gouging on SSD upgrades...
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Just out of curiosity, why did you go with a small SSD and spinny data drive, when 1TB SSDs aren't all that badly priced? Couple hundred bucks difference, although I suppose since you had it built, the vendor might be price gouging on SSD upgrades...
Didn't have a reason for that size of an SSD. I only wanted one for OS and I don't have a need for anything else to be on it.
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Planning on 1440p. Any monitor recommendations?
Yea, the Oculus Rift :cheers:
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Yea, the Oculus Rift :cheers:
It's on the list! :cheers:
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Ran the Unigine Valley Benchmark earlier. My results:
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/roguegaming.co/monthly_2017_09/large.New_PC_Benchmark.png.14f578bd941956070d82d9bd5f9032be.png)