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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Brooke on October 04, 2017, 04:04:10 PM
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I just bought a system for my nephew to play in the upcoming "Target Rabaul" scenario.
We're getting solid, smooth 60 fps with:
-- default settings,
-- 4096 texture size,
-- 1920x1080 screen,
-- except reflections and shadows off, and environment map slider at "none".
I just used the "system builder" tool on superbiiz.com to select the components I wanted, and superbiiz built it, tested it, and gave me a 1 year warranty on it.
List of equipment:
1 Apevia X-Qtis No Power Supply MicroATX Case (Black) CA-XQTISB
1 Thermaltake TR-600 TR2 600W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply(Core i7 & Core i5 Ready) PS-TR-600
1 Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB 7200RPM SATA3/SATA 6.0 GB/s 32MB Hard Drive (3.5 inch) DT01ACA050
1 Crucial DDR4-2133 4GB/512Mx64 CL15 Memory CTD421UA4G
1 GIGABYTE GA-H110M-A LGA1151/ Intel H110/ DDR4/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ MicroATX Motherboard MB-H110M-A
1 Intel Pentium G4400 Dual-Core Skylake Processor 3.3GHz 8.0GT/s 3MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail G4400BOX
1 ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mini 2GB GDDR5 DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card ZT-G1050PA
1 Microsoft Windows 10 Home Operating System 64-bit English (1-Pack), OEM MSKW900140
Total was $456. (Windows 10 was $95 of that. The GTX 1050 was $112 of that.)
I also bought an ASUS VS248H-P Black 24" 2ms (GTG) monitor from newegg for $140 (it looks great) and a Logitec keyboard and mouse for $16.
Conclusion:
60 fps in AH for $612 (including monitor).
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Oh, and I got him a Thrustmaster T.16000M joystick (very nice twisty stick) for $50 and a Koss CS-100 headset/mic (nice sound and mic quality) for $13
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Glad that's working for you. Good price too..
Are you running AH in DX9 or DX11?
I get serious color anomalies in DX11...
Coogan
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Glad that's working for you. Good price too..
Are you running AH in DX9 or DX11?
I get serious color anomalies in DX11...
Coogan
I usually run DX9. I can run DX11 well almost always, but a lot of my flying is in scenarios where any crash is a major problem, and DX11 has historically for me been a tiny amount less stable.
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I usually run DX9. I can run DX11 well almost always, but a lot of my flying is in scenarios where any crash is a major problem, and DX11 has historically for me been a tiny amount less stable.
My AHIII DX11 says Oculus Rift, so that may have something to do with it.
Note: I'm using the Windows Insider Program and have Nvidia Driver 387.78. (they kind of push that one on us) So that may be my problem.
Regardless, that's a good set-up for the price. :rock
Coogan
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That's impressive Brooke, a good example for anyone who wants or needs a budget gaming system. Hard to believe it can be done for less than a console, but you've proved it can be done.
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What a great uncle you are, Brooke!
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What a great uncle you are, Brooke!
Thanks! :aok
(In fairness, while I would like to take all the credit :banana:, my nephew did a large amount of work for us in our recent house move and very much earned it. He is a good egg.)
Oboe, you also are a good egg! :aok
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you should have saved on the PSU and ordered a second stick of memory instead.
that 600W PSU is by far overdosed for this system, a 300W would be by far sufficient.
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you should have saved on the PSU and ordered a second stick of memory instead.
that 600W PSU is by far overdosed for this system, a 300W would be by far sufficient.
Yep, 600 W not really needed, but it was only $13 more than the cheapest choice of PSU (a 450W Antec).
4 GB of RAM is fine for now (fps in AH wouldn't change with 4 more GB of RAM). If we need more later, we can add another stick then.
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Yep, 600 W not really needed, but it was only $13 more than the cheapest choice of PSU (a 450W Antec).
4 GB of RAM is fine for now (fps in AH wouldn't change with 4 more GB of RAM). If we need more later, we can add another stick then.
Nothing wrong with having a little overhead on your PSU.
That way you're covered for future upgrades, that may need a little more juice.
Coogan