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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 12:40:58 GMT
Alright tech nerds, your brutish overlord demands answers. Give me your best quality for a low price, I wish to see specs!
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Post by Alan-P on Feb 27, 2016 12:42:32 GMT
Can you build it yourself?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 12:46:49 GMT
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Post by Alan-P on Feb 27, 2016 12:50:51 GMT
That's more than big enough
General rule of thumb is if you are on a budget then an AMD build will give you the best bang for your buck,
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 13:01:27 GMT
But my brother has an Intel i7, and my generation wants to have things without paying...so fix that for me too Alan.
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Post by Alan-P on Feb 27, 2016 13:36:41 GMT
False economy...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 13:44:48 GMT
I also want a 970! He has a 970! MAKE THE FALSE ECONOMY!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 14:43:03 GMT
In all seriousness I've been looking at the i5 4590.
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Post by Alan-P on Feb 27, 2016 15:20:12 GMT
I'd say Google the parts and "review" and see how the frames per second are on benchmarks. Most half decent kit is going to do 60+ fps at 1080p
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Post by inaudiblewhisper on Feb 27, 2016 17:32:25 GMT
Most i5's will get the job done with a 970, so what you should focus on is future proofing it a bit. For gaming I'd recommend getting a K model like the 4690K which can easily be overclocked to 4.2-4.5ghz. Or go Skylake and get the benefits of the new 1151 socket which will be relevant for the next couple CPU generations and will offer DDR4 support, USB 3.1/Type C support and higher SSD bandwidth. With a Haswell motherboard, your upgrade path is essentially already at the end of the road. Though to be honest it would last you years so if it'll save you a bunch of money, go for it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 18:55:19 GMT
Unfortunately, the 970 is honestly a bit out of my price range. How much better is it than the 960? The 960 is a good 100+ cheaper, which on my budget would be a big drop.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 20:30:54 GMT
Looking at it, it does definitely make sense to go from the 4590 to the 4690k though, seems like a big upgrade for just 30 odd dollars more.
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Post by inaudiblewhisper on Feb 28, 2016 14:46:07 GMT
Unfortunately, the 970 is honestly a bit out of my price range. How much better is it than the 960? The 960 is a good 100+ cheaper, which on my budget would be a big drop. It is quite a bit better. 40-50% performance improvements on most benchmarks. 2GB VRAM on the 960 is going to be stretched thin over the next few years. A 970 is pretty much the sweet spot for playing 1080p at high/ultra settings. If you can wait, the next generation of Nvidia GPU's Pascal is due out this year (late summer?) which supposedly brings with it large performance improvements but also means the 970 will likely get a pretty nice price cut. |
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Post by Milo on Feb 29, 2016 9:44:10 GMT
Get one of them Dell computers with a big screen. They come in black so they must be cool
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Post by lodeus on May 26, 2016 19:48:58 GMT
This a good build? pcpartpicker.com/p/QkNp9WI still need to pick a graphics card but I probably wont be building this until July or so so I don't know if anything new is coming out by then. |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 19:56:20 GMT
Best Buy currently has MacBook Air's for sale for $699 and if you sign up for their student rewards program you get $50 off so $549 for a brand new MacBook.
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Post by inaudiblewhisper on May 27, 2016 1:39:08 GMT
This a good build? pcpartpicker.com/p/QkNp9WI still need to pick a graphics card but I probably wont be building this until July or so so I don't know if anything new is coming out by then. i7 is probably overkill unless you have a specific need for it. On a budget, I'd get an i5 and put the savings towards the GPU. I'd also change the motherboard to one that supports DDR4 RAM. The NVidia 1070 or 1080 (depending on budget) are the obvious choices for GPU; they're insanely powerful for the price. I'm not sure AMD will have anything to compete out before July (and I can't see them beating Nvidia for performance/value anyway). |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 1:57:15 GMT
Just sell your kid and buy a top of the line PC. Problem solved.
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Post by Baba Yaga on May 27, 2016 3:27:53 GMT
Chromebooks are outselling MacBooks now, so probably that is your best value.
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Post by Kimbo on May 27, 2016 7:31:36 GMT
Go i7, you'll regret it otherwise in a few years
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Post by flibblesh on May 27, 2016 10:19:46 GMT
i7 is pointless if you're planning on just gaming, by the time games can actually utilize it, you'll be upgrading again. If you're doing other stuff, like heavy video editting, audio work etc, then go for it.
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Post by Alan-P on May 27, 2016 10:34:50 GMT
Best Buy currently has MacBook Air's for sale for $699 and if you sign up for their student rewards program you get $50 off so $549 for a brand new MacBook. Only a bell buys an apple computer pffft.... |
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Post by Kimbo on May 27, 2016 11:25:18 GMT
i7 is pointless if you're planning on just gaming, by the time games can actually utilize it, you'll be upgrading again. If you're doing other stuff, like heavy video editting, audio work etc, then go for it. Well I guess it sorta depends on what you are using it for. I wouldn't do without it |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 11:39:58 GMT
I'm looking forward to buying one of those new 1070 or whatever in about 3 years!
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Post by inaudiblewhisper on May 27, 2016 15:07:32 GMT
i7 is pointless if you're planning on just gaming, by the time games can actually utilize it, you'll be upgrading again. If you're doing other stuff, like heavy video editting, audio work etc, then go for it. Pretty much. In terms of gaming you're lucky if it'll get you an extra 1-5fps.  Even 5 year old Sandy Bridge i5's are only starting to feel the strain now and can still, for the most part, run things at 1080/60. Like you said though, if you're doing heavy video/photo/audio/CAD work then yeah an i7 will be beneficial. |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 15:43:54 GMT
Alright, charts and graphs, can I start calling you all nerds again?
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2016 13:26:59 GMT
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