PC Gaming Hardware discussion. Rigs, Upgrades, pics, and news.

[The Living Tribunal]

I have tested a few games on the above machine, all at 1920x1080 res.

Battlefield 4 Ultra + High FXAA (no MSAA) 90 FOV: 60-80 FPS.
Crysis 3 on All High settings + 16X Antistropic + 2xSMAA: 55-65 FPS
Thief all Max settings minus SSAA which is off, FXAA on, 16X Anistropic, 90 FOV: 60-70 FPS
Titanfall all max settings settings + 4xMSAA + 16X Anistropic: Solid 60fps

BF4 & TitanFall of particular note here.

Consoles am cry.

 

[eVo7]

I knew what the card was capable of I just didn't know what it would be capable of in conjuction with that CPU. The 4570 is a 200mhz lower clocked 4670K that had a locked multiplier. Had zero plans of overclocking the cpu so that's why I went with the 4570, and since I wasn't overclocking I got a cheapo mobo to go with it, I think it was 90 bucks lmao.

 

[Hazard71]

A 4 or 5 year old Dell XPS and it is a beast I tell you!

 

[starseeker]

How much would that PC cost if you had to buy everything from scratch (not including the monitor)?

It's a moot point really as I've seen a dozen or so "pc build to kill new-gen consoles for < $600" with some as low as $450. I'm just curious is all.

It's funny, because we can already build PC's that perform as well as, if not better than, new-gen consoles for not much more than they cost. So what happens in 2-3 years when we can build an absolute new-gen killer for $500?

Oh yeah, the consoles will be $300-400.

Hope that $100 saving is worth half the library and functionality, heh.

Yes, in 2 years time, & the optimization of DX12, I expect you can build a PC that run circles around consoles for same or cheaper. Now, it will cost a bit more. But you do get more, as in can do more stuff on PC (edit photos, balance account, write articles etc) than console, which is a big plus point. Beside not needing to pay a annual service to do mostly (except free games per month) what you already can do on PC for free.

Less than 1/2 year in, & consoles are already struggling to runs some games (Watchdog sub Full HD & 30fps), is not good sign, as far as performance goes. I think this may be the first gen where I game more on PC than consoles.

 

[starseeker]

Just got my 780ti today, I get at least a 10+ FPS increase in facebook.

You should totally also try how Minesweeper runs with your new rig.

 

[starseeker]

Well I finally got around to taking pics of the next gen console killer, my girlfriends Sim 3 rig. This PC is considered a "hobbled mess" because it was not bought from PCpartpicker.com, and also I am "poor and don't know how to build PCcorrectly" according to some console fanboy dweeb.

*THIS IS NOT MY MAIN RIG, MY MAIN RIG IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN THIS THREAD*

Intel i5 4570 w/ cooler master hyper 212 evo
ASRock pro 3
8GB of DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
500 GB HDD
Sapphire 7950 boost overclocked to 1100 mhz on the core, 1350 on the mem.
Corsair GS800 PSU

Total cost 390 dollars, only the CPU/GPU/MOBO were bought from ebay/microcenter, the rest I had laying around.

Wait, the top of the console is also the mouse pad. Now this is interesting. You got a gaming Girlfriend, so lucky.

 

[eVo7]

Wait, the top of the console is also the mouse pad. Now this is interesting. You got a gaming Girlfriend, so lucky.

Na it's not a mouse pad it's just a platform for which you could put random s***, what's laying there is a Xbox 360 wireless controller adapter

 

[RevitXman]

Patching my VM's/labs...A cure for boredom
http://i.imgur.com/O4x6GbB.png

 

[Gwyn / Razor]

Can you guys please list out your specs? I want to learn how to build a PC. Anything to help me learn.

Thanks.

 

[eVo7]

Can you guys please list out your specs? I want to learn how to build a PC. Anything to help me learn.

Thanks.

My main rig
Corsair 750D case
Intel Core i7 4770K @ 4.4GHz
Gigabyte Z87X UD4H
16GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600
EVGA GTX 780 Ti classified @ 1300mhz on the core
Creative Sound Blaster Z Sound card
240GB SSD Kingston HyperX
120GB SSD Kingston HyperX
1TB WD Black HDD
500GB WB Blue HDD
Corsair HX850 power supply
Win 7 64

My cooling solution is a custom water loop
XSPC Raystorm CPU block
Koolance 780 Ti block
Alphacool VRM/MOSFET water blocks
XSPC Photon 270 res w/ D5 vario pump combo
Alphacool UT60 360mm radiator
XSPC EX240 240mm radiator

Girlfriends rig that i built/bought/built.
Cooler Master HAF 932
Intel Core i5 4570 w/ Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO heatsink, Corsair SP120 PWM fan.
ASRock Pro3 mobo
8GB of Corsair Vengeance DDr3 1600
Sapphire 7950 Boost @ 1100Mhz on the core
LG HD-DVD/Blu-Ray drive.
500 GB WD blue HDD
Corsair GS800 power supply
Win 7 64

 

[IdleHands]

Can you guys please list out your specs? I want to learn how to build a PC. Anything to help me learn.

Thanks.

Main rig:
Rosewill Thor V2 Full Tower Case
Corsair HX850 Power supply
MSI Z87-GD65 Motherboard
Intel i7 4770k CPU w/Noctua Cooler (forgot the model # ATM)
EVGA GTX 780 SC
16GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 RAM
Samsung 840 Pro 356GB SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black HDD
Corsair Vengeance K70 mechanical keyboard
Steel Series Rival gaming mouse
Windows 8.1

Backup rig:
Rosewill Blackhawk mid tower case
Dell motherboard
Intel i5 2300
8GB 1333 Ram
Gigabyte GTX 660
Western Digital 1TB HDD
Microsoft Sidewinder X4 keyboard
Logitech G400 gaming mouse


As for building and build ideas...

There is a plethora of videos on youtube obviously. One of my favorite channels is LinusTechTips
For build ideas and a very rough idea of what it will cost you, this is a great thread over at MMO-Champion.

Plus there are many of us here that would be happy to offer advice on parts, where to buy them and how to assemble them, so don't be afraid to ask.

 

[Lucid Rifter]

Cpu: 4770k with corsair h100i water cooler

Ram: 16gb gskill sniper ram at 2400

GPU: EVGA gtx 780ti superclocked edition

Mobo: Asus maximus VI z87 hero

Storage: 128gb samsung SSD, 600gb WD velociraptor at 10000rpm, 1tb WD caviar black.

Audio: Asus essence STX powering a beyerdynamic dt990 pro at 250 ohm. Logitech 5.1 speakers.

Case: Corsair 600T case with noctua 140mm fans replacing stock corsair.

PSU: Corsair hx850

OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit

Input: Corsair k70 keyboard and a logitech g500 mouse.

Other: Blue snowball mic, buttkicker gamer 2, logitech g27 wheel with custom built stand

Preordered: Oculus rift dk2, saitek x55 rhino.

 

[Lucid Rifter]

Corsair hx850 ftw! Lol

 

[DarkPassenger]

http://www.vg247.com/2014/05/14/cou...een-more-real-than-in-this-virtuix-omni-demo/

 

[Lucid Rifter]

I thought about preordering the omni but ultimately decided against it. Gonna wait to see how all of these VR inputs shake out.

 

[DarkPassenger]

I would get it. I'd go for an omni w/ Oculist over Kinect any day, for gaming.

 

[Lucid Rifter]

Oh yeah for sure, but there's a lot you can do with a gamepad, wheel, flying stick. I don't know, oculus needs to come out (and have confirmed to be working on) their own first party input device. We really need gloves with haptic feedback! That's probably 10 years away tho. Lol

 

[The Living Tribunal]

My rig:

i5-4670k
gigabyte mobo (forgot the model) It was 170 bucks though.
evga SC'd gtx 780
16gb of corsair vengence pro ram
corsair hx850
cooler master haf 912 case
1 tb WD HDD
windows 8.1

I know I'm forgetting something but that is the gist of it.

 

[TeKPhaN]

Intel i7 3930k CPU
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO w/ extra fan CPU fan
EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN Super Clocked 6GB GPU
ASRock X79 Extreme6 MB
Ripjaws 16GB DDR3 2133mhz in Quad Channel SDRAM
Samsung 250 GB SSD
WD 2TB 7200 RPM HDD
Thermaltake Chaser MK-I Tower Case w/ 2 Extra CM 200mm B.LED case fans
CM Silent Pro 1200w 80 Plus Gold PS
Win 7

 

[Gwyn / Razor]

Guys,

Thanks all of you for doing that and Idle I subbed to Linus.

I'm going to try to walk your builds forward from the selection of your processor & motherboard.

 

[igotgame1075]

My current rig - made it about ~2 years ago now.
I'm looking to upgrade my gpu's to 2x R9 280's in crossfire soon. Would also love to upgrade my case to a cooler master haf x sometime soon too.

Specs:
1 Samsung 840 pro 250gb ssd
1 OCZ agility 3 120gb ssd
2 wb black 2tb drives
2 xfx 6870 black edition double d gpus
asus crosshair v formula mb
16gb g.skill ripjaw x ram
1 kingston hyperx ram cooler
1 extra cooler master 120mm side fan
1000 antec psu
antec 1200 case
antec kuhler liquid cooler
amd bulldozer 8150 8 core cpu
2 23in asus monitors
logitech g510 keyboard
cyborg mmo gaming mouse
2 lg black blu ray burner drives

 

[DarkPassenger]

My current rig - made it about ~2 years ago now.
I'm looking to upgrade my gpu's to 2x R9 280's in crossfire soon. Would also love to upgrade my case to a cooler master haf x sometime soon too.

Specs:
1 Samsung 840 pro 250gb ssd
1 OCZ agility 3 120gb ssd
2 wb black 2tb drives
2 xfx 6870 black edition double d gpus
asus crosshair v formula mb
16gb g.skill ripjaw x ram
1 kingston hyperx ram cooler
1 extra cooler master 120mm side fan
1000 antec psu
antec 1200 case
antec kuhler liquid cooler
amd bulldozer 8150 8 core cpu
2 23in asus monitors
logitech g510 keyboard
cyborg mmo gaming mouse
2 lg black blu ray burner drives

Never seen you around here before. I see that you rarely are, but it's always good to see another fellow PC gamer. You should come by often.

 

[Domination]

Edit: re-sized

Do you have your PC inside a garage?

 

[DLC]

Do you have your PC inside a garage?

Nope, have my pc in the basement.

 

[TeKPhaN]

Guys,

Thanks all of you for doing that and Idle I subbed to Linus.

I'm going to try to walk your builds forward from the selection of your processor & motherboard.

If you getting a PC...wait to get dark souls 2 on there.

 

[Gwyn / Razor]

If you getting a PC...wait to get dark souls 2 on there.

If I decide to go that route I'll be sure to do it.

 

[starseeker]

Do you guys also use the PC rig to power the electricity & heating in the house! I do not think I wanted to pose mine rig after seeing others.

 

[eVo7]

Corsair hx850 ftw! Lol

Probably the best power supply for the money, 80 watt gold semi modular I got mine for 130 bucks, the funny thing is I wasn't even in the market per Se for a psu, I saw the price on it and I knew it's reputation so I bought it.

 

[starlight777]

PC Drivers for the Xbox One Controller Now Available

http://majornelson.com/

Beginning today, new PC drivers for the Xbox One controller will be available for download, offering PC gamers a better way to play using the Xbox One controller. We’re planning to release the drivers as part of a Windows update in the near future; however, today, I am happy to offer early access to our dedicated PC gamers on MajorNelson.com.
PC Drivers for Xbox One Controller (x86)
PC Drivers for Xbox One Controller (x64)
We know our fans have wanted PC compatibility, and we know they wanted to be able to use the Xbox One controller with the same games and applications they have been playing with using the Xbox 360 controller. We can’t wait for them to play their favorite PC games with what we consider the best controller ever made and we’re excited for fans to experience the improved D-pad, redesigned battery compartment, new comfortable design and offset analog sticks. The new PC drivers will enable the Xbox One controller to be used with any game that featured gamepad support for the Xbox 360 controller. Simply download the drivers, connect your Xbox One controller to your computer through a micro USB cable and you’ll be gaming in no time.

 

[Viktor]

Awesome. How about wireless though hmm.