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Offline Mr.Green

New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« on: Saturday, April 16, 2016, 13:05:31 PM »
Hey guys, i am putting together a list for my new upcoming dekstop computer. I will be ordering these parts soon and assembling it myself. Let me know what you guys think pls.


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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday, April 16, 2016, 13:22:52 PM »
Well that's a beefy build...I guess you don't play just America's Army, do you? That graphic card is rather old, and I don't know about Visiontek...if I were you I would go with either Gygabyte, Asus or Msi cards (their support service should be better). That CPU is rather overkill for gaming, will work wonders if you need CPU power for apps that actually properly use all the cores (3d rendering, video editing, etc). Same goes for the ram (16 gb is a lot for gaming purposes already).

The psu seems more than fairly sized for that build, if its outputting all the power its sold for, but being an evga unit it surely isn't the cheapest build from the lot (could be a rebrand of another maker as seasonics does for the Antec ones).

Mouse wise, that depends on which kind of use (whether both for gaming and work) and your preferences...

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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday, April 16, 2016, 15:39:09 PM »
Change that radeon 7870 to nvidia GTX 970 or if you can afford GTX 980 Ti. Everything else seems fine.

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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday, April 17, 2016, 03:36:04 AM »
Don't listen to such idiotic opinions. Beef up CPU and RAM as much as you can do.

Hah. Ok, let's hear...do you play other games than just AA2? Do you play on pc or on Mac? Have you ever assembled a system or your own?
« Last Edit: Sunday, April 17, 2016, 03:43:55 AM by Koden »

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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday, April 17, 2016, 11:44:25 AM »
Hey. So i only play AA 2.5. I dont play any other games on my PC and not really interested in playing any other pc games in the near future. I have my xbox one for that. But the main reason why i am building this computer this way is because i am a day trader. Thats what i do for a living. I have multiple charts open at one time, multiple research websites, chatroom and live news streaming service. So intenese multitasking. And i think the computer that i have build here will do the job just fine for that. Let me know what you think Koden, you seem to be a specialist at this. Thanks bud.

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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday, April 17, 2016, 12:35:54 PM »
Have you ever read source code of an actual GPU driver?

...no, and what a pointless question. Have you? (You haven't even replied to my legitimate questions, tho).

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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday, April 17, 2016, 12:50:22 PM »
Hey. So i only play AA 2.5. I dont play any other games on my PC and not really interested in playing any other pc games in the near future. I have my xbox one for that. But the main reason why i am building this computer this way is because i am a day trader. Thats what i do for a living. I have multiple charts open at one time, multiple research websites, chatroom and live news streaming service. So intenese multitasking. And i think the computer that i have build here will do the job just fine for that. Let me know what you think Koden, you seem to be a specialist at this. Thanks bud.
I'm not a specialist, I assembled my own pc but I don't do that as an hobby/job. If you only play AA2 that card is even more than you need, although even Bernard is right about Nvidia (they worked better for me than the Radeons I had). That CPU has an unlocked multiplier that is meant for overclocking, but if you need to multitask heavily, the i7 6700 is surely good at it...if you want even more performance (overkill to me) you can move to the 12 cores cpus or the (insanely priced) Xeon which use different and more expensive motherboards (they're dedicated to workstations and server use). If you need to drive several monitors you might take a look at Quadro cards (for Nvidia) or FirePro (for Amd).
« Last Edit: Sunday, April 17, 2016, 12:57:13 PM by Koden »

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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday, April 17, 2016, 13:13:07 PM »
Thanks for the opinion Koden. But i was told that with the setup that i have on the list i will be able to connect my computer to 4+ monitors. What do you think about this?

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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday, April 17, 2016, 13:36:07 PM »
Thanks for the opinion Koden. But i was told that with the setup that i have on the list i will be able to connect my computer to 4+ monitors. What do you think about this?
Oh, yes. I didn't know about that particular card, it has 6 dp output
http://www.amazon.com/VisionTek-Radeon-GDDR5-MiniDP-Graphics/dp/B0085O90SQ

Btw, looks like you need to get active dvi adapters if you want to drive more than two screens (it does only come with passive ones).

http://www.amazon.com/ask/questions/Tx230HQPGQ0DE4R/?

Amd also has a list of certified adapters here http://support.amd.com/en-us/recommended/eyefinity-adapters
« Last Edit: Sunday, April 17, 2016, 14:26:08 PM by Koden »

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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #9 on: Monday, April 18, 2016, 11:11:38 AM »
to play only aa2, you do not need that kind of high end computers. better buy a good headset like sennheiser and a good sound card.

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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #10 on: Monday, April 18, 2016, 11:25:37 AM »
to play only aa2, you do not need that kind of high end computers. better buy a good headset like sennheiser and a good sound card.
He uses that pc for other purposes than just gaming, although that's a good recommendation, a good headset makes quite a difference.

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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #11 on: Monday, April 18, 2016, 12:14:45 PM »
The timing sucks on the 2400 mghz ram

Personally I would stay away from corsair unless your getting it for free


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Re: New Computer build list. Any thoughts?
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 01:42:05 AM »
As mentioned, choose a GPU for it's output connections, not necessarily for performance. You can use multiple lower power graphics cards and be plenty fine. Even like a humble nVidia GT 730 would do great with large screens of varying outputs. But only you know what kind of monitors you'll be using, how many and in what configuration. Most graphics cards will support 3 monitors without issue. Lower end ones may only support 2 but there's nothing wrong with buying 2 lower end cards.

You may or may not need the memory, I won't touch on that aside from echoing that 32GB is on the high side.

Motherboard is good but I personally wouldn't get gimmicky gaming equipment. ASUS makes plenty good motherboards outside the ROG slogan. Like the Z170-A model, it's a solid unit that will handle pretty much any upgrade.

The i7 is extremely beefy. You may or may not use it. Just to throw it out there, I built my system on the 1150 socket and instead of getting an i5 or expensive i7, I went with a Xeon. It's the same as an i7 but without the unlocked core and no built-in graphics chip. Basically, you get the hyper-threading quad-core at significantly less cost. I don't know if this option exists with the 1151 socket yet but it might be worth looking into if overclocking isn't important.

You might be able to save some funds by going with the 850 EVO SSD instead. The EVO has a 5 year warranty and will last longer than you want. You'll want to upgrade in size long before the memory cells start to wear out.

You also might be able to save $30 by buying a previous version of Windows and take advantage of the free 10 upgrade. I've seen copies of 7 and 8 go for $100 regularly, sometimes $80. If you do buy a legit copy, make sure it's a retail version, not OEM. Retail means YOU own the license and you can transfer it to another computer. OEM means it's stuck with the motherboard. In some cases, if your motherboard dies and you get a new one, you have to call Microsoft and haggle with them to validate your license.
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