With a capable system, the desktop is able to out perform all of the consoles quite easily and so when it comes to multi-platform titles the PC has always been my platform of choice, no question. My PC ain't rocking ultra 1080/60 anymore though and if I'm having to turn shit down with every new release then my reason for picking PC is gone for the most part. Anyway.. I've decided it's time to start looking at upgrading, getting back to teh master race and playing these PC games at their best
I was planning to do my upgrade in Jan or early Feb in time for The Witcher 3 as I have no intentions of playing that on anything but the highest settings. <censored> that right?. Since the new motherboards are already out though and supporting DDR4 and all that stuff I've been thinking about doing the upgrade before the end of this year instead.
So!. What does this mock-up build look like to those of you who know your stuff?
- Intel Core i7 5930K
- ASUS X99 Deluxe Mobo
- 16GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM
- 3GB GeForce GTX 780 Ti
- Plextor M6e M.2 PCI-E 256GB SSD
- 2TB WD HDD
- Corsair 850W PSU
- Corsair Hydro H60 CPU Cooler
- Blu-ray Drive
- Coolermaster CM Storm Trooper case
· Do I go with onboard sound again or get a sound card this time around? I've never had one before but do they offer that much of an improvement in sound quality? (Obviously it will depend on the speakers you're pumping stuff through but my sound system is up to scratch).
· Will 16GB of RAM be enough or should I up it to 32?. I don't want to be having to add more to it anytime soon but I don't want to go crazy either.
· How about the speed of the RAM? 2133, 2400, 2666 or 3000?. The logical increments site seems to list 2133mhz? should I go for that? or maybe 2400?. Obviously there's a price jump between each as well but I'm guessing 2666/3000mhz would be overkill and a waste of money for my needs?
· The new 900 series cards from Nvidia will be out soon but looking at the numbers from a chart BD linked on IRC yesterday (here) there only appears to be a very slight improvement from the 780 Ti to the 980. As such I'll probably be looking at the 780 Ti instead since it'll be cheaper as well. No use paying more for such little gain.
4K gaming is something I'd be interested in too but I can upgrade my card and monitor down the road and revisit that one then, assuming the rest of my system would be fine ofc!
I may still wait until Jan/Feb like I originally planned, just wanting to get an idea of what I'd be looking at getting and for my brother too who may upgrade in the next month or so.
Anyway, does this seem like a decent build that will last me a good while?
[Edit: My revised planned spec after speaking to BD]
- Intel Core i7 5930K
- ASUS X99-S
- 16GB DDR4 2133MHz RAM
- 8GB GeForce GTX 980
- Plextor M6e M.2 PCI-E 256GB SSD
- 2TB WD HDD
- Corsair 850W PSU
- Corsair Hydro H60 CPU Cooler
- Blu-ray Drive
- Coolermaster CM Storm Trooper case
Will keep my eye on the 980 line in the coming weeks and see if AMD have anything new in store too)