PC build thread

[fastbilly1]

Since they released the Witcher 3 specs and I dont even come close to the bottom edge, its time to start shifting money around from other projects so I can start pricing out parts.

Minimum System Requirements
Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz
AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660
AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870
RAM 6GB
OS 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1)
Direct X 11
HDD Space 40 GB

Recommended System Requirements
Intel CPU Core i7 3770 3,4 GHz
AMD CPU AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 770
AMD GPU Radeon R9 290
RAM 8GB
OS 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1)
Direct X 11
HDD Space 40 GB

I meet those last three...

[noiseredux]

yeah I saw that yesterday, Fast. There's been a few games now upping their requirements to around this level (quad-core CPU, 6GB RAM...) so it's starting to feel like we're seeing what the sort of 'next gen' requirements will be for the PS4/Xb1-era of PC games. If I had any extra parts for you, I'd gladly offer em up. Unfortunately the CPU I'll be replacing in the near-ish future is an i3, and I'm not sure if you'd want a socket LGA1155 mobo...

[fastbilly1]

yeah I saw that yesterday, Fast. There's been a few games now upping their requirements to around this level (quad-core CPU, 6GB RAM...) so it's starting to feel like we're seeing what the sort of 'next gen' requirements will be for the PS4/Xb1-era of PC games. If I had any extra parts for you, I'd gladly offer em up. Unfortunately the CPU I'll be replacing in the near-ish future is an i3, and I'm not sure if you'd want a socket LGA1155 mobo...

Nah its cool. I just gotta move some money around. The issue is, when I build this pc it will be rack mounted. So to get to that level, I have to rack mount everything on the main computer desk. Thats not really a problem, just something that needs to be done first. Ive been trying to get a rack for cheap on craigslist, but I dont need a 42 u rack, Im thinking 12 or 20. But now I have access to a metal shop I might just build one.

[dsheinem]

I weep for you, noise. Tears of joy. Not because of the build itself (which is cool), but because of your spirit. This used to be you:

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 63#p343163

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 05#p388405

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 28#p537828

Now, you are a gleeful tinkerer, going further and with more care than most who play PC games. Gone is noise the boy, and noise the man is a damn fine PC gamer. You've even become an evangelist, bringing brother Mike into the fold.

I just am waiting for you to ditch it all and go on a Lynx kick or some such...

[noiseredux]

hahaha, I thought of this last night myself. The "old noise." The thing was, I was into PC gaming up through WinME, and then got out of it by the time XP hit. So in my mind, shit always was complicated haha. But yeah, it is a funny progression over the last decade for me.

That said, I can promise Lynx et al will not happen. Even in those old posts I talked about not wanting a bunch of consoles. In my mind, PC is the one "console" I had always been looking for. One box that plays everything, be it old or new. Plus, I really have grown to hate the hoarding aspect of the hobby that we sugar-coat and call "collecting."

But seriously, thanks for the kind words. I truly do feel that getting so into PC gaming in the past couple years has actually reinvigorated my love for gaming in general. I find I buy far less games, but I get way more into the games that I do buy. I play the hell out of them, and appreciate them on a deeper level. I also feel like the tinkering part of the hobby makes me appreciate the medium even more. Knowing that I spent the time to pick out some new part after hours of research and then installed it myself, only to spend more time taking screenshots and adjusting in-game settings to see how the change has effected some visual... it's just a lot of fun.

[TSTR]

praise be to noise-sensei for he has also shown me the way

[fastbilly1]

I find I buy far less games, but I get way more into the games that I do buy. I play the hell out of them, and appreciate them on a deeper level.

But you havent been on steam in two weeks!

[Tanooki]

yeah I saw that yesterday, Fast. There's been a few games now upping their requirements to around this level (quad-core CPU, 6GB RAM...) so it's starting to feel like we're seeing what the sort of 'next gen' requirements will be for the PS4/Xb1-era of PC games. If I had any extra parts for you, I'd gladly offer em up. Unfortunately the CPU I'll be replacing in the near-ish future is an i3, and I'm not sure if you'd want a socket LGA1155 mobo...

If that is where it's going I'm glad I took my questions, this thread, and other research very seriously when I got the laptop I put together.

i7-4710MQ @ 2.5ghz (turbos in games to 3.5, can take a 1GHZ faster CPU I didn't buy)
16GB of RAM (max at 32)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M 8GB video card

This new line of graphics chips nvidia figured out how to cut the loss to 15-20% over the desktop model in performance, previous of theirs and AMD is a 50% loss on average in capability.

[noiseredux]

I find I buy far less games, but I get way more into the games that I do buy. I play the hell out of them, and appreciate them on a deeper level.

But you havent been on steam in two weeks!

are you looking at my signature? It always says that and I have no idea why. I'm on Steam every night, though.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

Looks like I'll be playing TW3 on PlayStation. This isn't exactly a powerhouse laptop these days in the GPU department but this is the first game that I don't even meet the minimum for? Seems a bit nuts. Can't imagine how it'll run on an Xbox One if the minimum PC requires a 7870.