Like some insight on a new replacement systemPost Date: 2015-01-11 |
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Topic: Like some insight on a new replacement system Posted: 11 Jan 2015 at 5:41pm |
I know my software pretty well, but I'm not that great when comes to hardware tech. This is my configuration based on my needs and without having too much gingerbread items that would not benefit my playstyle for a system. Any changes or feedback will be appreciated.
Budget: At least under $3,000 Expectations: Top game performance for FPS titles, but mostly RPG, RTS, and online MMO gameplay. Can view stream videos online and provide decent performance for Blu-Ray playback. FYI - I'm not a competitive FPS player, I play casually. So getting a system decked out for max performance to give me an edge against other players is not needed. If I can have decent hardware to run Ultra graphic settings at 60fps and above without any hardware issues that impacts my gameplay experience, then I'm happy. I plain to upgrade my current 1080p monitors with 4k monitors down the road later this year or early next when the price comes down. Also, I may get another card for SLI, but not so sure based on benchmark reviews. I currently have two GTX 670 cards in SLI. Is it a must to have SLI 900 series cards or can you get great performance with only one card? Again, I play FPS titles casually; mostly play RTS and MMO games. If this is going to be a overkill for such titles, then I don't want to throw in extra money when I'm not going to take full advantage of it. Usage: Mostly gaming and Blu-Ray movie playing. For gaming I mainly play RTS and RPG titles, and some FPS titles. I do play graphic heavy games like Cyrsis sometimes, but only for the single-player experience and not multiplayer. My multiplayer experience for FPS titles is usually games like Battlefield. Saved Ticket #: 1130754 Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Apollo Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0 GHz (Codename Devils Canyon) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO (Intel Z97 Chipset) (The Ultimate Power Platform) <br><strong></strong> System Memory: 16GB DDR3 2133MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <br><strong></strong> Power Supply: 850W EVGA SuperNOVA <br><strong></strong> Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Optical Drive: ASUS Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) (Model: BC-12B1ST) <br><strong></strong> Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (250GB Samsung 840 EVO) <br><strong></strong> Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Western Digital - Black Edition) <br><strong></strong> Storage Set 3: - No Thanks RAID Config: - No Thanks RAID Card: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB (EVGA ACX Cooler Edition) <br><strong></strong> Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio HPC Processor: - No Thanks Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100i 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition) <br><strong></strong> H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Airflow Control: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value) Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks Portable Gaming: - No Thanks Branded Gear: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement) |
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Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jan 2015 at 6:34pm |
A single GTX 970 would be fine for 1080p gaming with those games.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-970-maxwell,3941-8.html If you're going to go to a 4K monitor, you'll probably need to go to an SLI configuration. BTW, Battlefield 4 will play better with AMD cards as it was optimized with AMDs Mantle low-level API. AMD is probably going to release in the next couple of months or so the R9 300 cards that are probably going to set new levels for GPU performance, according to the rumors. |
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