Vanquish 4 helpPost Date: 2016-01-20 |
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Kroman1975 
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 Topic: Vanquish 4 helpPosted: 20 Jan 2016 at 6:40am |
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Budget: $1,500-$2,000
[Please Type Here] Expectations:Play anything at high to ultra settings. VR ready [Please Type Here] Usage: Looking to be able to play all current and upcoming games at high settings as well as Oculus Rift [Please Type Here] Special Needs: [Please Type Here] Saved Ticket #: [Please Type Here] Specifications:Need help with the difference between the Vanquish 4 Level 3 or 4. Is it worth the extra level for the double RAM and GTX 980 over the 970? The processor is the same i5 6600K so is the upgrade even necessary for my needs? Any help would be much appreciated. [Please Type Here] |
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bprat22
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Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 6:56am |
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Hi Kroman1975....Welcome to the forums.
The level 3 is best bang for your buck. For 1080p , I personally don't think the level 4 is worth the extra $250, but if someone has the money, any increase in performance does help. If you game on a higher resolution, the 980 helps a bit more. 8GB ram is all gaming needs for the most part and the 980 is only about 10-15% stronger for 1080p. Adding ram in the future is relatively inexpensive and easy to do. I haven't looked into Occulus Rift yet. Here's a link to help you decide. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1595?vs=1442 If things are tight, the level 3 will perform great. I have a 970 and play everything on max, except Witcher 3 hairworks, The level 4 does give you more headroom for those extra few fps. Hope this helps.  Edited by bprat22 - 20 Jan 2016 at 6:58am |
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Kroman1975
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Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 7:01am |
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Cool, thanks a lot. One more thing, do you see any issues with this rig running Oculus VR stuff that's upcoming? Thanks again.
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Kroman1975
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Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 7:03am |
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Sorry I just saw the part you said about Oculus. My bad. Thanks again for the rely though!
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bprat22
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Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 7:05am |
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My pleasure. Been meaning to check out OR . Maybe I'll take a look today.
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SoCal65
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Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 10:46am |
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If you do any multimedia stuff with photos and HD video, then the extra RAM will definitely come in hand. Plus is gives a bit more future proofing of your system.
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Kroman1975
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Posted: 20 Jan 2016 at 10:48am |
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It's easy enough adding RAM and I would eventually make updates in the future. I just wanted to find the best jumping off point for the price. Thanks!
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