Spider-Gwen needs a new PC help me!!!!

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At least give a maximum budget.

If you want 4k for even the latest games you'll have to go SLI/Crossfire, since one card ain't gonna cut it, at least not if you want 60+ fps. Get two 980ti's and a 5th generation I7 (K or X will do), plus 16 gigs of RAM with any frequency and CAS latency, which is plenty. Everything else is almost irrelevant to gaming, but, of course:

- Make sure your motherboard can provide high overclocks and is the same socket as your processor.
- Make sure your PSU has the needed power. 800 watts for the above build is a minimum.
- Water cooling is a must.
- SSD will drastically reduce load times, both in games and your OS startup.
- Pretty much nothing except Windows 10 64-bit is an option.

Keep in mind that a single 980ti will get you about 40fps on 4k in the newest and most demanding games and will crush ones that demand above average builds, so think carefully before spending basically more than half a grand on a second GPU.

Lastly, do not buy a pre-built PC. You'll bee missing out on a lot, so just buy the parts and give ten bucks to any service to get it built.
Alright on break now I can read this well written answer.

First off, was contemplating buying a pre built but everyone is saying not to so I guess thats out of the question. Not really demanding of the 4k at 60fps but I mean it would be nice so what would that run me? Dont know wtf you are saying about the cooling and stuff do I need that??? Not trynna spend over 2000
 

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Yeah, I didn't and still don't know too much about computers and the latest products for parts.
Trust me that happened to one time also man

Why are you loking me to a wannabe console from alienware when the OP asked for a top dog custom pc?

8GB of ram? lol 16 please.

Not it does not. Custom PC is better because it's cheaper and because you can get more involved with your PC and in case something happens. You won't have to call ''customer service'' to fix something that you could have fixed on your own + saving valuable time.

I would recommend him a GTX 970, if he plans to go max settings in a lot of games then he shall go for the GTX 980Ti, sli.

Alienware is overpriced so don't link anything that involves alienware next time.
Because you stated that making a pc is cheaper when that's not the case allof the time, i gave you the specs you seen it run

1090 x 1800 16:9 1080p
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I agree an GTX 970 & 980ti is the way to go but show me a link to a video of a high demanding game like grand theft auto 5 with setting on high with a built pc with the same specs for cheaper linked with the prices, i wouldn't be mad if i was wrong because it'll save everyone in this thread some money on specs and hardware including me.
 

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Trust me that happened to one time also man



Because you stated that making a pc is cheaper when that's not the case allof the time, i gave you the specs you seen it run

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I agree an GTX 970 & 980ti is the way to go but show me a link to a video of a high demanding game like grand theft auto 5 with setting on high with a built pc with the same specs for cheaper linked with the prices, i wouldn't be mad if i was wrong because it'll save everyone in this thread some money on specs and hardware including me.
I think i'm repeating myself talking to you. Making a PC is cheaper, just search all the parts, build it yourself and you will save up to 200 bucks. You think companies that make built PC are going to get some money out of it?
 

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I think i'm repeating myself talking to you. Making a PC is cheaper, just search all the parts, build it yourself and you will save up to 200 bucks. You think companies that make built PC are going to get some money out of it?
Companies have parts to make PC in stock bought in wholesale/bulks so i'm guessing places like bestbuy,walmart,gamestop buys PS4 at full price to sell to customers at the same price?
Whats so hard about finding the same specs & hardware to prove me wrong it'll benefit everyone right you'll be doing us a favor
 

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Companies have parts to make PC in stock bought in wholesale/bulks so i'm guessing places like bestbuy,walmart,gamestop buys PS4 at full price to sell to customers at the same price?
Whats so hard about finding the same specs & hardware to prove me wrong it'll benefit everyone right you'll be doing us a favor
Bring me an alienware with all the parts and I will go on part build and I will prove to you that is cheaper. Do that favor to us.
 

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Bring me an alienware with all the parts and I will go on part build and I will prove to you that is cheaper. Do that favor to us.
I posted the link right there with specs & hardware so you can go check it out yourself, so you'll waste your time arguing with me when you can simple just post links and prove me wrong lol.
 

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that's a console.
It's a computer with a console mode built into it ,you can see the Alienware Software right on the bottom.

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[video=youtube;hJ3cZ7KSGnk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ3cZ7KSGnk[/video]

Bro you save me $200 dollars off the same hardware & specs like you say you can i'll give you $200
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It's a computer with a console mode built into it ,you can see the Alienware Software right on the bottom.

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[video=youtube;hJ3cZ7KSGnk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ3cZ7KSGnk[/video]

Bro you save me $200 dollars off the same hardware & specs like you say you can i'll give you $200
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Bae just save me some time and buy my PC <3 lol jkjk

But hey I need to know where to get this stuff links please my lovlies.
 

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Not really demanding of the 4k at 60fps but I mean it would be nice so what would that run me?
As I said, only a few current games would make a single 980ti drop below 60fps in 4k, and that's only if we're talking stock core clock speed anyway, so in my personal opinion it's just better to get a single one and save up another $600 for the future. No games coming out in the next 2 years should make a 980ti drop below 30fps, even in 4k.

Dont know wtf you are saying about the cooling and stuff do I need that???
Water cooling would be an absolute must if you were running SLI, but since you don't have the money for two GPU's that's not the case. Still, I've picked at least a CPU water cooler in the build below, since even I7's come with trash fan coolers, which not only fail to actually cool the processor they simply can't handle high overclocks.

Anyway, yes, cooling is an integral part of higher end PC builds. 4K is currently the highest and most stressing res on the market, coupled with the supposedly demanding games you'll be playing on maximum settings, on top of which you'll probably want to hit some overclocks for increased performance - all of this raises the temperatures in your system, most notably on your CPU and GPU.

Not trynna spend over 2000
Alright then - [ ]. This is an example build that goes a little bit over $2000, but you can easily shave off those spare bucks by looking around, since there are a lot of sites that offer the same merchandise for less money, plus there are some parts that easily be replaced with something less expensive for negligible performance loss.

That being said, here are some notes:

- The I7-5930K is currently one of the best CPU's out there, and imo is the best choice for that money. It's a 'k', unlocked, so it's ready for overclocking.

- The Corsair H100 GTX liquid cooler is a must, as explained above.

- The motherboard is where you can basically choose any other board of the same price range, since they don't really differ that much in anything. I chose the Asus because I've had good experience with that manufacturer, but you can replace it with an MSI X99, who also make good motherboards.

- The RAM I chose is also replaceable, as long as it's 2-channel 16GBs, nothing else matters that much, especially since you can increase the Mhz yourself. The Corsair has a high stock frequency and it's relatively small and cheap, which is why I picked it.

- The HDD I picked trying to save money. HDDs are, for me, the most irrelevant part of any PC build, since I don't really store that much stuff. 2TB's should be enough, plus the Seagate has faster read/write speeds than its rival - the Western Digital.

- The GPU is, again, the best you can pick with your budget. EVGA are currently the best Nvidia GPU manufacturers, not only in customer service, but also performance - the GTX 980ti FTW+ I picked is the fastest ti card for the lowest price there is. If you don't like it, the is also not a bad replacement.

- The case is almost perfect - it has a nice cable management system, dust filters and 4 stock fan coolers. Pretty good deal.

- The PSU is also really high quality - 850W is plenty of power, plus it's gold rated, meaning it will have above 90% efficiency in all situations.

Lastly, to get the maximum performance gain, you'll probably want to overclock both your CPU and GPU. Roughly speaking, with enough overclock on both, you shouldn't be seeing anything less than 50 fps on even the latest games.

Good luck.
 
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As I said, only a few current games would make a single 980ti drop below 60fps in 4k, and that's only if we're talking stock core clock speed anyway, so in my personal opinion it's just better to get a single one and save up another $600 for the future. No games coming out in the next 2 years should make a 980ti drop below 30fps, even in 4k.



Water cooling would be an absolute must if you were running SLI, but since you don't have the money for two GPU's that's not the case. Still, I've picked at least a CPU water cooler in the build below, since even I7's come with trash fan coolers, which not only fail to actually cool the processor they simply can't handle high overclocks.

Anyway, yes, cooling is an integral part of higher end PC builds. 4K is currently the highest and most stressing res on the market, coupled with the supposedly demanding games you'll be playing on maximum settings, on top of which you'll probably want to hit some overclocks for increased performance - all of this raises the temperatures in your system, most notably on your CPU and GPU.



Alright then - [ ]. This is an example build that goes a little bit over $2000, but you can easily shave off those spare bucks by looking around, since there are a lot of sites that offer the same merchandise for less money, plus there are some parts that easily be replaced with something less expensive for negligible performance loss.

That being said, here are some notes:

- The I7-5930K is currently one of the best CPU's out there, and imo is the best choice for that money. It's a 'k', unlocked, so it's ready for overclocking.

- The Corsair H100 GTX liquid cooler is a must, as explained above.

- The motherboard is where you can basically choose any other board of the same price range, since they don't really differ that much in anything. I chose the Asus because I've had good experience with that manufacturer, but you can replace it with an MSI X99, who also make good motherboards.

- The RAM I chose is also replaceable, as long as it's 2-channel 16GBs, nothing else matters that much, especially since you can increase the Mhz yourself. The Corsair has a high stock frequency and it's relatively small and cheap, which is why I picked it.

- The HDD I picked trying to save money. HDDs are, for me, the most irrelevant part of any PC build, since I don't really store that much stuff. 2TB's should be enough, plus the Seagate has faster read/write speeds than its rival - the Western Digital.

- The GPU is, again, the best you can pick with your budget. EVGA are currently the best Nvidia GPU manufacturers, not only in customer service, but also performance - the GTX 980ti FTW+ I picked is the fastest ti card for the lowest price there is. If you don't like it, the is also not a bad replacement.

- The case is almost perfect - it has a nice cable management system, dust filters and 4 stock fan coolers. Pretty good deal.

- The PSU is also really high quality - 850W is plenty of power, plus it's gold rated, meaning it will have above 90% efficiency in all situations.

Lastly, to get the maximum performance gain, you'll probably want to overclock both your CPU and GPU. Roughly speaking, with enough overclock on both, you shouldn't be seeing anything less than 50 fps on even the latest games.

Good luck.
Alright single core it is then.

Never thought heating was that much of a problem. Might go ahead ad get one of those water cooler things. Hope they look badass.

I mean if it's a little over I don't mind just not trynna go into the 3000 area that's just too much to be spending the position I'm in finance wise. The other guy I quoted above gave me a bit of a list as well so gonna look at each of your suggestions and see which parts I'm gonna pick in the end. Do appreciate the help man this is gonna really save me some money was about to just save up and buy an alienware machine. Lol stupid spider
 
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