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[PC Build Thread] It's a weird time in Hardwaretown

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited January 2019
    trying to P2V a server 2012 R2 box that's on dying hardware running on a raid scsi controller. what a fucking nightmare

    run disk2vhd to make a vhd and put the VHD on a network share
    Move the VHD to the hypervisor.
    mount vhd in host server's OS
    run chkdsk /f and sfc /scannow to repair all the errors
    run diskpart - change the active partition from the 350mb boot partition for the raid controller to the partition with windows on it
    unmount the VHD
    make the VM
    boot vm from windows install media
    copy the windows boobmgr file from the install media to the windows partition
    run bootrec /fixmbr
    run bootrec /fixboot
    run bootrec /rebuildbcd
    boot the VM
    pray that the OS gets through "getting devices ready" (it did)
    go for beers

    wunderbar on
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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    a5ehren wrote: »
    These guides seem extremely helpful (though note that is coming from a company selling computers, so probably a touch overkill in the specifics...the general guidelines are right)
    I stumbled on these. I find it weird that they basically say GPU is nearly worthless besides VRAM when almost nobody seems to be suggesting AMDs cheap cards with tons of VRAM over Nvidia$ offerings. Even says very few effects are GPU driven.

    I think that's in the specific context of running Adobe Premier Pro, which holds up through their benchmarking. You probably want some sort of decent modern GPU, but a 2070 and a 2080ti won't perform that differently in them.

    It's not true of, say, Davinci Resolve, where they note the GPU is incredibly important to performance. Seems like pretty reasonable advice to me?

    a5ehren
  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
    @wunderbar looks like your sysadmin is leaking. Insert more beer.

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  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    Maybe tangentially related but I'll ask anyway.
    I'm building a big L shaped desk for my office/computer room and I am doing it like a torsion box style (2 layers of 3/4" birch ply with 1 1/2" strips inside as the "core" to add strength without the weight.
    I am leaving some channels at the back to route some of the common cables like DP cable, power cable, network etc...

    I am also looking for ideas for what could be included inside the desk itself for convenience or for cool factor.

    I watched Linus' recent "clean desk" video with the wireless charger hidden within the top shell and I'll be doing that for sure but I'm not sure what else would be neat to have and my google fu is failing me.

    Once the top goes on it will be wood glued down so it's absolutely never coming back off so if something fails it's there forever.

    So, what cool shit would you put inside a desk with 1.5" of vertical depth (could route out another inch for something specific I guess)?


  • iguanacusiguanacus Desert PlanetRegistered User regular
    @IronKnuckle's Ghost Do you have a Frys or Microcenter near you, or will you be buying all online?

  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    I was aware of Logical Increments, which I've been using to get a base idea, but pcpartpicker is new to me. Poking around in there a bit.

    So my current box is from 2009, and surprising nobody it's largely incapable of running modern games. I have a budget of roughly $1,000 USD. Since the motherboard is ancient that for sure means a new CPU, memory, and while I guess the GPU could be transferred, it's ancient. I think it's an nVidia 300 series. My case is a mid-ATX and I see no particular need to replace it. I have a 750 watt psu and without looking up the model I'm unsure if the silver/gold/platinum efficiency rating thing existed when it was made. I do not have an SSD, and plan on retaining my existing HDDs and replacing them later.

    I've only ever used nVidia and Intel hardware, and while I'm not married to them I've also not had negative experiences.

    Mostly I'm looking to play some modern games. I am primarily a console gamer, so it hasn't been a huge requirement for me to keep up with PC stuff. I have no particular interest in gaming at 4k, and realistically I'm not going to go above 1080p. I don't even have a display capable of 1080p right now, or for that matter one made after the invention of HDMI. I also don't care about VR at this juncture.



    A $1000 USD is a great budget for a gaming machine.
    Will you be upgrading your display(s)?

    There is ZERO reason not to get an SSD.
    In terms of components it's the single most important advancement in speed/usability for PC's in the last decade.
    It should be illegal to buy a PC without one.

    What kind of games do you or will you play on the pc? Also do you do any video or photo editing or anything else beyond web browsing, youtube etc...?

    I can whip up an intel and an AMD build for you later on pcpartpicker.

    a5ehren
  • iguanacusiguanacus Desert PlanetRegistered User regular
    Here's a quick AMD build, just a bit over budget but including a new monitor with adaptive sync

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($111.74 @ B&H)
    Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Crucial - MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($134.85 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: Zotac - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card ($348.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Power Supply: EVGA - BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($41.88 @ OutletPC)
    Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2401 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
    Total: $1117.43
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-25 19:53 EST-0500

  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    a5ehren wrote: »
    These guides seem extremely helpful (though note that is coming from a company selling computers, so probably a touch overkill in the specifics...the general guidelines are right)
    I stumbled on these. I find it weird that they basically say GPU is nearly worthless besides VRAM when almost nobody seems to be suggesting AMDs cheap cards with tons of VRAM over Nvidia$ offerings. Even says very few effects are GPU driven.

    I think that's in the specific context of running Adobe Premier Pro, which holds up through their benchmarking. You probably want some sort of decent modern GPU, but a 2070 and a 2080ti won't perform that differently in them.

    It's not true of, say, Davinci Resolve, where they note the GPU is incredibly important to performance. Seems like pretty reasonable advice to me?

    It's also because Nvidia's CUDA cores can be utilized by a lot of design, rendering and editing programs, which don't have any similar support on the AMD side.

  • Kane Red RobeKane Red Robe Master of Magic ArcanusRegistered User regular
    edited January 2019
    I was aware of Logical Increments, which I've been using to get a base idea, but pcpartpicker is new to me. Poking around in there a bit.

    So my current box is from 2009, and surprising nobody it's largely incapable of running modern games. I have a budget of roughly $1,000 USD. Since the motherboard is ancient that for sure means a new CPU, memory, and while I guess the GPU could be transferred, it's ancient. I think it's an nVidia 300 series. My case is a mid-ATX and I see no particular need to replace it. I have a 750 watt psu and without looking up the model I'm unsure if the silver/gold/platinum efficiency rating thing existed when it was made. I do not have an SSD, and plan on retaining my existing HDDs and replacing them later.

    I've only ever used nVidia and Intel hardware, and while I'm not married to them I've also not had negative experiences.

    Mostly I'm looking to play some modern games. I am primarily a console gamer, so it hasn't been a huge requirement for me to keep up with PC stuff. I have no particular interest in gaming at 4k, and realistically I'm not going to go above 1080p. I don't even have a display capable of 1080p right now, or for that matter one made after the invention of HDMI. I also don't care about VR at this juncture.

    This is what I just finished building this year as a budget PC gaming rig, it's not a perfect build but I think it's a pretty good baseline. Since you don't need a new PSU or case you can probably splurge a bit on a new monitor or slightly more upmarket parts than I did. I suggest keeping the Solid State though, it's cheap enough and they really are nice to have your OS and a few commonly used programs on.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.89 @ OutletPC)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370XP SLI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.89 @ OutletPC)
    Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($122.99 @ Amazon)
    Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.89 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GT OCV1 Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
    Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ Amazon)
    Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Newegg)
    Total: $960.62
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-25 21:44 EST-0500

    Edit: If you're not planning on going over 1080p, please do not buy a $300+ video card.

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    Mugsley wrote: »
    @wunderbar looks like your sysadmin is leaking. Insert more beer.

    Yep that was definitely for the sysadmin thread. :rotate:

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  • iguanacusiguanacus Desert PlanetRegistered User regular
    I wouldn't be so quick to rule out the 2060 Kayne. I'm using a 1060 6GB and I'm turning down graphical settings more and more to keep over 60fps. Maybe the new 1160(ti) instead but that's still technically an unknown quantity.

  • jungleroomxjungleroomx It's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovels Registered User regular
    iguanacus wrote: »
    I wouldn't be so quick to rule out the 2060 Kayne. I'm using a 1060 6GB and I'm turning down graphical settings more and more to keep over 60fps. Maybe the new 1160(ti) instead but that's still technically an unknown quantity.

    From everything I've been hearing it's going to be a power downgrade on top of no tensor or RT cores.

    Don't need the 1160/1660 taking the spotlight off the 2060 as the mid-tier affordable option.

  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    My understanding is the 2060 is 1070 level and approaching 1070ti with pretty safe overclocks.


    I was going to make a build but iguanacus pretty much nailed it. That's a great build.

  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
    Don't use PCPP to buy storage, if you can help it. There are constant sales if you're willing to look. Also if you live near a Microcenter, you can find some great in-store deals.

    I try to post links to deals when I find them.

    Check deal sites like Slickdeals.net or Kinjadeals if you want to look for yourself.

    PCPP sometimes catches these deals, but they pull info from fewer sites.

    Also the /buildapcsales subreddit is really good for finding deals (sort by New). I can't get the sidebar filters to work in my Reddit app but they may work on the desktop site

    Aridhol
  • Kane Red RobeKane Red Robe Master of Magic ArcanusRegistered User regular
    That's probably fair, I picked the 1060 6GB for myself, but I mostly play strategy games like Europa Universalis, Stellaris, your Total Wars &c. If you're aiming for more demanding games than that the 2060 is probably a pretty good bet.

    I also just noticed that the SSD I listed is not on sale anymore and thus a crappy deal (I got it for $99), so don't get that one, but do get a SSD of at least ~500GB (I guess you could go down to 256 if all you put on there was your OS, but the savings is negligible).

  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
    Here's another deal (I'll stop now) - 500GB Crucial for under $50 (M.2 included)

    https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/ajlcrf/_/

    Aridhol
  • SanderJKSanderJK Crocodylus Pontifex Sinterklasicus Madrid, 3000 ADRegistered User regular
    The only thing I would say is, buy a 1TB SSD.

    Games are big now, and SSDs shouldn't be completely full. Some installs are hitting 100gb already. And games installed on an SSD are so much nicer. Load times are a huge QoL.
    It's an extra $50 over a 500gb one, but I think that's something you'd enjoy every day.

    2060 vs 1070 is not a big difference. Both will suit 1080p 60fps gaming. I'd definitely take at least 6gb of vram.


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  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    If you can afford it definitely get a 1TB SSD.

    You can get by with less with some steam library management (i.e. move games between drives as you play em) but it's a lot easier to just not worry about it :)

    Intel build option

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($259.99 @ B&H)
    CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: MSI - Z370M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($103.88 @ OutletPC)
    Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($134.87 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS OC Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
    Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.98 @ Newegg)
    Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
    Total: $1142.68
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-27 03:51 EST-0500

  • HeatwaveHeatwave Come, now, and walk the path of explosions with me!Registered User regular
    Add this to the pile of $1000ish builds to consider

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.98 @ Newegg)
    CPU Cooler: Deepcool - GAMMAXX GT 29.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($42.01 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
    Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Crucial - MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($134.85 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS OC Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
    Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.98 @ Newegg)
    Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ B&H)
    Total: $1091.78
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-27 07:49 EST-0500


    and an even cheaper version

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.98 @ Newegg)
    Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
    Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Crucial - MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($134.85 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
    Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.98 @ Newegg)
    Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ B&H)
    Total: $899.77
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-27 07:52 EST-0500

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    PSA if you shuck the WD external drives and get a WD white: they have some updated "power down based off of disk status" thing which older PSUs don't inherently support, and so the drive won't power up if you plug it in straight-away.

    The two ways around are to cover up a specific pin on the drive (you can google it), or if you use a 4-pin->sata converter, that works too.

    Just to save you a bunch of hair pulling.

  • GrundlestiltskinGrundlestiltskin Behind you!Registered User regular
    So I have a 1080 Ti and I've been increasingly disappointed with its performance; games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Anthem chugged a surprising amount even at sub-ultra settings (dipping into the 40 fps or lower), and even Guild Wars 2 can give me those kinds of issues. I guess I would have assumed that I could run those games at at least 60fps consistently, even at 1440p. If I'm consistently maxed out on CPU but not GPU, could that be the issue?

    I have a quad core i5-6600K that has a listed speed of 3.5GHz but seems to run at 100% of 4.1GHz when I play games. I have the GTX 1080 Ti (founder's edition), 16GB DDR4 RAM, and play all of my games off of SSDs. Is it worth updating to a 6 or 8 core CPU? Is there something around the corner worth waiting to upgrade to?

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  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    So I have a 1080 Ti and I've been increasingly disappointed with its performance; games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Anthem chugged a surprising amount even at sub-ultra settings (dipping into the 40 fps or lower), and even Guild Wars 2 can give me those kinds of issues. I guess I would have assumed that I could run those games at at least 60fps consistently, even at 1440p. If I'm consistently maxed out on CPU but not GPU, could that be the issue?

    I have a quad core i5-6600K that has a listed speed of 3.5GHz but seems to run at 100% of 4.1GHz when I play games. I have the GTX 1080 Ti (founder's edition), 16GB DDR4 RAM, and play all of my games off of SSDs. Is it worth updating to a 6 or 8 core CPU? Is there something around the corner worth waiting to upgrade to?

    Yep that is classic CPU bottleneck.
    What motherboard do you have?

    You likely have a couple options. One is to overclock (I'd probably try this first honestly as it's free or cheaper (if you need a new cooler). The other is to see what the max CPU your motherboard supports and maybe look at upgrades.
    If your board doesn't support overclocking you really only have the upgrade option.

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  • GrundlestiltskinGrundlestiltskin Behind you!Registered User regular
    Aridhol wrote: »
    So I have a 1080 Ti and I've been increasingly disappointed with its performance; games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Anthem chugged a surprising amount even at sub-ultra settings (dipping into the 40 fps or lower), and even Guild Wars 2 can give me those kinds of issues. I guess I would have assumed that I could run those games at at least 60fps consistently, even at 1440p. If I'm consistently maxed out on CPU but not GPU, could that be the issue?

    I have a quad core i5-6600K that has a listed speed of 3.5GHz but seems to run at 100% of 4.1GHz when I play games. I have the GTX 1080 Ti (founder's edition), 16GB DDR4 RAM, and play all of my games off of SSDs. Is it worth updating to a 6 or 8 core CPU? Is there something around the corner worth waiting to upgrade to?

    Yep that is classic CPU bottleneck.
    What motherboard do you have?

    You likely have a couple options. One is to overclock (I'd probably try this first honestly as it's free or cheaper (if you need a new cooler). The other is to see what the max CPU your motherboard supports and maybe look at upgrades.
    If your board doesn't support overclocking you really only have the upgrade option.

    I have this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0131GA4PK/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1. It unfortunately doesn't support the 8 series intel CPUs despite being the right socket because of the chipset, and would require a BIOS upgrade to support a 7 series CPU. Which is frustrating because I just bought it in 2016.

    So I'll probably need to upgrade the motherboard as well, which I'm fine with as long as I can keep the all-in at $500 or less. At this point I'm just wary of getting a CPU that's going to put me in the same position if/when I pick up a 2100 series card when they come out. Any suggestions? The 2700X Ryzen worth a look?

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  • CampyCampy Registered User regular
    I'm surprised that a 6600K is having trouble keeping up, even with a 1080ti.

    Or maybe I'm just sad that I too have a 6600K D:

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  • CormacCormac Registered User regular
    I have a hard time seeing that CPU as being a bottleneck. If you were still running a 2500k or 2600k then bottlenecking would be a possible issue. I'm running a 6700k, albeit overclocked to 4.6ghz, but don't have the issues you're having though I only have a 1080.

    I'd look into overclocking your CPU somewhere in the 4.5ghz range on all cores so long as you have sufficient CPU cooling. That should give you a good boost to help with framerates. Granted not a whole lot but worth trying before you spend $500+ on a new CPU and motherboard.

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  • Trajan45Trajan45 Registered User regular
    Yeah I have a OC'd i5-3570k (around 4.2) and didn't have any issues with Anthem and my 1070TI. Looking online, my overclock puts it close to your's at stock. Granted I ran it at 1080p.

    It's been a long time since i've done in-game testing, maybe someone would have a suggestion for something you can run while in game to record you're in game.

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  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    You can see with MSI afterburner overlay what the cpu utilization is so definitely confirm it with that.

    The good news is you can overclock on that board fine. I'd shoot for 4.5ghz and see what temps and stability is like.

    A 2700 will be a marked improvement but there is still a little lead for Intel if your use case is strictly gaming.

    Personally I think the 2600/2700 are the best bang for your buck even though I bought a 9600 :)



  • IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost Registered User regular
    Thanks for the parts recommendations! Making this a little easier. I'm the sort who agonizes over these decisions.

    I was asked earlier about what sort of gaming I do, and for the most part I've really offloaded any "serious" games to my console. This is due largely to my pc not being able to run modern stuff. My current main game is FFXIV, which my current setup handles perfectly well. I'd like to add in some more heavy duty games though. I generally play RTS/grand strategy games, MMOs, and the occasional shooter. A couple of games that I do own that don't work terribly well include Dark Souls III and Total Warhammer, to give you a sense of how older games are working. I do not do any other heavy activity like video editing.

    I'll be ordering everything online, as I don't live in a populous enough area to have specialty hardware in a store.

  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
    Aridhol wrote: »
    So I have a 1080 Ti and I've been increasingly disappointed with its performance; games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Anthem chugged a surprising amount even at sub-ultra settings (dipping into the 40 fps or lower), and even Guild Wars 2 can give me those kinds of issues. I guess I would have assumed that I could run those games at at least 60fps consistently, even at 1440p. If I'm consistently maxed out on CPU but not GPU, could that be the issue?

    I have a quad core i5-6600K that has a listed speed of 3.5GHz but seems to run at 100% of 4.1GHz when I play games. I have the GTX 1080 Ti (founder's edition), 16GB DDR4 RAM, and play all of my games off of SSDs. Is it worth updating to a 6 or 8 core CPU? Is there something around the corner worth waiting to upgrade to?

    Yep that is classic CPU bottleneck.
    What motherboard do you have?

    You likely have a couple options. One is to overclock (I'd probably try this first honestly as it's free or cheaper (if you need a new cooler). The other is to see what the max CPU your motherboard supports and maybe look at upgrades.
    If your board doesn't support overclocking you really only have the upgrade option.

    I have this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0131GA4PK/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1. It unfortunately doesn't support the 8 series intel CPUs despite being the right socket because of the chipset, and would require a BIOS upgrade to support a 7 series CPU. Which is frustrating because I just bought it in 2016.

    So I'll probably need to upgrade the motherboard as well, which I'm fine with as long as I can keep the all-in at $500 or less. At this point I'm just wary of getting a CPU that's going to put me in the same position if/when I pick up a 2100 series card when they come out. Any suggestions? The 2700X Ryzen worth a look?

    Also, BIOS updates are not as crazy as they used to be. Updating the BIOS and looking for a 7-series CPU is a middle ground you can at least research.

  • GrundlestiltskinGrundlestiltskin Behind you!Registered User regular
    edited January 2019
    Aridhol wrote: »
    You can see with MSI afterburner overlay what the cpu utilization is so definitely confirm it with that.

    The good news is you can overclock on that board fine. I'd shoot for 4.5ghz and see what temps and stability is like.

    A 2700 will be a marked improvement but there is still a little lead for Intel if your use case is strictly gaming.

    Personally I think the 2600/2700 are the best bang for your buck even though I bought a 9600 :)



    I OC'd to 4.5GHz and played some GW2. CPU utilization seemed to hover in the high 70s/low 80s, though I had some framerate dips that I guess I'll just attribute to poor game optimization. Temps sat in the mid 40s while I was playing, so that's fine. I'll give the Anthem preview another shot this weekend and see if it's improved at all. Thanks.

    Oh - some weirdness: Any idea why the MSI Afterburner CPU utilization might differ from the Task Manager CPU utilization? The latter was showing 96-100% utilization while afterburner showed mid 70s.

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  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
    This is a stretch, but it's possible that Task Manager only checks a single core, or somehow otherwise can't distinguish CPU load. If you had a separate monitor, you could compare MSI Afterburner with HWMonitor and see if HWM agrees with Afterburner or Task Manager.

  • SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    Assassin's Creed Odyssey just runs like garbage on any system, and Anthem is an old build that will likely become better optimized before it's out.

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  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    edited January 2019
    Thanks for the parts recommendations! Making this a little easier. I'm the sort who agonizes over these decisions.

    I was asked earlier about what sort of gaming I do, and for the most part I've really offloaded any "serious" games to my console. This is due largely to my pc not being able to run modern stuff. My current main game is FFXIV, which my current setup handles perfectly well. I'd like to add in some more heavy duty games though. I generally play RTS/grand strategy games, MMOs, and the occasional shooter. A couple of games that I do own that don't work terribly well include Dark Souls III and Total Warhammer, to give you a sense of how older games are working. I do not do any other heavy activity like video editing.

    I'll be ordering everything online, as I don't live in a populous enough area to have specialty hardware in a store.

    You're me! except I don't console game. I just play RTS, strategy etc...
    the most FPS game I play is MWO.

    So with that I would absolutely go with a 2600 and a decent video card (a 2060 would be great for longevity but honestly an Rx580 would probably serve you just as well and is a hell of a lot cheaper.

    It won't help with the agonizing but just know that because tech moves so fast the important thing is to set a reasonable budget and fit the best parts in that. "Future proofing" is largely bullshit so unless you got money to burn don't go chasing the "best"

    My checklist for part purchasing is
    1. Set budget with a little wiggle room for sales. Wiggle room means like 20-30 bucks, not 100.
    2. Figure out what I do with the machine or what I will do
    3. Read/watch reviews that touch on those use cases. Gamers Nexus, Paul's hardware, bitwit etc... all do a pretty good job of getting you general recommendations
    4. Make an A and a B build in PC part picker. A is the strict adherence to budget and just getting the most inexpensive (though not the "crap") parts. B is the stretch a little build. A cooler looking case, some RGB fans, that x$ more expensive GPU
    5. Ask people smarter than me what they think
    6. Choose, purchase, have a little cry.
    7. Build and enjoy (until it becomes the new normal and no longer seems as fast as it was when you got it :) )


    edit: I am shit at making lists in BBcode.

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  • TurambarTurambar Independent Registered User regular
    There will probably be a new Nvidia driver once Anthem actually launches too

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  • iguanacusiguanacus Desert PlanetRegistered User regular
    I had actually expected drivers for the beta weekend but I guess they're waiting till actual launch.

  • CormacCormac Registered User regular
    edited January 2019
    I forgot to post this in my original message but here's a good optimization guide for Assassin's Creed Odyssey. There are a bunch of settings that can give massive framerate improvements with little to no loss in noticeable visual fidelity. I have the video bookmarked for whenever Ubisoft gives me my copy for playing/testing Project Stream.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chqQanHcvHk

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  • HardtargetHardtarget There Are Four Lights VancouverRegistered User regular
    jesus why is that video 18 minutes long. just give me the damn details

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  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    Hardtarget wrote: »
    jesus why is that video 18 minutes long. just give me the damn details

    Why is it even a video? Just give me a list of settings and what they should be set to?

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  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
    LD50 wrote: »
    Hardtarget wrote: »
    jesus why is that video 18 minutes long. just give me the damn details

    Why is it even a video? Just give me a list of settings and what they should be set to?

    That's probably the top comment

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