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 Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2015 12:40 Post subject: *retracted* *retracted* gaming PC |
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I'm looking for something small, really small, with a decent GPU (1080p gaming)
There are plenty of premade systems I can buy, generally they have GTX960/8GBRAM/mid range CPUs and they seem to be decent enough, but they're obviously more expensive than they need to be.
Anyone care to suggest anything? Emphasis on the 'small' again, it needs to fit within a 6-7 inch space, but could also be tipped on it's side.
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2015 13:01 Post subject: |
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The GTX 970 mini came out, so you're out in the market in the right time, but that may be overkill for just 1080p gaming. Up to you, really.
I'd say try to find a second-hand GTX 670 mini though, unless they still sell them at a discount price in 'Straya kunt. Then look at the http://www.silverstonetek.com/raven/products/index.php?model=RVZ01 and consider your options.
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2015 13:26 Post subject: |
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the 750ti can also play on 1080p, but is of course not suitable for 60fps@high settings... If that is important for you, than the system will be neither cheap nor small :/
imho a 750ti (max 960) + i3 would be sufficient to play most games right now.
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2015 14:49 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 8th Jun 2015 15:10 Post subject: |
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u want a small thing, so k cpu and z board is kinda useless cause oc isnt really possible on small space. you just stick to a non k cpu and a cheap h97 b85m board or something similar which offers all ports u need. and think about a xeon 1231v3 instead of a i5. they can be undervolted easily and are cool and powerfull
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tonizito
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 11:09 Post subject: |
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How about a small form factor 970, like Zotac's instead of a mini 970? Might be some trouble with a more enclosed case though
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 11:41 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 11:54 Post subject: |
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| Interinactive wrote: | Damn, those 970 mini's aint cheap. I'm trying to keep it under 1k, and they're $500 alone (with shipping).
750ti benchmarks are a little weak
Perhaps I do have to sacrifice size for what I can afford at this price  And if size goes, I may as well beef it up a bit:
ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Strix DirectCU II OC 4GB $369 (perhaps even a 970, they're not much more)
Intel Core i5 4690K $319
Corsair Vengeance CML8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 $99
ASRock Z97M Pro4 Motherboard $135
Aerocool Dead Silence Cube $129
Total: $1051
I already have a spare 256GB SSD + a few HDDs
How's that sound?
FWIW this is still $300 cheaper than a prebuilt one with GTX960 2GB VRAM, 8GB RAM and some weak, weak CPU |
Should go for 16 GB ram already.
As the CPU is already strong enough, it should be possible to host a server and play the game at the same time, but with 8gb ram, you would be hitting the ram limit.
(You can just get some cheaper valueram as it makes no difference as long as it's not broken pos )
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 14:44 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 15:01 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:09 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 17:38 Post subject: |
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16gb ?
stay with 8.
i5 is a must. 4 real cores is a must these days.
And gpu have to be 3gb+. 2gb gpus are really strained by recent games.
Small case is a good idea
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 18:05 Post subject: |
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nope the anniversary sucks, is easy to oc but every i3 fucks it hard. the ht improves performance hard in games which support it well. so in gta for example the difference between a i3 and i5 with same clock speed is not worth mentioning
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 18:32 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 9th Jun 2015 18:48 Post subject: |
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Speaking of Aussie pricing, it may be worth importing the hardware. My Aussie friend tells me you can import anything worth less than 1000 AUD with no customs duties.
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Jun 2015 04:00 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 11th Jun 2015 06:26 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 11th Jun 2015 12:13 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 11th Jun 2015 14:27 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 11th Jun 2015 14:34 Post subject: |
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think 16gb is overkill, 8 are more than enough for gaming and videos
board can be reduced to a b85 chipset (if the cpu is supported by the board) to safe money
psu is kinda oversized for that and if you want a strong gfx card it has to be the 970
prices seem high but converted to euros its almost the same as what i would have to pay here
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| Posted: Thu, 11th Jun 2015 14:54 Post subject: |
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You can also ask in http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/ before ordering. You'll get much more exposure there.
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