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System Name | Bleh |
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Processor | Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz w/ 2.8GHz Turbo |
Motherboard | Some Dell Mobo (no OC) |
Cooling | Intel i7 1150 Stock Cooler |
Memory | 2x4GB 1600MHz (works as 1333MHz thanks to the old architecture) |
Video Card(s) | I really don't want to say. I am ashamed of it |
Storage | 320GB Spinpoint 7200RPM |
Display(s) | LG 22" 16:10 1680x1050 |
Case | Gigabyte 3DAurora 570 Aluminium Case |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | BeQuiet 430 Watt 80+ |
Mouse | What? |
Keyboard | What what? |
Software | Windows 7 x64, Ubuntu Mate x64 (Soon to transition to Linux alone) |
Hi peeps
I am looking to get me a new PC and as a starting point I'd like to go for the i3-6100, 8GB 2400 DDR4, MSI Z170A PC MATE and a R9 380 4GB. I chose this setup as a starting point seeing that the i3 can be OCed and is prety decent for gaming. I wish to go for 4.2 as a starting point and see how high I can go (4.5 hopefully). Then maybe after a year add a second 380 4GB (this is just a plan, I have never CFXed or SLId in my life and I think I never will, but who knows). I could also get the GTX 960 4GB, but then I'd have to spend more on a mobo with SLI capabilities and although DX12 promises multi GPU configs even without SLI, CFX etc, the greediness of the big corporations don't really give me a good vibe for the future on this one. I remember the time when we had the possibility to use PhysX with NVIDIA and have a main AMD GPU and the time that this was blocked "thanks" to NVIDIA driver updates.
Now as the title says it I have 2 questions.
1) Will a 550-650 80+ Bronze handle two of these. My experience says that with this setup 600W 80+ should be more than enough, but I'd like to ask the ones who have actually tried this.
2) Is 380 4GB CFX worth it? I really don't want to spend even a cent more. I am a student and this will be just a PC that probably will not even be played on, but in case I want to play some game, I have the possibility.
Last question.
Will ZEN from AMD be worth the wait, or I should just go for this?
Any feedback is appreciated.
I am looking to get me a new PC and as a starting point I'd like to go for the i3-6100, 8GB 2400 DDR4, MSI Z170A PC MATE and a R9 380 4GB. I chose this setup as a starting point seeing that the i3 can be OCed and is prety decent for gaming. I wish to go for 4.2 as a starting point and see how high I can go (4.5 hopefully). Then maybe after a year add a second 380 4GB (this is just a plan, I have never CFXed or SLId in my life and I think I never will, but who knows). I could also get the GTX 960 4GB, but then I'd have to spend more on a mobo with SLI capabilities and although DX12 promises multi GPU configs even without SLI, CFX etc, the greediness of the big corporations don't really give me a good vibe for the future on this one. I remember the time when we had the possibility to use PhysX with NVIDIA and have a main AMD GPU and the time that this was blocked "thanks" to NVIDIA driver updates.
Now as the title says it I have 2 questions.
1) Will a 550-650 80+ Bronze handle two of these. My experience says that with this setup 600W 80+ should be more than enough, but I'd like to ask the ones who have actually tried this.
2) Is 380 4GB CFX worth it? I really don't want to spend even a cent more. I am a student and this will be just a PC that probably will not even be played on, but in case I want to play some game, I have the possibility.
Last question.
Will ZEN from AMD be worth the wait, or I should just go for this?
Any feedback is appreciated.