CPU for 1440p gaming

[Mercennarius]

No love for socket 1366? My Xeon setup does 1440P like a breeze and runs 4K in many games and all the time in Windows. Super cheap too compared to newer setups.

 

[Elkhawaga]

Yey! What a host Thanks, guys...

okey for Peche, i didn't get anything but the monitor, gpu and storges

I set a budget for the other parts up to 850$ What do you favor guys ?

.What about 6600k + ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ?

 

[m&m's]

Yey! What a host Thanks, guys...

okey for Peche, i didn't get anything but the monitor, gpu and storges

I set a budget for the other parts up to 850$ What do you favor guys ?

.What about 6600k + ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ?

It depends on how likely you are to buy a second card?

For one card, an i5 6600K will do the job easily.
But for SLI, some games will require more CPU power so an i7 would be more suited and quite honestly if you have the money to buy two 980 Tis you should have enough to buy an i7 (100$ more than an i5) and not have an unbalanced build.

 

[DarthBaggins]

Truthfully the i5 and just the single 980Ti should be more than enough, alot of the time you'll run into issues early on w/ games running SLI until later updates are released

 

[peche]

1440? GTX 980ti?
come on ... give a break ... single 980 could easily handle the task.... also for not ultra settings on games 970 could be there,
@Elkhawaga do you have an older rig? for reusing parts like the case, PSU or others?

Regards,

 

[GreiverBlade]

SLI is a pain, can be fine most of the time but issue are bound to show, heck even with my setup i would go 1440p without any second thought

 

[Elkhawaga]

i originally don't like SLI, but... Will a single gtx 980 ti able to run all games at Ultra settings for long time on 1440p?

- Peche.. i don't have any older rig, i'm using my poor laptop for long time ago.... actually this will be my first rig

 

[GreiverBlade]

i originally don't like SLI, but... Will a single gtx 980 ti able to run all games at Ultra settings for long time on 1440p?

- Peche.. i don't have any older rig, i'm using my poor laptop for long time ago.... actually this will be my first rig

i run my games in DSR 1323p res (near 1440 i can say) on my 980 in max settings for a lot of games, most notable was Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward, tho i did run some other before deciding that 1080p was enough for me and my Philips 273E3LH and i would not need a 27" or more in 1440 or 1600p .... later maybe ....

and a 980Ti pack quite a lot of punch at stock over a 980

 

[peche]

Peche.. i don't have any older rig, i'm using my poor laptop for long time ago.... actually this will be my first rig

fine ... so $850 will be the max budget for getting everything except the GPU storage nor monitor?
Yo just need:
Processor, motherboard, ram memory, PSU, case and cooler? or Windows OS is needed too? Peripherals?

Regards,

 

[Elkhawaga]

GreiverBlade : Cool, you make me calm xD

peche :Yes, I have win 10 64-bit cd, budget for only cpu, mobo, ram, psu, case and cooler.

but What do you mean Peripherals? Accessories?

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

@Elkhawaga peripherals like keyboard, speakers, headphones, monitors, mouse, mouse mats etc. For $850-ish budget, I think my sample rig could give help you get started with the core build.

 

[Shou Miko]

@Elkhawaga peripherals like keyboard, speakers, headphones, monitors, mouse, mouse mats etc. For $850-ish budget, I think my sample rig could give help you get started with the core build with a few cash to spare for an SSD + SSHD.

I personally don't see much of a point for a SSHD bcs the way Windows handle's it is not caching, it simply just moves the files u use a lot onto the smaller SSD part of the drive to make access faster.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

SSD for OS while SSHD for games, image, videos & music. Keeps things organized. Again, depends on one's preferences & usage.

 

[peche]

GreiverBlade : Cool, you make me calm xD

peche :Yes, I have win 10 64-bit cd, budget for only cpu, mobo, ram, psu, case and cooler.

but What do you mean Peripherals? Accessories?

correct, peripherals are like mouse, keyboard, headset, etc,
but $850 is so far a pretty penny for getting that list,
take a watch please on this list, done assuming that you are in US,
Epic Rig including UPS!
let me know how this look for you!

I think my sample rig could give help you get started with the core build with a few cash to spare for an SSD + SSHD.

he already have storage... please dont confuse OP more




Regards,

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

oh. gonna fix that.

 

[Shou Miko]

SSD for OS while SSHD for games, image, videos & music. Keeps things organized. Again, depends on one's preferences & usage.

Yeh, I am using this Enterprise rated WD 1TB drive with 7200rpm and 128mb cache for gaming and storage ik it's overkill but it does the job

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236727

I also got a 480gb Intel 530 for gaming.

 

[m&m's]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CHmWHx

SLI ready x16/x8.
You're going to be good for at least the next 5 years with this system.
i7-6700K are currently overpriced, they used to be priced around 360$ but they're selling for 420$ right now.
You don't need an UPS unless you live in an area with a bad electrical system.

 

[AlwaysHope]

I have an a10-6800k pushing GTAV, TW3 and Fallout4 at 1600p on a r9 290 lol......he could pair almost anything with that gtx 980 ti, play at 1440p and get a bizillion fps

Are you sure the game engines aren't "dumbing down" performance for the sack of a 2FPU/4APU quad core like A10-6800K with its piledriver architecture? check this out for comparison between your processor and mine.

Heck, my "old" 2012 model FX-6300 @ 4.6GHz is working mighty hard (all cores average 90% usage) in FO4 @ only 1080P,60Hz, everything on Ultra except AA & Godrays on low. My system even has R9 Nano as gpu... all this in vanilla game on win10 x64.

On another note in reference to the OP, I was thinking a bit along the same lines, but not keen to spend $'s on X99 platform ( soon to be updated next year?) with 6 Core hyperthreaded processor of some calibre. Its not just current AAA title games to consider for premium performance but future ( 2- 3 yrs) titles too. Keeping in mind that devs are aiming at optimising for AMD's 8 core APUs in current gen consoles, first and foremost.
Yes, some of us like gaming at 1080P (if your an "oldie" like me, 1440P will hardly be noticeable... lol) with everything maxed out and not worrying about low FPS dips no matter what the game engine is...

 

[Elkhawaga]

Tsukiyomi91 : No problem, I have the g502, g710 'blue' and 120GB SSD for only System files and light programs

I don't care how many seconds i will take to open BF4 for example xD

peche : nice build, but... What's the APU UPS ?! + Does the G42 includes dust filters?

 

[Elkhawaga]

m&m's : i like the build in your post, Shall i get a lower PSU for single GTX Ti or not?

 

[m&m's]

m&m's : i like the build in your post, Shall i get a lower PSU for single GTX Ti or not?

How likely are you to buy a second card?

 

[Elkhawaga]

How likely are you to buy a second card?

If i will face any issues as you said... so no second card xD

 

[m&m's]

If i will face any issues as you said... so no second card xD

650W would be enough for this build with a single 980 Ti.

There's a good deal on this 750W (selling at the 650W price).
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr
This the PSU I would use for a single card considering it's current price.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JCXF7P

Also, how much time do you think you'll keep this system?
Because an i5 6600K + a 120$ motherboard would do the job with a single card.

 

[Elkhawaga]

the build is amazing for my budget
i favor an i7 anyway... i don't think that i will change anything in the next 8 years xD

 

[PCGamerDR]

Are you sure the game engines aren't "dumbing down" performance for the sack of a 2FPU/4APU quad core like A10-6800K with its piledriver architecture? check this out for comparison between your processor and mine.

Heck, my "old" 2012 model FX-6300 @ 4.6GHz is working mighty hard (all cores average 90% usage) in FO4 @ only 1080P,60Hz, everything on Ultra except AA & Godrays on low. My system even has R9 Nano as gpu... all this in vanilla game on win10 x64.

On another note in reference to the OP, I was thinking a bit along the same lines, but not keen to spend $'s on X99 platform ( soon to be updated next year?) with 6 Core hyperthreaded processor of some calibre. Its not just current AAA title games to consider for premium performance but future ( 2- 3 yrs) titles too. Keeping in mind that devs are aiming at optimising for AMD's 8 core APUs in current gen consoles, first and foremost.
Yes, some of us like gaming at 1080P (if your an "oldie" like me, 1440P will hardly be noticeable... lol) with everything maxed out and not worrying about low FPS dips no matter what the game engine is...

It's stays at about 85~90% while the gpu being 99~100% @1600p on fo4 on the other hand on TW3 it goes as low as 60~70% cpu usage while gpu being maxed out, the exception being ACU -_- maxing all my cores and gpu being at 30~50% usage ._., ACS maxes cpu's as well but keeps the gpu at a much higher 90%+ usage at 1600p while giving an average of 50fps while ACU gives me low 30's , so far my cpu has impressed me a lot and the OP can probably buy anything to play decently at those settings since i was on a HUGE budget(~380$), i bought the cpu, mobo and ram, already had a psu, monitor, kb and mouse and i didn't buy a case til after a year of the computer built lol, i had my system on top of a plywood sheet.

You could give moar pixels to that nano with virtual resolution you could get a crisper image with marginal fps drop, in my case i have a monitor that's 1440x900 and actually increasing resolution through VSR increases my average fps in almost all games i've played so far with that option enabled.

And as an example, my cpu-z bench score is 4.7k.