Posts by amberangler15

I’m leaning toward overclocking—mostly because this current generation of games is getting increasingly demanding and poorly optimized... so I figure if I’m going to do it, I might as well push both the CPU and the GPU. Even if the processor itself isn't the main bottleneck, $22333 doesn't seem like much of an effort to justify. I’m planning to pull this whole build together around 2016, so I expect the total cost to sit right around $2000 once prices drop—especially if I just swap out the RAM and go with a graphics card similar to the one
mentioned.

What’s your take on me just swapping in your RAM and GPU with my current setup—I mean, it’s $2233... but if it actually performs better, I’m down. Plus, it looks significantly cleaner this way. So, tell me straight—would upgrading just the RAM and the graphics card actually result in a better rig overall?

So, what’s your take—do you think this rig can actually handle modern titles at 1080p on High settings while maintaining a steady 60 fps?
Anyway, thanks a lot...

I was planning on putting together a gaming rig for under $2000. I spent some time scouring sites for the cheapest parts possible and finally pulled this build together... but since I haven't actually tested it yet, I wanted to see if anyone thinks this configuration is even worth anything. I know the GPU usually costs less than the CPU, but prices shifted—so I used the difference to grab a slightly better motherboard:

PSU: AEROCOOL KCAS 500W - $139
Motherboard: ASROCK H97 Pro4 - $208
GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N960G1 GAMING-4GD GTX960 4GB GDDR5 PCIE- $595
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz 1150 BOX - $604
RAM: HyperX Fury 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL10 KIT HX316C10FK2/8 - $127
HDD: WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm 64MB SATA3 WD10EZEX - $135
Case: NZXT Source 340 black-blue - $174

Any thoughts?