driftingdrifter88 said:Honestly, as long as it's quiet and actually available, I don't care. My buddies over in Chicago told me to just grab this Predator model and we'll settle up later... if anyone can swing two Venmos, let me know.
I’d probably go with this setup, even if there isn't a store like that in your neck of the woods.
Me too. You've also got more PCE discount options and the ability to pay cash on delivery when your order arrives.
David Wood2, I think it would be a mistake to pass up the massive upgrade potential found in these Intel platforms. Unlike back in the Pentium 4 era, you can literally drop in a much more powerful CPU later on—even upgrading all the way up to those upcoming Kaby Lake i7s. Of course, we're talking about the distant future; just whenever the current CPU starts feeling sluggish in a few years...
driftingdrifter88 said:How much stronger will the 1080 Ti be compared to the 1080? And budget is always the issue.🙂
Like I mentioned earlier—just check out the Titan X Pascal reviews. The performance swings might be minor (maybe a tiny bit higher due to potentially higher clocks, or perhaps slightly lower because fewer CUDA cores won't be compensated by the clock speed), but that’s essentially the gist of it...
Regarding the price—one thing is 100% certain: it'll be more expensive than the 1080, but cheaper than the Titan X (P).😁
Look, an AMD Quad-Core just isn't in the same league as an i7. There isn't a single game or GPU out there right now that’s going to bottleneck an i7-6700K. Multithreading is more than enough for any title you throw at it, especially since those cores have unbeatable IPC. I honestly don't see how they "aren't the same thing."
And besides, what happens four years down the road? You think that's even on his radar? By then, he'll probably have swapped out two entire rigs, and worrying about a CPU or platform upgrade is a minor concern for someone with his budget.
goldenotter9 said:I mean, when is the processor going to become obsolete again? Maybe in a year or two? Personally, I wouldn't bother upgrading past the GTX 970... unless it had at least an Extreme 6-core/12-thread setup. A standard i7 just doesn't cut it anymore for me.
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driftingdrifter88 said:What should I go for here? Grab a GTX 1080 now or just wait?
Predator 360mm radiator i7-6700K processor 16 GB Kingston 3000 MHz RAM ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard EVGA G2 850W power supply Samsung EVO 250 GB SSD
Monitor is an Acer Predator 4K, I think
It’s obvious that budget isn't an issue for you, so the only real question is whether you're willing to wait or not.
You already know what performance looks like from a 1080 Ti; it's roughly comparable to the Titan X Pascal. The truth is, it's basically a slightly trimmed-down version of that same chip, but it'll come with superior coolers and higher clock speeds.
The synthetic benchmark gap comes down to the higher clock speeds. For what you’re actually trying to do, there won't be any noticeable difference.
If you want to make a move that actually makes sense, grab the 6700 and put that extra cash toward an Intel Z170 motherboard. That way, you can actually perform a BCLK overclock, rather than being stuck with a K-series CPU on a chipset that doesn't allow for any overclocking at all.
As long as you have a PCI-E x16 slot that follows the standards from roughly a decade ago, you should be fine.
Here is what actually matters:
a) Your power supply needs enough juice to handle the card. Do you know the exact model number? If not, I'd recommend pulling up the case side panel and checking the label on the PSU itself.
b) It has to fit your build's performance profile—meaning your CPU won't bottleneck it. There is zero point in dropping a high-end GPU into an ancient machine if it's only going to run at 20% capacity. You can download a tool like Speccy to get a full rundown of your components (though that won't show your PSU or case specs).
c) Physical dimensions. You need to make sure the card actually fits inside the chassis, though in 99% of cases, that shouldn't be an issue.
I honestly don't think you'd see any real benefit from running Crossfire:
- The real issue is whether—and how much—the games you actually play even support it. - Let's be real: having only 1GB of VRAM is a massive bottleneck for anything modern, and adding another card won't fix that capacity issue. - You're basically just inviting unnecessary power draw and extra heat into your rig.
That’s right, you won't see any performance drops since the AM2+ socket is fully compatible with both AM2 and AM2+ processors. Just a heads-up: you can always find the specific CPU support list and the required BIOS version on the manufacturer's official website.
It sounds like the issue might be tied to the game itself, since 60 FPS isn't exactly "low." Avoid using Vsync—that can easily introduce input lag or those annoying micro-stutters when your frame rate dips. A better move would be to just cap your max FPS in your GPU drivers to match your monitor's refresh rate (probably 60 or 75Hz).
To reiterate: your power supply definitely isn't the culprit here. A component doesn't suddenly decide to perform poorly or run slower just because of the PSU; it either gets the juice it needs or it doesn't. If the PSU were actually insufficient, your whole PC would just shut down entirely. It wouldn't cause an FPS drop.
1 x Intel Skylake Core i5-6400 (2.7GHz, 6MB,LGA1151) box 1 x MSI H110M PRO-D (S1151, DDR4, USB3.1, SATA III, DVI, Audio, LAN) mATX Retail 1 x Kingmax 8GB DDR4 2133MHz 1 x HDD Seagate Barracuda 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm, High-Performance 1 x Kingston UV400 240GB SSD, 2.5” 7mm, SATA 6 Gbit/s 1 x Zalman T5 Mini-Tower ATX case, no power supply, black 1 x Fortron Hexa+ 400W, 80+ 1 x LG GH24NSD1 sat Bulk Black 24x
Total: $1280
Honestly, he doesn't even need an i5; this isn't exactly a heavy-duty workload.
mellowtiger83 said:It's pretty interesting how nobody bothered to suggest a GeForce card to him. For that kind of budget, you can easily pick up a 550ti, 560ti, or even a GTX 650 on Newegg.
What? 😁
Timothy Kim60 said:If you're looking for the best pick between an HD 7750 DDR5, an HD 7770, or a GTX card, it really comes down to what you need. Generally speaking, the HD 7770 will outpace the 7750, especially if you grab the DDR5 version. Between those and the Nvidia options, your choice depends entirely on which driver ecosystem you prefer for your specific setup. GTX 650 and everything else.
I’d personally put those older Fermi cards, along with the AMD 6xxx and 5xxx series, on the back burner in favor of anything more recent.
Wipe out all that bloatware (all that junk pre-installed by ASUS and whoever else)
Also, you might be looking at a bug within the game itself or perhaps an issue with your drivers. What kind of FPS are you seeing when that warning pops up?
No software warning is going to have anything to do with your power supply. Low FPS simply means you aren't getting enough frames per second, which suggests your GPU is just underpowered for the settings you've selected.
You don't have to blow your entire budget at once.
FUTURE TECH BASKET
1 x Intel CPU desktop Core i3-6098P (3.6GHz, 3MB, LGA1151) box 1 x MSI H110M PRO-D (S1151, DDR4, USB3.1, SATA III, DVI, Audio, LAN) mATX Retail 1 x Kingmax 8GB DDR4 2133MHz 1 x HDD Toshiba P300 1TB, 64MB, 7200rpm, High-Performance 1 x Kingston UV400 240GB SSD, 2.5” 7mm, SATA 6 Gbit/s 1 x Zalman T1 PLUS, mATX, USB3.0 black 1 x Fortron Hexa+ 400W, 80+ 1 x LG GH24NSD1 sat Bulk Black 24 x
Total: $1095
We could definitely trim the costs here—for instance, by picking just an SSD or just an HDD, dropping to 4GB of RAM, swapping the i3 for a Celeron, or using a cheap ass power supply—but if you go with this setup, you'll be set for a long time.