Cobra Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 So I've decided to do a budget upgrade build and I needed some outside input before I commit to buying parts. Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 CPU: i5 4690K Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 950 Cooling: A heatsink (ENERMAX ETS -T40F-TB 120mm) PSU: Thermaltake 750W at $69 or pay $10 more for a better quality 550W PSU Memory: Salvaged from Old Rig SSD: Salvaged from Old Rig Like I said, this will be a budget upgrade with a price range of $610-$625. Aside from the case and salvaged parts, the rest will be paid out of pocket. Given this current set-up it will at least give me a better performing unit and I won't be playing Arma like some PS2 knockoff game. Plus, it leaves plenty of room to add and interchange core components later on if I feel the need to upgrade again. If anyone can chime in and give feedback or experience regarding these parts it'd mean a lot to me. Keep in mind that this rig will be used for gaming and some light video editing from gaming. Thank you all in advance! Link to comment
Norwegianviking Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GkcX4D Upgradet it with a 970. cost a bit more but you get a 970 insted of a 950. Link to comment
Satan Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 If you want you can update your graphics card like Norwegian stated, preferably a 970(like norwegian said again) and upgrading to the i7 CPU series wouldn't hurt either. Link to comment
Norwegianviking Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 If you want you can update your graphics card like Norwegian stated' date=' preferably a 970(like norwegian said again) and upgrading to the i7 CPU series wouldn't hurt either.[/quote']The reason I did not put in a i7 and a 960 is becouse the cpu will only do a cupple of fps differentses in most games. But yeah if this computer would only play Arma go with an i7 4790k but the problem with it it's a bit to expensive for the budget and the cheaper ones like a 3770k does not have hyper treading and 4770k have problems with the heat spreader I was thinking about a r9 380x instead but since I'm an nvidia fan boy I chose the 970 istedet. Link to comment
Cobra Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Great feedback guys, I may go with this recommendation. As for the i7, I'll save my pennies for now since this processor still has a high price tag from all the hype it gets. Thanks again for the input, although I do have a question. What kind of noticeable difference does the 970 show in comparison to the 950? Link to comment
Tusken Raider Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 you could try the amd 8 core stock clock at 4ghz and only $180 peterpancake, william22, Jorge22 and 5 others like this Link to comment
Satan Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 you could try the amd 8 core stock clock at 4ghz and only $180 Eh if he's playing Arma he will definitely want to stick with his Intel CPU. Link to comment
Satan Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 And I say this because Arma doesn't do AMD as well as Intel, and if he were to switch to AMD he'd also need a new mother board. Link to comment
Tusken Raider Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 And I say this because Arma doesn't do AMD as well as Intel' date=' and if he were to switch to AMD he'd also need a new mother board.[/quote'] True I forgot about the motherboard but when i went from amd 6core to intel 4 core only gained 20 fps at +.6 ghz but went with the i76700k griffen, hank hall, william22 and 5 others like this Link to comment
Cobra Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Well I'm switching from AMD to Intel and Arma is one reason why I decided to upgrade. Arma is hardly forgiving to an old AMD build like mine. Link to comment
Norwegianviking Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 [uSER=1075]Cobra[/uSER] here's the differences between the 970 and the 950. http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=2455&gid2=2438&compare=geforce-gtx-950-2gb-vs-geforce-gtx-970-4gb Link to comment
Cobra Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 [uSER=1075]Cobra[/uSER] here's the differences between the 970 and the 950. http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=2455&gid2=2438&compare=geforce-gtx-950-2gb-vs-geforce-gtx-970-4gb Sweet, I'll go with the 970 for sure. As far as the CPU goes I may keep the 4690K since I've never overclocked before.This may be a great opportunity to see how OCing works on Arma while recording. It's a lil extra cash, but I'll live. Link to comment
Mac Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 The 4690K will still make you knock the graphics settings down if you plan to stream/record. The 970 is beneficial, but ArmA will rape that CPU before anything. I got fed up with ArmA bullshit that I said fuck it and chose a 5960X and dual 980 ti's. We'll see who's laughing now, arma! Regardless, the 4690K and 970 will do you right on basically every other game. ArmA is just ArmA. Link to comment
Kelly Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I think you should upgrade the cpu to I7! Link to comment
Scatena Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yeah my pc plays arma3 all ultra get i7 ull regret it if u dont Link to comment
Prestige Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 How hard is it to even put in a new processor ? Cus i wanna upgrade to an i7 but i don't know how to install it Link to comment
Kelly Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 How hard is it to even put in a new processor ? Cus i wanna upgrade to an i7 but i don't know how to install it I had to get a whole mew motherboard to get a new cpu (its easy though just google it) Link to comment
Mac Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 If the Motherboard supports the new CPU, it's as easy as removing the heatsink (clean and replace paste) and swap out the processor chip (clean and replace paste). You have to make sure the motherboard supports the new CPU. I couldn't upgrade my old rig because the mobo didn't support the cpu I wanted, so basically it's a domino effect of replacing components to support other swapped components. Use PCPartPicker.com to select everything you have and will be upgrading to make sure everything is compatible. It'll tell you towards the top when you're done putting the rig together on the site. Link to comment
Cobra Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 The 4690K will still make you knock the graphics settings down if you plan to stream/record. The 970 is beneficial' date=' but ArmA will rape that CPU before anything.I got fed up with ArmA bullshit that I said fuck it and chose a 5960X and dual 980 ti's. We'll see who's laughing now, arma! Regardless, the 4690K and 970 will do you right on basically every other game. ArmA is just ArmA.[/quote'] Seems like nothing ever pleases Arma eh? Well thanks for the confirmation Mac, I'll stick with what I purchase and push towards i7 when the price isn't so daunting. The way I see it, i7 is just another step in future proofing a build. Link to comment
Mac Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Seems like nothing ever pleases Arma eh? Well thanks for the confirmation Mac' date=' I'll stick with what I purchase and push towards i7 when the price isn't so daunting. The way I see it, i7 is just another step in future proofing a build. [/quote'] i7 doesn't mean better. Some high end i5's can outdo low end i7's. Just study the chips and which ones oveclock better. Link to comment
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