Recent content by Joseph DeGarmo

The PSU is rather overkill for the build. I had to pick that one because stingy Amazon apparently does not want to sell a decent 400w PSU for under $65. :( The Bee PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Pentium G3250 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($56.99 @ Amazon)...

Little Blue Wonder PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.75 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard...

The Rock PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX/WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.49 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.95 @...

Energy Star Build PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($55.63 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Amazon)...

Total 4K Insanity PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7 5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($360.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard...

Now it appears that it is becoming impossible to keep Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on our PCs, no matter what we do. Beginning now, Microsoft will upload the Windows 10 upgrade as an optional update and starting early 2016, it will become a recommended update. The only way to stop the update is to...

Ultra-Low-Power Steam Machine PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD A10-7870K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor ($128.95 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard ($100.29 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory...

EVGA Special Gaming Rig PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: EVGA Z170 FTW ATX LGA1151...

The Little PC That Could PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($443.98 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS7000V(AL)-1-PWM CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard...

TUF As Nails Gaming Build PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 ATX...

Storm Trooper Gaming and Editing Machine This is a solid white themed build with a Star Wars storm trooper look to it. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($378.86 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE 78.1 CFM CPU...

Big Red DirectX 12 Fury NOTE: This build is designed for multiple GPU DirectX 12 configuration. The second video card is dedicated to NVIDIA GameWorks in supported games using older DirectX versions. Windows 10 is required for DirectX 12. Base cost is $1993.74 before shipping. PCPartPicker...

Haswell is the primary architecture and Devil's Canyon is the codename for the CPU.

To play the game on high to ultra settings, you need a video card with at least 4 GB VRAM and a strong CPU, such as an Intel Core i7 @ 3.5 GHz or above.

If replacing the 3820 with a 6700k, you will gain raw performance, but will lose out on available PCI-E lanes for 3-way SLI, PCI-E SSDs, etc. The 6700k uses up to 16 PCI-E lanes (plus four dedicated to storage) and the 3820 uses up to 40 PCI-E lanes. If you need all of those PCI-E lanes for...