Do you think I have a console killer(s)?

[BigCue96]

Just ordered some parts for my rig and I'm anxious to run some benchmarks, but everything won't be here until Thursday so I thought I'd hit the forums

Specs
I7 2600 (none overclockable)
Gtx 950
8gb ram
Caviar blue 500gb running win10 OS
Caviar green 500gb for extra storage
500 watt EVGA 80 bronze PSU


Do you think this can run most games at high/ultra 1080p? Definitely want to be ahead of the current gen consoles


Looking to upgrade to m.2 250 gb ssd to run win10 OS, and 16gb of ram (probably not necessary but the extra head room is nice)




Also looking to build a second computer for my little brother once I upgrade my own and have the spare parts laying around


Future build:
I5 2500 (non overclockable)
Gtx 650

(haven't decided if I should invest in second 950 sense he owns a PS4- if I do however it gives me room for my own build in the future to upgrade my GPU-- and potentially SLI two 950's for my brother)

8gb ram

250gb ssd
500gb caviar green
480watt cooler master PSU

 

[Hlsgsz]

Just ordered some parts for my rig and I'm anxious to run some benchmarks, but everything won't be here until Thursday so I thought I'd hit the forums

Specs
I7 2600 (none overclockable)
Gtx 950
8gb ram
Caviar blue 500gb running win10 OS
Caviar green 500gb for extra storage
500 watt EVGA 80 bronze PSU


Do you think this can run most games at high/ultra 1080p? Definitely want to be ahead of the current gen consoles


Looking to upgrade to m.2 250 gb ssd to run win10 OS, and 16gb of ram (probably not necessary but the extra head room is nice)




Also looking to build a second computer for my little brother once I upgrade my own and have the spare parts laying around


Future build:
I5 2500 (non overclockable)
Gtx 650

(haven't decided if I should invest in second 950 sense he owns a PS4- if I do however it gives me room for my own build in the future to upgrade my GPU-- and potentially SLI two 950's for my brother)

8gb ram

250gb ssd
500gb caviar green
480watt cooler master PSU

Medium @1080p. The 950 is not even close to ultra settings in modern titles. But it's still better than any console 😉

 

[boosted1g]

No, your GTX 950 can not run high end games on high/ultra at 1080p.
At 1080p you will get medium settings with a 950. If you want ultra @ 1080p you need a GTX 970.

You also need to make sure that your motherboard would support booting from PCI-E (assuming you would get PCI-E to m2 port adapter because there is no way your socket 1155 motherboard has an m2 slot built into it.


In regards to your brother's build:
That 480 watt cooler master PSU is junk if you are going to game with it, get a better quality PSU like seasonic.

Don't SLI two 950s. Just sell yoru 950 and get a GTX-970. The 970 will be better, more stable, and wont require a new power supply; not to mention your motherboard may not even be SLI capable or if it even has 16x lanes on the second pci-e 16 slot (many only have 8 or 4 lanes).

 

[BigCue96]

Just ordered some parts for my rig and I'm anxious to run some benchmarks, but everything won't be here until Thursday so I thought I'd hit the forums

Specs
I7 2600 (none overclockable)
Gtx 950
8gb ram
Caviar blue 500gb running win10 OS
Caviar green 500gb for extra storage
500 watt EVGA 80 bronze PSU


Do you think this can run most games at high/ultra 1080p? Definitely want to be ahead of the current gen consoles


Looking to upgrade to m.2 250 gb ssd to run win10 OS, and 16gb of ram (probably not necessary but the extra head room is nice)




Also looking to build a second computer for my little brother once I upgrade my own and have the spare parts laying around


Future build:
I5 2500 (non overclockable)
Gtx 650

(haven't decided if I should invest in second 950 sense he owns a PS4- if I do however it gives me room for my own build in the future to upgrade my GPU-- and potentially SLI two 950's for my brother)

8gb ram

250gb ssd
500gb caviar green
480watt cooler master PSU

Medium @1080p. The 950 is not even close to ultra settings in modern titles. But it's still better than any console 😉

How about for CPU intensive games like GTA and even CODBO3?

I wanna see if I can push things to high settings and beat the consoles at 1080p-- I see another victory for PC gaming with this budget rig that so far has cost me less than $500

 

[BigCue96]

Didn't mean to select boosted as best answer, and in regards to everything being compatable I've done my research and everything is all good

Power supply is fine for now and not junk, thanks for the input thou

And your missing the point with the 2 950's, please reread if your confused

For future upgrades 2 950's will run about the same as a single 970, they'll just draw more power (by then I'd already have upgraded the PSU)

I rather do that than buy one card now and not have one for my brothers system-- so later I have more room to upgrade my own rig

 

[boosted1g]

To get high settings at 1080p you would have to play at 30fps if not less. Better to lower settings and have higher fps.

 

[boosted1g]

Didn't mean to select boosted as best answer, and in regards to everything being compatable I've done my research and everything is all good

Power supply is fine for now and not junk, thanks for the input thou

And your missing the point with the 2 950's, please reread if your confused

For future upgrades 2 950's will run about the same as a single 970, they'll just draw more power (by then I'd already have upgraded the PSU)

I rather do that than buy one card now and not have one for my brothers system-- so later I have more room to upgrade my own rig

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the coolermaster PSUs are not gaming PSUs and wont last long under heavy gaming use.
Your EVGA is adequate, just not power 2 950s good.

Do what you will, its your computer, your money.
Most anyone's advice here though will be that for the same performance level most here would rather have 1 970 using less power and less heat.

I did not misread anything, you have 1 950 right now, and a 650 to put in your brothers PC. So to have a second 950 then someone has to buy another one for SLI.

 

[BigCue96]

To get high settings at 1080p you would have to play at 30fps if not less. Better to lower settings and have higher fps.

Ok, I'll will keep this tread in mind when I run some benchmarks

 

[BigCue96]

And yes, your still missing the point on the GPU's

 

[BigCue96]

And did I not say by then the PSU will be upgraded? Please read carefully

 

[Hlsgsz]

Just ordered some parts for my rig and I'm anxious to run some benchmarks, but everything won't be here until Thursday so I thought I'd hit the forums

Specs
I7 2600 (none overclockable)
Gtx 950
8gb ram
Caviar blue 500gb running win10 OS
Caviar green 500gb for extra storage
500 watt EVGA 80 bronze PSU


Do you think this can run most games at high/ultra 1080p? Definitely want to be ahead of the current gen consoles


Looking to upgrade to m.2 250 gb ssd to run win10 OS, and 16gb of ram (probably not necessary but the extra head room is nice)




Also looking to build a second computer for my little brother once I upgrade my own and have the spare parts laying around


Future build:
I5 2500 (non overclockable)
Gtx 650

(haven't decided if I should invest in second 950 sense he owns a PS4- if I do however it gives me room for my own build in the future to upgrade my GPU-- and potentially SLI two 950's for my brother)

8gb ram

250gb ssd
500gb caviar green
480watt cooler master PSU

Medium @1080p. The 950 is not even close to ultra settings in modern titles. But it's still better than any console 😉

How about for CPU intensive games like GTA and even CODBO3?

I wanna see if I can push things to high settings and beat the consoles at 1080p-- I see another victory for PC gaming with this budget rig that so far has cost me less than $500

Oh, no worries about that. GTA V will look ALOT better then on consoles even on medium setting, and those are the ones you'll be able to play it at. Mind you, on cosoles it looks as or worse than low settings on pc, so it's a no-contest

Not to mention that on consoles it runs at 30FPS.

This is a comparison between the 7850(roughly teh same power as teh one in the PS4, and the PS4 is teh more powerful one) with what you have: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1589?vs=1670

That being said, this is teh cheapest card i would've bought: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/kskwrH/evga-video-card-04gp43967kr

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1654?vs=1589