Hello everyone,
I'm looking to replace my current build with a new one and would love everyone's thoughts. I put more time into my old build so I would appreciate any criticism on the new one. Looking to play Witcher 3 max settings at a locked 60 fps minimum on 2k res.
Thank you for your time!
Current: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/cWJcxY (not all prices are displayed)
New: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Nfjdbj
New (alternative recommendation): http://pcpartpicker.com/list/bjPZcc
Also, any thoughts on how much I could sell my old rig for?
UPDATE:
Thanks for the feedback guys, really appreciate it!
So I did some more research and thought about waiting for the Kaby Lake i7-7700K which is rumored to be released around the same time as the GTX 1080 Ti. Not sure if I want to hold out on waiting for both... I can sell my current setup to my roommate for $700, but he needs it ASAP. Also, the 200-chip mobo series will be able to house the Cannonlake 10nm chips too so that's a plus for my future upgrade options vs the 100-chip mobos for the Skylake chips. Appreciate your thoughts on this...
At the least, I'm definitely swapping the i5-6600K with the i7-6700K, as recommended. Alternatively, maybe I should just get the Titan X (Pascal), but I heard the CPU will be a bottle neck? I'm not sure how to interpret the answers provided in this thread: https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/960766/titan-x...
Will a NVMe SSD be overkill? Learned about the Samsung 950 Pro and I keep getting pulled in. A 256gb non-NVMe SSD seems good enough for my boot drive, though, with a few select games which I can always transfer to my HDD, right? Basically, I'm not sure if the NVMe is worth it.
I've yet to do more through research on monitors so I'll get back to you guys on that. As you can tell by my current setup, I've never appreciated / enjoyed a good gaming monitor so I'm keen on having a good one this time around. I'm running 1080p right now, but would really like to upgrade to 1440p. I'm not overly enthused by 4K because a) current hardware can't get me to max settings with minimum 60 FPS (feel free to disagree) and b) doesn't feel like it's fully optimized (I'm the kind of guy who would wait for Vibe/Rift v2, Apple Watch v2, etc.). Happy to read your thoughts here...
I'm reading the Witcher books before I play Witchers 1-3 so I've got some time (except for my roommate looking to buy my computer). I want the BEST gaming experience for Witcher 3, i.e., max settings with hairworks on for Geralt (ideally for everyone, but just for Geralt at the least), at a minimum 60 FPS in big battles / cities. Will the i7-6700K and GTX 1080 be enough for that? The link below suggests I'd only get 30-45 FPS at the "Enthusiast" level rig.
http://www.logicalincrements.com/games/witcher3
Thank you so much guys!
I'm looking to replace my current build with a new one and would love everyone's thoughts. I put more time into my old build so I would appreciate any criticism on the new one. Looking to play Witcher 3 max settings at a locked 60 fps minimum on 2k res.
Thank you for your time!
Current: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/cWJcxY (not all prices are displayed)
New: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Nfjdbj
New (alternative recommendation): http://pcpartpicker.com/list/bjPZcc
Also, any thoughts on how much I could sell my old rig for?
UPDATE:
Thanks for the feedback guys, really appreciate it!
So I did some more research and thought about waiting for the Kaby Lake i7-7700K which is rumored to be released around the same time as the GTX 1080 Ti. Not sure if I want to hold out on waiting for both... I can sell my current setup to my roommate for $700, but he needs it ASAP. Also, the 200-chip mobo series will be able to house the Cannonlake 10nm chips too so that's a plus for my future upgrade options vs the 100-chip mobos for the Skylake chips. Appreciate your thoughts on this...
At the least, I'm definitely swapping the i5-6600K with the i7-6700K, as recommended. Alternatively, maybe I should just get the Titan X (Pascal), but I heard the CPU will be a bottle neck? I'm not sure how to interpret the answers provided in this thread: https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/960766/titan-x...
Will a NVMe SSD be overkill? Learned about the Samsung 950 Pro and I keep getting pulled in. A 256gb non-NVMe SSD seems good enough for my boot drive, though, with a few select games which I can always transfer to my HDD, right? Basically, I'm not sure if the NVMe is worth it.
I've yet to do more through research on monitors so I'll get back to you guys on that. As you can tell by my current setup, I've never appreciated / enjoyed a good gaming monitor so I'm keen on having a good one this time around. I'm running 1080p right now, but would really like to upgrade to 1440p. I'm not overly enthused by 4K because a) current hardware can't get me to max settings with minimum 60 FPS (feel free to disagree) and b) doesn't feel like it's fully optimized (I'm the kind of guy who would wait for Vibe/Rift v2, Apple Watch v2, etc.). Happy to read your thoughts here...
I'm reading the Witcher books before I play Witchers 1-3 so I've got some time (except for my roommate looking to buy my computer). I want the BEST gaming experience for Witcher 3, i.e., max settings with hairworks on for Geralt (ideally for everyone, but just for Geralt at the least), at a minimum 60 FPS in big battles / cities. Will the i7-6700K and GTX 1080 be enough for that? The link below suggests I'd only get 30-45 FPS at the "Enthusiast" level rig.
http://www.logicalincrements.com/games/witcher3
Thank you so much guys!