Morcuera :
Hey there folks, I was looking to build a new rig and would like to know if this was a good pair. I want to play games such as Witcher 3 on medium-high settings with good fps ( at least playable).
Specs:
GTX 960 with either 2gb or 4gb of ram(cant decide if the 50 euros is worth the 2 gigs)
i5 4460/4490 ( again can't decide which one is better in terms of price and benchmarking)
Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H ( if you know of a better mobo please tell me
)
Either Ripjaws G.Skill F3-2133C9D-8GXL or the HyperX Savages (both would be 2 strips of 4gb)
Powersupply: XGE ATX PSU 700w
Need some cooling for the processor
I have the rest of the components from a previous build. Please answer asap and with detailed answers. Thanks!
Get these components that will give you better value for the money you're willing to spend:
PCPartPicker part list /
Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€174.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€104.86 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€61.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€54.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (€209.00 @ Amazon Espana)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 Window ATX Mid Tower Case (€67.90 @ Amazon Espana)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€69.90 @ Amazon Espana)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (€22.28 @ Amazon Espana)
Total: €762.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-09 22:46 CEST+0200
- Replaced Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H, with Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H, as the B85 Chipset based board may not be above to recognize the Haswell Refresh processors like the i5 4460, without a BIOS update. The H97 Chipset based I've suggested will pair fine with the i5 4460 right out of the box without any BIOS updates.
- Stick with GTX 960, which is a great card for 1080p gaming, as it even outclass the R9 280 or in some games it performs on par if not better with R9 280X. Check these videos:
The Witcher 3 GTX 960 vs R9 280/285/280X Benchmark Frame-Rate Test
Grand Theft Auto 5 PC: GTX 960 vs R9 280/R9 285/R9 280X 1440p Benchmarks
GTX 960 vs R9 285/ R9 280/ GTX 760 1080p Benchmarks
GTX 960 vs R9 285/ R9 280/ GTX 760 1440p Benchmarks
- The GTX 960 only require a quality 430W PSU that can deliver 20Amps or more on its +12V rail. The Seasonic quality 520W can deliver 40Amps on its +12V rail, which is more than enough to power the entire rig put together. In fact, this PSU can run even the GTX 970/980 cards pretty well.
- The i5 4460, is currently out of stock at Amazon, so try to get it somewhere else. I just added to let you know the parts in this config.
- Also there is no need for third part CPU cooler for this non-K processor. The default CPU Cooler that are offered by Intel for Haswell/Haswell Refresh processors are pretty decent.
- Also note that OS not included, you need to get it elsewhere.
Get these parts and you should be having a pleasant experience in The Witcher 3 - Wild Hunt.
Update:
With regard to your RAM question, the performance difference in gaming between 1600 vs 1866 vs 2133 will be highly negligible or zero. Watch this for better and clear understanding -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWgzA2C61z4
Coming to the PSU, I saw the link to TooQ TQXGE-700SAP, it seems like a local brand, with only 6 user reviews, that too 3.5/5.
Let me get this straight, never ever cheap out on PSU, for it is the one which is going to power all your valuable components. When selecting the PSU, the first most important criteria is to check for how many Amps it can deliver on its +12V rail, besides wattage.
So your PSU may be even 850W but if it has poor Amps deliver on its +12V rail, then you'll see problems ranging from PC abruptly shutting down in middle of a game or worst case scenario it may take out some of other most valuable components like Motherboard, Graphics Card or CPU, when it's going down. So its wise to invest a bit when it comes to PSU.
Other things to consider are that a good PSU will have 100% Japanese Capacitors, power surge protections, that will make sure all your valuable components are protected even when they go down. But this may not be the case with cheap local PSUs, often they market themselves as do have all these but most of the time they will only have cheap Chinese or Taiwanese capacitors, with literally no power surge protection.
Cheers!
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