Is this build good for 1080p144hz gaming?

[HarrisonAF]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/RFs6VY
Plannning to play overwatch on ultra with 144+ stable fps, good build?

 

[Hellfire13]

Current gen. Kabylake with more RAM and SSD...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£175.00 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£65.12 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£97.50 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Plextor - M7V 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (£306.14 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£42.42 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£48.36 @ Ebuyer)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter (£12.48 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: AOC - G2460PF 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£219.98 @ PC World Business)
Total: £1072.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-15 07:20 BST+0100

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Going Team Red with Free Sync :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£195.72 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£75.38 @ BT Shop)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£120.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£73.94 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX 580 8GB AORUS 8G Video Card (£236.23 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case (£56.66 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX - ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£48.46 @ Amazon UK)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter (£26.95 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: AOC - G2460PF 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£219.98 @ PC World Business)
Total: £1091.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-15 13:30 BST+0100

 

[sizzling]

For a stable 144 fps in modern games you should be looking at a 7700k. High fps is very CPU dependent and modern games are benefitting from more threads and high IPC. Ryzen is good but it doesn't match the 7700(k).

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^ i think thats good for overwatch. for other AAA titles?, u r right 😉

 

[sizzling]

Seriously going to pay over a grand for 1 game?

Even in Overwatch the i5 isn't going to hold 144fps minimum http://www.techspot.com/review/1180-overwatch-benchmarks/page5.html

 

[Faike]

For a stable 144 fps in modern games you should be looking at a 7700k. High fps is very CPU dependent and modern games are benefitting from more threads and high IPC. Ryzen is good but it doesn't match the 7700(k).

Seriously going to pay over a grand for 1 game?

Even in Overwatch the i5 isn't going to hold 144fps minimum http://www.techspot.com/review/1180-overwatch-benchmarks/page5.html

Agreed with the poster, the i7 7700k will out perform the Ryzen but for the cost the Ryzen is a great alternative. Gotten reviews from both people, and this is for OW, people have liked the Ryzen for budget reasons, but also the I7 was great for my friend who was able to build without a real budget.
My 8320 FX can hold 120 + fps steadily on OW and I'm using a pretty old GPU (660 ti with a 750 ti for physx, works well).
I also like that I can stream more efficiently.
And I would stick to DVI for better performance. I have the same monitor you're looking to get and my game in OW does look pretty significantly different than when on a 60 FPS monitor even if it's getting more FPS technically. But I don't run the game on ultra and most people don't because you get graphical effects that affect your input lag and whatever, but this is more competitive people on OW. A 1050 ti and a 8350 also got about 90 FPS for another build I did for a friend with settings on high/ultra for OW.
I only saw OW get a steady 200-300 FPS with an I7 6700K and a 1080 card on another friends build. But again not one of us use HDMI or DPI, just dvi.

 

[Hellfire13]

Just go with the build i have listed. It will give you 100+ fps mostly. Tried and tested.

 

[sizzling]

Just go with the build i have listed. It will give you 100+ fps mostly. Tried and tested.

But the OP asked for a stable 144fps/Hz. That build wont meet that requirement.

 

[Hellfire13]

Just go with the build i have listed. It will give you 100+ fps mostly. Tried and tested.

But the OP asked for a stable 144fps/Hz. That build wont meet that requirement.

That game is gpu intensive, not cpu... https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/3zhb9a/overwatch_gpu_or_cpu_intensive/
The best possible card has been accommodated in that budget. If that cant give you stable 144+, then i doubt anything can.

 

[SENOR BURTOS]

For a stable 144 fps in modern games you should be looking at a 7700k. High fps is very CPU dependent and modern games are benefitting from more threads and high IPC. Ryzen is good but it doesn't match the 7700(k).

The 7700K is having overheating problems so I wouldn't reccomend it

maybe the 7600K

 

[Hellfire13]

For a stable 144 fps in modern games you should be looking at a 7700k. High fps is very CPU dependent and modern games are benefitting from more threads and high IPC. Ryzen is good but it doesn't match the 7700(k).

The 7700K is having overheating problems so I wouldn't reccomend it

maybe the 7600K

For that game, 7700k or 7600k is not absolutely necessary. Then again, delidded chips with better thermals available here at a premium... https://siliconlottery.com/products/delid

 

[Lucky_SLS]

that ryzen there is best of both worlds. overclocked to 4 ghz, its equal to 7600k and with better optimizations, will get even better 😉

 

[Hellfire13]

Ryzen is improving, but Intel still shines in gaming. 😛

 

[Lucky_SLS]

but u accept that weather its 7500 or 1600, both gives 100+fps right? thats the whole point. ryzen is just better bang/buck than 7600k

 

[Hellfire13]

yes both can give 100+...but which is better bang for buck depends on OP's secondary usage...if gaming is the only intend, then intel would be a better choice...

 

[sizzling]

The OP needs to confirm 100+ fps is ok, originally the request was for a stable 144fps which per the benchmark I linked we can see an i5 can't quite do, an i7 not only manages this but far exceeds. Unfortunately the benchmark predates Ryzen.

As for the earlier comment about the 7700k overheating what utter garbage, yes better temps can be achieved if you de-lid but only if your after extreme overclocking. It's still the king for high fps gaming and people regularly achieve 4.8-5.0 overclocks on air cooling and without de-lidding.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

^i think the op requested 100+ fps in overwatch. if an i5 3470 can do that, i5 7500 will exceed it.

 

[Hellfire13]

^^ Agreed. It is not a cpu intensive game. The 7500 is more than capable of driving that kind of fps. 7700k is not required.

 

[sizzling]

^i think the op requested 100+ fps in overwatch. if an i5 3470 can do that, i5 7500 will exceed it.

Look again unless you deliberately ignored it, the 4690k also cannot hold 144fps and the difference to a i5 7500 is negligible.

The OP clearly asked for a stable 144fps, to me that means able to hold 144fps consistently using something like frame capping. We need clarification from the OP what exactly they want. I agree the 7500 comes very close but it does not manage a minimum of 144fps, its the OP's decision if that's important. My issue with this thread is people are using their own expectations of what is acceptable without clarifying what the OP wants, their original statement suggests something different to me. In addition the cost difference between the 7500 & 7700/7700k is not that great compared to overall cost and I am highlighting to the OP the i7 will benefit significantly in other games when aiming for high fps.

 

[Hellfire13]

I think this conversation has stretched more than its required. The facts are all there. The OP should be able to take a call.

 

[SENOR BURTOS]

For a stable 144 fps in modern games you should be looking at a 7700k. High fps is very CPU dependent and modern games are benefitting from more threads and high IPC. Ryzen is good but it doesn't match the 7700(k).

The 7700K is having overheating problems so I wouldn't reccomend it

maybe the 7600K

For that game, 7700k or 7600k is not absolutely necessary. Then again, delidded chips with better thermals available here at a premium... https://siliconlottery.com/products/delid

Yeah I know but he was talking about the best CPU for 144hz gaming, overwatch is not a very CPU demanding game for sure

 

[Hellfire13]

For a stable 144 fps in modern games you should be looking at a 7700k. High fps is very CPU dependent and modern games are benefitting from more threads and high IPC. Ryzen is good but it doesn't match the 7700(k).

The 7700K is having overheating problems so I wouldn't reccomend it

maybe the 7600K

For that game, 7700k or 7600k is not absolutely necessary. Then again, delidded chips with better thermals available here at a premium... https://siliconlottery.com/products/delid

Yeah I know but he was talking about the best CPU for 144hz gaming, overwatch is not a very CPU demanding game for sure

Exactly. 😉

 

[SENOR BURTOS]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/pLDxd6

I put a 1070 on it, an RX 580 is a waste of money, power hungry GPU and your budget allows for a 1070 which will give you more FPS

Also an R5 1600 and 16GB of RAM is a killer combo, if you are playing at 144hz it is a more CPU and GPU bound scenario so you better be ready for that, 6 cores and 16GB of RAM should be OK in any game. And I woundn't buy kaby lake these days

For case I wanted to change it but It is up to you

Then I removed the wifi card. Gaming on a wifi card is a nightmare, at least compared to cable. If you think you need it the build is 1044 pounds so you can add it if you like, I'd rather get a higher wattage PSU if you want to Oc later on:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

The power supply is a SuperFlower Golden Green 450W, similar quality but higher certification. Although it is not modular, either one is OK

Total: £1044.94

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Guys, i dont care abt voting up for an answer, but vote down only if u feel the answer is complete BS. i dont see any reason to vote down Hellfire's build. if u got some opinion, say it.

without cheaping out on any parts, 7500+1070 = 1600+rx580 price point wise. that's completely fair.

and i see a build with a low speed 2133 ram without ssd and minimal aesthetics. just my opinion, saying it aloud 😉