Rate my system (suggestions are welcome)

[c2yCharlie]

Hello guys,

I will be upgrading my haswell rig this weekend. I want all of you guys to rate it out of 10 for playing the latest games at console-high settings at 60fps or ultra at 30fps depending on the game.

Here is my planned rig:

i7 4790 3.6 - 4.0ghz
gtx 960 4gb and overclock it
8gb ddr3
wd blue 1 tb
asus b85m g
corsair vs550 psu

So what do you guys think? Any suggestions are welcome.

Thank you guys.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

Terrible PSU, overspending on the CPU. Get an i5 4690 instead and a better PSU (Seasonic S12II, any XFX). Also, check if you can get an R9 380X within the same budget as they are often close to the GTX 960 in price but perform better. If not, GTX 960 is good.

 

[smorizio]

the cpu and mb are fine..newer skylakes are not much faster in games then haswell. your better off using the game pc with the same cpu and mb till it dies. i would install a 256g ssd as the boot drive for speed. then when pascal gpu drop latter this year go with one of them.

 

[sadams04]

The Xeon below is essentially an i7-4770 without integrated graphics. i7 performance and great cost savings.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $716.59

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Considering he listed a VS power supply , he's most likely in India.

 

[c2yCharlie]

Considering he listed a VS power supply , he's most likely in India.

How does that matter? All I need is suggestions and take of different people to enhance my rig. Anyways, what do you think of the rig?

 

[c2yCharlie]

Terrible PSU, overspending on the CPU. Get an i5 4690 instead and a better PSU (Seasonic S12II, any XFX). Also, check if you can get an R9 380X within the same budget as they are often close to the GTX 960 in price but perform better. If not, GTX 960 is good.

Dont you think that hyperthreading will help in newer games and various other softwares and improve the overall performance.

Check this out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCmARe6r9HM

Moreover, I hv seen that a better cpu increases the min fps making it a more smoother experience. And the i7 will make last another gpu upgrade so it could potentially stay for around 4-5 years just like i7 980 or i7 2500k as it already runs at 4 ghz.

As for the psu, I am not upgrading it. I have this psu for the past 2 years and it has served me good.

What do you say, brother?

 

[c2yCharlie]

There is a difference of about 600mhz between xeon and i7 4790. That makes a lot of difference. Nearly about 10% impact.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

Terrible PSU, overspending on the CPU. Get an i5 4690 instead and a better PSU (Seasonic S12II, any XFX). Also, check if you can get an R9 380X within the same budget as they are often close to the GTX 960 in price but perform better. If not, GTX 960 is good.

Dont you think that hyperthreading will help in newer games and various other softwares and improve the overall performance.

Check this out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCmARe6r9HM

Moreover, I hv seen that a better cpu increases the min fps making it a more smoother experience. And the i7 will make last another gpu upgrade so it could potentially stay for around 4-5 years just like i7 980 or i7 2500k as it already runs at 4 ghz.

As for the psu, I am not upgrading it. I have this psu for the past 2 years and it has served me good.

What do you say, brother?

Games will benefit from the better CPU but that doesn't mean the rig is balanced. Less on the CPU (go for the Xeon E3-1231 V3) and more on the GPU (GTX 970) would be better.