Thoughts on this CAD/gaming build?

[cs2302]

Hi,

I will (hopefully) start studying aerospace engineering at the end of this year so I want to be able to run engineering software e.g. Solidworks, Matlab etc. I'll also be doing some gaming and maybe a little coding. I'll also be taking this between home and university, which is why I've picked an matx case.

Budget: £1600, I could stretch this if I really had to. (Includes monitor and keyboard)

After taking some advice, I came up with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M GAMING PRO AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£140.67 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£165.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£102.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£62.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.74 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2402 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£244.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1133.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 00:07 GMT+0000


I also pre-ordered an Asus dual gtx 1070 O8G from amazon for £480 after hearing that graphics card prices aren't going to drop for a long time and it seems pretty cheap compared to other 1070s at the moment. (I could still cancel this if needed though).

I already own a 3TB external hard drive but it's only 5400rpm - could I make do with this and put the money into a bigger ssd?

Also what do you think of the mobo? There doesn't seem to be much choice at the moment and I will need to be able to use wifi.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions to decrease the price or any general feedback, thanks.

 

[jacobweaver800]

Hi,

I will (hopefully) start studying aerospace engineering at the end of this year so I want to be able to run engineering software e.g. Solidworks, Matlab etc. I'll also be doing some gaming and maybe a little coding. I'll also be taking this between home and university, which is why I've picked an matx case.

Budget: £1600, I could stretch this if I really had to. (Includes monitor and keyboard)

After taking some advice, I came up with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M GAMING PRO AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£140.67 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£165.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£102.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£62.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.74 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2402 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£244.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1133.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 00:07 GMT+0000


I also pre-ordered an Asus dual gtx 1070 O8G from amazon for £480 after hearing that graphics card prices aren't going to drop for a long time and it seems pretty cheap compared to other 1070s at the moment. (I could still cancel this if needed though).

I already own a 3TB external hard drive but it's only 5400rpm - could I make do with this and put the money into a bigger ssd?

Also what do you think of the mobo? There doesn't seem to be much choice at the moment and I will need to be able to use wifi.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions to decrease the price or any general feedback, thanks.

As a Cad and gaming pc its not bad, actually pretty good. However since your getting a k scew CPU and a z370 board as well as a big cooler, i'm expecting you to overclock the CPU right? If you didn't want to game on this also, I would say you can get a Firepro or FireGL card from AMD, they tend to be pretty cheap and handle CAD and Solidworks better than a more expensive gaming card, however they suck for gaming.

 

[cs2302]

Hi,

I will (hopefully) start studying aerospace engineering at the end of this year so I want to be able to run engineering software e.g. Solidworks, Matlab etc. I'll also be doing some gaming and maybe a little coding. I'll also be taking this between home and university, which is why I've picked an matx case.

Budget: £1600, I could stretch this if I really had to. (Includes monitor and keyboard)

After taking some advice, I came up with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M GAMING PRO AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£140.67 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£165.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£102.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£62.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.74 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2402 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£244.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1133.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 00:07 GMT+0000


I also pre-ordered an Asus dual gtx 1070 O8G from amazon for £480 after hearing that graphics card prices aren't going to drop for a long time and it seems pretty cheap compared to other 1070s at the moment. (I could still cancel this if needed though).

I already own a 3TB external hard drive but it's only 5400rpm - could I make do with this and put the money into a bigger ssd?

Also what do you think of the mobo? There doesn't seem to be much choice at the moment and I will need to be able to use wifi.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions to decrease the price or any general feedback, thanks.

As a Cad and gaming pc its not bad, actually pretty good. However since your getting a k scew CPU and a z370 board as well as a big cooler, i'm expecting you to overclock the CPU right? If you didn't want to game on this also, I would say you can get a Firepro or FireGL card from AMD, they tend to be pretty cheap and handle CAD and Solidworks better than a more expensive gaming card, however they suck for gaming.

Yeah that's the plan. I read that a gaming card would be able to handle CAD well enough for my degree. Once the CPU is overclocked would I see much difference using a gaming card instead?

 

[jacobweaver800]

Hi,

I will (hopefully) start studying aerospace engineering at the end of this year so I want to be able to run engineering software e.g. Solidworks, Matlab etc. I'll also be doing some gaming and maybe a little coding. I'll also be taking this between home and university, which is why I've picked an matx case.

Budget: £1600, I could stretch this if I really had to. (Includes monitor and keyboard)

After taking some advice, I came up with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M GAMING PRO AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£140.67 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£165.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£102.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£62.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.74 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2402 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£244.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1133.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 00:07 GMT+0000


I also pre-ordered an Asus dual gtx 1070 O8G from amazon for £480 after hearing that graphics card prices aren't going to drop for a long time and it seems pretty cheap compared to other 1070s at the moment. (I could still cancel this if needed though).

I already own a 3TB external hard drive but it's only 5400rpm - could I make do with this and put the money into a bigger ssd?

Also what do you think of the mobo? There doesn't seem to be much choice at the moment and I will need to be able to use wifi.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions to decrease the price or any general feedback, thanks.

As a Cad and gaming pc its not bad, actually pretty good. However since your getting a k scew CPU and a z370 board as well as a big cooler, i'm expecting you to overclock the CPU right? If you didn't want to game on this also, I would say you can get a Firepro or FireGL card from AMD, they tend to be pretty cheap and handle CAD and Solidworks better than a more expensive gaming card, however they suck for gaming.

Yeah that's the plan. I read that a gaming card would be able to handle CAD well enough for my degree. Once the CPU is overclocked would I see much difference using a gaming card instead?

Well, an overclocked CPU will help a lot in gaming, and it should help in loading large models faster, but with a gaming card the graphics won't look as "smooth" as it would with a WS (workstation) card, since most gaming cards can't show the really nice graphics that a WS card can. In other words, a WS card like a FirePro, FireGL, Titan, and Quadro cards, can show nicer looking images and should load faster than a gaming card, but they should both work.
Edit: To make it simpler, FirePro and FireGL cards show much more detail then a gaming card would and tend to run moving models smoother.

 

[Karadjgne]

I'd change 1 thing. I'd move upto a 27" monitor. Running CAD or other engineering stuff, you'll be looking at blueprints, wire frames etc. A bigger screen will just make that so much easier to guage finer details. I've been to the Cracker Barrel corporate offices and their engineering dept uses nothing smaller than a 30". I'd sacrifice the 144Hz 1080p for a 27" 1440p @75Hz.

 

[cs2302]

Hi,

I will (hopefully) start studying aerospace engineering at the end of this year so I want to be able to run engineering software e.g. Solidworks, Matlab etc. I'll also be doing some gaming and maybe a little coding. I'll also be taking this between home and university, which is why I've picked an matx case.

Budget: £1600, I could stretch this if I really had to. (Includes monitor and keyboard)

After taking some advice, I came up with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M GAMING PRO AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£140.67 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£165.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£102.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£62.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.74 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2402 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£244.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1133.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 00:07 GMT+0000


I also pre-ordered an Asus dual gtx 1070 O8G from amazon for £480 after hearing that graphics card prices aren't going to drop for a long time and it seems pretty cheap compared to other 1070s at the moment. (I could still cancel this if needed though).

I already own a 3TB external hard drive but it's only 5400rpm - could I make do with this and put the money into a bigger ssd?

Also what do you think of the mobo? There doesn't seem to be much choice at the moment and I will need to be able to use wifi.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions to decrease the price or any general feedback, thanks.

As a Cad and gaming pc its not bad, actually pretty good. However since your getting a k scew CPU and a z370 board as well as a big cooler, i'm expecting you to overclock the CPU right? If you didn't want to game on this also, I would say you can get a Firepro or FireGL card from AMD, they tend to be pretty cheap and handle CAD and Solidworks better than a more expensive gaming card, however they suck for gaming.

Yeah that's the plan. I read that a gaming card would be able to handle CAD well enough for my degree. Once the CPU is overclocked would I see much difference using a gaming card instead?

Well, an overclocked CPU will help a lot in gaming, and it should help in loading large models faster, but with a gaming card the graphics won't look as "smooth" as it would with a WS (workstation) card, since most gaming cards can't show the really nice graphics that a WS card can. In other words, a WS card like a FirePro, FireGL, Titan, and Quadro cards, can show nicer looking images and should load faster than a gaming card, but they should both work.

Thanks for clearing that up Is there anything else I could change that would improve my performance (without going over budget?)

 

[jacobweaver800]

Hi,

I will (hopefully) start studying aerospace engineering at the end of this year so I want to be able to run engineering software e.g. Solidworks, Matlab etc. I'll also be doing some gaming and maybe a little coding. I'll also be taking this between home and university, which is why I've picked an matx case.

Budget: £1600, I could stretch this if I really had to. (Includes monitor and keyboard)

After taking some advice, I came up with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M GAMING PRO AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£140.67 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£165.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£102.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£62.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.74 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2402 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£244.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1133.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 00:07 GMT+0000


I also pre-ordered an Asus dual gtx 1070 O8G from amazon for £480 after hearing that graphics card prices aren't going to drop for a long time and it seems pretty cheap compared to other 1070s at the moment. (I could still cancel this if needed though).

I already own a 3TB external hard drive but it's only 5400rpm - could I make do with this and put the money into a bigger ssd?

Also what do you think of the mobo? There doesn't seem to be much choice at the moment and I will need to be able to use wifi.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions to decrease the price or any general feedback, thanks.

As a Cad and gaming pc its not bad, actually pretty good. However since your getting a k scew CPU and a z370 board as well as a big cooler, i'm expecting you to overclock the CPU right? If you didn't want to game on this also, I would say you can get a Firepro or FireGL card from AMD, they tend to be pretty cheap and handle CAD and Solidworks better than a more expensive gaming card, however they suck for gaming.

Yeah that's the plan. I read that a gaming card would be able to handle CAD well enough for my degree. Once the CPU is overclocked would I see much difference using a gaming card instead?

Well, an overclocked CPU will help a lot in gaming, and it should help in loading large models faster, but with a gaming card the graphics won't look as "smooth" as it would with a WS (workstation) card, since most gaming cards can't show the really nice graphics that a WS card can. In other words, a WS card like a FirePro, FireGL, Titan, and Quadro cards, can show nicer looking images and should load faster than a gaming card, but they should both work.

Thanks for clearing that up Is there anything else I could change that would improve my performance (without going over budget?)

Well, if you still want to do any gaming on it at all, then no. Looks pretty good to me.

 

[cs2302]

I'd change 1 thing. I'd move upto a 27" monitor. Running CAD or other engineering stuff, you'll be looking at blueprints, wire frames etc. A bigger screen will just make that so much easier to guage finer details. I've been to the Cracker Barrel corporate offices and their engineering dept uses nothing smaller than a 30". I'd sacrifice the 144Hz 1080p for a 27" 1440p @75Hz.

To be honest I went with the smaller screen due to the price. Would I lose out on gaming with only 75Hz?

 

[cs2302]

Hi,

I will (hopefully) start studying aerospace engineering at the end of this year so I want to be able to run engineering software e.g. Solidworks, Matlab etc. I'll also be doing some gaming and maybe a little coding. I'll also be taking this between home and university, which is why I've picked an matx case.

Budget: £1600, I could stretch this if I really had to. (Includes monitor and keyboard)

After taking some advice, I came up with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M GAMING PRO AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£140.67 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£165.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£102.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£62.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.74 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2402 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£244.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1133.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 00:07 GMT+0000


I also pre-ordered an Asus dual gtx 1070 O8G from amazon for £480 after hearing that graphics card prices aren't going to drop for a long time and it seems pretty cheap compared to other 1070s at the moment. (I could still cancel this if needed though).

I already own a 3TB external hard drive but it's only 5400rpm - could I make do with this and put the money into a bigger ssd?

Also what do you think of the mobo? There doesn't seem to be much choice at the moment and I will need to be able to use wifi.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions to decrease the price or any general feedback, thanks.

As a Cad and gaming pc its not bad, actually pretty good. However since your getting a k scew CPU and a z370 board as well as a big cooler, i'm expecting you to overclock the CPU right? If you didn't want to game on this also, I would say you can get a Firepro or FireGL card from AMD, they tend to be pretty cheap and handle CAD and Solidworks better than a more expensive gaming card, however they suck for gaming.

Yeah that's the plan. I read that a gaming card would be able to handle CAD well enough for my degree. Once the CPU is overclocked would I see much difference using a gaming card instead?

Well, an overclocked CPU will help a lot in gaming, and it should help in loading large models faster, but with a gaming card the graphics won't look as "smooth" as it would with a WS (workstation) card, since most gaming cards can't show the really nice graphics that a WS card can. In other words, a WS card like a FirePro, FireGL, Titan, and Quadro cards, can show nicer looking images and should load faster than a gaming card, but they should both work.

Thanks for clearing that up Is there anything else I could change that would improve my performance (without going over budget?)

Well, if you still want to do any gaming on it at all, then no. Looks pretty good to me.

Ok, thanks a lot for your responses

 

[jacobweaver800]

Hi,

I will (hopefully) start studying aerospace engineering at the end of this year so I want to be able to run engineering software e.g. Solidworks, Matlab etc. I'll also be doing some gaming and maybe a little coding. I'll also be taking this between home and university, which is why I've picked an matx case.

Budget: £1600, I could stretch this if I really had to. (Includes monitor and keyboard)

After taking some advice, I came up with this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor (£215.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370M GAMING PRO AC Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£140.67 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£165.59 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£102.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£62.39 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define Mini C MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£66.74 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ CCL Computers)
Monitor: ViewSonic - XG2402 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (£244.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1133.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-13 00:07 GMT+0000


I also pre-ordered an Asus dual gtx 1070 O8G from amazon for £480 after hearing that graphics card prices aren't going to drop for a long time and it seems pretty cheap compared to other 1070s at the moment. (I could still cancel this if needed though).

I already own a 3TB external hard drive but it's only 5400rpm - could I make do with this and put the money into a bigger ssd?

Also what do you think of the mobo? There doesn't seem to be much choice at the moment and I will need to be able to use wifi.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions to decrease the price or any general feedback, thanks.

As a Cad and gaming pc its not bad, actually pretty good. However since your getting a k scew CPU and a z370 board as well as a big cooler, i'm expecting you to overclock the CPU right? If you didn't want to game on this also, I would say you can get a Firepro or FireGL card from AMD, they tend to be pretty cheap and handle CAD and Solidworks better than a more expensive gaming card, however they suck for gaming.

Yeah that's the plan. I read that a gaming card would be able to handle CAD well enough for my degree. Once the CPU is overclocked would I see much difference using a gaming card instead?

Well, an overclocked CPU will help a lot in gaming, and it should help in loading large models faster, but with a gaming card the graphics won't look as "smooth" as it would with a WS (workstation) card, since most gaming cards can't show the really nice graphics that a WS card can. In other words, a WS card like a FirePro, FireGL, Titan, and Quadro cards, can show nicer looking images and should load faster than a gaming card, but they should both work.

Thanks for clearing that up Is there anything else I could change that would improve my performance (without going over budget?)

Well, if you still want to do any gaming on it at all, then no. Looks pretty good to me.

Ok, thanks a lot for your responses

No problem have fun

 

[Karadjgne]

Depends on the game. Some swear by a 144Hz monitor for the really fast paced stuff like GTA:V etc, but with a 1070 there's going to be several games at which under ultra graphics you simply won't hit 144fps, you'll more likely be averaging @100fps. The difference being vsync (or its varients). Many intensive games that'll be a non-existent thing, you'll not hit refresh, which you would on a slower monitor.

Coming from 1080p/60Hz on a gtx970, I'll say everything I play is buttery smooth, no artifacts, tearing, stuttering, but my gaming style doesn't incline me towards GTA:V either. But mine is only one opinion, you might want to check up on other threads about this.

 

[cs2302]

Depends on the game. Some swear by a 144Hz monitor for the really fast paced stuff like GTA:V etc, but with a 1070 there's going to be several games at which under ultra graphics you simply won't hit 144fps, you'll more likely be averaging @100fps. The difference being vsync (or its varients). Many intensive games that'll be a non-existent thing, you'll not hit refresh, which you would on a slower monitor.

Coming from 1080p/60Hz on a gtx970, I'll say everything I play is buttery smooth, no artifacts, tearing, stuttering, but my gaming style doesn't incline me towards GTA:V either. But mine is only one opinion, you might want to check up on other threads about this.

Ok I'll definitely look into getting the larger monitor, thanks for the advice