Topic: Building a new gaming PC. (Read 5935 times)

e6600 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 23, 2014, 02:54:19 PM »

dota2 isnt a very hard game to stream. you can go with a i7-4770/90 and gtx 770 and you'll be fine on a multi monitor 1080p setup. 770 should be enough for 1440p aswell
for streaming you want a very powerful cpu (not amd) and at least 8 threads. id much rather spend more money on a 6 core setup (4930k) than a big gpu (gtx 780)

also be sure to check out some better cooling options, low rpm fans with big heatsinks or watercooling help a lot with headphones.

ohhgourami · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2014, 06:19:13 PM »

Quote from: e6600 on July 23, 2014, 02:54:19 PM

also be sure to check out some better cooling options, low rpm fans with big heatsinks or watercooling help a lot with headphones.

I can't stress this enough. I seriously have no idea how people can listen to music with computers that have audible fans or moving parts! We throw a ton of money down to reach high level of fidelity then we ruin all of that with a stupid humming fan and/or drive spinning in the background. In the case with a lot of PC, it would be a roaring fan to my standards.

Back to the point about power supplies. PSUs matter a lot. A good PSU is not something we should notice for the lifetime our our PCs. The problem is that most PSUs have a flaw such as audible fan, coil whine, or buzzing. I would strive for a 80+ Platinum or Gold and since you will most likely SLI then a 750W+ PSU is recommended and you sadly can't use a fanless. Reviews on SPCR suggest the Kingwin Lazer Platinum 850W since they don't seem to buzz, Seasonic 860xp2 (hopefully no whine), Antec HCP-850W (hopefully can't hear the fan), Superflower Leadex 850W Plat.

anetode · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2014, 11:19:14 PM »

Yes, make it quiet. This site will help. There are fanless PSUs out there, though for a powergamer rig you could get one of the new efficient ones which doesn't spin up the fan until x amount of load.

Hands · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2014, 11:20:52 PM »

You either aren't listening loud enough or need more closed headphones.

But, really, hard to go back once you build a quiet computer. Every other computer will become annoying after.

iRo · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2014, 04:13:19 AM »

Sorry guys, got some problems with the internet line and PSU due to the storm. Got it all fixed now.

Yes, i pretty much only play Dota 2 exclusively. I do have some other games in my Steam library, but those are all old RPGs. And while i might get Skyrim later down the road for the Skywind mod, if i get the GTX 770/780 or 880 it should be enough, right? Nothing really stands out for me from the new game releases anyway.

From the all case advises in the thread, the only ones i can buy locally are Lian Li T60 (~$105), Cooler Master HAF XB EVO (~$126) and Fractal Design Define R4 (~$136). As my plan was to go with the open case air cooling, that's pretty much strengthens it. I don't really wanted to bother with water cooling, as that's just another chance to screw things up.

So according to TechSpot benchmarks i should be still fine (with Dota 2 at least) if i want to go 1440p/144hz (120hz) route with ROG SWIFT PG278Q and GTX 880/780? That Asus monitor indeed overpriced for what it is (just my opinion), but it's still the first 1440p 144hz 8bit TN panel monitor on the market. Plus it has G-SYNC. There is also another upcoming monitor with 8bit panel (Acer XB270HA), but i don't know if i want another 27" 1080p since i already have one (Samsung S27A950D).

So from what i've got from the thread i makes sense to wait at least 2 months to see what's gonna be on the market by the fall (in terms of new GPUs and monitors).

iRo · « **Reply #15 on:** July 30, 2014, 02:20:48 AM »

Any thoughts guys?

ohhgourami · « **Reply #16 on:** July 30, 2014, 02:51:50 AM »

Assuming you want Dota 2 to run at a constant 120fps then you need at least a GTX 780.

Not sure what else to follow up with since you seem to be waiting for releases. If you are planning to buy now, then I'll go into detail with parts.

iRo · « **Reply #17 on:** July 30, 2014, 07:51:54 AM »

Yep, just needed reconfirmation if i got that correct. I think i'll wait it out, at least to see what the prices on next gen/price drop on last gen cards are gonna be locally.

Back to this subject in the couple of months then. If i'll have any questions in the mean time, can i bother you a bit ohhgourami?

ohhgourami · « **Reply #18 on:** July 30, 2014, 08:16:46 AM »

PM me anytime!

hendric0 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 08, 2014, 08:14:25 PM »

My Corsair XT 750 V2 made some Serious noise in idle. I went to the dealership and told em that i want a new one because this PSU is not making 25dB noise on my idle load like it shows on the graph( dB/wattage graph) . It came down to this, basically they told me, in a more polite way to go and f*ck.... .

If your PSU fan makes noise, just change it yourself. You can run your PSU fan from your MOBO fan controller. Thats what i did anyway. Now it's not audible, maybe 24-25dB.

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