evaluate my gaming build

[Why-Fi]

so my kids took over my consoles...and this generational iterational shyt has plucked my nerves so i decided to build a rig and get a steam controller. ive been researching for a couple weeks and heres what i want

the only thing im iffy about is the graphics card. but i will consider any suggestions

skoolafish - Saved Part Lists - PCPartPicker

 

[daze23]

looks pretty solid. you might want a think about a regular HDD for bullshyt you don't want taking up your valuable SSD space

 

[BaldingSoHard]

Like the case.

 

[The Guru]

Sensible choices

 

[Tunez]

Is blaze a good SSD?

 

[Why-Fi]

Like the case.

in person that case is massive. i went with a fractal design core 500

Is blaze a good SSD?

i got the samsung series 750 instead

i got a cx 650m psu and cooler master vortex, everything else i kept the same

thx for the feedback

 

[Why-Fi]

looks pretty solid. you might want a think about a regular HDD for bullshyt you don't want taking up your valuable SSD space

yea i grabbed a 1tb wd black too

 

[Barney Rubble]

GTX 1060 would be a much better choice for a videocard or even a 970. They should be about the same price but benchmark much higher. Go with a 1070 if your budget can afford it.

 

[StatUS]

GTX 1060 would be a much better choice for a videocard or even a 970. They should be about the same price but benchmark much higher. Go with a 1070 if your budget can afford it.

480 is better than the 970.

 

[Barney Rubble]

480 is better than the 970.

PassMark - Radeon RX 480 - Price performance comparison
PassMark - GeForce GTX 970 - Price performance comparison

Nvidia always has better driver support, too. Regardless 1060 is clearly better for the same price

 

[StatUS]

PassMark - Radeon RX 480 - Price performance comparison
PassMark - GeForce GTX 970 - Price performance comparison

Nvidia always has better driver support, too. Regardless 1060 is clearly better for the same price

An 8gig 480 is more future proof at higher resolutions and with DX12. It's not even worth spending the money for a 970 but yes a 1060 is a good buy too but there's pros and cons there too.

 

[Why-Fi]

GTX 1060 would be a much better choice for a videocard or even a 970. They should be about the same price but benchmark much higher. Go with a 1070 if your budget can afford it.

i wanted 8gb within my price range. believe me if i had the cake i wouldve grabbed the 1070, but im actually happy for the time being

 

[Barney Rubble]

i wanted 8gb within my price range. believe me if i had the cake i wouldve grabbed the 1070, but im actually happy for the time being

I've just had bad experiences with amd and their drivers. The 6 gigs of the 1060 should be plenty but if you're planning on going crossfire/sli then stick with 480. I have 12gb's on my titan x's and rarely ever go above 6 gigs even at resolutions well above 1080p.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

OP you are better off matching the CPU and GPU

In some situations an Intel CPU and AMD GPU don't play nice together.

 

[Liquid]

OP you are better off matching the CPU and GPU

In some situations an Intel CPU and AMD GPU don't play nice together.

Link? I have NEVER heard of this.