Hey /v/irgins, I've been thinking about joining the PC mustard race, and just for a frame of reference, how much did each of you spend on building your PCs?
Are you sastified with your current rig? Do you expect it to last you a while? Can you run pretty much any vidya out now? Do you have any regrets?
I'm rather curious.
Bump cause I'm a fag.
I regret spending more than $400 on multiplats, yes. But free online and etc.
>>319700187
>how much did each of you spend on building your PCs
$3000.00 but I got the fanciest shit on the market.
>Are you sastified with your current rig?
The rig, yes quite satisfied...shit ports noty my computer literally gets BTFO by console games because of ass blasted devs.
> Do you expect it to last you a while?
Xbox in the year 2020 won't be a match for my current computer.
>Can you run pretty much any vidya out now?
Yea sure but not all of them @ 2k/144fps because some games break at that speed or they just run like shit.
>Do you have any regrets?
No, if you have a decent job spending money isn't a problem.
>>319700187
ask the guy in the cubicle behind you tomorrow.
If you need an essay to be convinced to buy a PC you will never be le epic master race maymay.
Also how underage are you considering you haven't built a PC yet and it's nearly 2016? You seriously must be like 15.
>>319700187
$1600 but I got exactly what I wanted.
>Are you satisfied with your current rig
Yes. Everything is definitely what I wanted to get in my next build even down to the case.
>Do you expect it to last you a while?
With my gaming habits my previous build lasted me a very long time. And it was built from low-end and mid-range parts. This is all high-end.
>Can you run pretty much any vidya out now
980ti SC. Of course.
>Do you have any regrets
Why would I? I spent a year saving up money here and there to get what I wanted.
>>319701885
>That DoF
Looks like dogshit.
>>319700187
/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds
highly optimized performance / price builds, customize them how you want.
>>319702360
fuck, beat me to it
>How much did you spend?
Originally spent about $900, and got addicted to upgrading everything and within the past 4 years probably dumped about another $2000.
>am I satisfied?
Never, I always feel like my EP needs more.
>>319702360
Its for screenshots only.>>319702405
>>319700187
Around .... oh god ... i've never counted before
Sabretooth X58 board + X5650 $145
H100i to keep that fucker cool @ 4.20blazeitGHZ $100
MSI 980 Ti 6G $665
Corsair 550D $100
2x 850 Evo 500GB $300
48GB HyperX RAM power $300
four 640GB WD drives from ebay to RAID for $80
The motherboard and CPU seem so cheap now, in retrospect.
PC has no games though. Seriously.
>>319702531
Also this CPU is from 2010 and I expect it to still be relevant come 2020 since Intel has done fuckall worthwhile since then.
I could have (should have) bought less RAM.
3 thousand dollars.
Yes really.
>>319702590
http://i.imgur.com/adgTHNt.jpg
>seriously im an assblasted faggot and I had to ask my mom to take me to JewStop.
>>319702590
>some of these are literally confirmed for PC
>some of them are shitty PS3 "games" like heavy rain and the COMBO nosebleed toilet game
>>319702531
>48GB RAM
For what purpose?
1700 canadian $
I saved on the processor by getting a high end i5 instead if a low end i7
>>319702782
I don't even know man.
Just because I could. My 6x2 kit was getting full and one of the sticks was an unstable cunt.
Task manager looks real pretty doe, and I can virtualize god
>>319702209
>Implying
>>319702243
Post a PC parts list? I'm researching builds around that price range with a 980Ti.
>>319702752
Now list current gen games and remove all the last gen/10 years ago games
LMAO
>>319702958
Implying what you little squirt?
>>319702914
>>319702782
Also current usage is 16.6/48 with pagefile disabled and chrome, deluge, outlook, substance painter, steam, paint, notepad, and a 1GB pfsense Hyper-V VM as my "firewall" (it actually terminates via VPN at another pfsense VM in the cloud, which is my actual firewall, gives my network a public static IP and avoids my complex's torrent filtering)
>>319702590
>>319702531
>Sabretooth X58 board + X5650 = $145
I think you are missing a 1
>>319702531
I wish modern Xeons would accept an OC
Intel is actually trying to make better CPUs in that market.
A 12 core e5v3 Xeon with an unlocked multiplier would be godlike.
Ausfag here, $1100 at first with small upgrades along the way
>Are you satisfied with your current rig
It's been great
>Do you expect it to last you a while?
Built it on a tight budget at the end of 2012, close of 2015 and it maxes out any crossfire-supported game. 2x 7970's though quite old still hold their own. When the situation requires it a single 7970 still maxes everything minus a few settings for 1080p@60.
>Can you run pretty much any vidya out now
single 7970 handles anything that doesn't crossfire fine. I only game at 1080p though and I can't stand any lower than 60FPS
>Do you have any regrets
The price gap between AMD and Nvidia in Aus at the time I bought it was ridiculous. I would've gone Nvidia if I could afford it but these have been flawless for the price (bought the second dirt cheap preowned). Ran Eyefinity at one point (5760 x 1080) which was incredible for racing sims.
>>319703219
Nope. I bought them this year off eBay, $145 incl shipping.
It sucks literally 200W according to my overpriced corsair PSU w/ hardware-level monitoring over an internal USB header with the 4.2GHZ OC from 2.67GHZ, but goddamn does it scream. Its as good as a stock skylake i7.
I've spent ~ €2500. But keep in mind that I live in the ass end of Europe and everything remotely high-tech costs extra here and takes forever to be delivered. Also, the cost included a monitor.
Do you need to spend that much on a PC if you only play games? Probably not, you could shave off at least €500. But I actually need all this shit for work.
Specs:
i7 6700k
Asus Strix 980ti
Asus Maximus Hero VIII mobo
32gb ram @ 3000mhz
500gb ssd + 1tb hdd
+ case, cpu liquid cooling, 144hz monitor
>>319700187
>Hey /v/irgins, I've been thinking about joining the PC mustard race, and just for a frame of reference, how much did each of you spend on building your PCs?
>Are you sastified with your current rig? Do you expect it to last you a while? Can you run pretty much any vidya out now? Do you have any regrets?
Pftt regrets? I regret getting a ps3 for so many years since I was a poorfag that couldn't afford a pc. I went from pc to console gaming and back so that was terrible seeing blurry shit for years. Even on my old ass pc I could get anti aliasing and ALWAYS 1080p if I wanted it.
In any case I built mine in 2010ish you need a framework.
I used premium parts and brands with the high end stuff.
If you want a GOOD pc it will run you around 800-1000k just to lay down the base. Then you just wait 5-8 years and upgrade your gpu on a whim. I'm still running my i7 920 cpu from 2009 which at no bottleneck at 1200p. Of course if you want 4k and shit it will run you higher to keep games maxed.
As of now you should wait for the dx12 cards if you want the best bang for your cash since dx12 will also make cpus a bit irrelevant in the long run meaning you won't have to upgrade it. Don't forget VR is also on it's way which will be a superior experience on pc.
Fuck just stop calling getting a pc joining the master race you sound like a fucking idiot
>>319703449
Yea, and it all runs off 750W psu.
Can I max out all the games I play at 1080p, 60 fps? Pretty much.
Haven't tried Witcher 3 yet, but I assume it that it's unlikely that this system is going to run it at 60 fps with absolutely everything on.
>>319703464
Upgrading your gpu will also run you 300 every 5 years depending on what you want though if you wanted to you could sell your gpu before a next line hits and pay the difference to upgrade if you're one of those that likes to stay on top.
Saved up with my shitty part time job to build the best PC I could. Honestly wish I could bring myself to sell the computer and put the money towards cool stuff like snowboarding or throwing parties or something. Videogames are too good at distracting you from a rea fulfillingl life, at least I'm not addicted to drugs or something tho.
So, if I had a budget of around 800 or so, could I build something decent? At least 1080p on most games?
>>319700187
I built mine about 6 years ago for $800. I spend about $200 a year upgrading, mostly on a whim because I like doing it, never because I've needed to.
As long as I keep upgrading occasionally it will last me forever, basically. Most worn out part gets exchanged every year or so, this times it'll be the case. My current build has a gtx 770, so I'll probably be good graphics wise for another year, maybe 2 if I'm willing to go down to medium settings.
I've never run into a game I can't play on at least medium at 60fps. Blops III is the first I ran into since I got the 770 that I couldn't max. I usually sacrifice down to 40fps or so to get the best textures.
>>319700187
four hundred. Was a pre-built. All I spent money on was the graphics card
>>319703808
Theoretically, on mid-high settings. I would spend at least a thousand though.
>>319703808
800 is excellent for 1080p would get you high-ultra across most games. But again I would wait for the dx12 cards don't buy anything right now.
>>319703808
800 is fine. I you're willing to wade through craigslist / kijiji you can sometimes find someone selling a custom build they don't want anymore for cheap. Keep an eye out though, there are people who build custom rigs then sell them for way more than their worth.
>>319703808
yeah, i5 with 970 and 16gb of ram is all you need
ssds and shit are luxury but damn nice to have
I'm wanting to upgrade my motherboard (if needed), cpu, hdd, and ram, anyone got parts suggestions? Right now I'm working with a shitty Hp s5000 (pic related) that I installed a AMD Radeon 5700 series on, along with a bigger case and a beefier power supply.
About $800 a few years ago
I've already made my money back through sales and free online
Anyone know anything about linking an amd and nvidia card together? What is that exactly
I have an i5 4690k/16GB/Strix GTX 970 4GB rig that I built about this time last year.
It's doing well. I expect it to last a while.
All these brand names, numbers and lingo are kind if intimidating.
i7 4970k w/ Corsair H80i GT
Gigabyte Z97x Gaming 7 mobo
4GB MSI GTX 960
It's a work in progress. My old PC (i5-3570k/MSI GTX 660ti) got taken by the cops over the summer (Housemate had CP, I'll be able to get it back after the trial or something like that) so I needed to build a computer on short notice.
Used my old case my Dad built my first PC with when I was a kid and bought the 960 and an AMD FX-8320. Total was like 500 something but the GPU came with MGSV so I saved $60 there.
I wasn't really happy with the single core performance of the 8320 so when I had more money, I sold the Mobo/CPU to my cousin and bought the CPU/Cooler/Mobo I have now.
I'll prolly buy a new PSU (fan in the Corsair CX500 gets surprisingly loud occasionally), more RAM, and a new case around Christmas and buy a new, higher end GPU during the summer when the new architecture comes out.
>>319705343
People hype this shit up way too much, if you can jerk your dick you can build a PC.
>>319700187
I spent 1200€
>Are you satisfied with your current rig
Yes. I can max everything but Assassins creed Unity and Watch Dogs (worst optimisation I've seen by far tho...)
>Do you expect it to last you a while?
I think yes, I don't mind playing in medium-high settings, so I think it will last 1 year more at least until I update the graphic card (270x OC 2gb)
>Can you run pretty much any vidya out now
Yes, and without problems at 1080p.
>Do you have any regrets
Nope, I wanted a powerful PC, and I have it, and as it's very easy to update, I dont have any.
>tfw wanna go AMD because of Intel/Nvidia's jewish practices
>worried that multithreading won't actually take off because of the awful industry
how much did each of you spend on building your PCs?
$1200 in January 2014
Are you satisfied with your current rig?
Absolutely. It's everything I wanted it to be. It can stream, edit videos, play very demanding video games, anything I want.
Do you expect it to last you a while?
Minimum 5 years.
Can you run pretty much any vidya out now?
Yes
Do you have any regrets? Buying the 970 before knowing about its VRAM issue.
>>319705552
>i7 4970k
>GTX 960
why
>>319705919
>worried that multithreading won't actually take off because of the awful industry
As in cpu? Yea zen should be interesting to see how it pans out.
Eventually they will have to use dx12/vulkan so it will come but it might take a year.
You could always go intel cpu and amd gpu though I'm curious if amd will outperform intel at cheaper prices.
>>319705638
>1200€
>270x
LOL WAT
I got a 980 Ti build for that money mate.
>>319705552
>It's a work in progress. My old PC (i5-3570k/MSI GTX 660ti) got taken by the cops over the summer (Housemate had CP, I'll be able to get it back after the trial or something like that) so I needed to build a computer on short notice.
Holy shit this happens to people? You're acting all casual about it too.
>>319700187
Over the last few years?
Probably something like 3,000 space bucks.
I am super duper satisfied, but don't play as many videogames anymore.
I expect that my SLI 970's will last awhile but probably only 3 years max before they're totally obsolete.
Just about any videogame
My one regret was buying AMD years ago.
>>319706093
Oh right, Zen is the incoming savior that will save AMD
>>319705980
>implying you'll ever use 3.5gb vram
Coming from an 8gb 390 owner.
Here's a question that may sound horribly stupid.
What factors usually lead to a computer slowing down different tasks such as opening certain windows or programs? Is this slowdown you usually see between newer and older computers reversible? Is it usually only reversible with an upgrade in hardware?
Does installing a shit load if games have something to do with slowdowns? If I build a PC, I'd want it to stay running like it's brand new for as long as possible if I can. And if it does slowdown due to stupid fucked on my end, what typical parts I'd need to upgrade or replace, or if I can do something software wise.
>>319706064
I bought the 960 while I was on a budget with no computer. As I said, I'm waiting till the new architecture to buy a higher end GPU.
>>319706184
Well, they took it cause I admitted I torrent stuff (Thought that's what they were there for, wound up being CP) and they took both of our computers.
>>319706456
>Well, they took it cause I admitted I torrent stuff (Thought that's what they were there for, wound up being CP) and they took both of our computers.
They got you to admit you torrent stuff? Can't they just take what they want? Did you fuck your friend over?
>>319706340
Get a solid state drive
>Poorfag
>Buy a I5 for wii/cube emualtion
>Buy case and resuse Ram and hd from previous toaster
>No money to buy a decent vga
A friend of mine will seel to me a old gtx 550ti for 20 dollars. Still wroth for games until 2010?
Also i will get full hd on Dholphin ?
>>319706493
Yeah I was a fucking dumbass. They could take what they wanted but they left anything they could rifle through on site like flash drives and cell phones but they took two desktops (One being mine) and the guys external.
>people upgrade their gpu's every 5 years
wat.
Do you guys just buy top of the line models? I find myself having to do it every 2-3 if I don't want to sacrifice a lot of visuals for performance
>>319700187
$700. I'm a huefag though so for me it was actually 4 times more expensive than it seems.
>>319706813
I don't blame you most people don't know their rights or the fact that they don't have to let people in without or warrant or plead the 5th until after something like that happens. You were lucky enough to not have anything criminal on your shit.
£1300
But I went for a 780 which are still around 450 even now.
It's still a damn good card though. Will be fine until next wave hits
>>319707123
Nah they had a warrant, they were apparently downloading CP via utorrent from his computer the month or two before.
>>319706340
It's the Windows registry getting cluttered. After 20 years they still haven't fixed that shit. It's good to go with a fresh install every few months if you install/uninstall a lot of programs.
£800
Approaching 4 years old, hoping I can sell it on the Bay/Gumtree listed as "epic gaming PC with free windows, games, etc." (I have unlimited Windows license)
Anyone done this before, and got any tips?
>>319706670
Yes.
>>319707440
>using utorrent for anything
>ever
>>319700187
I spent $2500 on mine in 2010. I have found very few games I cannot play at max settings still, but I do notice it beginning.
No regrets. I wish I knew a bit more about hardware setup as I could probably flip some of the older bits and have a proper gaming computer again.
>>319707891
Here's a tip: kill yourself
>>319708125
It's starting because this new batch of AAA releases have dogshit for optimization. Skyrim was easier to run at launch than these games are.
>>319701885
>Xbox in the year 2020
so xbox one?
>>319700187
£800, 4 years ago (i5 3570k, 7870XT), but could've build it for cheaper with the same performance by buying non-premium parts for the SSD, RAM, PSU etc. Still runs new games, sometimes at med-high settings instead of the ultra that it could manage with new games from 2013.
>Do you have any regrets?
Buying a giant fuckhuge heavy case (Fractal Arc Midi r2). I told myself that I'd need the extra space to upgrade later, but all I've added is a single HDD. Get the smallest case you can.
>>319709323
>I told myself that I'd need the extra space to upgrade later, but all I've added is a single HDD. Get the smallest case you can.
Because you're a stupid.
I got a medium rig and three years later when I upgraded, my brand new-card didn't even fit inside.
Get a fucking rig that will have space. If you don't use it, so what? You might use it later. You never know when they release newer 30cm video cards again.
>>319706617
So would everyone opinion here be that SSDs are a lot better than HDDs?
>>319707717
What do you mean with a fresh install? Also, is there any reliable registry cleaners out there?
About to finish building mine if wasn't because some details.
>Motherboard got delayed for fucking weeks because shitty shipping system selected by the seller, FedEx.
>I5-4590 got way cheaper than the I5-4460 that i already bought.
>GTX 960 still isnt here even when the tracker said that it arrived this morning to my city
>>319710453
>for fucking weeks
for 2 fucking weeks*
About $1,400.
Will last me quite a while. I'm happy with it, pretty much best investment I've done. Works for vidya, gamedev, dev, and anything I want.
>>319705552
Does the PS4 controller work well with the PC? Any latency issues?
>>319710453
People on here will have a go at you for getting a 960 but its a pretty decent card. Most modern games I can get working on high at 60fps/1080p. If you're going for a cheap build and dont fancy AMD its a good choice.
>>319702590
Thats why I have a godly pc and a ps4 fag
>>319711014
I was planning to get a better GPU but when i saw the GTX 960 for $120 i couldn't resist the last black friday.
>>319700187
>how much did each of you spend on building your PCs?
$ 1200
>Are you sastified with your current rig?
Yes
>Do you expect it to last you a while?
Yes
>Can you run pretty much any vidya out now?
Yes
>Do you have any regrets?
I'd wait 2 months and buy a 980 ti or Fury X.
