very nice rig. Future proof and perfect for VR (you should really try ED in VR it is sooooo amazing).
650W PSU would do the job as well. And don't save on the PSU.
Dunno about Ryzen.
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very nice rig. Future proof and perfect for VR (you should really try ED in VR it is sooooo amazing).
650W PSU would do the job as well. And don't save on the PSU.
Dunno about Ryzen.
There is always something better next month.
You have to take the plunge sometime.
What are the thoughts on a 1070
Since I'm not going VR I don't need quite so much horsepower
I know of that I don't have to have the best of everything but high-end is still nice
Edit:
Here's another question I have for you all.
Is there a comparable AMD set up?
Is anybody running AMD cards and getting awesome performance out of them?
It would appear that the standard right now seems to be the GTX 1070/1080.
Since I'm not going VR I don't need quite so much horsepower
I know of that I don't have to have the best of everything but high-end is still nice
Edit:
Here's another question I have for you all.
Is there a comparable AMD set up?
Is anybody running AMD cards and getting awesome performance out of them?
It would appear that the standard right now seems to be the GTX 1070/1080.
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not bad., If youwant to save money, consider an i5.
I've bought the components now, not got them all yet so it's unbuilt but I decided to go with the i7 7700 (not k). Mostly it came down to my motherboard requirements, which are fairly simple (just wanted room to eventually fit 64Gb memory) so with the recent intel price drop I was able to get an intel cpu/mobo cheaper than an AMD alternative (I was considering a Ryzen 1700).
Maybe in a few months more variety of cheap (but quality) AMD mobos will become available but for now, £275 for an i7 7700 vs £300 for a Ryzen 1700 and the availability of a mobo without a lot of stuff I wouldn't use swung the deal.
With the spare cash I was able to buy an m.2 drive instead of a SATA SSD too, so hopefully that'll give me a little more overhead before I need to upgrade again too
btw another (very minor) factor was that the intel socket 1151 has a ton of existing CPU cooler options because it's standard is unchanged from the previous several iterations. The AM4 socket is different so again, fewer options atm. I bought a Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo HSF for £28, with the AMD one I'd have had to get a conversion kit too (not expensive, but not free).
Maybe in a few months more variety of cheap (but quality) AMD mobos will become available but for now, £275 for an i7 7700 vs £300 for a Ryzen 1700 and the availability of a mobo without a lot of stuff I wouldn't use swung the deal.
With the spare cash I was able to buy an m.2 drive instead of a SATA SSD too, so hopefully that'll give me a little more overhead before I need to upgrade again too
btw another (very minor) factor was that the intel socket 1151 has a ton of existing CPU cooler options because it's standard is unchanged from the previous several iterations. The AM4 socket is different so again, fewer options atm. I bought a Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo HSF for £28, with the AMD one I'd have had to get a conversion kit too (not expensive, but not free).