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[Phlyer42]

Ok, I want to know the FPS rate I should expect from a Intel Core i7 4790K, and dual GTX 970's.
It looks like it would run great, to me anyways, and im not a professional with these things. So someone with experience, I would appreciate your opinion.

[Karpi]

on what MB and what RAM?

[Aznpersuasion89]

my gtx 970 max settings is running a solid 60 fps v sync with this game

[Phlyer42]

60FPS? Thats it? (I realize thats good) but how do people get around 80?

[Aznpersuasion89]

my game is locked at 60 because im using a tv as a monitor. how just played for like an hour and my gtx core usage hovered around 40%, max settings mind you. never even broke 55 degrees C

[Phlyer42]

Im fine with a nice solid 60, but was hoping for more than that.

Edited by Snakeguy612, 21 November 2014 - 10:08 PM.

[Aznpersuasion89]

Well if you don't v sync at 60 then you'll get more then 60

[Phlyer42]

Oh, I see now. Ok well, without v sync, what do you presume the FPS would be around? And any recommendations for a system, as im currently in the idea for customly building my own Gaming PC.

[Aznpersuasion89]

I'm not a guru but my signature is my current set up and it works pretty well

[Flapdrol]

Snakeguy612, on 21 November 2014 - 10:30 PM, said:

Oh, I see now. Ok well, without v sync, what do you presume the FPS would be around? And any recommendations for a system, as im currently in the idea for customly building my own Gaming PC.

What's the budget? If you were contemplating 4790K and 2x 970 I guess it's pretty high.

Most people end up with a 4690K, Z97 board, 8 or 16GB ram, an ssd and a big gpu. But if you have money to burn you could look at the 5820K, X99 board and some ddr4. I'm not a fan of sli and crossfire, but it usually works in the big aaa titles.

[Phlyer42]

Flapdrol, on 22 November 2014 - 03:13 AM, said:

What's the budget? If you were contemplating 4790K and 2x 970 I guess it's pretty high.

Most people end up with a 4690K, Z97 board, 8 or 16GB ram, an ssd and a big gpu. But if you have money to burn you could look at the 5820K, X99 board and some ddr4. I'm not a fan of sli and crossfire, but it usually works in the big aaa titles.

My buget, $1400 and under, but what about the GPUs? Do you think if I were to only have one, it would still run the game well?

[Flapdrol]

This game isn't that hard on the gpu compared to the cpu, on 1920x1080 a single gtx970 will be over 60 fps as long as the cpu can keep up.

Sli seems to work in mwo now finally, but I hear there are still some issues.

Anyway, this game wants lots of per-core performance, so intel haswell cpu's are the way to go. A 4690K still has reasonable price/performance, if you want a faster cpu I'd skip the 4790K (which doesn't add much) and go for the 5820K (requires other boards and ddr4 though).

[Aznpersuasion89]

Intel chips are super pricey albeit more energy efficient and cooler. My fx-8320 sit's at 4.2 ghz while maintaing 50c in an unairconditioned room. But I didn't have a budget like yours so get the best reasonable parts you can for your goals. As far as thus game the my cpu has yet to bottle neck or even fully load a single core

[Iqfish]

Snakeguy612, on 21 November 2014 - 10:30 PM, said:

Oh, I see now. Ok well, without v sync, what do you presume the FPS would be around? And any recommendations for a system, as im currently in the idea for customly building my own Gaming PC.

Hey, if your Monitor is not a super flashy gaming one and is abled to perform >60hz, everything without VSync and/or above 60fps makes almost no sense.

And I would always prefer 1 single GPU to a SLI rig, think about getting a 980...

Oh and if you are not into rendering videos/3D scenes and/or heavy photoediting, an i7 offers almost no advantage over an i5.

Also, A good Mainboard (I recommend the ASrock Z97 Extreme4, using it myself), 8-16GB of 1600mhz DDR3 ram and a good Combination of a solid 120GB SSD (Samsung 840) and a 1-2 TB Hard drive (Dont buy seagate, i did that twice and regret it twice now) are essential.

Aznpersuasion89, on 22 November 2014 - 01:24 PM, said:

Intel chips are super pricey albeit more energy efficient and cooler. My fx-8320 sit's at 4.2 ghz while maintaing 50c in an unairconditioned room. But I didn't have a budget like yours so get the best reasonable parts you can for your goals. As far as thus game the my cpu has yet to bottle neck or even fully load a single core

I've been an intel user for 4 PC generations now and I saw many AMD chips of my buddies fail compared to mine, even if they cost the same. They may have more cores and a higher clock rate, but Comparing AMD CPUs to Intels is like comparing Nissan to Mercedes. Yes they are more cheap but Intel is just plain "better".

Even at the low price segment, where AMDs smaller FX cores used to beat Pentiums and Celerons, Intel stepped up and every serious hardware instance advises you to buy Intel chips now, whatever price segment you might be in.

Also, MWO does not really like AMD chips, as far as I've experienced.

Edited by Iqfish, 22 November 2014 - 01:40 PM.

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 320 Series 40GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H34 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1398.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-22 21:21 EST-0500

[Iqfish]

Lord Letto, on 22 November 2014 - 06:23 PM, said:

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ NCIX US)

Don't buy a aio watercooler. Theyre loud and not so much better than a good aircooler. And Expensive

Get the Thermalright Macho HR-02, I'm using that cooler since 3 pc generations now and its a beast.

[Flapdrol]

Yeah, a 4690K really doesn't need a watercooler, with a 5820 it might be of some use though.

I'd also opt for a single large ssd instead of a mini ssd and a normal drive.

[Iqfish]

Flapdrol, on 23 November 2014 - 04:07 AM, said:

Yeah, a 4690K really doesn't need a watercooler, with a 5820 it might be of some use though.

I'd also opt for a single large ssd instead of a mini ssd and a normal drive.

Both signed. A 60GB SSD was terrible in my last PC, I went with a 240GB one this time and its great

[Phlyer42]

Flapdrol, on 23 November 2014 - 04:07 AM, said:

Yeah, a 4690K really doesn't need a watercooler, with a 5820 it might be of some use though.

I'd also opt for a single large ssd instead of a mini ssd and a normal drive.

So, everything about Lord Letto's build is good, except the water cooler? And an i5 can run the game like an i7 can?

[Phlyer42]

Iqfish, on 22 November 2014 - 06:31 PM, said:

Don't buy a aio watercooler. Theyre loud and not so much better than a good aircooler. And Expensive

Get the Thermalright Macho HR-02, I'm using that cooler since 3 pc generations now and its a beast.

I cant find the HR-02 in the list, compatibility issues maybe?