I was trying to say, and I don't think that it came out quite right,
that the only reason I went with an i7 (to get the virtual cores) was
because of Sonar X3 (Digital Audio Workstation) and not games. Yeah the
i7-4770k was pricey.
On 7/12/2014 7:41 PM, DSinc wrote:
Steve,
I'm not one to argue with Tom's HDW, and I do so love my core
i5-3570K's, but, let's be real.
This is the HDW Group after all. Shoot forthe stars, and, settle on
logic and the wallet!
Duncan
On 07/12/2014 18:27, Steve Tomporowski wrote:
Opps, forgot the processor....i7-4770K. I don't plan on
overclocking, but I think Sonar does make use of the virtual cores.
Tom's Hardware keeps saying that a gamer doesn't need more than the
fastest i5.
On 7/12/2014 6:18 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote:
Bino,
I was way behind the curve with an i7-860 in a Gigabyte P55 board.
Here's what I upgraded to:
Asus Maximus VII Hero
16 GB ram
GTX750
750GB Samsung 840 EVO
Well, the GTX750 hasn't yet got into the system. I don't game a lot
anymore, but I work in Sonar X3 quite a bit.
Steve
On 7/12/2014 5:49 PM, DSinc wrote:
Hi Bino,
Yes long time no-talk-to. I am not a gamer, but I'll share some
goodies I have or dream about.
OS: your choice
Kbd&mouse: your choice
Display: Your choice, but I'm very happy with my Dell U2412M (x2).
Case: Lian-Li - youchoose
PSU: Seasonic 650W (modular) Gold
M/B: Any ASUS Z97, you choose (I like the PRO)
Processor: Intel Core i7/4770K/4790K
Ram: G.Skill ~16GB
Optical: your choice (I like the ASUS burner)
Video: nVidia forever
Hard drive: SSD all the way! I use Samsung and Crucial. EM is dead
no matter how big/cheap they are.
I've seen some Enterprise SSD devices for CAD/CAM, but they cost
~$3K. Just a bit much.
The Collective knows all about 'water-cooling.' I do not. I still
use whatever comes in the box.
HTH,
Duncan
On 07/12/2014 15:22, Bino Gopal wrote:
Bueller...? Did my message not go through...?
From: binogo...@hotmail.com
To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 15:55:06 -0700
Subject: [H] Long time and new desktop gaming PC?
Hey all, LOOOOONG time no talk/see! Glad to see the collective
is still here and going strong! Who's running/hosting the list
if I may ask?
Anyway, that aside, question for you all as I haven't been
keeping up with stuff the last few years...
My main desktop gaming PC died *years* ago and rather than
replacing it I've been using my laptop as kind of a stopgap (yeah
I know, but when I got in 2011 it was a Core i7-740QM with a ATI
Mobility Radeon HD 5650 and then I upgraded it with 16GB RAM and
a 1TB SSD so it's been pretty bad-ass; just has heat issues when
I really hit graphics intensive games...)
Anyway if I wanted to get a really bad-ass gaming PC but not
necessarily go through the trouble of building one myself, anyone
got any recs on builders that give you the whole shebang that
offer the best customizability. Like Falcon Northwest or Puget
Systems, etc, etc?
Budget-wise I don't know; what *should* I spend on one of these??
And is there any new tech I should def get, like all 3D monitors
or multi-screen gaming or Oculus Rift something like that?? I've
been mostly playing Xbox360 and then iOS games lately lol! :P
BINO
