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I personally like the other direction, I was sick of my big computer case that just has a motherboard and a video card, so I went Micro ATX with smaller case. I just don't see the need for much expansion now days. The motherboard has most of what you need, then add in the big video card to finish it off. Really user preference though, some people may have additions they want to make.
Fair enough, but he has a big case. If you go Mini-ITX, then grab a really small case and make it sexy. I have 2 sitting here at my office and I am contemplating those builds myself.
You say this is going in your living room so I assume you are connecting this to your tv. Do you have a 4K tv or plan on getting one? If so I would splurge on the GTX1070 over the 480. If I had to pick an area to cut back on it would be the motherboard. I assume you are not going to be overclocking as you want to keep this as cool and quiet as possible so any motherboard should do. Just pick the cheapest one from a real brand that has the features you need.
Price was a major factor. The 480 is $329 the 1070 is $565 and the 1060 is $359. I read a some comparison things and the 480 was getting good reviews so that's why I went with that over the 1060. However, I looked at another comparison and it supported what you said about the 1060 being better. I'm going to switch to the 1060. It having a larger market share liking means if I have any issues I will be able to find the solution easier.
What do you plan on doing with it? It its mostly gaming and typical desk top use then no you won't. Video editing or CAD work you might.
You are correct that I won't be overclocking. I don't even really know how what this is, much less how to do this. The one currently have I chose because it has Z ports instead of H ports (again don't really know what this means) and that is supposed to be better.
They have been steadily decreasing over the last 3 years. If you can swing 500 GB go for it. I was just commenting on places to save a couple bucks to get a better Graphics card as it will be the most noticeable improvement in performance. The H serises chipset should be adequate. Don't know what the prices are like in Canadia but this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130901 is $73 here and more than enough if you are not overclocking.
you can get some pretty good sales on SSD's I think. One thing to consider though, is that I don't think you can split something like a steam library across multiple disks. I use a 128SSD for my boot disk and have a 4TB hybrid for games. I don't think I'm losing that much because of it. A little bit in load times, but I think that's a good tradeoff to not have to play the crap my ssd is full, I need to try and shuffle things around to get this new game I want to play. Yes SSD has better performance, but not as much while you are playing as the active files are loaded into memory. I think you mainly would take a hit when it's trying to load up a new area.
@TheAristocrat mentioned having a one for a boot, one for steam and one for non steam games. I was under the impression that just all PC were on and bought through Steam. How many non Steams do you get? And how many do you keep on your drive? Say you play Madden, you could own multiple games but there isn't much reason to keep the old one once you get the new one. Just trying to get a feel for the size needed for non Steam games.
I would keep things simple. If you have the budget, just get a single 500GB or 1TB SSD. If you don't have the budget, go for a 128GB or 256GB SSD plus a 2TB+ HDD.
I only have a couple games on Steam. All of EA's stuff goes through Origin and Ubisoft has there own app as well. I suppose it depends on what type of gaming you plan on doing on your PC and who distributes them. In my gaming PC I have a 250 GB SSD for my boot drive and non game applications, a 500Gb SSD for games. and 2 4tb drives in raid 1 for storage.
I have a small one for the boot as when I bought my first one it was only 40GB. As the prices have dropped I have upgraded over the years. Had a 128 for a while then the 256 and add the 500 after the 256 wasn't enough. There is no reason not to get the 1 TB that I can think of other than price. You can get the 500 now and in a year when you need more space buy another for half the price or a 1TB then if the price is right.
Yes, if the $398 fits your budget it is the best option. Put it all on one drive. You will boot faster and games will load faster too (both vs a HDD).
Double check your motherboard. You want an H170 chipset not a H110. The processor will fit in the H110 but it is very limited. You also have a "K" series processor picked which is a great processor, but the K part means it is unlocked for overclocking, however the H170 chipset is locked and won't overclock it. You need a Z170 board for overclocking. Two options.
Looks like a real solid build that should be good for many years.Borden said:
You guys have amazon up north? I've found with prime they are often cheaper overall than newegg these days.
I believe that is simply referring to the card being delivered already overclocked.. does not mean you need to OC your CPU.
Thank you. Thought maybe it meant it was just unlocked for over clocking. Like the "k" on the i5 6600k. Thank you for clearing that up.
Far Cry 4 has been fun. I have been replaying it with my son. He gets a kick out of hunting the animals and riding on elephants.
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That's almost identical to the system I built, bet you'll love it, hope you have a 2K+ monitor to pair with that card as it looks great at those resolutions. I have a 1080 and have just started some stuff at 2560x1440.
Really enjoyed the Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon cyber game they did. It was free for a while with installation of the ubisoft UPlay client, not sure about now though.
That said, it currently has a GTX 1080, purchased about a year ago, so that would transfer to the new one.
Thanks. Any real difference between 1070 and 1070ti other than clock speed?I really need to build a new home rig. Current one is 2 whole years old.
@Nick Vermeil, I would say the 1070 is a great way to go if you can. I have 2 spare cards sitting unused if you want to get one cheaper. A 670 and a 970. I really need to dump those in this GPU crazy market.
