Played it all weekend, game has some issues but most should be fixed before the final release, going to pick it up.
Who is into building PC's/Gaming rigs?
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Played it all weekend, game has some issues but most should be fixed before the final release, going to pick it up.
I'm not really finding a whole lot on a particular combo I'm eyeing, so maybe someone here has some firsthand (or just some kind period) experience with this? It's a i5-6600 and a GTX 1070. Do they pair together nicely? Offer solid 1080p gaming? I know the 1070 is a beast of a card, I just want to make sure the i5-6600 isn't holding it back or otherwise negatively affecting the complete setup. Thanks fellas!
No Modern cpu will bottleneck a GPU. You're fine. You could even get an i3.
You should do the i7-6950x...nah, I'm jk. You'll be fine with that choice.
Thanks!
Why stop there? Might as well get a Titan X or two GTX 1080s at that point! :lol:
That is not 100% true, I experienced a cpu bottleneck using an AMD 8320 and a GTX 980, mainly because AMD single core performance is horrible
I've read this i5-6600 bottlenecks the 1070 on more CPU-demanding games such as GTA V, ARMA 3 and Witcher 3, but that with slightly lower settings and draw distances it's not too bad. Hopefully I don't regret this purchase.
Moving forward with future games that run DX12 CPU's will come into play. Whether or not the difference in FPS from an i7 to and i5 matters to you will be an important question. With DX12 able to split the workload to multiple cores I would do an i7 if I were building a system.
I don't work for Intel anymore but I actually use to make these. Fab 11x and then moved onto D1D in Oregon. D1D works on ramping the next process to an acceptable yield. Haswell was the last architecture I worked with.
I don't work for Intel anymore but I actually use to make these. Fab 11x and then moved onto D1D in Oregon. D1D works on ramping the next process to an acceptable yield. Haswell was the last architecture I worked with.
It's honestly not worth getting the best of the best unless you intend to keep the sane setup for 10 years. I currently have a 5 year old setup that I got the i7-3970x Extreme & all the top notch stuff to go along with it. It hasn't flenched yet after 5 years & I hope to get a few more years out of it before failure. I have liquid cooling & a Cosmos 2 case modified to fix max amount of fans to ensure longevity. I feel like a peasant though with all the new crap coming out
I primarily run AutoCad, Navisworks, Solidworks, ANSYS, etc. So it's pretty intensive use.
There was a little talk about the difference between an NVME SSD vs a regular Sata SSD. So I did a benchmark to compare my 500GB M.2 SSD vs a 1 TB Sata SSD, and just for lolz I threw in my mechanical storage drive.
It's honestly not worth getting the best of the best unless you intend to keep the sane setup for 10 years. I currently have a 5 year old setup that I got the i7-3970x Extreme & all the top notch stuff to go along with it. It hasn't flenched yet after 5 years & I hope to get a few more years out of it before failure. I have liquid cooling & a Cosmos 2 case modified to fix max amount of fans to ensure longevity. I feel like a peasant though with all the new crap coming out
I primarily run AutoCad, Navisworks, Solidworks, ANSYS, etc. So it's pretty intensive use.
Lol that's really the trick when building a rig. As soon as you build a somewhat future proof machine, if that's even possible, the latest and greatest is either on the horizon or already on the shelves.
I too feel like a kid who had a birthday party no one showed up for with my measly 980ti.
There was a little talk about the difference between an NVME SSD vs a regular Sata SSD. So I did a benchmark to compare my 500GB M.2 SSD vs a 1 TB Sata SSD, and just for lolz I threw in my mechanical storage drive.
Nice numbers, but for others FYI you can have m.2 in both PCI-E and SATA interfaces. PCI-E will be the critical part to higher speeds, and then NVME is a step above that.
I played a little. Don't love the map personally but gameplay feels good. 60+ FPS contant, maxed out ultra 1600p with a 780ti and 3930k. Hope they make a vietnam game based on that engine.
Custom build I did for one of our local Biomed departments.
CPU: i5 6600 (Using stock cooler)
GPU: GTX 1060 3GB (Mini), Zotac
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2133 MHz Corsair Vengeance
Storage: 512GB M.2 SanDisk X400
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E
Power Supply: 650 Watt, Rosewill Quark
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R (Mid-Tower)
Parts all strewn about.
Getting some stuff mocked up.
Installing Windows 10. It only took like ten minutes for a fresh install from scratch.
Cleaned up the wiring as best I could with what cable management I had.
All ready to go.
CPU: i5 6600 (Using stock cooler)
GPU: GTX 1060 3GB (Mini), Zotac
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 2133 MHz Corsair Vengeance
Storage: 512GB M.2 SanDisk X400
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E
Power Supply: 650 Watt, Rosewill Quark
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R (Mid-Tower)
Parts all strewn about.
Getting some stuff mocked up.
Installing Windows 10. It only took like ten minutes for a fresh install from scratch.
Cleaned up the wiring as best I could with what cable management I had.
All ready to go.
How do those mini GPUs hold up? Any overheating problems under long/intensive loads?
My first build:
i5-6400 (2.7/3.3GHz)
Stock HSF
H110
8GB DDR4
120GB SSD
1TB HDD
GTX 1060 3GB
600W PSU
NZXT S340 Razer Edition case
Can't wait to see how this thing performs!
My first build:
i5-6400 (2.7/3.3GHz)
Stock HSF
H110
8GB DDR4
120GB SSD
1TB HDD
GTX 1060 3GB
600W PSU
NZXT S340 Razer Edition case
Can't wait to see how this thing performs!
The 1060 is a great budget card, although I think the 3GB model should have been named the 1050. It will hold up ok for now but that 3GB vram will hamper you in future games, it wasn't very much extra to get a 6gb model, which is what I will be putting into my media center.
I don't expect it to be in my rig long enough to hamper me honestly. Only went with a 1060 3GB for my wife's sake, since she has let me pour so much money into my car. Figured I could cut her some slack on a part that's easy to just pull out and swap.
1070 here I come!
1070 here I come!
Anyone catch those Flash drive sales? Bought me Sandisk 2x 256GB USB 3.0 for $42 ea at Best Buy. They also had a 128GB 3.0 flash drive for under $25, bought me one of those too lol
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sandisk-ultra-128gb-usb-3-0-flash-drive-black/9044257.p?skuId=9044257
Looks like the 128GB is still on sale.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sandisk-ultra-128gb-usb-3-0-flash-drive-black/9044257.p?skuId=9044257
Looks like the 128GB is still on sale.
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Here is an unboxing video of my EVGA GTX1080 FTW. This is my second card as the first one was defective. I would get a black screen and the card's fans would go up to 100% after like 3hrs of gameplay. They said it was a known problem with a small batch of cards so they sent me a new card free of charge and paid for return shipping. Hope this one works well lol.
[video=youtube;SZQaof0h3SE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZQaof0h3SE&feature=youtu.be[/video]
[video=youtube;SZQaof0h3SE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZQaof0h3SE&feature=youtu.be[/video]
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