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Hey everyone,
This site is amazing. I’ve been a die-hard Apple fan for a few years now, but I’m ready to build a hackintosh for gaming. After reading through the last few monthly buyers’ guides and some forum posts, I have some general questions. This will be my first build since 2006, so assume I don’t know anything about anything.
Objective: to build a Windows 7 machine meant for PC shooter/adventure/strategy gaming, with the ability to maintain high framerates on the highest graphics settings in games like Battlefield 4, Far Cry/Crysis series, Skyrim, Starcraft II, etc… that can also dual-boot to OS X for general use. Also, while I know it’s difficult to predict future requirements, I want my rig to be future-proof, or at least upgradeable, for the next generation of games/engines (which will inevitably include Battlefield 5, Frostbite 4, etc). Also, my emphasis is really on high FPS, given that the last PC gaming I did was on a sad 2010 MacBook Pro with integrated graphics.
Price Range: $2k-2,500 (not including display). I just recently broke up with my girlfriend of one year, and afterwards I realized that I spent so much more on her over the past year than a high-end gaming PC would ever cost me. So now that I have the free time to get back in to gaming, I want to treat myself and get something I can actually enjoy on weekends more than a Broadway show or farmer’s market
Questions:
1. I see that the last buyer’s guide to recommend 3rd Gen CPUs was August. I think I’ve made up my mind on a Haswell CPU, but would there be any benefit (other than cost) to go with Ivy Bridge instead?
2. I’m not interested in tinkering/overclocking, so I’d probably just pick an i7. I know it’s pretty much all about the video card in terms of graphics performance, but would an i7 be overkill, or just about right, for high-FPS gaming?
3. I was looking at this 27” Monoprice LED monitor (http://goo.gl/GcXxRn) for $437, which has dual-link DVI and a 6ms response time. I haven’t done too much research on monitors, but the price seems good and it’s gotten a lot of good reviews. Does anyone have experience with Monoprice monitors?
4. I just recently bought a new TV (Samsung UN65EH6000 LED), so I’ve thought about getting some sort of couch desk and using my TV for PC gaming instead of a computer monitor. I’m not much of a console gamer, but I did recently get GTA V for PS3. When playing at 720p and moving the camera around, the whole screen gets kind of choppy, the framerate seems to drop, and it’s kind of hard to look at repeatedly. Eventually I’ve gotten used to it, but I really have no idea if it’s the refresh rate of the TV, or the fact that the game is pushing the limits of a 7-year-old console. I know this might be a bad comparison, but I’ve seen 1080p gameplay videos of the game on Youtube that seem to have higher framerates.
Anyway, does anyone have any insight into using a large HDTV for PC gaming, or have any recommendations for couch desks?
Thanks guys!
This site is amazing. I’ve been a die-hard Apple fan for a few years now, but I’m ready to build a hackintosh for gaming. After reading through the last few monthly buyers’ guides and some forum posts, I have some general questions. This will be my first build since 2006, so assume I don’t know anything about anything.
Objective: to build a Windows 7 machine meant for PC shooter/adventure/strategy gaming, with the ability to maintain high framerates on the highest graphics settings in games like Battlefield 4, Far Cry/Crysis series, Skyrim, Starcraft II, etc… that can also dual-boot to OS X for general use. Also, while I know it’s difficult to predict future requirements, I want my rig to be future-proof, or at least upgradeable, for the next generation of games/engines (which will inevitably include Battlefield 5, Frostbite 4, etc). Also, my emphasis is really on high FPS, given that the last PC gaming I did was on a sad 2010 MacBook Pro with integrated graphics.
Price Range: $2k-2,500 (not including display). I just recently broke up with my girlfriend of one year, and afterwards I realized that I spent so much more on her over the past year than a high-end gaming PC would ever cost me. So now that I have the free time to get back in to gaming, I want to treat myself and get something I can actually enjoy on weekends more than a Broadway show or farmer’s market
Questions:
1. I see that the last buyer’s guide to recommend 3rd Gen CPUs was August. I think I’ve made up my mind on a Haswell CPU, but would there be any benefit (other than cost) to go with Ivy Bridge instead?
2. I’m not interested in tinkering/overclocking, so I’d probably just pick an i7. I know it’s pretty much all about the video card in terms of graphics performance, but would an i7 be overkill, or just about right, for high-FPS gaming?
3. I was looking at this 27” Monoprice LED monitor (http://goo.gl/GcXxRn) for $437, which has dual-link DVI and a 6ms response time. I haven’t done too much research on monitors, but the price seems good and it’s gotten a lot of good reviews. Does anyone have experience with Monoprice monitors?
4. I just recently bought a new TV (Samsung UN65EH6000 LED), so I’ve thought about getting some sort of couch desk and using my TV for PC gaming instead of a computer monitor. I’m not much of a console gamer, but I did recently get GTA V for PS3. When playing at 720p and moving the camera around, the whole screen gets kind of choppy, the framerate seems to drop, and it’s kind of hard to look at repeatedly. Eventually I’ve gotten used to it, but I really have no idea if it’s the refresh rate of the TV, or the fact that the game is pushing the limits of a 7-year-old console. I know this might be a bad comparison, but I’ve seen 1080p gameplay videos of the game on Youtube that seem to have higher framerates.
Anyway, does anyone have any insight into using a large HDTV for PC gaming, or have any recommendations for couch desks?
Thanks guys!