re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

Posted by The Sad Banana

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:56 pm to LSU Coyote

Heads up, nerds. I have a question. A real one.

I feel like I'm leaning toward moving on from the consoles. Let's say I sold my PS4 and pooled that money into a $700 budget. How far into the dirt would my dick be knocked once it was built and I opened up BF3 on it? (Compared to BF4 on a PS4)

Posted by ILikeLSUToo

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 1:47 pm to The Sad Banana

I wouldn't consider BF3 as a gauge for PC vs. console, other than framerate I guess. On a properly configured $700 build, you can turn BF3 up to max settings at 1080p, and it'll look better than it would look on any console, but it's still a game from 2011. And I'm pretty sure BF4 uses the same engine with a few texture updates.

This post was edited on 5/21/15 at 1:49 pm

Posted by bluebarracuda

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 1:51 pm to ILikeLSUToo

Bf3 is the goat

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Posted by The Sad Banana

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 1:52 pm to ILikeLSUToo

Thanks for the response. I know that BF3 is an older game, but I only would use this PC to play BF3, Warfighter, BF4 and maybe the next Battlefield game or a CoD game. It's just a recreational PC, but I do want it to have solid graphics and performance.

What do you think of this guide?

How about a monitor? Can I just hook the think up to my TV?

This post was edited on 5/21/15 at 2:32 pm

Posted by ILikeLSUToo

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 3:05 pm to The Sad Banana

quote:
What do you think of this guide?

I'm partial to mine.

Your intended games are of particular importance here. Because Battlefield multiplayer is the exception to the rule of GPU vs. CPU. Yes, it still needs GPU power, but the CPU affects frame rate much more than it does in pretty much every other game. And while the game is core-hungry, it appears that a quad-core i5 is still the better option over the AMD 8320/8350.

quote:
How about a monitor? Can I just hook the think up to my TV?

Sure, but are you thinking you're going to be able to use this for couch gaming with a controller? Because if you try to play BF multiplayer with a controller on PC, you are going to have a bad time.

However, this would be what I'd try to do for a little over $700:
PCPartPicker part list: LINK
Price breakdown by merchant: LINK

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($46.76 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $737.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-21 16:04 EDT-0400

This post was edited on 5/21/15 at 3:07 pm

Posted by The Sad Banana

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 3:10 pm to ILikeLSUToo

quote:
Sure, but are you thinking you're going to be able to use this for couch gaming with a controller? Because if you try to play BF multiplayer with a controller on PC, you are going to have a bad time.

Yeah, I don't think I can do this keyboard and mouse thing. It's much more natural for me with a controller.

I'm not playing this to be the best, I just want to enjoy it. So if you think controller vs. keyboard and mouse is going to be that big of a mountain to climb when playing online and that it would be miserable, then I guess I'll stick to my PS4.

ETA: Thanks for your input...your guide is top notch, too.

This post was edited on 5/21/15 at 3:11 pm

Posted by ILikeLSUToo

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 3:16 pm to The Sad Banana

You might be able to get away with using a controller in COD, but BF players are more hardcore and spend way more time playing/practicing. It would take time to get used to M/KB if you're not familiar with it, but it has a much, much higher skill ceiling, which is why you need it to play competitive online FPS. I'm sure some people still use a controller, but there is no aim assist in BF for PC.

Posted by The Sad Banana

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 3:26 pm to ILikeLSUToo

I see...

The part about the operating system software in your guide made me lol.

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Posted by stout

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 10:44 pm to ILikeLSUToo

Is this a deal?

LINK

I haven't paid attention to monitors lately and want to move on up from 1080p finally.

I'm only rocking a 290 right now so I might just go 1440 if 4K will strain it too much.

Posted by bluebarracuda

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 11:02 pm to stout

Pretty sure that monitor is only 30hz at 4k

Posted by stout

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 11:04 pm to bluebarracuda

gross

Posted by ILikeLSUToo

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 11:09 pm to stout

Yeah 30Hz, price is too good to be true unfortunately.

Posted by UltimateHog

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Posted on 5/22/15 at 1:58 pm to ILikeLSUToo

So I sold my Cloud headset and put it towards some Sennheiser 598s. Should be here tomorrow from Amazon.

What to do about a mic though? There's that cheap little Zalman clip on mic, and there's the Blue Snowball Ice for $40 I'm considering. Anything better for that price? Really wanted something with a mute button on it but not a must, just use Curse voice and can bind the push to talk to a macro.

This post was edited on 5/22/15 at 2:00 pm

Posted by lsuchamps23

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Posted on 5/22/15 at 2:04 pm to UltimateHog

question for you master race folk

moving at the end of the month so i called cox to come set everything up

guy with cox said i have an old modem...docsis 2.0

he said i need a 3.0 and that i could just buy one instead of renting one from cox.

question is do i really need to upgrade? and if so which one should i buy?

Posted by bluebarracuda

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Posted on 5/22/15 at 2:04 pm to UltimateHog

Modmic antlions are nice and have a mute button.

Are you getting an amp/DAC combo for those cans?

Posted by UltimateHog

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Posted on 5/22/15 at 2:32 pm to bluebarracuda

I have an Asus Xonar DG sound card that has an amp built in, so probably not. Maybe eventually down the road the Fiio ek10. See how they sound first with what I have.

I saw that Modmic but at the same price point as the Blue Snowflake I don't think it's worth it for the quality difference.

This post was edited on 5/22/15 at 2:39 pm

Posted by ILikeLSUToo

Central, LA

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Posted on 5/22/15 at 2:37 pm to UltimateHog

Speaking of headphones, the right ear of my Q701s suddenly stopped working yesterday. Opened the right ear and one of the wires had broken from the solder. It was a quick fix with a soldering iron, but still, wtf $200 headphones... spend an extra 10 seconds on the solder joint at the factory plz.

Posted by UltimateHog

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Posted on 5/22/15 at 2:40 pm to ILikeLSUToo

What do you use for a mic setup?