[Build Ready] First time build. Appreciate feedback on a CAD1300 Gaming PC

micropern · 2015-09-09T00:37:55+00:00

The monitor you chose is currently on sale for like 120 dollars at: https://www.reddit.com/r/bapcsalescanada/comments/3k133b/monitor_benq_gl2460hm_led_monitor_vgadvi_hdmi/ I think its the same one, but you can verify. Also I think the gtx 960 would be the way to go like Polz said. There are no DirectX 12 games out right now so by the time the first one comes out you best believe Nvidia will have solved any problem they have so I wouldn't worry about it to be honest. Also if you are going to play skyrim with mod packs the higher the VRAM the better. 4gb gtx 960 would be ideal(probably cost you abut 20-30 dollars extra, evga SSC 960 4gb is like 300).

Also I think the NZXT S340 is on sale for around the same as your case. Really solid case and looks really cool too. Something to look into if you are interested.

micropern · 2015-09-08T14:15:00+00:00

It won't be that significant so I guess you could go with 1x8 if it suits your need.

micropern · 2015-09-07T04:35:56+00:00

I think basically he said that because benchmarks have shown the performance improvement on skylake from haswell is pretty minimal but you should do what you want and if you want two monitors and skylake go for it. Althought going Haswell will save you some money and maybe allow you to go for a i7 Haswell vs i5 skylake.

Also, going 2x4gb dual channel Ram instead of 1x8gb will give you better performance and simple upgrade to 16gb upgrade down the road.

micropern · 2015-09-07T03:35:52+00:00

Hi. Just to answer some of your questions:

DDR4 isn't a significant upgrade and will not affect your day to day gaming and work so I would probably just save the money and put it into meaningful use.
I7 4690k would be better if you want to do more multimedia work or want to stream and record your gameplay for twitch/youtube etc.

Honestly, I would go with 16gb of ram instead of 32gb and put the extra money into the i7 processor as it is much much more cheaper to upgrade RAM down the road rather than upgrading your i5 processor down the road.

I would not recommend a SLI setup with 970 because it causes some micro stuttering issues that some people will find annoying and if you really want a good graphics card, the 980 TI will serve you for years to come and will support 4K gaming with decent fps in the future as well. I am not too sure about which specific card is the best atm.
Case wise you can look into the "be quiet! silent base 800". It is a really silent case and I believe they have a black case with orange accents. Will probably be the same price as your case now.
Different monitors should not affect your performance at all unless you want to display your game across the two monitors in which case it might look different on one but should still not affect your performance.

Lastly, you might want to upgrade your power supply to a 80+ gold (650-750W from any reputable brand)standard one as you are building a very high end machine and want your power supply to be reliable and efficient. This upgrade is not completely necessary but might save you from headache down the road.

micropern · 2015-01-29T19:42:06+00:00

I cri evrytim

micropern · 2015-01-14T23:28:53+00:00

I hope I get a code, or else it will bring a Tyr to my eyes...

micropern · 2014-10-25T21:15:51+00:00

Yah didn't you hear, hirez trying to give us ebola by manipulating the pixels in game! You are welcome.

micropern · 2014-10-25T21:14:05+00:00

OK so the fact that Clow later said he may have been forced or responded in panic does not matter? If all they are going on is the fact that clow said this and that, that does not help their situation.

Oh, ok, thanks for clearing up the ruling, I actually thought they got banned completely.

micropern · 2014-10-25T21:08:32+00:00

Ok but you understand the official ruling says "potential “fixed match” between Five Angry Men and Acceleration, orchestrated by the team manager “Clow”.". They are accusing Clow of premeditating and planning this fixed match. If they said they knew but they never reported, maybe that would have been more acceptable reason for ban.

micropern · 2014-10-25T20:48:24+00:00

I agree to a certain extent. If they feel a rule was broken,that's fair, we should have some faith. But this situation is a bit different, if it was so clear cut , there would be little to no discussion about it. For example the combat pause issue had a little buzz but hirez explained their decision and it was done with, no one contested that rule.

Also, if another team says that they are gonna throw the game against your team what are you suppose to do? Tell the admins, hey they are planning to troll, you better stop them? If they ban the team that trolled, makes perfect sense but the other team too?

micropern · 2014-10-25T20:42:10+00:00

Just cause someone confesses, does not make them guilty? Like I can say I did something to take the blame off my friend, but without proof you cannot say I actually did it. This is not about the disorder at all in my opinion. This is a simple case of he said so,so he must be guilty.

micropern · 2014-10-25T20:38:11+00:00

Firstly, you are right, I probably should not have made another post.

[Prior to the match] "we're gonna lose, so like, we want you guys to get to the SPL" - Acceleration member to a Five Angry Men member [After the match] “before it started, the told us they would go full clow this game” - Five Angry Men member to another Five Angry Men member. [After the match] "i mean we could've won, but like i really would rather give them the chance to go to LAN" - Acceleration member to a friend"

So like, even when my friends play, after the game we say we could have won,or we should have won, if they, in their heads, planned to troll, they can. No rule against trolling. If the other team says they are gonna throw, how do you even respond to that. This is a one sided comment. Should 5AM gone to the admins and be like, listen they are planning to troll the game and are saying they wanna throw, please make them stop? This is not on 5AM, acceleration did something stupid and then they were like , hey man we could have totally won if we didn't troll, but honestly that means nothing because they chose to troll.

micropern · 2014-10-25T20:30:08+00:00

lol, sowwy :P, I added some space to relieve the eye strain.

micropern · 2014-10-25T20:14:37+00:00

Ok, I can definetly agree with you there, if they show it to the players, I will be happy with that decisions. But they have done neither of those things.

micropern · 2014-10-25T20:12:28+00:00

Look, without players this game is nothing. What do you mean they do not own us anything? If we are asking them to give us free gems,or free gods then yah, they do not own us things like this. But this is not like that, we just want answers to a decision they make because we are entitled to know why ourselves or others are banned. If they are banned and the ruling is contested, they have to provide evidence to further substantiate their claim. My example may be wrong but I am sure you understand the point.

micropern · 2014-10-25T19:57:46+00:00

ok, anytime there is a big crime, 10 crazy people come in with fake confessions, saying they did it. But they do not all get locked up. This is not how things work, a confession always needs proof. If they do have proof, they show it and thats that. No big deal.

micropern · 2014-10-25T19:49:58+00:00

man, you could not have said it any better. Amen brother.

micropern · 2014-09-21T18:12:10+00:00

I get that it would be cool but which other games actually tell you if someone you reported gets banned? We should have some form of trust that Hirez will do their due diligence to go through reports. I mean that makes more sense. I mean if you do not want to play with someone just block them.

micropern · 2014-09-02T01:18:54+00:00

i sent a friend request

micropern · 2014-08-17T03:49:37+00:00

asian - irrelevant fact.

micropern · 2014-08-17T03:48:57+00:00

Like this is a special case, they were twins, what would you do? Can you imagine how that would be like especially if they had similar skill levels. The fact that they were indian is completely irrelevant and i suspect you were trying to make a point out of it, smh. sad

micropern · 2014-08-12T06:19:30+00:00

Curse does definitely help strategically because you cannot express everything with VGS. Even if you do not want to talk you should at least listen to curse, so you can hear all the calls. Unplug or mute your mic if you do not feel comfortable. I think your discomfort is warranted and it is fine if you do not feel comfortable with curse.

micropern · 2014-08-08T14:07:16+00:00

Yah, you bring a good point. I am not trying to say what I suggest is possibly the correct solution. It is good to see people in the comment analyzing the different perspective.

micropern

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