Gaming rig spec for these games

shady · 5 Mar 2017 at 14:39

My son insists that i7/1060 is what he needs to be able to play these games:

Just cause 3
ARK: survival evolved
Assassins creed black flag
Grav
H1Z1 king of the kill
The forest
CS:GO
Payday 2
Rust
Far Cry 4
Sniper elite 4
Steep
Borderlands 2
Forza horizon 3
Dishonored 2
BeamNG drive
Killing floor 2
Dark souls III
Next car game wreck fest
Mafia III
Rise of the tomb raider
The crew

But looking for something that will be powerful enough to play these games and last him, but doesn't cost the earth.

Mark1989 · 19 Mar 2017 at 15:51

I5 is all that's needed, I use an i5 7600k and breezes all games my gpu is a 480. If your going 1060 do not get the 3gb model. 6gb 1060 or rx480 is all that's needed for 1080p gaming

mistersprinkles · 19 Mar 2017 at 16:04

Actually there are a lot of games now where i7 is faster.

i7 7700K
ASUS Z270-A
16GB DDR4 3000
2TB WD Caviar black HDD
250GB Samsung 850 EVO
GTX 1070 or GTX 1080 (or if you really want to pimp it 1080Ti)

Minibiker · 20 Mar 2017 at 20:03

I would say save money and not get i7, the i5 processors are more than capable to run most games at 1080p paired with a decent GPU, Definately consider the RX480

geordiejc · 20 Mar 2017 at 22:20

Shady,

What's the budget and is it 1k, 2k or 4k resolution & 60 or 144hz+ ?

mistersprinkles · 24 Mar 2017 at 17:38

Minibiker said:
I would say save money and not get i7, the i5 processors are more than capable to run most games at 1080p paired with a decent GPU, Definately consider the RX480

OP would you trust a guy who can't spell definitely? I mean, come on.

Minibiker · 24 Mar 2017 at 17:42

mistersprinkles said:
OP would you trust a guy who can't spell definitely? I mean, come on.

Ohhh dear!! Really!!

shady · 3 Apr 2017 at 00:17

Thanks to everyone who replied, the information you gave was helpful, and son is now a happy chappy.

MindfulPlayer · 29 Apr 2017 at 19:48

I would get a Ryzen processor since they are cheaper than Intels (haven't checked prices recently as Intel might have changed them) plus RX 480 8GB would be enough for 1080p to get Ultra Details in almost all games.

chilipeppersc · 29 Apr 2017 at 20:01

Wait for Vega. The rest of the choice is relatively basic, the GPU will dictate most of your frame rates. I'd say am4 and potentially Vega when it arrives, will hopefully be best value. If you want it now, then am4 and 1080 for value sake. And I'd go second hand