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McGherkin

McGherkin

McGherkin

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Hi folks.

I've got a sim rig setup coming, and until now I've used my laptop (ASUS N56VZ S4242) for gaming, but to go with this new setup I want to have a standalone PC that will live with the rig.

About the most graphically intensive game I play is GTA5, and I want to be able to max that out at 1080p60. Sim wise, probably FSX and Assetto Corsa are the most challenging that I have.

I don't need a monitor (but I will need HDMI), keyboard or mouse, all I need really is the actual computer itself.

I'd prefer it to have double/triple screen functionality in case I decide later on to go with that setup, however it's not essential. Will need an optical drive.

I'm guessing my budget is around £7-800, but if I can do the job for less than I'd be happy to do so.

Help!
 
Go with a 250GB SSD and 16GB RAM. GTA V involves a lot of loading as you probably know and SSD helps. It also hit 8GB RAM usage so I added another 8GB recently. Mini-ITX board only has two slots so best to get the 16GB (2x8GB) in rightaway.

Cheaper 780 for about the same performance as a 970 could also be an option.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Z97I AC Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139) £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2133HC11ADC01) £68.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (SHSS37A/240GB) £62.99
1 x SuperFlower FX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply - Black £49.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Storm' Mini-ITX Cube Case - Black/Blue £44.99
1 x Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE 24x DVDRW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM M disc compatible £14.99
Total : £796.01 (includes shipping : £11.75 Ex.VAT).



Easily overclockable (once you add a better cooler). i5-4690K is cheaper than the i5-4690 just now. Suitable motherboard for it costs a bit more though (£30 difference between the H81 and Z97).

£10 extra will get you a SuperFlower 80+Gold 550W with two more years warranty.

YOUR BASKET
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99

 
McGherkin said:
So I'd need a H81 instead of the Z97 if I wanted to use the 4690k?
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Other way around. You need Z97 to overclock the 4690K. But it will work (no overclocking, or very basic overclocking if at all) with the budget H81 boards.

McGherkin said:
And what cooler would you recommend?

Thanks though!
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A 120mm or 140mm liquid AIO would be good for the MSI Z97i AC motherboard, because its low CPU socket has compatibility issues with many air coolers (blocks the GPU slot).

This low-profile air cooler does fit it:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Silverstone SST-NT06-PRO Nitrogon CPU Cooler £44.99

 
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