Buying a gaming PC

[ponder]

I would not buy an i3. I would much rather get a haswell i5 before a skylake i3.

The i3-6100 will beat an i5-2500k but only when paired with high speed ddr4 on a z-series MB which you pay extra for but in some games 4 proper cores will still beat the 2cores+2threads i3-6100. Recall this from a eurogamer/digital foundry benchmark. The newer i5's will do better.

 

[ponder]

It would be interesting to find out how many people upgrade their cpus. i`ve never bought a new cpu for an old pc, especially if it was old architecture. eg: wouldn`t bother upgrading my core 2 duo to a core 2 quad.

I don't think it's worth it, you usually do a full cpu/mb/ram upgrade to get real benefits.

 

[ponder]

or cpu intensive games

and you're fooked.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

So essentially raise your budget or lower your expectations. Such is life

 

[thefred]

So essentially raise your budget or lower your expectations. Such is life

I could do more but im trying to sort out everything before i buy the gpu next month(waiting for the 1070) if its 8k ill buy.

 

[poffle]

Why not this?

http://www.evetech.co.za/Computer-systems/intel-core-i5-pro-gaming-pc-170.aspx

add 256gb SSD and a 23" LG monitor, bam R17600

edit: lol just read your first post again... yep this is a goodie.

 

[thefred]

Evetech price for 1080 founders edition R13k. So far it looks good for the 1070.

 

[thefred]

Just an update. Orderd from wootware
i5-6500 3.2 GHz Quad Core 14nm Skylake Socket LGA1151 Desktop CPU *R 3,288.601R 3,749.00
R 4,399.00
Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR4 LGA1151 Skylake Micro-ATX Desktop Motherboard *R 1,358.771R 1,549.00
R 1,649.00
Crucial CT240BX200SSD1 BX200 240GB 2.5" SATA III 6GB/s Solid State Drive *R 1,051.751R 1,199.00
R 1,399.00
G.Skill F4-2400C15D-16GVS Ripjaws 16GB (2 x8GB) DDR4 2400MHz CL15 1.20V Desktop Memory *R 937.721R 1,069.00
R 1,699.00
FSP Aurum S 600W 80 Plus Gold Certified Desktop Power SupplyR 1,200.001R 1,368.00
Western-Digital WD10EZEX Blue 1TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive *R 788.601R 899.00
R 1,149.00
Phanteks PH-ES515P_BK Enthoo Pro M Black Steel Windowed Mid Tower ATX Desktop Chassis *R 1,051.751R 1,199.00
R 1,499.00
Galax 70NSH6DHL4EC GeForce GTX 1070 EXOC 8GB GDDR5 PCI-E 3.0 Desktop Graphics Card *R 7,192.111R 8,199.00
R 8,999.00
BENQ EW2440L 24" Full HD (1920x1080) LED MonitorR 2,864.911R 3,266.00
Corsair VOID USB Dolby 7.1 Wireless Black Gaming HeadsetR 1,571.051R 1,791.00
Logitech 920-005201 G510S Custom-Colours Backlit Media Keys Gaming KeyboardR 1,015.791R 1,158.00

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Just an update. Orderd from wootware
i5-6500 3.2 GHz Quad Core 14nm Skylake Socket LGA1151 Desktop CPU *R 3,288.601R 3,749.00
R 4,399.00
Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H DDR4 LGA1151 Skylake Micro-ATX Desktop Motherboard *R 1,358.771R 1,549.00
R 1,649.00
Crucial CT240BX200SSD1 BX200 240GB 2.5" SATA III 6GB/s Solid State Drive *R 1,051.751R 1,199.00
R 1,399.00
G.Skill F4-2400C15D-16GVS Ripjaws 16GB (2 x8GB) DDR4 2400MHz CL15 1.20V Desktop Memory *R 937.721R 1,069.00
R 1,699.00
FSP Aurum S 600W 80 Plus Gold Certified Desktop Power SupplyR 1,200.001R 1,368.00
Western-Digital WD10EZEX Blue 1TB 7200rpm SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive *R 788.601R 899.00
R 1,149.00
Phanteks PH-ES515P_BK Enthoo Pro M Black Steel Windowed Mid Tower ATX Desktop Chassis *R 1,051.751R 1,199.00
R 1,499.00
Galax 70NSH6DHL4EC GeForce GTX 1070 EXOC 8GB GDDR5 PCI-E 3.0 Desktop Graphics Card *R 7,192.111R 8,199.00
R 8,999.00
BENQ EW2440L 24" Full HD (1920x1080) LED MonitorR 2,864.911R 3,266.00
Corsair VOID USB Dolby 7.1 Wireless Black Gaming HeadsetR 1,571.051R 1,791.00
Logitech 920-005201 G510S Custom-Colours Backlit Media Keys Gaming KeyboardR 1,015.791R 1,158.00

You only plan on one monitor? If so the 1070 is overkill.

 

[thefred]

Actually i was just looking at my monitor now. And thinking that i really need one. But i cant fit it on my desk.

 

[The Voice]

Actually i was just looking at my monitor now. And thinking that i really need one. But i cant fit it on my desk.

Or get a 1440p monitor at least. If you're planning on sticking to 1080p, then I'd downgrade that GPU and save a bit of change.

 

[thefred]

Or get a 1440p monitor at least. If you're planning on sticking to 1080p, then I'd downgrade that GPU and save a bit of change.

Thats the plan for the second monitor