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Post by ahglock on Dec 1, 2019 3:22:43 GMT
So I have Star Wars um I forget the title the new release. Anyway even on medium it stagers and freezes. Could be the game but New releases in general I’ve been having to downgrade settings more than I’m used to recently.
Current computer i5 processor, 8gm of ram gtx 970.
What are people shooting for currently.
Is the 2080s issues been resolved do you need the ti version or is it Radeon this gen.
How many gigs of ram do I need.
Does the processor matter much do I need the new i9s.
I’ve always had standard hard drives should I up to solid state do you go for your whole hard drive like that or just for start up stuff.
4K/vr what’s needed to handle that if I ever dip into that.
I generally like to have my computer be able to handle things for 4-5 years. But I never felt the need to have it run on ultra ultra ultra.
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Dec 1, 2019 4:00:01 GMT
So I have Star Wars um I forget the title the new release. Anyway even on medium it stagers and freezes. Could be the game but New releases in general I’ve been having to downgrade settings more than I’m used to recently. Current computer i5 processor, 8gm of ram gtx 970. What are people shooting for currently. Is the 2080s issues been resolved do you need the ti version or is it Radeon this gen. How many gigs of ram do I need. Does the processor matter much do I need the new i9s. I’ve always had standard hard drives should I up to solid state do you go for your whole hard drive like that or just for start up stuff. 4K/vr what’s needed to handle that if I ever dip into that. I generally like to have my computer be able to handle things for 4-5 years. But I never felt the need to have it run on ultra ultra ultra. TBH it depends on what you can afford with the new consoles coming I can see myself needing to upgrade soon as well. Though atm the new Star Wars game is working fine on my system so it may be a couple more years yet not sure. As for Hard drives it depends on whether you need the space or not because whilst hard drives do offer more disc space for files SSD's offer much faster and smoother loading. I have both an SSD and a standard HDD in my system because whlist I do need plenty of space for my files and everything I have an SSD for my OS and my more demanding games as having games like DAI installed on the SSD definitely helps the game run a lot smoother given he size of all the maps and everything and how they take to load. I was very impressed when I started playing my games on an SSD. But I do only use my most demanding games and those that would benefit most from running on it du e to the limited space it has as mine's only 500GB and they can easily fil up quick if you're not careful with what you put on them. But my CPU will definitely need changing soon as my PC is using an AMD FX8350. Whilst my current system is an SLI I'm thinking more practical and thinking of switching back to a solo card and just going for more power on that card as I'll only need to buy the 1 card instead of 2. Currently using GTX1070's in my current machine.
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Post by ahglock on Dec 1, 2019 6:25:56 GMT
So I have Star Wars um I forget the title the new release. Anyway even on medium it stagers and freezes. Could be the game but New releases in general I’ve been having to downgrade settings more than I’m used to recently. Current computer i5 processor, 8gm of ram gtx 970. What are people shooting for currently. Is the 2080s issues been resolved do you need the ti version or is it Radeon this gen. How many gigs of ram do I need. Does the processor matter much do I need the new i9s. I’ve always had standard hard drives should I up to solid state do you go for your whole hard drive like that or just for start up stuff. 4K/vr what’s needed to handle that if I ever dip into that. I generally like to have my computer be able to handle things for 4-5 years. But I never felt the need to have it run on ultra ultra ultra. TBH it depends on what you can afford with the new consoles coming I can see myself needing to upgrade soon as well. Though atm the new Star Wars game is working fine on my system so it may be a couple more years yet not sure. As for Hard drives it depends on whether you need the space or not because whilst hard drives do offer more disc space for files SSD's offer much faster and smoother loading. I have both an SSD and a standard HDD in my system because whlist I do need plenty of space for my files and everything I have an SSD for my OS and my more demanding games as having games like DAI installed on the SSD definitely helps the game run a lot smoother given he size of all the maps and everything and how they take to load. I was very impressed when I started playing my games on an SSD. But I do only use my most demanding games and those that would benefit most from running on it du e to the limited space it has as mine's only 500GB and they can easily fil up quick if you're not careful with what you put on them. But my CPU will definitely need changing soon as my PC is using an AMD FX8350. Whilst my current system is an SLI I'm thinking more practical and thinking of switching back to a solo card and just going for more power on that card as I'll only need to buy the 1 card instead of 2. Currently using GTX1070's in my current machine. The consoles. I forgot those are coming out soon. I’m such a gaming addict I’ll be getting both of those. I generally toss up to 3k at a computer. I used to build my own but I was surprised about how little it was saving me when pricing it out on frys yesterday. It was a quick build compared to a pre build by I think maingear and I was saving like $300 or so and that doesn’t feel worth the hassle. Maybe more aggressive shopping would save more. I could spend more but only for actual value and not flash. |
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on Dec 1, 2019 8:16:09 GMT
So I have Star Wars um I forget the title the new release. Anyway even on medium it stagers and freezes. Could be the game but New releases in general I’ve been having to downgrade settings more than I’m used to recently. Current computer i5 processor, 8gm of ram gtx 970. I think you are running out of memory OR then the game expects SSD. Win7 x64 takes around 1,5-2GB already for itself, if you have anything else running, like a browser with multiple tabs open (depending of browser, chrome is the ultimate worst in memory hogging (and spying)), you will be trashing the disk swap. For next machine, start at 16GB, see if you can add another 16GB for good price. CPU does matter, but to a certain extent not as much as GPU. Take one with at least 6 cores now I'd say. 1TB SSD doesnt cost much anymore, I use it for OS, Samples and Games. Slower data sits still on HDD. 4K is GPU mostly, so atm it would mean investing into the fastest available GPU. I'd say target 2K atm. if you want that, no GPU runs the games on 4K very good yet (high/ultra). At the moment I would look at RTX2070, not much further. My computer is from end of 2013, I am only now starting to run into CPU ceiling with all 6 cores utilized (i7-4960X). Have changed GPU three times during this time.
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Post by Sanunes on Dec 1, 2019 10:24:10 GMT
If you are judging by the game staggering and freezing I think its a mistake for just like what people complain about with any Frostbite based game the Epic game engine has technical problems streaming in high volumes of new content which causes staggering and freezing.
The biggest fix from what I have been reading would be to have a SSD drive, but unless you are investing in something like the NVMe drives that plug directly onto your main board which use a PCI-E slot for speed its probably still going to be noticeable.
A lot of what makes a good computer is really a combination of budget and personal preference. Not to mention a lot of what is required for a good 4K or VR experience can be expensive and really running a game on ultra eye bleeding quality. For some of the articles I have been reading talk about using an i9 processor for VR and that is a really expensive processor. Other things like NVMe is another thing I have seen suggested for VR and those drives can be pricey as well.
The big things I would suggest for any PC build now is 16gigs of RAM and going for a solid state drive over a standard drive for the speed different there is noticeable and the cost isn't prohibitive. If you aren't going for 4K or VR I would say save the money and stick with an i5 as well unless there is something coming down the road that I haven't heard of I think its all you will need. I personally have a bias against AMD products so I will always spend more for Intel and nVidia.
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Post by Serza on Dec 1, 2019 11:02:54 GMT
SSD for literally anything.
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Dec 1, 2019 12:04:53 GMT
SSD for literally anything. HDD is only good for sheer storage capacity these days. Y4eah I onl yten dto use m yHDD fo rm yolder less demanding games and storage. A lot of my newre moer demanding stuff gets to siy on he same SSD as my OS.
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Post by House Targaryen on Dec 2, 2019 0:19:52 GMT
Depends on how often you want to rebuild your computer. I always buy a top of the line processor. This way you can go years before a new build. My current computer was built in Jan 2014 and basically it uses 2013 tech, CPU is an I7 4770 Haswell. The only upgrades I've done over the years is more RAM and video card, which is an RTX2080.
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Post by slimgrin727 on Dec 2, 2019 0:42:57 GMT
-You need 16gb RAM no matter what. 8 is not enough.
-SSD is the standard now for an OS, and then a mechanical drive for storage. Most people get a 250GB SSD and then a 2TB mechanical drive.
-At least 600W PSU
-At least an intel i7 or greater
-whatever GPU you get, make sure you have at least 6gb VRAM. 4GB is simply not enough to run current games on high or ultra.
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Dec 2, 2019 2:15:08 GMT
Depends on how often you want to rebuild your computer. I always buy a top of the line processor. This way you can go years before a new build. My current computer was built in Jan 2014 and basically it uses 2013 tech, CPU is an I7 4770 Haswell. The only upgrades I've done over the years is more RAM and video card, which is an RTX2080. Yeah same her hte onl yupgrades I'v ehad done to mine wa supgrdae from GTX770's to GTX 1070's and exchanged one of the HDD's for an SSD but I originally planned to get an SSD in my system when I bought i tbut had to dela ygetting it because I couldn' tafford it a tthe time no tand get everything else I wanted in there so I had to get it later. Other than tha tit's pretty much the same system I got to run PS4/XB1 gen games the res tof whatever money tha thas gon einto the machin ehas all been repairs like I've had to replace my HDD because it died and most recentl ythe power pack died on m eso I recently had t oreplace that. I hadt oreplace the CPU fan as well once because that broke. I'm hoping I can keep it alive for anothe rcouple of years as i tstill runs games OK but I suspectnex ttim eit dies that's when I'l likel ygo for a nwe system.
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Post by saandrig on Dec 2, 2019 11:28:48 GMT
So I have Star Wars um I forget the title the new release. Anyway even on medium it stagers and freezes. Could be the game but New releases in general I’ve been having to downgrade settings more than I’m used to recently. Current computer i5 processor, 8gm of ram gtx 970. What are people shooting for currently. Is the 2080s issues been resolved do you need the ti version or is it Radeon this gen. How many gigs of ram do I need. Does the processor matter much do I need the new i9s. I’ve always had standard hard drives should I up to solid state do you go for your whole hard drive like that or just for start up stuff. 4K/vr what’s needed to handle that if I ever dip into that. I generally like to have my computer be able to handle things for 4-5 years. But I never felt the need to have it run on ultra ultra ultra. First off - what resolution and frame rate are you targeting at? This can change the recommended hardware quite a bit. If you are at 1080p/60Hz, then you can go for quite a while still with CPU/GPU that are 5+ years old by now and on Medium settings.
RAM - 16GB at minimum with options to go higher.
SSD - yes, please. Get one if you can. The loading times alone are so good to have. Unless you play SWTOR like me and load up in group content way ahead of your team  But in that game a good 7200 HDD is just a bit slower than a SSD. In Anthem however, oh boy, the difference between my SSD and 7200 HDD was between 30-40 seconds (SSD) and 90-120 seconds (HDD) loading times. AC Odyssey - at least 30% faster loading times. MEA - nearly everything is instant. DAI - pretty much all is under 10 seconds after the initial loading of the game assets. I tried with and without Windows 10 on SSD and honestly, for gaming I see no real difference. If the (much) slower startup is no issue for you, then no need to use a SSD just for that.
CPU - again, it can depend on what resolution/FPS you will play - the CPU will matter less at 1440p and higher resolutions and you will get a similar to equal performance with a 9900KS and say 6700k (or lower) on most SP games, even in the next few years. The new Ryzens are trending with good reason, but if you are going for gaming alone, the i9 are maybe the more solid bet. The difference however is minimal and it's down to your personal preference. The Ryzen 3000 still have some issues with their MB drivers/performance while the Intel CPUs come with a premium price and some security flaws (that should not be an issue for you as a user).
GPU - hmmm, again, target resolution and FPS? For 1080/60Hz your GTX 970 will still hold for Medium settings in the next couple of years (the Jedi Fallen Order stutters and freezes are mostly related to an engine issue and happen on all hardware. A SSD seems to lessen the issue), although a GTX 1060 is the king in that area. For 1440p/144Hz and higher, you should decide if you want to upgrade now or wait to see if and what Nvidia is releasing next year with their Ampere lineup. Otherwise you should look for GTX 1080 and RTX 2070 Super as the minimum entry point. I would not recommend the 2080Ti from a price standpoint. The 2080 Super is ok, but it honestly doesn't feel like a noticeable upgrade even over the 1080Ti. As for AMD cards - well, they are more of a budget option in the lower/mid tier end. My experience is that most seem to run louder and hotter than their Nvidia counterparts, but that is what you get for the lower price.
In summary - you need to provide at what resolution/FPS you want to play in the future. And probably what is your budget. As for 4k/VR - you should look for the best GPU you can get and for a CPU that is considered at least in the upper side of the medium range. There is really no future proofing in the PC hardware, but in my experience a high end build nowadays will last for 3-4 years of gaming at or close to highest settings (longer if you change just the GPU) and a medium build will start to need to go to Low settings in about the same time. Currently it's probably wise to grab a decent 1440p/4k monitor and get a decent medium budget build for all parts except the GPU, then get the best GPU you can afford with the spare money (if any).
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Post by ahglock on Dec 2, 2019 21:14:53 GMT
I mean ideally I’d be playing at 4K with at least 60hz. But I’m not a massive graphics snob so I’m not unhappy with 1080. Frame rate as long as it’s steady I’m generally happy. It’s changes in frame rate that get me.
Sounds like a big issue for me is my current ram. This will teach me to get a small case. My big hands can’t work in it. Next computer will have a oversized case so a big hand clumsy dude like me can upgrade.
I’d like to shoot pretty high mainly so I don’t have a need to upgrade for 4 years or so.
I may just suck it up and get by on old games for a while until another generation of graphic cards come out. But you can keep doing that year after year. Maybe I need to try to convince someone with small hands to install better ram.
I’ve been out of the pc build game so long I feel like I don’t even know what the right questions to ask are any more.
And thanks for the help everyone.
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Post by skekSil on Dec 2, 2019 21:47:52 GMT
Be wary of your proccessor and motherboard if you decide to upgrade your current PC. If they are old enough they might not support newer stuff. For example your motherboard might not accept DDR4 RAM. So you will have to buy DDR3 which will be a waste of money if you decide to buy new PC later. And yes RAM is your biggest bottleneck right now.
P.S. I think it would be wise to wait till new consoles hit the market. This will increase hardware requirements for new multiplatform games which will help you better guess what yoou need.
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Post by ahglock on Dec 3, 2019 0:05:14 GMT
Be wary of your proccessor and motherboard if you decide to upgrade your current PC. If they are old enough they might not support newer stuff. For example your motherboard might not accept DDR4 RAM. So you will have to buy DDR3 which will be a waste of money if you decide to buy new PC later. And yes RAM is your biggest bottleneck right now. P.S. I think it would be wise to wait till new consoles hit the market. This will increase hardware requirements for new multiplatform games which will help you better guess what yoou need. I think I’ll take that advice. Besides when I really want a new computer is when DA4 comes out so I have top of the line for that. My computer handles all the current mass effects and dragon ages fine. I can use a crap computer for a year and a half. |
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Post by melbella on Dec 3, 2019 2:53:48 GMT
Be wary of your proccessor and motherboard if you decide to upgrade your current PC. If they are old enough they might not support newer stuff. For example your motherboard might not accept DDR4 RAM. So you will have to buy DDR3 which will be a waste of money if you decide to buy new PC later. And yes RAM is your biggest bottleneck right now. P.S. I think it would be wise to wait till new consoles hit the market. This will increase hardware requirements for new multiplatform games which will help you better guess what yoou need. I think I’ll take that advice. Besides when I really want a new computer is when DA4 comes out so I have top of the line for that. My computer handles all the current mass effects and dragon ages fine. I can use a crap computer for a year and a half.
Sounds like me, even though my old CPU won't run certain newer games due to the SSE 4.1+ issue. With official support for Win7 ending next month, I'm looking at an upgrade whether I want one or not. And, because I have so much to swap out, it's more feasible to just get a new system and use this one for decoration, I guess. 
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Dec 3, 2019 3:11:42 GMT
I think I’ll take that advice. Besides when I really want a new computer is when DA4 comes out so I have top of the line for that. My computer handles all the current mass effects and dragon ages fine. I can use a crap computer for a year and a half.
Sounds like me, even though my old CPU won't run certain newer games due to the SSE 4.1+ issue. With official support for Win7 ending next month, I'm looking at an upgrade whether I want one or not. And, because I have so much to swap out, it's more feasible to just get a new system and use this one for decoration, I guess.
Yeah that's why upgraded to Windows 10 earlier this yea rbecause I kind of now hav eto. No because I wanted t bu tbecause we kind o fhave to now. It's not been perfect but s ofar it's performed OK
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Post by Sanunes on Dec 3, 2019 6:23:41 GMT
Be wary of your proccessor and motherboard if you decide to upgrade your current PC. If they are old enough they might not support newer stuff. For example your motherboard might not accept DDR4 RAM. So you will have to buy DDR3 which will be a waste of money if you decide to buy new PC later. And yes RAM is your biggest bottleneck right now. P.S. I think it would be wise to wait till new consoles hit the market. This will increase hardware requirements for new multiplatform games which will help you better guess what yoou need. I think I’ll take that advice. Besides when I really want a new computer is when DA4 comes out so I have top of the line for that. My computer handles all the current mass effects and dragon ages fine. I can use a crap computer for a year and a half. That makes sense, hold off until there is a game you want to play that really needs it and it sounds like BioWare doesn't want to run into the problems they had with Inquisition and are looking for the new console generation before launch too. You can start looking when the consoles are released even if the game is a year out because normally the biggest changes with PC hardware is the video card so you could do your system in two parts everything but the video card and then getting a new video card closer to release. I have a similar problem as you do and built a computer around a Define Nano S case. Now I was able to get a lot of the parts I wanted into it until I got my 2070, now the store I bought it at I won't be buying anything from again because they pretty much gave me the finger after causing my problem (I asked how many slots I needed for the 2070 and they told me 2 and the card I got needed 3 so it wouldn't fit in my case). So I have full micro atx build in a standard case now.
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Dec 4, 2019 13:23:29 GMT
TBH it depends on what you can afford with the new consoles coming I can see myself needing to upgrade soon as well. Though atm the new Star Wars game is working fine on my system so it may be a couple more years yet not sure. As for Hard drives it depends on whether you need the space or not because whilst hard drives do offer more disc space for files SSD's offer much faster and smoother loading. I have both an SSD and a standard HDD in my system because whlist I do need plenty of space for my files and everything I have an SSD for my OS and my more demanding games as having games like DAI installed on the SSD definitely helps the game run a lot smoother given he size of all the maps and everything and how they take to load. I was very impressed when I started playing my games on an SSD. But I do only use my most demanding games and those that would benefit most from running on it du e to the limited space it has as mine's only 500GB and they can easily fil up quick if you're not careful with what you put on them. But my CPU will definitely need changing soon as my PC is using an AMD FX8350. Whilst my current system is an SLI I'm thinking more practical and thinking of switching back to a solo card and just going for more power on that card as I'll only need to buy the 1 card instead of 2. Currently using GTX1070's in my current machine.
I generally toss up to 3k at a computer. I used to build my own but I was surprised about how little it was saving me when pricing it out on frys yesterday. It was a quick build compared to a pre build by I think maingear and I was saving like $300 or so and that doesn’t feel worth the hassle. Maybe more aggressive shopping would save more. I could spend more but only for actual value and not flash. I doubt I'll be getting either console this tim eand I prefer gaming on my PC. Mostly because I tend to only use the consoles for when my PC goes down. The only reason I chose the XB1 was for the Halo MCC as I wanted t ogive the Halo games a g this generation given PS4 didn't hav backwards compatability I chose to stick to the PS3. Rumour has it though that the PS5 will have backwards compatabilty though from what I've heard but how extensive tha tis and whether it's jus tPS4 or any previous gen I' m not so sure. Rumour has it though they're revealing detalis on this soon. But seeing as the Halo MCC is being released to PC as in fact I believe they've just released Halo Reach. I've bought the MCC and it's in my Steam Library but I'm going to wait until all 6 games are out before playing them.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Dec 14, 2019 13:41:28 GMT
I'm still rocking an X-99 based rig that is comprised of an Intel 6850 hexa-core @ 3.6 Ghz with 32 GB DDR4 @2400 and a GTX 1080 FTW2. This is a system I built myself in July of 2016. My monitor is the S27D850T from Samsung-- 1400p @ 60hz, great monitor....But in terms of Gaming Performance and FPS, it's really the only thing holding me back. My rig is more than capable of producing FPS north of 120, and that is something I have always wanted to go for especially with G-Sync so that I don't always have to use the V-sync option in any given game. I want to be able to have Vertical Sync turned OFF and get buttery-smooth FPS at the max settings that I typically play all my games at anyway. But I can't do that with my current monitor because it is only 60hz, and there is no point in turning Vsync off and getting screen tearing because my GPU is rendering more FPS than my monitor can display, because that looks terrible and it often gives me a headache.
So, I am always browsing for a new gaming monitor....Preferably ACER with a fast refresh of 120 to 144 with G-sync and an LED panel, not TN or VA. Trouble is I haven't found one that meets all those requirements, it's hit and miss....an none of them are less than 800 to 1000 CDN. I haven't found a monitor that checks all of my boxes that I like more than my current Samsung, which is still an expensive monitor. I bought it brand new within a few days of its release, found it online. It was originally retailing for 699.99, but it so happened that I found an online add for Canada COmputers that listed it on sale even though it was a new model, for 449....so I grabbed it while I could and I've been very happy with it.
I have also been surfing the newer tech like the 2080 Super FTW3, the 9900K and the Gigabyte Aorus Master Z390.....But a rig built with those pieces would run me at least 4000.00 (same as what I spent on my current setup when it was all brand new stuff) and not only can I not really afford the money right now, I am also not sure of how much greater performance I would get compared to my current system.......I think it would be hardly anything. Not like going from a 2.2 Core 2Duo to a Core2Quad 9650 Extreme @ 3.0 Ghz.....That was a helluva beast for its day....lasted me a very long time. All in all I think I'm gonna stay with my current set up for quite a while yet.
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But in that game a good 7200 HDD is just a bit slower than a SSD. In Anthem however, oh boy, the difference between my SSD and 7200 HDD was between 30-40 seconds (SSD) and 90-120 seconds (HDD) loading times. AC Odyssey - at least 30% faster loading times. MEA - nearly everything is instant. DAI - pretty much all is under 10 seconds after the initial loading of the game assets. I tried with and without Windows 10 on SSD and honestly, for gaming I see no real difference. If the (much) slower startup is no issue for you, then no need to use a SSD just for that.
