Help building a PC to run GTA V on ultra settings at 60 FPS

[Gifbrah]

Hey guys,

 

I looked around and couldn't find a thread where you request input, so I was hoping I can get some suggestions here.

 

I'm selling my PS4 to help me transition to PC master race. Here's a similar post I put up on Reddit to show what I'm looking for:

 

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

 

• I'm looking to build a PC for $1200 or less after taxes. I would like to run Grand Theft Auto V on ultra settings at 60 FPS and include some beef in there so it can support any mods (like a new Icenhancer if it gets released). I also do some rendering on the side in 3D Max (for work), so anything that can support that as well is ideal.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

 

• $1200, although I prefer cheaper.

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

 

• In the next couple of days.

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

 

• Everything except peripherals. (IE no keyboard, mouse, monitor or speakers necessary.

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

 

• I live in California, but I'd be happy buying online.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

 

• No parts reused.

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

 

• Seeing as I don't know squat about PCs, I don't plan on doing any over clocking.

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

 

• I'd prefer to have more RAM to support rendering, so 2x8GB RAM is ideal (16GB total) for now. I hope I can upgrade this to 32gb down the line.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

 

• The smaller the machine, the better, but beggars can't be choosers.

Do you need a copy of Windows 7 or 8.1 included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference for one or the other?

 

• Yes, I will be needing the OS. I prefer 7, but will take 8.1 if that means being able to upgrade to 32gb down the line.

Again, I really, really appreciate any input. Thank you all.

[INF3RN040]

3770k

Asus Sabertooth P67

GTX 770 SLI

16GB DDR3

256GB SSD

CORSAIR 850AX

[K20]

http://gtaforums.com/topic/784579-post-your-pc-specs-and-average-framerate/

 

That topic is the holy grail. looks what people got. get the prices from where you are. and your on a winner.

3770k

Asus Sabertooth P67

GTX 770 SLI

16GB DDR3

256GB SSD

CORSAIR 850AX

 

lose the 770 SLI and get a gtx970. and use the savings for a i7 4770k.

[hesselgren]

http://gtaforums.com/topic/784579-post-your-pc-specs-and-average-framerate/

 

That topic is the holy grail. looks what people got. get the prices from where you are. and your on a winner.

3770k

Asus Sabertooth P67

GTX 770 SLI

16GB DDR3

256GB SSD

CORSAIR 850AX

 

lose the 770 SLI and get a gtx970. and use the savings for a i7 4770k.

also, i strongly recommend buying a chassi too.

[INF3RN040]

http://gtaforums.com/topic/784579-post-your-pc-specs-and-average-framerate/

 

That topic is the holy grail. looks what people got. get the prices from where you are. and your on a winner.

3770k

Asus Sabertooth P67

GTX 770 SLI

16GB DDR3

256GB SSD

CORSAIR 850AX

 

lose the 770 SLI and get a gtx970. and use the savings for a i7 4770k.

Nope its stupid to get a 3,5gb vram 970 GTX ,770GTX SLI=TWO times more performance

[weidncol]

Get the 980, not 970.

[TaskDagger]

http://gtaforums.com/topic/784579-post-your-pc-specs-and-average-framerate/

 

That topic is the holy grail. looks what people got. get the prices from where you are. and your on a winner.

3770k

Asus Sabertooth P67

GTX 770 SLI

16GB DDR3

256GB SSD

CORSAIR 850AX

 

lose the 770 SLI and get a gtx970. and use the savings for a i7 4770k.

Why would you recomend an i7 to a gamer PC? i7 for gaming is a waste. They do the same sh*t as an i5 when talking about gaming. He better spend more money on the graphics card than on the CPU lol

 

Go for a 970 or a 980 if you have the money in my opinion

[K20]

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/784579-post-your-pc-specs-and-average-framerate/

 

That topic is the holy grail. looks what people got. get the prices from where you are. and your on a winner.

3770k

Asus Sabertooth P67

GTX 770 SLI

16GB DDR3

256GB SSD

CORSAIR 850AX

 

lose the 770 SLI and get a gtx970. and use the savings for a i7 4770k.

Nope its stupid to get a 3,5gb vram 970 GTX ,770GTX SLI=TWO times more performance

 

 

OP wants also lower cost. 970 is $337, 2x 770 is $416

[LUK4]

 

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/784579-post-your-pc-specs-and-average-framerate/

 

That topic is the holy grail. looks what people got. get the prices from where you are. and your on a winner.

 

 

3770k

Asus Sabertooth P67

GTX 770 SLI

16GB DDR3

256GB SSD

CORSAIR 850AX

lose the 770 SLI and get a gtx970. and use the savings for a i7 4770k.

Why would you recomend an i7 to a gamer PC? i7 for gaming is a waste. They do the same sh*t as an i5 when talking about gaming. He better spend more money on the graphics card than on the CPU lol

 

Go for a 970 or a 980 if you have the money in my opinion

he said he'll do some rendering, i7 will come in handy there

[Gifbrah]

Man, you guys are awesome. Yeah, budget is $1200, so I'd prefer to keep it around there. Although, if the extra $80 makes a huge difference, I may have to find some wiggle room to get those dual graphic cards. Are my expectations fair, btw? Is $1200 good enough to build a decent machine?

[Gifbrah]

Here's another reply I got from Reddit:

 

 

Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $179.99 @ SuperBiiz Motherboard Biostar Hi-Fi B85S3+ Ver. 6.x Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $58.00 @ Newegg Memory PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $96.00 @ Amazon Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $62.99 @ Amazon Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $46.99 @ NCIX US Video Card PNY GeForce GTX 980 4GB XLR8 PRO OC Video Card $530.99 @ Amazon Case Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $66.99 @ SuperBiiz Power Supply Rosewill 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $59.99 @ Newegg Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $86.89 @ OutletPC Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1188.83 Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 00:28 EDT-0400

 

Thoughts on this one?

[r0llinlacs]

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Edited April 17, 2015 by r0llinlacs

[legend_killer_84]

What i would say is if ur a gamer DO NOT GO FOR AMD PROCESSORS.

[r0llinlacs]

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Edited April 17, 2015 by r0llinlacs

[legend_killer_84]

Intel processors have 2 threads per core for i3 and i7 and 1 thread per core for i5 which makes the i3 virtually a quad core and the i7 a 8 core. Whereas with AMD it is the opposite there is one thread for every 2 cores which makes a quad core a dual core,6 core a 3 core and 8 core a quad core Which is why intel is better

[r0llinlacs]

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Edited April 17, 2015 by r0llinlacs

[Gifbrah]

Ahhhh, don't fight guys! I am kinda confused now though. Any more opinions out there? Again, highly appreciated.

[r0llinlacs]

Ahhhhh I'll just delete my opinion since you gave it no thought. Have fun with your rig when you spend $1200 and still can't play it maxed out. Peace buddy

[Cforumlbgfeva]

I'm building up my rig too. Go to youtube and watch videos of gta V ultra or max settings and see how their gameplay is.

 

This is my plan, Overkill I don't care.

 

i7 4790k 4ghz

an asus z9z motherboard, or at least a good ATX mother board that is compatible with a i7 4790k

a zotac gtx 980 or a zotac gtx titan x

1-2 tb hard drive

at least a 240gig or more ssd

a big phantom 410 case

a bunch of cooling fans.

a 16 gig ram sticks, 2x8gig

 

I'm probably gonna be able to play V in like june lol, it'll be so worth it.

 

don't get a half assed machine, save up for something good bro

[Kampret]

What i would say is if ur a gamer DO NOT GO FOR AMD PROCESSORS.

 

Umm, why? FX 8000 series can keep up with an i5 on gaming. FX 6300 beats an i3 in its sleep.

[PCMasterRace46]

Nothing beats a i7 and a GTX 980 for the above average pc gamer.

[Cforumlbgfeva]

Nothing beats a i7 and a GTX 980 for the above average pc gamer.

 

i7 4790k

gtx 980 or titan x

16 gigs ram, sounds right?

 

that's what I want to build

[GrandTeaRedemption]

The k for your cpu is pretty much useless unless you want to overclock your cpu

[Cforumlbgfeva]

The k for your cpu is pretty much useless unless you want to overclock your cpu

 

 

I don't want to over clock anything.

 

All I want is gta v max/ultra everything. Literaly everything with 60fps

[swirler]

Man, you guys are awesome. Yeah, budget is $1200, so I'd prefer to keep it around there. Although, if the extra $80 makes a huge difference, I may have to find some wiggle room to get those dual graphic cards. Are my expectations fair, btw? Is $1200 good enough to build a decent machine?

 

You want a work horse, that can play GTA V @60fps/ultra settings, with room to run mods. Youre asking a lot for $1200 ;p

 

 

Here's another reply I got from Reddit:

 

 

Type Item Price CPU Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $179.99 @ SuperBiiz Motherboard Biostar Hi-Fi B85S3+ Ver. 6.x Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $58.00 @ Newegg Memory PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $96.00 @ Amazon Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $62.99 @ Amazon Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $46.99 @ NCIX US Video Card PNY GeForce GTX 980 4GB XLR8 PRO OC Video Card $530.99 @ Amazon Case Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $66.99 @ SuperBiiz Power Supply Rosewill 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $59.99 @ Newegg Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $86.89 @ OutletPC Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1188.83 Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 00:28 EDT-0400

 

Thoughts on this one?

 

A number of problems with this build.

 

The CPU is a great bang for buck, not steller for your 3D work and its not the K model so no OC. Even tho you said you know nothing about OC'ing, its nothing more than moving a slider (paired with a modest aftermarket cooler, a very worthwhile purchase) and getting another 10% proformance with ease tbh. You would be mad not to avail of this, there is absoluletely no better place to spend $80 for the gains attached to it.

 

While the mobo isnt a part you need to spend big on, biostar is a brand I'd avoid, extremely cheap and you may find out why the hard way. Also that one is a micro ATX, which I hate unless Im purpose building a mini machine for someone.

 

RAM is hard to go wrong with, and the difference between speeds and latency is rather small, its a part you can spend pretty low on. 16GB of anything is fine.

 

SSD is fine, altho you will gobble 120GB like its not there. Your OS, GTA V and then you gotta leave it alone, coz if it fills it'll SLOW down.

 

*AVOID* Seagate HDD. Seriously, even if someone posts here they've used them plenty and no probs (it can happen!). AVOID. I had THREE fail on me and after looking into it, they have had several horrific batches with fail rates of up to 1 in 4!!

 

Ofc the 980 is a strong GPU, but with newer models very soon to launch, I find it hard to support the purchase. A 990 or an R390x, they'll cost roughly what a 980 does today and you'll be kicking yourself that you didnt hold out for it. Yes, new tech is always inc, but hardly getting a month before your sh*t is old news is called bad timing!

 

On the subject of waiting. A couple of months and intel will be launching a new platform. I know, wait wait wait... ^_^

And even tho I dont have much love for AMD CPU's, they are quite close to intel as far as gaming goes. But they are noticeably slower for most other things and they require that bit more juice. So Id stick to intel really. A devils canyon i5 or i7, *K* model), if you just cant wait for Skylake.

 

EDIT: Oh, also as for OS, just be sure your getting 64-bit version of 7 or 8. Im more of a fan of 7, but tbh, get whichever is cheaper, you'll get a free upgrade to win10, which everyone will be using next year.

 

EDIT2: Mistakes, which Im blaming on a new KB! And I forgot to stress not to cheap out on PSU. Never used the brand mentioned, but have read reviews which were positive. I usually use Corsair or Seasonic when possible, Antec earth watts is stellar bang for buck without being too cheap also. 650W is minimum for a rig with a SINGLE strong GPU (there was talks of SLI from others, I dont like that route, but be aware it will mean a bigger PSU should you go there).

Edited April 18, 2015 by swirler