fourty7crayons Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Short Version:What are some of your pc spces to make Skyrim run "smoothly"? Long Version"I know that people have posted similar questions online, but for me I'm putting myself to a newbie position. I've been using NMM for a long time now. I loved playing on the ps3, but realized that I can actually make it look soooo much nicer than it was. The pc specs (I have been stuck with) has been serving me very well. I just simply want to gain some knowledge of computer parts. The reason? I just love some the work of some NSFW skyrim players which I will not name, but I intend to do the same. Unfortunianlty I believe my specs suck and aren't good enough to run the lighting or textures of the game. Let alone gameplay. I could only reach about 30-40 fps. Pc Specs I know of mine:GeForce GTC 750 TIDriver Version 378.66Amd FX - 6300 six-processor16 GB RAM64-bit3.5 GHz? if that matters My brother has said I should stick with the 750 TI since TI has a better performance than a 960 (I plan on buying). If there are other posts from anywhere then it would be nice if you could post a link, or educate me on some of this. Thanks P.S. I'll check in daily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) The GTX 960 is most certainly better than the GTX 750 Ti. With that said, I would wait for AMD to release their new CPU's before you upgrade. Why? The FX 6300 is a fairly old CPU, and not really the best one for Skyrim in the first place. Also, I would suggest upgrading to one of AMD's or Nvidia's most recent line of GPU's rather than older hardware. Nvidia's GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti are similar to the GTX 960 and should be cheaper when bought new. What is your budget for this upgrade? Edited because of a typing error. Edited March 4, 2017 by DaddyDirection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourty7crayons Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 The GTX 960 is most certainly better than the GTX 960. With that said, I would wait for AMD to release their new CPU's before you upgrade. Why? The FX 6300 is a fairly old CPU, and not really the best one for Skyrim in the first place. Also, I would suggest upgrading to one of AMD's or Nvidia's most recent line of GPU's rather than older hardware. Nvidia's GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti are similar to the GTX 960 and should be cheaper when bought new. What is your budget for this upgrade? Well at the moment there is no budget. Still young and dumb, plus I just recently got a job so ill be saving up for this. At the moment though, about $400. Not a lot I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) Well if we keep everything in your current build and just add anew GPU then $400 USD is perfectly fine - more than enough actually. But if you want a new build, just the PC and nothing else included, then it might still be possible. What size case do you have? I'll assume it's either Micro-ATX or Full ATX as those are the most common. I have put together a selection of parts, but I will assume you will reuse your case and hard drive. It could probably be cheaper if you PSU is of the right capacity and isn't super old. I'll assume for now you won't be re-using it though. Here is the selection of parts, all just under $400 USD and a solid upgrade to the parts you have now. Edit: I used a template build I keep around for sharing parts and I left in the Windows 10 Key, not really sure if you have any spare keys laying around or if you can re-use yours so I suppose I'll just keep it included in the price. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($61.99 @ Jet) Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($47.92 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 8GB ROG STRIX GAMING Video Card ($154.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($31.98 @ Newegg) Other: Windows 10 Home ($29.31)Total: $394.18Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-01 22:22 EST-0500 Edited March 2, 2017 by DaddyDirection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourty7crayons Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 Well if we keep everything in your current build and just add anew GPU then $400 USD is perfectly fine - more than enough actually. But if you want a new build, just the PC and nothing else included, then it might still be possible. What size case do you have? I'll assume it's either Micro-ATX or Full ATX as those are the most common. I have put together a selection of parts, but I will assume you will reuse your case and hard drive. It could probably be cheaper if you PSU is of the right capacity and isn't super old. I'll assume for now you won't be re-using it though. Here is the selection of parts, all just under $400 USD and a solid upgrade to the parts you have now. Edit: I used a template build I keep around for sharing parts and I left in the Windows 10 Key, not really sure if you have any spare keys laying around or if you can re-use yours so I suppose I'll just keep it included in the price. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($61.99 @ Jet) Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.92 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 8GB ROG STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($154.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.98 @ Newegg) Other: Windows 10 Home ($29.31)Total: $394.18Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-01 22:22 EST-0500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourty7crayons Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 For a cpu does the amount of core processor mean anything? Does more mean better performance?I'm also trying tot stay within my brothers limits too since he sort of want certain specs for certain programs if that a thing. Trying to stay within GTX instead of Radeon. Is my memory too low? Once again (sigh) my brother wants to keep 16 gb ram. Does any part you recommend effect the ram? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novem99 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) The GTX 960 is most certainly better than the GTX 960. Interesting... In my opinion these should be totally equal ;-) Edited March 2, 2017 by Novem99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourty7crayons Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) lol The GTX 960 is most certainly better than the GTX 960. Interesting... In my opinion these should be totally equal ;-) Thought is was just me who saw that Edited March 3, 2017 by fourty7crayons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourty7crayons Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Well if we keep everything in your current build and just add anew GPU then $400 USD is perfectly fine - more than enough actually. But if you want a new build, just the PC and nothing else included, then it might still be possible. What size case do you have? I'll assume it's either Micro-ATX or Full ATX as those are the most common. I have put together a selection of parts, but I will assume you will reuse your case and hard drive. It could probably be cheaper if you PSU is of the right capacity and isn't super old. I'll assume for now you won't be re-using it though. Here is the selection of parts, all just under $400 USD and a solid upgrade to the parts you have now. Edit: I used a template build I keep around for sharing parts and I left in the Windows 10 Key, not really sure if you have any spare keys laying around or if you can re-use yours so I suppose I'll just keep it included in the price. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($61.99 @ Jet) Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($47.92 @ Amazon) Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 470 8GB ROG STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($154.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($31.98 @ Newegg) Other: Windows 10 Home ($29.31)Total: $394.18Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-01 22:22 EST-0500Actually I came down to a couple of conclusions for the graphics card. I was learning a few things from my bro (one again) he was talking about sli. For my understanding I could use two graphic cards which I plan to get a second one in the future. For now I want to get gtx 960, 970, or 980. I'm stuck on choosing one and figuring out the differences. I heard that a new one is coming out and prices might drop... yeah, also thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 The GTX 960 is most certainly better than the GTX 960. Interesting... In my opinion these should be totally equal ;-) Now I'm totally embarrassed. My bad. I meant to compare the GTX 960 to the GTX 750 Ti. As for the questions you've been asking fourty7crayons, a single 8GB stick of RAM is perfectly fine for now. You can always add a second 8GB stick later on. As for CPU cores, more cores would be better. However, with Skyrim (or any Bethesda Games Studios title) the physical cores don't matter as much as clock speed does. Their games don't actually utilize multiple cores properly - so don't worry too much about that. The main point of the Pentium I linked is that it is both inexpensive and has a very solid upgrade path. As for GPU's, I would suggest not getting any of the 900 series cards, unless bought second hand they're usually more expensive than newer GPU's. Just get a GTX 1060 6GB if you want an Nvidia card, it's the best value GPU they make. Also, SLI is not really a great idea in my opinion. While it can increase performance, it won't really help in Skyrim (it is not designed to scale with multi-GPU setups). A single GPU is always better for maximum compatibility with games. Plus, multi-GPU setups also draw way more power and create more heat. It's not ideal for a budget build. You'll need a large full ATX case, a high quality motherboard that actually supports SLI, plenty of case fans, a high quality PSU, etc. to run an SLI setup properly. Plus, you'll likely need a much higher end CPU to even push the frames that a dual GPU setup would usually provide, and if you're going through all that trouble just for more FPS you'll want to invest in a monitor with a high refresh rate. All of this comes at a big cost, and that is not going to happen with the budget you listed earlier. Not even close. All the parts I suggested are perfect for playing Skyrim, you don't need to spend tons of money on a game that simply doesn't require really high end hardware. You'd just be wasting money on a game that requires you play it at a locked 60fps. There is nothing wrong with AMD GPU's, they give great value per dollar if your goal is to save money. As for your brother, is this PC for him or for you? It seems like he has a lot of opinions on what parts you should have or not have, regardless of how weird his opinions may be. Just saying. The GTX 1060 maybe be a bit too powerful for the Pentium though, so if you must you could also pick Nvidia's GTX 1050 Ti, though it is only a little bit cheaper than the RX 470 4GB and has about 50% less performance. It makes a good pair with the Pentium though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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