How does my system look?

[CherryBelle]

Hiya. I was curious what you guys thought of my system. I use Adobe programs (usually 3 or 4 simultaneously) so I had to get a powerful machine to start with. Gaming was not my priority, but kind of a nice little side effect.

 

How does this system look, for higher end graphics such as more demanding enb's and high resolution textures?

 

CPU: Haswell i7-4770k @ 3.50 GHz
Motherboard: Asrock 787 Extreme 4
Chipset: Intel Haswell
RAM: 16GB DDR3
GPU: GTX 760, Board: Micro-Star International

 

Thank you! :)

[dave1029]

CPU is solid, good amount of ram, GPU is a little lacking for high demand graphics, but for casual gaming, it should work as a nice card. What I mean by casual gaming: One monitor, 1920x1080, typically staying away from really high demand ENB's and Sweetfx. In short, it will handle most things easy, but try ramping up the graphics and/or resolution, and it will struggle.

[OozyGorilla]

As dave said, I'd consider spending a bit more on the GPU. I'd also recommend an SSD if it's within your budget. Other than that, that's a pretty decent build.

[Rockmassif]

3.5 is low.

OC it to 4.6.

You can easily get that value with some $30 air cooler.

And 760 is not that great but still decent.

 

You can easily run Skyrim on Ultra, and possible install some demanding mods, but not that much.

You should seriously consider overcloking your CPU tho, your MB is good enough too. It might get you around 10 FPS in Skyrim.

Edited June 1, 2014 by Rockmassif

[dave1029]

3.5 is low.

OC it to 4.6.

You can easily get that value with some $30 air cooler.

And 760 is not that great but still decent.

 

You can easily run Skyrim on Ultra, and possible install some demanding mods, but not that much.

You should seriously consider overcloking your CPU tho, your MB is good enough too. It might get you around 10 FPS in Skyrim.

Wrong.

 

You don't need to overclock a CPU that is already handling Skyrim with ease. My advice is to not overclock it, save your warranty, and when you need to increase CPU performance, chances are a badass new CPU is on the market for affordable prices.

[notmyhome]

So long as you haven't squeezed every single hz out of your CPU via Windows settings, I wouldn't advise overclocking.

Try instead stuff like disabling unnecessary background programs etc.

[CherryBelle]

Thanks guys! :) I have my system already built, so I can't really replace any parts at the moment. Skryim auto detects and sets my settings to ultra, and the game runs fine. I was just curious because I know some enb presets are way more demanding than others.

 

I'm currently trying out RealVision, using the performance option. (Even with the full option, I wasn't having difficulty, but I figured it would save some demand.) How demanding is RealVision as enb presets go?

 

I also have speedfan and realtemp running at all times, and have configured speedfan so my CPU and GPU stay a bit cooler.

[Rockmassif]

 

3.5 is low.

OC it to 4.6.

You can easily get that value with some $30 air cooler.

And 760 is not that great but still decent.

 

You can easily run Skyrim on Ultra, and possible install some demanding mods, but not that much.

You should seriously consider overcloking your CPU tho, your MB is good enough too. It might get you around 10 FPS in Skyrim.

Wrong.

 

You don't need to overclock a CPU that is already handling Skyrim with ease. My advice is to not overclock it, save your warranty, and when you need to increase CPU performance, chances are a badass new CPU is on the market for affordable prices.

 

You didn't explain what's wrong about it tho?

It just looks like your opinion, which is actually wrong.

 

There is no downside in overclocking a CPU. Doing it so only reduces its lifespan(and this only applies if you go to very high voltages, which you shouldn't in the first place). So If you're not planning to use the same CPU for 6-7 years(you shouldn't be using it that long anyways) there is literally no reason not to overclock it. And seriously? What's the point of getting K version if you're not gonna overclock? What's the point of spending extra money on Z87 board if you're not gonna overclock? He could have just bought regular version and a H87 MB and save money. Maybe spend it on a better GPU.

 

And if I(or any of us in that matter) wanted to just "handle" Skyrim, I could have even played this game with 5 year old build. But gladyl, I don't wanna just "handle".

And just like I said, it might get him around 10 FPS in Skyrim, depending on where he is.

 

And seriously no one gives a s#*! about warranty, he just needs a better air cooler that's all, and as long as the CPU doesn't pass the 80C limit you're never gonna damage your CPU.

[Deleted5770650User]

 

 

3.5 is low.

OC it to 4.6.

You can easily get that value with some $30 air cooler.

And 760 is not that great but still decent.

 

You can easily run Skyrim on Ultra, and possible install some demanding mods, but not that much.

You should seriously consider overcloking your CPU tho, your MB is good enough too. It might get you around 10 FPS in Skyrim.

Wrong.

 

You don't need to overclock a CPU that is already handling Skyrim with ease. My advice is to not overclock it, save your warranty, and when you need to increase CPU performance, chances are a badass new CPU is on the market for affordable prices.

 

You didn't explain what's wrong about it tho?

It just looks like your opinion, which is actually wrong.

 

There is no downside in overclocking a CPU. Doing it so only reduces its lifespan(and this only applies if you go to very high voltages, which you shouldn't in the first place). So If you're not planning to use the same CPU for 6-7 years(you shouldn't be using it that long anyways) there is literally no reason not to overclock it. And seriously? What's the point of getting K version if you're not gonna overclock? What's the point of spending extra money on Z87 board if you're not gonna overclock? He could have just bought regular version and a H87 MB and save money. Maybe spend it on a better GPU.

 

And if I(or any of us in that matter) wanted to just "handle" Skyrim, I could have even played this game with 5 year old build. But gladyl, I don't wanna just "handle".

And just like I said, it might get him around 10 FPS in Skyrim, depending on where he is.

 

And seriously no one gives a s*** about warranty, he just needs a better air cooler that's all, and as long as the CPU doesn't pass the 80C limit you're never gonna damage your CPU.

 

 

Actually there are more things then just voltage that can reduce CPU life. Heat is a big factor for how long a CPU lasts even when not overclocked.

A lot of people don't keep their computers dust free thus creating a problem.

 

Why get a K version if you don't overclock it on day one? If the person building the computer is even considering to overclock the at all buy the K version. If overclocking is not going to be considered at all then no the K version is not needed. What if someone does not want to overclock, but the chosen CPU only has a K version?

 

A lot of the motherboard that use overclock-ability as a selling point will also work better at non-overclock speeds because other areas of the board are higher quality.

 

I care about the warranty. I guess that makes me nobody. A CPU does not need to be overheating to be damaged by heat, but no it will not receive the damage as fast. The temperature each CPU model can handle is different, and it is different for each individual CPU. My CPU model has a max temp of 66.8C

Warranty is nice when a part fails and the warranty covers it.

 

A good example.

I used to have a 500GB Seagate IDE HDD from back when they still had a 5 year warranty, it died about 4-1/2 years into the warranty. When I sent it in for repair Seagate had stopped making IDE drives. I got a 1TB drive back in place of a 500GB IDE HDD. It was more then worth spending about $10USD for shipping.

[dave1029]

Overclocking does very little on high end Intel processors anyways. Unlike AMD, they don't bottleneck your GPU's and their single core performance is unmatched. If I'm already getting 120 fps, why would I overclock it to get 130 fps? It's not about handling a game. It's about I don't need to overclock to get 60 fps.