Can I mod Fallout 4 heavily on this PC

[KarmicDragoon14]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xPJrJx) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xPJrJx/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

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**CPU** | [intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k) | $344.99 @ SuperBiiz

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h60cw9060007ww) | $49.99 @ Newegg

**Motherboard** | [MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170agamingm5) | $159.99 @ Micro Center

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f42400c15d16grr) | $54.90 @ Newegg

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $46.98 @ OutletPC

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $46.98 @ OutletPC

**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9380gaming4g) | $214.99 @ Micro Center

**Case** | [Rosewill GUNGNIR ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-gungnir) | $64.99 @ Amazon

**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1) | $69.99 @ NCIX US

[FMod]

Can you? You certainly can, there's nothing here that would be a problem.

 

 

However this build is suboptimal and assuming you're buying it, you can do better:

* You don't need this many case fans, 1 is enough.

* Use a single 2 TB HDD rather than two 1 TB.

* i7-6700K is a bit overpriced. So is the mobo you've picked.

* Put the savings into a SSD and a better GPU.

In short, a much better starting point is: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x4KjYJ

 

This isn't perfect and can (and should) be fine-tweaked further, but it's going to be a big step ahead. Adding a sizable SSD especially makes a difference for modding.

Edited May 1, 2016 by FMod

[KarmicDragoon14]

I'm replacing all the case fans and the CPU Cooler fan and I plan on starting to upload videos to YouTube so I'll be video editing 2

[NikitaDarkstar]

If you're building with Fallout 4 in mind you may want to consider a Nvidia graphics card rather than a Radeon as there's some graphic options in the game that simply aren't available for Radeon (which is a shame).

 

Also it's not only possible, but actually, in my personal opinion, recommended to mod this game no matter the computer you're intending to run it on, because it's not optimized worth a damn. You can easily get the game looking much better with no performance loss (and even gaining a performance boost) by being smart about what mods you install and what .INI tweaks you make.

[SharraShimada]

There will be no problem modding FO4 with this setup. Nikita is right about the nvidia-features, but they are minor, and not needet. If you can live with not flying around gravel, then youre fine with the amd-card.

 

You will have to optimize the game either way. If you are on high-end hardware or not, because bethesda failed so hard on that, its a real shame.

[KarmicDragoon14]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mQFvwP this is my now set up in the setup you showed me can run it on ultra settings 1080p

[KarmicDragoon14]

Also in the future I'm looking to upgrade to a 1440 display

[KarmicDragoon14]

Also in the future I'm looking to upgrade to a 1440 display

[FMod]

While 2 HDD used to be the advice for video editing, it's outdated. Today the advice is a SSD for processing and a HDD for long-term storage. This especially applies to game captured videos as they're generally not very long but very high-bitrate.

 

The next step up would be 2x SSD and a further larger HDD for cold storage. But you can buy the second SSD when you need it. I'd still go with the SSD I've picked, assuming it's available and all - 480 GB will let you store most games and some videos, not just the OS and a game or two.

 

It's not great timing for buying a new Nvidia card right now - they're coming out with a much more modern new generation in literally a month or two. These new cards will be expensive, not in the 970 price range, possibly not quite within your budget.

 

If you plan on going 1440p, you can do so now. Such displays are common already and they aren't going to get radically cheaper/better/whatever. 4K is what you kinda need to wait for (as in, it's not quite here yet). There's plenty of reasonably cheap 1440p screens out there: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/monitor/#r=256001440&sort=a8&page=1

 

Among video cards you can buy right now, while the 390X is OK, if they still have that R9 Nano (or a R9 Fury) for $469, it's a better deal, price permitting. The Nano and the Fury are faster, while consuming less power and basically being more advanced. These will hold their value better as well, there's a lasting demand for cards like the R9 Nano. Either card will do fine in 2560x1440.