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  • 21-03-2016 10:11am
    #1
    XXXtitan
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭


    Hi All,

    What would a good financial amount be to spend on a decent 4k gaming machine?

    suggestions welcome, also a spec of a machine would be great,

    Thanks,


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    #2
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Not as much as the last PC you came away with anyways :pac:

    At the minute, about €1500 off the top of my head, but you're better off waiting for a few months for the next line of GPUs to be released, as they'll hopefully have a single card solution for 4k, which we don't have currently.

    For a general spec,
    i5 6500 €200
    Z170 board €120
    1tb HDD €50
    8gb RAM €40
    600w PSU €75
    Case €120
    240gb SSD €65
    Total €770

    Then whatever a 4k capable GPU costs. Best current solution is a 980Ti, which is about €750


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    XXXtitan
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭XXXtitan


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    Not as much as the last PC you came away with anyways :pac:

    At the minute, about €1500 off the top of my head, but you're better off waiting for a few months for the next line of GPUs to be released, as they'll hopefully have a single card solution for 4k, which we don't have currently.

    For a general spec,
    i5 6500 €200
    Z170 board €120
    1tb HDD €50
    8gb RAM €40
    600w PSU €75
    Case €120
    240gb SSD €65
    Total €770

    Then whatever a 4k capable GPU costs. Best current solution is a 980Ti, which is about €750

    Ha, that was a long time ago. Times have changed.

    Thanks for the info,


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,706 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    It depends on the games you're playing.

    LinusTechTips built a machine that can handle MOBAs and WoW at 4k60 for under $1000



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    BloodBath
    Registered Users Posts: 10,299 ✭✭✭✭BloodBath


    I'd wait for the next gen of cpus and gpus that are on the horizon.

    Something like an 8 core / 16 thread zen cpu and a 8gb high end polaris gpu.

    I still wouldn't bother with 4k though. Get a 2560 x 1440 144/160hz monitor or a 3440x1440 100hz one. The higher refresh is just as important as the resolution. I couldn't go back to 60hz now. It's very noticeably worse even outside of gaming.


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