The PC gaming Thread. Steam/GOG/Origin/Etc. Game/Software/Hardware talk

General Discussion
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I’m 3/3 for getting rebates. 2 from corsair, one from Asus. Just have to do so much tedious stuff.

6902

At Bundlestars
Rise of the Triad
Town of Salem
Malebolgia
Blue and Bullets- Episode 1
Runestone Keeper
Paperbound
Chargeshot
rFactor
Quarries of Scred
Contradiction - Spot the Liar

Edit: Got paperbound. Throw chargeshot my way if you don’t want it :wonder:

6903

Darkest Dungeon on sale for 12 bucks this weekend, if you’ve been waiting to try it, now would be a good time. You won’t be disappointed.

6904

So just some games to post up that have came out recently. Furries are taking over.

6905

So finally installed Star Citizen onto my new computer.

It’s more wonderful than reality.

6906

So in case you guys didn’t know, the PC beta for SFV starts on the 24th

6907

Can I pre-order through non-steam places and get access?

6908

From what I saw, GMG have already started handing out codes for people that have pre-ordered, so I’m pretty sure you can

6909

Can confirm, SF5 codes were sent out earlier this week. Beta starting late is kind of pointless, but let’s see if it works at all first.

6910

I just wanna try the beta to know if it’ll run on my PC.

6911

Anyone want to recommend a graphics card for me? Really thinking about building a decent PC but I don’t want to break the bank. Maybe 200 dollars or so, tops.

6912

How big is your power supply? Get a Radeon R9 280x or a Geforce GTX 960. Those are the best performing ~ $200 graphics cards on the market. The R9 is slightly faster and has more memory, but you will need a good quality (note, not a cheap, underperforming one) 600W power supply to run it. The GTX 960 only requires a 400W, but keep in mind that it also needs to be a good quality one no matter how high the voltage rating.

:tup:

6913

I don’t actually have a power supply either. But now I know what I need there too, so thank you.

6914

GTX 750 Ti is what you’re looking for. Should be able to handle SF on medium to low graphics settings, doesn’t require a new power supply and is cheap as fuck.
Great bang for your buck entry level graphics card.
Though don’t expect to run poorly optimized games on 60 FPS with it. Shit like Assassin’s Creed Unity will make you feel like you’re trying to run the game on a C64.

6915

So are you looking to build from scratch? What would your overall budget be? And what would your expectations be? Specific games, resolutions, etc.

This stuff is important because everything is relative. If you skimp on a cpu, a NVIDIA gpu may be a better option (960). If you get a nice cpu, an r9 380 may be a better fit. Plus psu considerations could make the 750ti worthwhile (though I would recommend stepping up to a 960).

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I was actually looking at that card too before SF5 specs came out. If I get that card, I wouldn’t need a new psu(using 500w atm) although newegg recommended around 540w is needed. How accurate is that?

SF4 on PC looked fine even at low settings. I’d assume low settings on SF5 would still look good too.

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If you go the budget route your PC won’t be looking all too hot in a few years. The cards recommended to you are around/slightly above PS4’s level, you’d be getting slightly above PS4 performance with those when paired with a decent CPU and imo when that’s the case it’s not worth going the PC route. Why pay more for PS4 levels of performance? Wait a little bit and at least snag a card in the ~300 range. The 200 dollar budget cards are pretty gimped, the 960 and 380 are dialed way back compared to their “fully loaded” brothers and cousins(the GTX 970 and R9 390.)

Spend that extra 100 bucks and get a 970 or R9 390 imo in the ~300 range. The 390 has a whopping 8GB of memory, whereas the 970 has 4GB. http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-390-vs-GeForce-GTX-970

Pretty sure the 390 beats the 970 for the same price performance-wise.

^ Yep. It beats the 970.

6918

Yes, looking to build from scratch. Not really sure what my budget would or should be honestly. I’be never built one before nor been much of a PC gamer in the past.

6919

Best words of advice:

Invest the most in your graphics card and processor. These are the most important parts of any PC build. From there, decide how much you want to spend on RAM, Motherboard, PSU, etc. etc. You want to get the best possible parts when it comes to your GPU+CPU, they’re the pieces of your PC that should last over 5 years minimum.

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You should definitely build with the motherboard in mind first instead of the graphics card. That’s the foundation for your entire system and dictates which upgrades will be available to you in the future. This way, you won’t be having to start all over again from scratch 3 years from now when you start playing better games, or you get a better monitor.

Consider what things you do with your PC besides gaming and how long you will keep it. If you can foreseeably build another one within the next two years then go ahead and build a reasonable budget build that has the features you need and save your money for an enthusiast build once the next generation has come out. In two years time DDR4 will be standard and open graphics drivers will hopefully make hardware performance more efficient than it is now, meaning that game developers will be able to do a lot more with lesser hardware.

But if you’re going to be stuck with this system for more than 2 years, you’ll probably want to save a bit more now, like @Sonicabid said and build a better system that will have more longevity. Primarily, a better power supply, faster/more capable CPU and graphics card. That will require more money and planning, though.

Let us know what you’re working with in terms of budget, time scale and workload requirements and there’s more than enough people here who can help.

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