4K Gaming

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Hi all,

Been out of the loop for a while and wanted to know how many of you game in 4k. What are your comp specs, VC's, ram, etc..

The X99 platform with DDR4 and GTX980's in Sli seem to be the sweetspot based on my research.

What's yours? please give us info on your build and feedback on the performance.

Thanks.

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[wylliexhan]

Wow very rich brother. Planning to get a 4k Gaming? How much is your budget? Are you planning to water cool this beast? There's a lot of best specs out there for 4k gaming so it would be best if you state your maximum budget and I can recommend you the "best" hardware components for your "Ultimate Gaming Rig".

[wylliexhan]

If budget is not an issue to me, one of my 4k gaming dream build... I prefer Mid Tower than Full Tower...

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k
MOBO: Asus Maximus VII Hero
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x8GB 1866Mhz
GPU: 2 x Asus GTX Titan X 12GB
PSU: Corsair RM 1000
HDD: Western Digital 4TB Black
SSD: Corsair Force LX 256GB
CASE: Corsair Obsidian 450D
Others: NZXT Sentry 3
1x24pin mobo, 1x8pin mobo,
2x8pin gpu & 2x6pin ext. cables

CPU Block: EK Supremacy EVO
GPU Block: 2 x EK FC Titan X
RAM Block: EK RAM Monarch X4
Fittings: EK Fittings 3/8 5/8 x 14
Radiator: EK CoolStream XTX 360
EK CoolStream XTX 240
Reservoir: EK Reservoir X3 250
Pump: EK-XTOP D5 PWM Plexi
Tubes: PrimoFlex Advanced LRT 3/8 5/8
Coolant: EK Ekoolant Premix
Others: Arctic Silver, Silver Kill Coil
EK M-M Extender Fittings
8 x 90 Degree EK Fittings
4 x 45 Degree EK Fittings

Monitor: Asus PB287Q 28" 4K
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX Blue
Mouse: Razer Chroma RGB
Speaker: Logitech Z906 5.1

[d_u_d_z]

ni hapit jud ko ani nga thread kay curious ko sa topic. Imba og nice keu ang proposed nga build nmo master wylliexhan. Open eyes og open mouth man ko ani haha (tulo laway sad). Nindota og naa koy in.ani

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wylliexhan - Nindot sad ni imo gi propose

Unsa kaha kung kini:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790k.............................Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E
MOBO: Asus Maximus VII Hero.....................ASUS X99-DELUXE LGA 2011-v3
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x8GB 1866Mhz.......HyperX FURY 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4
GPU: 2 x Asus GTX Titan X 12GB..................2 x GeForce GTX 980 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 - kini lang kay mahal ra kaayo titanx
PSU: Corsair RM 1000
HDD: Western Digital 4TB Black
SSD: Corsair Force LX 256GB.......................at least 480-512gb cguro para dili bitin
CASE: Corsair Obsidian 450D.......................like ko ani, ok ba for h2o cooling?
Others: NZXT Sentry 3
1x24pin mobo, 1x8pin mobo,
2x8pin gpu & 2x6pin ext. cables

H2O cooling puede pud later nalang

Monitor - at least 34" cguro OR kato Philips 40"??

Thanks again sa pag post ani nga list.

Would like to hear from others pud.

[wylliexhan]

Okay ra jd kaayo mag LGA 2011 platform ka if ma kaya sa bulsa and budget is not an issue hehe.
But I think it's really not necessarily needed to go to LGA 2011 platform for 4k gaming because if talking about FPS gain during gaming, ara ghapon na daugon sa imo GPU that's why I decided to go with LGA 1150 platform but that's really up to you, since you opted for a 4k high end gaming rig so mas nice to have ang LGA 2011 jd.

If you are able to afford for a 4k gaming rig, mas nice to have if naka custom loop water cooling ka, not just with the performance but also with the looks, i think bati paminawn if you have a high end gaming rig but you are still on an air cooling so better prepare your budget also for a custom loop setup..

You may check linus videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtHDqdo5pR0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq-zqQiY-OA

You may also check the benchmark using an SLI GTX 980
4K Showdown - ASUS GTX 980 4GB in Single, SLI, 3-Way SLI and 4-Way SLI - Benchmarks -Battlefield 4 & GRID Autosport

[ingkiang]

pila sad damage anang inyong gepropose na rigg? heheh...
wala ko plan mgbuild ani just want to know how much, bsan estimate lang..

[wylliexhan]

^ Kani akong proposal RIG brad akong estimate calculation kay around 250,000+ PHP..

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I would also like to hear from people who have tried a 3monitor setup compared to just 1 34" (or bigger) 4k monitor. Comparisons and preferences from you fortunate ones unta.

[robz0996]

As far as the sweet spot for price/performance ratio goes, R9 290X Crossfire is the sweet spot at 4k (can compete with a GTX 980 SLI setup, search for HardOCP's review). Although personally, I'd wait for the 390X (which is actually what I'm doing) along with the other new HBM cards coming out sometime soon. At 4k, you don't really need an X99 platform unless you want the extra PCI-e lanes, which also don't make that much of a difference unless you go for a 3-way or more SLI/CFX setup. So I'd personally have a 4790k and 2x R9 290X in Crossfire and a good 1000W PSU (EVGA SuperNova G2).