Gaming HaloCustoms Official PC Gaming Thread

[Jebus]

Now that Halo 5: Forge is out for PC (Windows 10), its time to have an official PC gaming and general PC builds thread. No, I don't mean PC Principal, I specifically mean a thread for discussing our personal computer battlestations, PC gaming and discussions for those who are interested in building/buying a new computer soon and etc.!

Some helpful and relevant links:

• PCPartPicker.com
• /r/buildapc
• /r/MicrosoftSoftwareSwap
• /r/Intel
• /r/AMD
• /r/NVIDIA
• /r/PCMR Builds
• 5 Important Tips for PC Building
• PC Building Video Guide by LinusTechTips

I'll start with some bragging with my own battlestation (pictures soon):
PCPartPicker Link

Short list:
Intel i5 6600k @ 3.5GHz (Turbo @ 3.9Ghz)
16GB DDR4-2400 RAM
AMD R9 390X

So far I'm loving my rig.

CPU: My CPU, despite it not even being an i7 is a MONSTER. Everything I throw at it, even CPU intensive games, it destroys. I'm glad adderrson persuaded me to go for a Skylake CPU over Haswell. Haven't had any crashing or general instability. Since I built this computer in March 2016.

RAM: I'm definitely glad I opted for 16GB of RAM over 8GB, at this point Halo 5 seems to have issues with users having less than 12GB and not only that, intense sessions of a modded GTA V can sometimes chew up more RAM than even Google Chrome.

GPU: Got card around early July 2016, a few weeks after returning to work. I bought it for $310, practically a steal. I opted for this card over the RX 480 due to its notorious power issues involving only having one 6-pin power connector & drawing too much power from PCIe slot and did not feel like waiting for an aftermarket card to fix this issue. Despite AMD products being labeled as budget-friendly, the R9 390X is no budget card. My AMD R9 390X can basically run every single game (besides GTA V) at Maximum/Ultra settings @ 1080p 60+ fps. I might upload a few benchmarks in the near-future just for fun.

Discuss.

 

[Madirate]

Budget GPU's that you guys should check out:

GTX 1060 (3gb) while it may be limited to having only 3 gb of vram but for 200$ it's still a great bang for your buck video card

For those of you on the red team, Amd's RX470 (4gb) is essentially an RX 480 that's a little weaker, The RX 470's benchmarks have shown it does a great job at playing games at 1080p sadly I can't recommend this video card if you're looking for 4k or 1440p gaming, for about 200$ and the useful 4gb of vram id highly suggest taking a look at this card!

The most affordable card on this list but not the best card on this list, if you're really on a budget then this card is for you, for around 140$ that's a really affordable price to pay if you want a Gpu that gets the job done at 1080p! However it should be noted that this Gpu is considerably way weaker then the RX 470, so again buy this card if you're looking for a good 1080p experience.

I could add older cards here but they wouldn't be able to play direct x12 which is what Halo 5 forge needs for you to play it, anyways if you guys have other budget cards you'd like to share feel free to reply to me.
Anyways happy building

 

[Psychoduck]

I actually read online that our eyes can only see 24 frames per second and that console gaming is therefore vastly superior to PC gaming, is this true? /s

My rig is a GTX 960 GPU, AMD fx-8350 CPU, and 16GB RAM. I sort of wish I had shelled out for a 970 instead (it'll be interesting to see how it fares when Mass Effect Andromeda releases), but I'm overall very happy with it and its price.

 

[Jebus]

I actually read online that our eyes can only see 24 frames per second and that console gaming is therefore vastly superior to PC gaming, is this true? /s

60fps makes me nauseous! Its like watching a higher framerate than real life!

My rig is a GTX 960 GPU, AMD fx-8350 CPU, and 16GB RAM. I sort of wish I had shelled out for a 970 instead (it'll be interesting to see how it fares when Mass Effect Andromeda releases), but I'm overall very happy with it and its price.

Nice. At this point a 960 can still do quite a lot and its pretty good for your first build. At this point spending another $200-$300 for a 970 or even a GTX 1060 for a few extra frames wouldn't be worth it. I would honestly recommend going with the monster GTX 1070 or a future AMD Vega-based GPU.

 

[Madirate]

Since we're posting rigs now I'll post mine.

Short list:
Intel Pentium G4400 @3.30GHz.
MSI R9 390 8GB.
8GB of Ram.

Eversince I upgraded my GPU my rig has been a beast at playing games at high fps with really high graphic settings.

CPU: Could have shelled out more money for a better cpu but the pentium gets the job done at 1080p.
GPU: The R9 390 is a monster, it will get you extremely high fps even with maxed out settings in GPU heavy games, This just makes "the human eye can only see 24 fps" argument invalid.
Ram: 8GB of ram is pretty much all I needed, if I don't have chrome open.

 

[deathwish9x]

I consider a budget build to cost $20

 

[Madirate]

I consider a budget build to cost $20

So, a computer from 2001?

 

[Jebus]

So, a computer from 2001?

Computers older than 10 years old are considered junkers now. I wouldn't even pay money for one, unless I was a collector.

Similarly, would anybody be interested in some budget build guides? Any specific price ranges (at least over $200 )?

 

[Madirate]

Computers older than 10 years old are considered junkers now. I wouldn't even pay money for one, unless I was a collector.

Similarly, would anybody be interested in some budget build guides? Any specific price ranges (at least over $200 )?

Why not around 400$? it's as much money as a console.

 

[Jebus]

Why not around 400$? it's as much money as a console.

Not to be all "PC MASTER RACE" but a PC can do far more than gaming and a few social media apps, which is more than I can say for a console.

 

[SIERRA420]

I got a bare nessecities budget build that chugs along just fine at 30fps for Halo 5 forge. Most of my settings are default or slightly lower to boost peformance as I'm more of a performance > shiny graphics philosophy with PC's.

GPU : EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 ti
CPU: AMD FX-4300 Quad core
8 GB RAM : 2 x G Skill Ripjaws 4gb
120gb SSD, 300gb HDD, 500gb External HDD

 

[Jebus]

Thread OP updated with a quick banner I whipped up and added some helpful links.

Just bought me a new 2TB Hybrid hard drive. I'm already getting full on space between my HDD and SSD just from downloaded games alone and I might plan on buying Forza Horizon 3 on top of that soon. I'll get some pictures up of my rig when I'm installing the new hard drive in a few days.

lol

I got a bare nessecities budget build that chugs along just fine at 30fps for Halo 5 forge. Most of my settings are default or slightly lower to boost peformance as I'm more of a performance > shiny graphics philosophy with PC's.

GPU : EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 ti
CPU: AMD FX-4300 Quad core
8 GB RAM : 2 x G Skill Ripjaws 4gb
120gb SSD, 300gb HDD, 500gb External HDD

Hey, whatever works for you is good enough.

 

[Madirate]

Thread OP updated with a quick banner I whipped up and added some helpful links.

Just bought me a new 2TB Hybrid hard drive. I'm already getting full on space between my HDD and SSD just from downloaded games alone and I might plan on buying Forza Horizon 3 on top of that soon. I'll get some pictures up of my rig when I'm installing the new hard drive in a few days.

lol

Hey, whatever works for you is good enough.

>not getting one for your pr0n folder

 

[Jebus]

>not getting one for your pr0n folder

>saving pr0n locally
What kind of pleb do you take me for?

 

[deathwish9x]

My PC- well, laptop specs. I don't have the money for a desktop at the moment, but the laptop plays older games rather well, and most games well that would be on the 360. Granted, I usually care more about having a game run smoothly than having great graphics.

AMD A8-6410 APU 4 core, 2.0 GHz
AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
4 GB ram

 

[Jebus]

AyyMD WINS. NoVidio BTFO

/circlejerk

My PC- well, laptop specs. I don't have the money for a desktop at the moment, but the laptop plays older games rather well, and most games well that would be on the 360. Granted, I usually care more about having a game run smoothly than having great graphics.

AMD A8-6410 APU 4 core, 2.0 GHz
AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
4 GB ram

Well if you're ever interested in upgrading/building soon, we're always here. Usually.

 

[Madirate]

My PC- well, laptop specs. I don't have the money for a desktop at the moment, but the laptop plays older games rather well, and most games well that would be on the 360. Granted, I usually care more about having a game run smoothly than having great graphics.

AMD A8-6410 APU 4 core, 2.0 GHz
AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
4 GB ram

Found this old build Shore suggested for me when I was getting into PC gaming, changed the gpu so you can run games with direct X12.
It's at a new console price at 500$
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/FGK9cc
If you increase your budget to 600$ you won't regret it!

 

[Madirate]

Found this old build Shore suggested for me when I was getting into PC gaming, changed the gpu so you can run games with direct X12.
It's at a new console price at 500$
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/FGK9cc
If you increase your budget to 600$ you won't regret it!

Managed to make another budget build if you're considering spending around 600$
This one includes 16 gb of ram, i3-6100 3.7 GHz, and an RX 470 4gb.
Would highly recommend using this build instead Deathwish, it's the best bang for your buck at just under $600 http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xfhz6X

 

[deathwish9x]

Managed to make another budget build if you're considering spending around 600$
This one includes 16 gb of ram, i3-6100 3.7 GHz, and an RX 470 4gb.
Would highly recommend using this build instead Deathwish, it's the best bang for your buck at just under $600 http://pcpartpicker.com/list/xfhz6X

I'll consider saving up for it

 

[adderrson]

My battlestation thus far: