15 minutes ago, jackct said:

Ultra ABOVE 60 FPS? Holy crap!

And you're sure this CPU will do fine?

Now I'm not 100% sure on Ultra 60, but with the right combination you'll have some pretty high settings (at least very close to Ultra) and the game will look really good, I mean really good.

And yes, the CPU will do great. There is no need to worry, high-end i5's are just as good (and sometimes better) than i7's when it comes to gaming. Unless, of course, you bought some several thousand dollar CPU.

the GPU should do fine, i believe the 970 had the failure with VRAM only being 3gb and not 4gb (can't remember exactly what the issue was) although with that card you should be able to play on high- very high settings. 

my 780Ti runs GTA V on the highest settings (except for the extras which are disabled due to it heating up my graphics card) and i get 60fps. you should have no issues running it at that. 

10 hours ago, CouthInk4 said:

only being 3gb and not 4gb

3.5GB, because one of the memory controllers was ultra slowed down, meaning that whenever that is used, your FPS eats the shitter.

Could anyone supply a video of their graphics card playing LCPDFR?

With an ENB such as Cry or EyeCandy running at high settings, as well as the game at high settings (of course with some sort of CPU counter). No crazy playing, just normal patrolling LCPDFR.

It would *really* help with my research and documentation stuff for buying this.

messed up post

Edited November 14, 201510 yr by jackct

Alright, here's what I've gathered after tons of research:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 5 / $132.99
CPU: Intel i5-4690K / $238.99
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / $28.59
GPU: Gigabyte Windforce OC GeForce GTX 980 / $479.99
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB DDR3 / $80.93
HDD: Western Digital Black 1TB / $69.00
SSD: SanDisk 240GB / $69.00
ODD: Samsung SATA ODD Black / $18.99
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 / $74.88
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R / $55.59
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home / $144.24
TC: EGC Thermal Paste Compound / $9.99

Subtotal: $1,373.18

I'd recommend staying away from the i5-4xxx series, this computer with a i5-6600K and a Z170 chipset is a win.

8 hours ago, Starmix said:

I'd recommend staying away from the i5-4xxx series, this computer with a i5-6600K and a Z170 chipset is a win.

It's expensive and performs lesser than the other model.

Plus it's a DDR4 board and has expensive ram. I'm not wanting that skylake CPU anymore as it's just upping the cost.

Skylake still has compatibility with DDR3 I believe, with DDR3 boards available last time I checked. 

37 minutes ago, Starmix said:

Skylake still has compatibility with DDR3 I believe, with DDR3 boards available last time I checked. 

Regardless, it's more expensive.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-6600K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690K

It's not exactly apples to apples comparison. Skylake has a smaller process, meaning quieter operation, less fans needed, less power and better per core performance. Not to mention that it apparently comes in a sweet looking box.
Oh and this,

(left) 4690K - 6600K (right)

Edited November 14, 201510 yr by Starmix

1 hour ago, Starmix said:

It's not exactly apples to apples comparison. Skylake has a smaller process, meaning quieter operation, less fans needed, less power and better per core performance. Not to mention that it apparently comes in a sweet looking box.
Oh and this,

(left) 4690K - 6600K (right)

Look, once again I'm not interested in a skylake processor simply because the RAM is more expensive with a Z170 board. I might consider an i7 4790k if needed but I'm probably still sticking with the i5 4690k. 

Alright, I'll stop being a salesman, lol.

44 minutes ago, jackct said:

Look, once again I'm not interested in a skylake processor simply because the RAM is more expensive with a Z170 board. I might consider an i7 4790k if needed but I'm probably still sticking with the i5 4690k. 

Hey bud, I have a i5-4690k, MSI Z97 gaming 5 motherboard, 8gb 2133mhz ram, and a MSI GTX660 2gb DDR5 and I have all settings on very high with exception of textures is only on high. Drawing distance is all the way up and I run MXAA x2 and TXAA on for nvidia cards and my game runs fine. So if you get what you have listed you wont have not a single problem running it at good frames especially since your getting a 980 and I only have a 660.

Just now, ztgraphix said:

Hey bud, I have a i5-4690k, MSI Z97 gaming 5 motherboard, 8gb 2133mhz ram, and a MSI GTX660 2gb DDR5 and I have all settings on very high with exception of textures is only on high. Drawing distance is all the way up and I run MXAA x2 and TXAA on for nvidia cards and my game runs fine. So if you get what you have listed you wont have not a single problem running it at good frames especially since your getting a 980 and I only have a 660.

I greatly appreciate the feedback!

I've made some edits:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 5 / $132.99
CPU: Intel i5-4690K / $238.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H80i GT / $87.74
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC / $489.99
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB DDR3 / $80.93
HDD: Western Digital Black 1TB / $69.00
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB / $85.94
ODD: Samsung SATA ODD Black / $18.99
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 / $74.88
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R / $50.82
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home / $119.00
TC: Arctic Silver 5 / $7.54

Subtotal: $1,446.87
Total Savings: $479.03

All prices from Amazon, keep in mind I have Prime.

Edited November 15, 201510 yr by jackct

Can we get back to my thread please?

I had posted an update to the build.

Thread cleaned from off-topic posts.

 

Gotta use pcpartpicker, makes sorting everything much easier, also compiles prices from the reputable stores. Here's your build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XRXMsY

1. Unless your doing video editing, you don't need 16 gb of ram

2. You can buy a B-stock EVGA 980, they're refurbished by the manufacturer and cost much less w/ warranty. http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8

3. You don't need to buy windows 10, you can buy 7/8 which are usually cheaper and use the free upgrade.

My edit

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DRXMsY

Total: $1234

Also look out for sales as were getting into the holiday season. i.e the samsung evo 250gb is frequently on sale (don't be fooled by the amazon 'sale' price, $90 is pretty much the regular price for it on there). and should drop below $70 before christmas multiple times.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/

6 minutes ago, propel said:

Gotta use pcpartpicker, makes sorting everything much easier, also compiles prices from the reputable stores. Here's your build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XRXMsY

1. Unless your doing video editing, you don't need 16 gb of ram

2. You can buy a B-stock EVGA 980, they're refurbished by the manufacturer and cost much less w/ warranty. http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8

3. You don't need to buy windows 10, you can buy 7/8 which are usually cheaper and use the free upgrade.

My edit

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/DRXMsY

Total: $1234

Also look out for sales as were getting into the holiday season. i.e the samsung evo 250gb is frequently on sale (don't be fooled by the amazon 'sale' price, $90 is pretty much the regular price for it on there). and should drop below $70 before christmas multiple times.

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/

I'm using Amazon and that's it.

I'm also not using pcpartpicker due to that it's pickings on certain retailers are not the best prices.

I'm buying Windows 10 so I can have the box and the USB there. I am certainly not buying an OEM.

I do need 16GB ram.

And I am definitely not buying that graphics card.

Edited November 15, 201510 yr by jackct