Best hardware for X4?

[Corvo]

I'm going to buy a new pc soon. Any recom. pc hardware i should get to play games like BF5 and X4 with no fking fps drops on high settings?

[Corvo]

Originally posted by Eisberg:

Buy a system that is above the system requirements for this game.
Are you going to build it yourself or pre-built?
What is your budget?
Knowing your budget is also very important as well in making recommendations.

Pre-build.... the last i build turned out smoking... never again...
This time i want one for like ... 2000 €

[Corvo]

Originally posted by Eisberg:

Originally posted by Corvo:

Pre-build.... the last i build turned out smoking... never again...
This time i want one for like ... 2000 €

that is a really good budget.

Any preference for AMD/Intel for CPU and then AMD/Nvidia for GPU?

Intel/Nvidia. I have no trust in AMD anymore

[Xani]

I agree, Intel/Nvidia only. And this game is much more demanding on CPU. Also it is open world now, without loading screens, so it is better to have SSD drive too.

[DrSuperGood]

Intel I9 9900k with 1, possibly even 2 in SLI NVidia RTX 2080 Tis. Want at least 32 GB of DDR4 memory in dual channel mode (2x16 GB DIMMs optimal). Some decent NVMe drive such as a 512GB or 1TB from Samsung.

Depending on the number of RTX 2080 Tis you go for you will need a pretty beefy power supply. Make sure that it is capable of supplying the CPU with at least 200 watts and probably about 350 Watts per GPU. Actual usage will be lower but headroom is needed for thermal management.

Cooling wise you will want a cooler for the CPU capable of at least 200 watts TDP and the GPUs should ideally have non-stock cooling such as 3 design with beefier heatsinks. Case needs a lot of airflow and must be positioned to allow good air circulation with room. This is to prevent thermal throttling.

You will obviously want some sort of gaming oriented display with at least 144 Hz refresh rate at 2560 × 1440 or 3440 × 1440.

The entire thing will lieky set you back around £4,000. It would be capable of good performance with practically everything at max on anything. Unfortunatly Crysis will still struggle at max but that is just because of how poorly optimizied it is.

You might want to suggest a budget...

Edit:
This was written before you posted a budget.

[Corvo]

Yes budget is 2000€ for PC and like 200 € for a display

[AdmiralTigerclaw]

- Excessive RAM is always a must. Not just for this game, but for others. If you can get 32 GB, do it. Ideally, if you can manage it with the motherboard, have space in the ram slots to expand.

- Best video card on the market without going past 500 dollars/euros. Really high end stuff gets expensive, but the very top end gets absurd. Thank cryptocurrency miners for that. But try and find a card with as much onboard video ram as possible. Textures are where a lot of games eat ram these days.

- Good core i7 CPU. I honestly think the market for high-end CPUs have hit a plateau, so a fast multi-core is just good.

- Solid State Hard Drives. Multiple. They access faster which means any bouts of loading something should be handled faster. I say multiple because you can section off more easily when you put 'OS on one' and 'games on the other'.

And then, something many overlook, get at least a 1,000 watt Power Suppy Unit with built in surge protection. Support that by getting an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) unit that also has surge protection. Double layering that surge protection* is a MUST if you want your high end hardware protected from man and nature. (Having 1,000 + watts also increases the longevity of the PSU. The closer a PSU runs to its maximum, the more it strains and the faster it deteriorates. So if your maximum power ceiling is way higher than what you use, that's like having an olympic sprinter walk your dog in terms of 'strain'.)



*REAL surge protection is often rated in watts or joules of actual filtering capability. The cheapo surge strips you find at the supermarket are not what you want.

[X-RAY]

Probably, you need nuclear-powered supercomputer, because this game is lagging NO MATTER THE HARDWARE. Gawd dammit...

[DrSuperGood]

At 2000 € You can probably get an Intel I9 9900k (the best gaming CPU ATM) with a good NVidia gaming card like a GTX 1080 or RTX 2070 and 32 GB of memory. It would be a very compenent machine that should run settings very high in all current games and even games to come for many years.

A 512 GB NVMe SSD is still recommended so that it can contain both OS and your games for optimum loading times. Technically a SATA SSD would also work but since this is a new build you might as well go for NVMe which is a technically superiour standard even if a bit more price for little noticable benefits.

PSU a 650 up to 800 watt would work depending on how warm the environment it operates in gets. Hotter means a higher ratted power supply is needed to prevent the likely hood of it suffering thermal cuttof during high loads.

[Claus]

I don't build my own anymore, i don't have the nerves for it, i rather buy it from some company that makes it with a warranty attached, i can't afford to be without a computer.

[Corvo]

Originally posted by Claus:

I don't build my own anymore, i don't have the nerves for it, i rather buy it from some company that makes it with a warranty attached, i can't afford to be without a computer.

Same. I want warranty and also i need it to work

[Corvo]

Originally posted by Eisberg:

I don't know what pre-builit companies are around your country. But concentrate on getting

i7-9700k or the i9-9900k
RTX 2070 or the 2080
16-32GB DDR4 3200+ MHz
Get at least 1 m.2 PCIe x4 SSD with 512GB
Get a 2.5inch SSD at 1+TB
At least a 650 Watt 80+ Gold Power Supply Unit

Would be a RTX 2070 enough? Whats the difference in power between the 2070 and 2080?

[Corvo]

Originally posted by Eisberg:

Originally posted by Corvo:

Would be a RTX 2070 enough? Whats the difference in power between the 2070 and 2080?

I believe the difference in performance has been between 10-20% difference, it changes from game to game.

i could get a rtx 2070, 16 gb ram, good storage but with an i7 8700k for like 2050 €

[Corvo]

Originally posted by Eisberg:

Originally posted by Corvo:

i could get a rtx 2070, 16 gb ram, good storage but with an i7 8700k for like 2050 €

Personally I would go with the i7-9700k, I find the higher core count is better than having a higher thread count for gaming.

So its like 6 cores vs 8 cores.... but it would coste me like 100 euros more... getting over my budget. :(

[Corvo]

Originally posted by Eisberg:

Originally posted by Corvo:

So its like 6 cores vs 8 cores.... but it would coste me like 100 euros more... getting over my budget. :(

dang, prices are higher in your area. The ibuypower pc I linked to you earlier had an i7-9700k, RTX 2070, and 16GB for below your budget when converting from USD to your currency, but looks like prices are even more expensive in your area.

i could get i7 9700k but i would have to miss out on ssds then

[Corvo]

Originally posted by Eisberg:

Originally posted by Corvo:

i could get i7 9700k but i would have to miss out on ssds then

don't do that. Now knowing that your prices are higher than what I see in the US, go with that i7-8700k

well i have an i7 6700k, it still be an upgrade