When building a gaming pc what specs do you want?

Question

What im trying to learn is what specs actually matter when it comes to gameing. For the CPU will the cores or Ghz affect FPS the most and whats the difference between intel and AMD? For the GPU is it the speed that you want to pay attention to or the amount of GB it has?

Answer 1

I have a $800 Gaming PC and I can run any game I want (1080 res and high setting). It's not about spending too much money and run everything at 60 FPS. If you do understand about softwares and hardwares, you wouldn't need a $2000 Gaming PC. With the right bios setting, good knowledge of Graphics setting, anything can be run on a $800 PC.



I have done research for a year comparing CPU and GPU:

CPU: Intel might win but AMD has the best value. How about an 8 core CPU for $200? Windows 7 can utilitize 8 cores and 8 threads and it makes AMD wins over intel (if you compare a $200 Intel CPU).

GPU: It depends on the game. But nVidia runs smoother. The problem with AMD GPUs, the driver is kinda out dated. When you check the drivers on most AMD GPUs, there are drivers released back in 2014 which kinda out dated to run the latest games. nVidia has the best value as well. My GPU is only $160 and I can run anything from Witcher 3 to GTA 5.

Answer 2

Specs really does matter when comes to gaming good processor , good gpu , plently of ram, good storage , good os , when looking at the game being played always go with the recommended requirements at least

Processor do want performance{ intel} or more bang for your bucks{amd } most games are 2- 4 core supported 6 -8 core is good for game recording , rendering, multi -playing , the processor architecture is the main thing as well as the gpu can have as much as 12gb vram but a lower gpu with 4gb vram could show better performance

Ram having good amount gives free space for gaming and not letting all those background processes suck it all up, storage these ssd drive are good for gaming, windows os , basic programs using the sata drives for storage , while gaming looking at the cooling how many fans or should i use liquid cooling is the case big enough to handle all my devices and still provide good cooling while gaming

I really think the main thing before building my gaming pc is what type of gaming i be getting into light , midrange , high end gaming and go from there

Answer 3

It depends what kind of games you want to play. Games like league of legends or CS:GO typically do very well with a duo core processor. Provided that those cores are Intel cores. AMD is known for being able to fit more cores in a single CPU than Intel, but those are typically lower end quality cores. For any AAA title games. You'll want at least 4 cores of Intel. The 4790K is probably the best option when it comes to ALL gaming. The 6 and 8 cores just aren't necessary unless you want to render and edit 5 videos. At the same time while playing far cry. And GPU's also depend on what you want to play. Again league of legends will run in the upper 100 frames per second with a cheaper card like a GTX 950, or whatever the competing card is. But games like planet side 2, won't run very comfortably until you get a GTX 960 or 970. But then again. Some games depend more on a CPU than a GPU, or vice versa. The vest thing to do is find what works best for your games.

Answer 4

It depends on your budget and what you plan to run on it. AMD has CPU's that are cheaper, and even have things like 8-core CPU's and such. I'd recommend a CPU with at least 4 cores or more and clock speed of 2.8 GHz or more. RAM, I'd recommend no less than 4 GB of RAM, although 8 GB or more is recommended. And, make sure you have a good graphics card, if you do gaming. I'd avoid Intel's Integrated Graphics if you can. Remember, if you know what you're doing, overclocking may be an option with some motherboards, CPU's, and BIOS.

Answer 5

Number of cores and GHz don't tell you much at all. Benchmarks are what you compare to see how fast a CPU is.



Especially watch single core benchmarks. A game won't use 8 cores, but the benchmark software does, so the overall benchmark score will appear faster than it really is with 6 and 8 core CPUs.



4 cores is plenty, more is a waste. Programs barely use 4 cores efficiently these days.

8 GB of RAM should be plenty for most cases. Task Manager will tell you your RAM usage.

An SSD is amazing for speeding up loading times.



Last time I checked, Intel CPUs are much faster for the same price as the AMD cpus. Even Intel's $60 G3258 has comparable performance to newer AMD CPUs. You can get cheap performance out of AMD's FM2+ series of processors because they have a moderate GPU and CPU on one chip, but they are very slow.



Personally I'd recommend getting the fastest Intel CPU you can fit in with Socket 1150 because you can upgrade the CPU more later.

As for video cards, check benchmarks and get the fastest you can afford. My old 9800 GT runs what I need it to, but I don't play the most graphics intensive games.

Answer 6

none of the things you specified should be the only factors to look for when buying stuff to build a gaming rig. the first and foremost thing is it compatibility, then benchmarking. benchmarking tells you where the stuff you are selecting stands between other of its kind. if you can, scour the internet and decide what you wanna buy. now suppose im getting a new gpu. the first things i want to look out for it is whether it fits my mobo, and it is compatible with my machine. then i have to see if it is what i want. a zotac nvidia geforce gt 610 is no good for gaming, and a 530 is much better than it. the number of cores, shader version etc.comes next. then comes benchmarking.



mind you the memory in the gpu is not the only determining factor and the no. of cores or frequency of the cpu does not specify how fast ot works. an octa core processor will work the same as a quad core one unless all the cores are utilized.

Answer 7

For gaming, pick a suitable component that is NOT bottlenecking each other.

For example, getting an I3 for GTX 980 maybe not suitable, cause the CPU will bottleneck the GPU.

For Intel or AMD mattter, it`s just based on your preferences, cause CPU are not based on drivers like GPU.

For a same priced CPU, it`s an important matter that you need to know that most games nowadays require at least 4 core for optimum performance.

8 core AMD cpu are better in multithread using task/programs, while it tends to produce more heat and consume more electricity.

For Intel, I5-4690K is still the best gaming CPU for my cause.

For AMD, getting an FX-8350 or A10-7870K is great.

For GPU, do NOT rely on the written specs, instead go watch the actual benchmark and result.

Answer 8

You are trying to boil down a complex system to 1 part with 1 spec to look for. This is too simplistic.



In general:



* The GPU is usually the limiting factor for game frame rates. Do research on TomsHardware, MaximumPC and on YouTube JayzTwoCents and others for tests.



* The i5-4690K is still the best gaming CPU. Make sure to pair with a Z series motherboard to give you the option to over-clock.



* SSD Boot drive + 1-2 TB HDD - this speeds everything up.

Answer 9

These are the specs:

8 gb ram or more

2.3 ghz processor or more preferably intel i7

A full HD monitor 1920×1080

1tb hard drive for those games

A dvd slot

Answer 10

PC specs:

Asus Sabertooth z97 mark 1

GTX 980 4 of them using and SLI connector

Intel i7 latest octore

32 gb ram

4 6tb hdd

psu 2500 Watts

lols XD so dreamy for me

Answer 11

First, go to the sites I mention.



In regards to your questions, most games are not multi-threaded so the number of cores makes little difference. But GHz isn't going to be all that either. Same with GPUs. You want a better chip, in many cases, but you do need enough RAM, though going for more and more RAM is a fool's game since few games will use it.

Answer 12

First what games are you playing ? what res are you looking at ? the diff is from £400 to £2000.



A good basic system might be a I 3 or I 5 8 gigs of ram and a good video card dvd at least 500 meg hard drive.



You can get a very basic and cheap one from a look in amazon

Answer 13

The cpu is not the only spec you should look at when it comes to gaming.

Check your budget and compare it with the price of cpus available, if you find two cpus with the same price. Compare them both (watch youtube videos)

Ram should be at least 8gb if you gonna play ram hungry games

Gpu (same when buying cpu, check budget, grab the best)

For a good gpu you also need a good power supply

Answer 14

For me I prefer using AMD over Intel the reason is I think they are built better and they perform much better than Intels do. Right now I am using a AMD FX-8350 4GhZ 8 core processor. If your wanting to play games that are most recent I would recommend getting a graphics card that has at least 4GB of memory. For RAM you should be fine with 8 Gigs which should be more than enough ram to accommodate for games today cause most of them require at least 4.

Answer 15

AMD is cheaper and better quality and they also own ATI which make some good GPUs. generally more cores are better but you need a high GHz rating for your CPU as well. Also AMD is better for overclocking which gives you more GHz but you have to have a good cooler and MOBO to do it.

Answer 16

Processor : core I3, I5, I7

Hard disk : 500 GB - 1 T

RAM : 4 - 8 GB

Answer 17

cpu: i5

ram: 8gb

gpu 2 gb (ddr5)

hdd: 1TB

and a good capable motherboard

Answer 18

For both, BENCHMARKS are what you need. You can't compared hardware of different ages by different manufacturers in any other way.

Answer 19

Look up guides on pcpartpicker.com

Answer 20

GPU is the most important. The GPU **MUST** be the most expensive part of the build.

Answer 21

AMD or intel