845H
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Hi guys, after umming and arring for the last couple of months I've decided I'll have far better choice with a gaming pc for games old and new rather than get a playstation or xbox.
This is my drawn up spec so far after about a month of research.
I have'nt got storage down as I already have a samsung evo plus 970 nvme that I'm going to use.
My aim is to use this with my plasma tv in the living room for games at 1080p ultra settings locked at 60fps using some kind of gaming lapboard like the roccat sova or corsair k63. I'm not interested in 1440p or 4k and not likely to be unless I buy a gaming monitor in the future which is unlikely as I have no where to put one! I'm not interested in overclocking, just want as small and quiet a pc as possible. I'm looking to play retro games via emulation but more importantly want wicked performance for games like Doom 2016 and Eternal, GTA 5, the resident evil remakes, the tomb raider games, gears of war, Halo remasters etc. I also want to get into some other fps titles like Battlefield and COD which I havent touched for over a decade!
First question, is the rtx 2060 gpu overkill for my aim? At the beginning of my research I was looking at a digital foundry video which suggested the gtx 1060 was a 1080p killer. Since then I've seen other videos suggesting the 1660 ti and now rtx 2060. Could I save some money and get the 1660 ti instead?
second questions, is the 4 core 3300X going to be more future proof than the similarly priced 6 core Ryzen 2600? I've read some stuff about games being more optimised for 6+ cores soon due to the new consoles about to come out and therefore 4 cores will not cut it for newer games in the near future.
Third question, should I add some fans to my setup? I'm worried more fans equals more noise and also very confused about air flow, gpu fan types, heat exhaustion etc.
Fourth question, I've heard mixed things about PSUs. Some say the internal supplied node 202 psu is sufficient and some swear by going for a seperaete sfx gold or platinum rated 500-600w+ PSUs. I dont think I can really stretch to this so the internal psu in the node 202 is my preference.
*edit* I should also add that I dont have much rack space which is why I'm going for the node 202 as I want to have it in the horzontal setup, I dont have any vertical space.
Thanks in advance!
This is my drawn up spec so far after about a month of research.
Part List - AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC w/450 W Power Supply - PCPartPicker
Part List - AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, Fractal Design Node 202 HTPC w/450 W Power Supply
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I have'nt got storage down as I already have a samsung evo plus 970 nvme that I'm going to use.
My aim is to use this with my plasma tv in the living room for games at 1080p ultra settings locked at 60fps using some kind of gaming lapboard like the roccat sova or corsair k63. I'm not interested in 1440p or 4k and not likely to be unless I buy a gaming monitor in the future which is unlikely as I have no where to put one! I'm not interested in overclocking, just want as small and quiet a pc as possible. I'm looking to play retro games via emulation but more importantly want wicked performance for games like Doom 2016 and Eternal, GTA 5, the resident evil remakes, the tomb raider games, gears of war, Halo remasters etc. I also want to get into some other fps titles like Battlefield and COD which I havent touched for over a decade!
First question, is the rtx 2060 gpu overkill for my aim? At the beginning of my research I was looking at a digital foundry video which suggested the gtx 1060 was a 1080p killer. Since then I've seen other videos suggesting the 1660 ti and now rtx 2060. Could I save some money and get the 1660 ti instead?
second questions, is the 4 core 3300X going to be more future proof than the similarly priced 6 core Ryzen 2600? I've read some stuff about games being more optimised for 6+ cores soon due to the new consoles about to come out and therefore 4 cores will not cut it for newer games in the near future.
Third question, should I add some fans to my setup? I'm worried more fans equals more noise and also very confused about air flow, gpu fan types, heat exhaustion etc.
Fourth question, I've heard mixed things about PSUs. Some say the internal supplied node 202 psu is sufficient and some swear by going for a seperaete sfx gold or platinum rated 500-600w+ PSUs. I dont think I can really stretch to this so the internal psu in the node 202 is my preference.
*edit* I should also add that I dont have much rack space which is why I'm going for the node 202 as I want to have it in the horzontal setup, I dont have any vertical space.
Thanks in advance!
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