Just finished putting together my new rig today. First big upgrade in six years.
I-9 9900k, EVGA RTX 2080 Ti, 32gb of Kingston HyperX, Corsair 850w PSU, 2tb SSD and 2tb WD Mechanical.
Yes, I'm bragging. :D
Trying to figure out something ridiculous and good to put on it and try it out. I have Arma 3 and IL2, I know they push some boundaries. But I'm wondering what I can throw on this and really really swing for the fences.
What games really give you guys a run for your money and are good? I mean, you know me, I've got a ton. Just trying to think of something new (outside Outer Worlds this week) that I can get that will cross my eyes and boggle my dongle.
Very nice upgrade!
I'm running a FX-8320 and R9 390 card, and I'm really trying not to upgrade until something major breaks. :hide:
I believe Total War Warhammer II has some pretty beefy requirements?
Yep, that's one I've got I need to reinstall and give a go with.
Been a bit since I'd done a campaign so It'll be nice to set some benchmarks.
Very similar to the system I just got and have been wondering the same thing. Also installed ARMA 3 and BoX. For me the real test is going to be DCS with VR. Construction is almost done downstairs, at which point I can set up my flight and vr gear.
Wildlands was pretty hefty on requirements, as was Arkham Knight -- they're essentially why I finally trashed my Nvidia 680 SLI (or whatever its number was) for a 1080Ti.
Hm, today, aside from things already mentioned... Middle-Earth: Shadow of War is a big system hog.
I suspect the NBA2x games are beasts, but I don't know from experience.
Red Dead Redemption 2 will be out for PC in a few weeks (supposedly); it's quite late-gen. The new Spider-man game from last year should be dropping around Christmas, but I haven't heard any chatter about that. Console ports to PC are notorious generally, so those are good places to look! :coolsmiley:
What else.... Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2? Blood Bowl 2? They aren't the latest things but they're infamous for being system hogs.
.....Pride of Nations?! >:D
Arma 3? Witcher 3? (Again not recent but known system hogs.)
What's the most recent AssCreed games? Origins and Odyssey?
Ah, here's one from last year which would just flash-fire people's systems: Space Hulk Deathwing!
Quote from: SirAndrewD on October 22, 2019, 10:54:37 PM
Just finished putting together my new rig today. First big upgrade in six years.
I-9 9900k, EVGA RTX 2080 Ti, 32gb of Kingston HyperX, Corsair 850w PSU, 2tb SSD and 2tb WD Mechanical.
Yes, I'm bragging. :D
Trying to figure out something ridiculous and good to put on it and try it out.
*Low whistle at the specs*
Assassins Creed Odyssey with all graphic settings on max. Will be interesting to see how great that looks.
Quote from: SirAndrewD on October 22, 2019, 10:54:37 PM
Just finished putting together my new rig today. First big upgrade in six years.
I-9 9900k, EVGA RTX 2080 Ti, 32gb of Kingston HyperX, Corsair 850w PSU, 2tb SSD and 2tb WD Mechanical.
Yes, I'm bragging. :D
Trying to figure out something ridiculous and good to put on it and try it out. I have Arma 3 and IL2, I know they push some boundaries. But I'm wondering what I can throw on this and really really swing for the fences.
What games really give you guys a run for your money and are good? I mean, you know me, I've got a ton. Just trying to think of something new (outside Outer Worlds this week) that I can get that will cross my eyes and boggle my dongle.
What did that cost to built it yourself?
I hear the original Crysis on max settings is still a pretty good benchmark.
Quote from: al_infierno on October 23, 2019, 12:51:32 PM
I hear the original Crysis on max settings is still a pretty good benchmark.
True...it is, but you have to tweak a few things.
I'd say to really test go DCS World in VR and run one of those insane stress test missions with thousands of units battling. :)
Also Ashes of the Singularity on a huge map with maxed out settings will be a true test of powerrrrr.
With the risk of sounding jealous: why an i9 9900k? Are you often busy with doing video editing? For gaming only you paid too much for options that aren't used. :) In fact, hyperthreading is known to hinder game performance sometimes. That doesnt make it a bad choice of course, just that a 9700k would net you the same approx performance for less money is all.
I also accept 'just because I can', cause that would be something I'd say. :D
Quote from: Yskonyn on October 23, 2019, 01:24:08 PM
With the risk of sounding jealous: why an i9 9900k? Are you often busy with doing video editing? For gaming only you paid too much for options that aren't used. :) In fact, hyperthreading is known to hinder game performance sometimes. That doesnt make it a bad choice of course, just that a 9700k would net you the same approx performance for less money is all.
I also accept 'just because I can', cause that would be something I'd say. :D
Yeah...I went with a Core i7-9700K for this reason.
All good suggestions. Honestly, the two things that I saw the most improvements on in quality and FPS were Arma 3 and IL2.
The improvements to IL2 mostly showed up in career mode using time acceleration to travel between way points. On my old machine it couldn't do much more than 2x, and even then it wasn't very fast. This one moves along at a perfectly good clip. This is exciting because I haven't really been able to play Career because I didn't have the time to invest in a mission that was going to eat up more than an hour of just point a-b.
Yes, I got a 9900k because I can. :coolsmiley:
I mean, there's a bit more to it than that. Some of it was future proofing, some of it was the fact that I use the machine for my work too, and I do a LOT of video conferencing and multitasking when I do that. But, yes, I could achieve the same for less. But in this case I kind of wanted to treat myself. At least I didn't get too absurd and get an X series. At that point it was getting ridiculous..
The whole thing wasn't too bad when all was said and done. I got it put together just north of $2k, which is a lot but if it lasts as long and works as well as my old computer that's really not something I am worried about. I spent all year sale hunting and piecing the machine out bit by bit and I figure next time I do it I'll have the same approach.
Now I have to decide if I finally want to take the VR plunge like Jarhead.
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Trying to figure out something ridiculous and good to put on it and try it out.
Graviteam Tactics Mius Front, Black Snow DLC with unlimited battle radius. MF has some fantastic tight code, but that op is a beast. I have similar components and with all the smoke and thousands of rounds to track, I have to set medium or smaller settings.
This is 1,059 troops and 40 heavy weapons. Chug. Chug.
(https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/762724151515239965/1DC70F0FDE7EE15861B0EA6B64041376350C6E91/)
He wants to break it in -- not break it! ::)
Quote from: SirAndrewD on October 22, 2019, 10:54:37 PM
Just finished putting together my new rig today. First big upgrade in six years.
I-9 9900k, EVGA RTX 2080 Ti, 32gb of Kingston HyperX, Corsair 850w PSU, 2tb SSD and 2tb WD Mechanical.
Yes, I'm bragging. :D
Trying to figure out something ridiculous and good to put on it and try it out. I have Arma 3 and IL2, I know they push some boundaries. But I'm wondering what I can throw on this and really really swing for the fences.
What games really give you guys a run for your money and are good? I mean, you know me, I've got a ton. Just trying to think of something new (outside Outer Worlds this week) that I can get that will cross my eyes and boggle my dongle.
I have an i9-9900k with a RTX 2070 Super on an 1080p monitor since late September and Arma 3 and IL2 run at 60 fps at ultra settings so you will have no issues. I have overclocked the processor to run all cores at 5 Ghz and that was done quite easily. As long as you have a very good cooler, that is. I am jealous of you RTX 2080 Ti.
The only game that I have encountered some frame rate issues is TW: Attila and the older Enemy Engaged 2 modded. But games like WOFF UE, IL2 Great Battles, Strike Fighters 2 and almost all TW games, I have the graphics cranked right up.
Quote from: WallysWorld on October 23, 2019, 05:24:21 PM
I am jealous of you RTX 2080 Ti.
Don't be. Its actually the part I got I felt was the most overkill. Again, I was future proofing, but I think I'd have gone just as well with the RTX 2080 Super. I was piecing out the parts and got the Ti a while a go and was using it in my old computer till I finished this one. If the Super had been out I'd have gone with that one.