What FPS can this Spec achieve?

[Alex S]

Hi everyone, I am getting a system for extreme pc gaming and want a rig that can run 200+fps. Does the below give me that? Is there anything I am missing on this spec to give me that? Is there anything I have overblown to get me that? Ideally I would love 240fps, but my budget is 4k.

I am running this on a nvidia g-sync curved 240hz monitor. full hd 1080.

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I play mainly FPS and stream, apex legends is the main game.


Any advice appreciated here. Very close to purchasing just want some expert fellow tech enthusiasts opinions.

 

[SpyderTracks]

This is a very poor choice, you've selected an HEDT CPU which is not very good for gaming as they have lower clock speeds to accomodate more cores, and Intel have a poor IPC (instructions per clock) so high frequency is all important on intel.

Is there any reason you've chosen a custom loop build? It's not going to improve performance at all.

All this is moot anyway as the bottleneck will be your monitor. What monitor are you pairing it with, what resolution or make and model if you're unsure?

But this would be a very bad build for gaming.

 

[Alex S]

This is a very poor choice, you've selected an HEDT CPU which is not very good for gaming as they have lower clock speeds to accomodate more cores, and Intel have a poor IPC (instructions per clock) so high frequency is all important on intel.

Is there any reason you've chosen a custom loop build? It's not going to improve performance at all.

All this is moot anyway as the bottleneck will be your monitor. What monitor are you pairing it with, what resolution or make and model if you're unsure?

But this would be a very bad build for gaming.

oh boy, I guess i better mod this.
Do you have any suggestions on a build, 4K budget, want 240fps ideally or as close as possible.

sorry for my ignorance, what is a custom loop? just a gamer who’s started to make a bit streaming and wants to upgrade but doesn’t know the tech as well as you lot!

my monitor is:https://www.samsung.com/us/computin...5-240hz-curved-gaming-monitor-lc27rg50fqnxza/

 

[SpyderTracks]

oh boy, I guess i better mod this.
Do you have any suggestions on a build, 4K budget, want 240fps ideally or as close as possible.

sorry for my ignorance, what is a custom loop? just a gamer who’s started to make a bit streaming and wants to upgrade but doesn’t know the tech as well as you lot!

my monitor is:https://www.samsung.com/us/computin...5-240hz-curved-gaming-monitor-lc27rg50fqnxza/

So that screen is only 1080p 240Hz, there's no need for the 2080ti, it's overpowered on it's own let alone two of them.

Custom loop won't be required for your uses anyway, and if you're going to be streaming then an AMD build will give much better performance.

Give me a sec and I'll spec up and AMD build.

 

[Alex S]

Just research a little on custom loop. I also chose liquid cooling custom loop as I was advised by a friend with a gaming rig. I was under the impression if I liquid cool my GPU it would perform better, is this not true?

What type of processors should I be looking at and do you not advise liquid cooling?

 

[Alex S]

So that screen is only 1080p 240Hz, there's no need for the 2080ti, it's overpowered on it's own let alone two of them.

Custom loop won't be required for your uses anyway, and if you're going to be streaming then an AMD build will give much better performance.

Give me a sec and I'll spec up and AMD build.

Okay - does that screen not achieve what I need from then to get the 240 fps? Okay if I don't need liquid cooling all game for not having it. I was under the impression (advised) that I should get a SLI motherboard and 2 of the same GB sizing GPUs to get a better frame. Is that not true aswell? A bit lost now as hearing different things, just need some facts

 

[SpyderTracks]

As an example:

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[SpyderTracks]

Okay - does that screen not achieve what I need from then to get the 240 fps? Okay if I don't need liquid cooling all game for not having it. I was under the impression (advised) that I should get a SLI motherboard and 2 of the same GB sizing GPUs to get a better frame. Is that not true aswell? A bit lost now as hearing different things, just need some facts

The screen is only 1080p which is very low by today's standards. It's only really used for competitive players, most people are on 1440p or 4k for gaming.

The 2080 Super is more than enough to drive that screen, there's no requirement for anything more.

Regarding watercooling, there's custom loops (open loops) and closed loops. For your uses, there's no need for a custom loop, it won't provide any benefit over a closed loop which is still watercooling.

Closed loops are so good these days, there's very few reasons for custom loops anymore.

 

[Alex S]

Oh thank you very much Spydertracks. I have a few questions if you don't mind helping me out! Been great so far.

- Why not 2 graphics card and SLI motherboard? Wouldn't this help me get to my 200+fps I am looking for
- What is the difference between single threaded and multithreaded in regards to CPU specs?
- Do I need to upgrade my screen to benefit from the 2 GPUs? Not really understanding that I need one GPU for 240fps, thought this was impossible?
- Also why not the extra case fans? I was told you should always go with this by a friend for gaming?
- Also this build will guarantee me 200fps+ on FPS games at a steady rate?

Thanks,
Alex

 

[SpyderTracks]

- Why not 2 graphics card and SLI motherboard? Wouldn't this help me get to my 200+fps I am looking for

See my last comment.

- What is the difference between single threaded and multithreaded in regards to CPU specs?

I'm not sure what you mean by this. A CPU has it's performance per core (single core) and as multi core. Gaming mainly utilises single core. Intel chips have a very low IPC (instructions per clock) which hasn't really been updated for around 5 years. All they've done is increase frequency but the cpu's themselves are the same design from about 2015. Intel are the poor choice these days, expensive and poor performing. The AMD chip I suggested equals the Intel 9900k (Intels best gaming chip) for single threaded but absolutely destroys it for multithreaded.


- Do I need to upgrade my screen to benefit from the 2 GPUs?

There's no need for 2 GPU's these days, GPU's are so powerful that you select the relevant GPU to fit your monitor.

- Also why not the extra case fans? I was told you should always go with this by a friend for gaming?

Your friend needs to learn about case design. The case is what dictates airflow and overall cooling in the build. If you select the right case, the included fans are placed in such a way to optimise airflow. Adding hundreds of fans will actually usually DECREASE airflow by creating negative pressure or zero spots where the airflow is prevented from flowing where it needs to.

- Also this build will guarantee me 200fps+ on FPS games at a steady rate?

Firstly, why do you want over 200fps so much, is there a specific reason? Normally for 1080p gameplay you would reduce settings hugely to maintain high FPS, that's the reason people still use 1080p 244Hz screens, they're not intersted in how pretty it is, only how many fps they get. Is this what you're aiming for? If it's not, and you're looking for visual supremacy, then very simply, you've got entirely the wrong screen, you should be looking at at least a 1440p 144Hz or 4k 144Hz. As said 1080p is very limited in how much it can show. Your monitor is 27" as well, so it's going to be worse still because you'll be able to see every pixel (as 24" is widely regarded as the max size for 1080p before you start to see the pixels).

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[Scott]

I think you may be at cross purposes here unfortunately.

Remaining competitive in gaming while streaming is a very niche thing to do.... There's competitive gaming.... and there's streaming. They are normally mutually exclusive although you can of course game at a high level WHILE streaming.

Forgetting about tomorrow the best gaming pairing for extreme 1080p is the 9900k with a 2080Ti.

AMD offers a better future with option to upgrade. Intel has you pretty much dead in the water going forward but it is king of the hill today.

What are your expectations of longevity before you upgrade the system?

The 2080 Super will handle 200+ fps at 1080p on certain games with the settings set accordingly. The 2080Ti, even in SLI, will struggle with some games at their highest settings.... as that's just how it goes.

Competitive shooters are often played with low fidelity for high FPS. If this is what you're aiming for then the 2080 Super would have you covered but I can understand putting the extra funds towards the Ti. SLI is not a good plan in any situation.

 

[Scott]

Right at this minute the below is what I would say was the best you can buy on here for gaming. It's not what you would consider recommended, due to the dead platform etc, but it is the best you can do today.

This doesn't take into account 1080p or 200+ hz, I've not even factored that in... it's as good as it gets. It's way inside your budget and it will smash everything you need it to, including streaming thanks to the Nvidia card and the multi-threaded CPU (Nvidia does shadowplay that's built in and doesn't need the CPU, not sure if this is any good to you).

I've chosen an excellent case for airflow that has a nice range of fans as standard. The CPU cooler has another 2 ML fans that will also aid airflow. The 2080Ti I have selected I normally hate but it's got a great cooler on it and it's as good as you can get on here. It's burning money but it's burning money to be the best.

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[Alex S]

- Why not 2 graphics card and SLI motherboard? Wouldn't this help me get to my 200+fps I am looking for

See my last comment.

- What is the difference between single threaded and multithreaded in regards to CPU specs?

I'm not sure what you mean by this. A CPU has it's performance per core (single core) and as multi core. Gaming mainly utilises single core. Intel chips have a very low IPC (instructions per clock) which hasn't really been updated for around 5 years. All they've done is increase frequency but the cpu's themselves are the same design from about 2015. Intel are the poor choice these days, expensive and poor performing. The AMD chip I suggested equals the Intel 9900k (Intels best gaming chip) for single threaded but absolutely destroys it for multithreaded.


- Do I need to upgrade my screen to benefit from the 2 GPUs?

There's no need for 2 GPU's these days, GPU's are so powerful that you select the relevant GPU to fit your monitor.

- Also why not the extra case fans? I was told you should always go with this by a friend for gaming?

Your friend needs to learn about case design. The case is what dictates airflow and overall cooling in the build. If you select the right case, the included fans are placed in such a way to optimise airflow. Adding hundreds of fans will actually usually DECREASE airflow by creating negative pressure or zero spots where the airflow is prevented from flowing where it needs to.

- Also this build will guarantee me 200fps+ on FPS games at a steady rate?

Firstly, why do you want over 200fps so much, is there a specific reason? Normally for 1080p gameplay you would reduce settings hugely to maintain high FPS, that's the reason people still use 1080p 244Hz screens, they're not intersted in how pretty it is, only how many fps they get. Is this what you're aiming for? If it's not, and you're looking for visual supremacy, then very simply, you've got entirely the wrong screen, you should be looking at at least a 1440p 144Hz or 4k 144Hz. As said 1080p is very limited in how much it can show. Your monitor is 27" as well, so it's going to be worse still because you'll be able to see every pixel (as 24" is widely regarded as the max size for 1080p before you start to see the pixels).

What Is Monitor Resolution? Resolutions and Aspect Ratios Explained - ViewSonic Library

Learn all about how monitor resolution and aspect ratio affect your media experience.

www.viewsonic.com

Hmm I think I have done this completely wrong. I will disregard what my friend said looking into what you said, as it seems like fragmented and not great advice.

Maybe it is better if I say what my expectations are. This is basically what I want:

- Extreme gaming rig that runs high FPS on first person shooters and achieves high end image quality. (can upgrade monitor to achieve this)
- I want a future-proof rig for gaming primarily but secondarily it doubles up as an above spec workstation.
- I want to achieve 200fps with UHD or 4k if possible. Not sure if possible at current tech. I basically want the best quality and also the best FPS available, 200fps is fine. ( i know my screen currently is Full HD1080p)
- My budget is around 4k, but flexible.
- It will also be used to render videos from 4k drone footage (I have a company that sells drone services and editing)

Thanks,
Alex

 

[Alex S]

Okay I understand a bit better.

Let's say I want this solely for gaming and not streaming at this point, as this is my primary goal in purchasing this custom build.

That in mind what specs would I want? Also am I on the wrong site for gaming pcs? What did you mean by the dead platform in your post Scott?

best,
Alex

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hmm I think I have done this completely wrong. I will disregard what my friend said looking into what you said, as it seems like fragmented and not great advice.

Maybe it is better if I say what my expectations are. This is basically what I want:

- Extreme gaming rig that runs high FPS on first person shooters and achieves high end image quality. (can upgrade monitor to achieve this)
- I want a future-proof rig for gaming primarily but secondarily it doubles up as an above spec workstation.
- I want to achieve 200fps with UHD or 4k if possible. Not sure if possible at current tech. I basically want the best quality and also the best FPS available, 200fps is fine. ( i know my screen currently is Full HD1080p)
- My budget is around 4k, but flexible.
- It will also be used to render videos from 4k drone footage (I have a company that sells drone services and editing)

Thanks,
Alex

Firstly, you need to question why you want over 200 fps...

There are literally 1% of humans that can appreciate anything over about 100fps which is why it's so niche. There's a really good video on it here:

If you've never actually tried the difference between 144Hz and 244Hz, I would strongly recommend you do so given that you didn't seem to appreciate what resolutions are, it's highly likely that you won't be able to tell the difference.

 

[Alex S]

Firstly, you need to question why you want over 200 fps...

There are literally 1% of humans that can appreciate anything over about 100fps which is why it's so niche. There's a really good video on it here:

If you've never actually tried the difference between 144Hz and 244Hz, I would strongly recommend you do so given that you didn't seem to appreciate what resolutions are, it's highly likely that you won't be able to tell the difference.

That video helped a lot and honestly confirmed that i want 240hz monitor. I am currently running in predator in apex (top 500) and want to take it to a more pro level, so this is the option for me looking at the test in that video.

If I wanted 4k 200fps roughly then what would I need to do to achieve this? I know the improvements are slight, but I am looking for close to the best if not the best.

 

[Alex S]

Right at this minute the below is what I would say was the best you can buy on here for gaming. It's not what you would consider recommended, due to the dead platform etc, but it is the best you can do today.

This doesn't take into account 1080p or 200+ hz, I've not even factored that in... it's as good as it gets. It's way inside your budget and it will smash everything you need it to, including streaming thanks to the Nvidia card and the multi-threaded CPU (Nvidia does shadowplay that's built in and doesn't need the CPU, not sure if this is any good to you).

I've chosen an excellent case for airflow that has a nice range of fans as standard. The CPU cooler has another 2 ML fans that will also aid airflow. The 2080Ti I have selected I normally hate but it's got a great cooler on it and it's as good as you can get on here. It's burning money but it's burning money to be the best.

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Okay I will look into this. I will have to go with nvidia though as I have gsync monitor, unless I decide to upgrade to a 4k 144hz+ monitor from everyones advice.

 

[SpyderTracks]

That video helped a lot and honestly confirmed that i want 240hz. I am currently running in predator in apex (top 500) and want to take it to a more pro level, so this is the option for me.

If I wanted 4k 200fps then what would I need to do?

Ok, that makes sense then.

In that case @Scott build is about the best you're going to get for your current monitor.

They have just started to release 1440p 244Hz monitors like this one:

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/omen-x-27-240hz-gaming-monitor

At 4k, there are only 144Hz screens available now, and you'll only be able to push around 80fps currently.

BUT both nVidia and AMD are set to announce some seriously powerful cards over the next month or so.

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If it were me, I'd hold off just until the announcement. For the first time in about 20 years it sounds like AMD have actually got something to threaten nVidia in the high end, and as such, nVidia are going to have to release something pretty special. Either way, with the new announcements, we should get a price decrease on the current lineup, if you can't wait for the actual release in June.

 

[Scott]

Pro gaming is 1080p as far as I'm aware. Most pro gamers are happy to play the game looking like an 80s gameboy when it gives them the edge.

There is no way to have it all unfortunately.

4k 200FPS doesn't exist. Nothing can drive it and nothing can display it. That's not to say it's not in the works... you just can't buy it.

Pro gaming is high refresh 1080p. I don't know if G-Sync helps or hinders reaction but at 200fps I don't think you'll be worrying about that.

Single card solutions are the only feasible options now. It's a HUGE waste to go down the SLI route as it's died a death. Single card is all you need for high end 1080p though.

You're in a tough position as you want a have it all system. The one I suggested does it all.... it just doesn't do the extras as well as other options would (AMD specifically). It's the best at gaming though so if that's top of the pile then that's your option.

The next gen of AMD may bump Intel off of the heap for high frequency gaming but it doesn't at the moment.... it just annihilates it everywhere else

 

[SpyderTracks]

Pro gaming is 1080p as far as I'm aware. Most pro gamers are happy to play the game looking like an 80s gameboy when it gives them the edge.

Furthermore, most pro gamers will have a 240hz 1080p screen, BUT they’ll reduce the game output to 720p with all settings dialled right down.