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Under $2000 Star Citizen Ready Rig


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After 100's of hours of practice in Star Citizen we have realized that, particularly in dogfighting, having a system that can run Star Citizen at 60fps or above, keeps you competitive in the game. Having said that, Ive put together a computer setup that I know would give you the best experience per dollar amount, while trying to keep pricing reasonable.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($318.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Jet)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  ($559.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM 64-bit  ($139.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM  120mm Fans  ($20.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1941.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-09 17:10 EDT-0400

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Prices are always subject to change and the prices in this post may go up or down after the initial post date.

I hope this helps. :)

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21 hours ago, jubez said:

No monitor recommendation seems like a key thing having the right mhz/refresh rating.  

I used to use two 4k tv's(technically 30-60mhz) for monitors switched one to 144mhz monitor and i notice a huge difference in just re orientating my ship (in fps changing aim direction quickly) though as my wife says IM A HUGE NERD as she doesnt see a difference.  

 

In the 2 posts above it has a screen recommendation and then shows the advantage of wide screen.

That being said shoot for screens with NO LESS than 60 Hz refresh rate the more the better!

Also look for a low response time. That helps with when you press any button how quickly it reacts on the screen, I would stick to a 4ms response time or lower. I have 2 1ms response time and it makes a big difference.

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I would also consider a Intel i5 8600K, because it has more horsepower and a cheaper price. It has 6 instead of 4 physical cores and the new architecture. Also the stock turbospeed is higher with the same TDP of 95W. Because the i5 has no Hyperthreading, but still has more power, the singlecore performance is higher and will help with non multicore optimized workloads. In my opinion it has the same or even a bit better performance/price ratio then a AMD Ryzen.

 

Why would you by Windows 10 Pro for 140 when you can get it for 20 from a keyseller?

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