I have created a build on pcpartpicker for a minecraft computer but I am not sure if it meets my requirement of 200 - 800 average fps, smooth gameplay, optifine and low settings. Please take a look at it and tell me if it will meet my requirements: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JP6mxY
You won't need 200-800 FPS. I'd aim for a computer that will give you a consistent 70 FPS, because the human eye can see ~60 FPS before it can no longer distinguish individual frames (i.e. fastest speed you can observe). I'm no computer nerd, but I think you should aim for 2GB maximum for gameplay unless you're doing modded.
My computer runs at around 80 fps, and I can't tell a difference between that and my brother's 300. If you're okay with a bit less fps (it'll still look really nice), than it should be able to run minecraft easily with those requirements, especially with optifine.
The human eye is not magically limited to 60 FPS, why do you think there are 144 Hz (and above) monitors? I have no idea where this absolutely idiotic assumption comes from.
While it's obviously not correct, it's pretty easy to see where the assumption comes from. Loads of people say that you cannot see about 60 fps because most monitors only display 60 fps, however I guarantee that a majority of those people forget the monitor part and just stick with the "cannot see above 60 fps part". Those people tell other people, and there the whole assumption starts...
As for the OP, 800 fps is extremely overkill, not sure why you would have a goal like that. If you're just playing minecraft, an i3-6100, 8GB ram, and a GTX 1050 Ti can easily get 200-300 fps if not more with Optifine. Not sure why you would need that high of a framerate, but whatevs
I would like to get 200 - 800 fps so when I am going on to servers with many entities or fps lag I will still be able to play smoothly on them and I would like to have an i7 because if I start to stop playing minecraft to play a different game the i7 would give me a good fps rate at high settings.
As for the OP, 800 fps is extremely overkill, not sure why you would have a goal like that. If you're just playing minecraft, an i3-6100, 8GB ram, and a GTX 1050 Ti can easily get 200-300 fps if not more with Optifine. Not sure why you would need that high of a framerate, but whatevs
Shaders. Shaders are popular, people use them. a GTX 1070 is not at all overkill for shaders.
I would like to get 200 - 800 fps so when I am going on to servers with many entities or fps lag I will still be able to play smoothly on them and I would like to have an i7 because if I start to stop playing minecraft to play a different game the i7 would give me a good fps rate at high settings.
You're still not going to need that kind of framerate. Like I said, I run a GTX 970 and I never see under 200 fps. If any entities are really going to cause lag, than it's more of a CPU issue than a GPU issue. And Minecraft doesn't benefit from more cores so an i7 is useless. And no games in general really benefit significantly from an i7. If I can get 60 fps + in literally every game on a 6 year old i5-2500K, then a modern i5 is all you need.
Shaders. Shaders are popular, people use them. a GTX 1070 is not at all overkill for shaders.
First off, I'm gonna say it... Shaders are completely overrated. I know literally no one who actually played with shaders for more than a couple minutes without getting sick of them. They look cool at first, but no one actually runs them constantly.
And yes the GTX 1070 is overkill. My GTX 970 gets 80+ fps on ultra shaders easily.
You're still not going to need that kind of framerate. Like I said, I run a GTX 970 and I never see under 200 fps. If any entities are really going to cause lag, than it's more of a CPU issue than a GPU issue. And Minecraft doesn't benefit from more cores so an i7 is useless. And no games in general really benefit significantly from an i7. If I can get 60 fps + in literally every game on a 6 year old i5-2500K, then a modern i5 is all you need.
First off, I'm gonna say it... Shaders are completely overrated. I know literally no one who actually played with shaders for more than a couple minutes without getting sick of them. They look cool at first, but no one actually runs them constantly.
And yes the GTX 1070 is overkill. My GTX 970 gets 80+ fps on ultra shaders easily.
You might not know people who regularly use shaders, and that's fine, but there are people out there who always use shaders whenever they can. I know, because I'm one of them.
Shaders are currently set up in a way in which no matter what system you have, you can always bring it to its knees. 1070 giving you overkill FPS? Turn up that Global Illumination quality and up those PBR bumpmaps. That'll bring you right back down to 60fps. Shaders give you loads of options based on your system configuration, just saying "ultra shaders" is vague. You can make absolutely any system struggle with a maxed out shader.
Still don't believe me? Watch videos of shader developers testing features with their GTX 980s, I think you'll find that with some of the more advanced stuff they dive into, a GTX 980 is quite a bit weaker than what's ideal.
You might not know people who regularly use shaders, and that's fine, but there are people out there who always use shaders whenever they can. I know, because I'm one of them.
Shaders are currently set up in a way in which no matter what system you have, you can always bring it to its knees. 1070 giving you overkill FPS? Turn up that Global Illumination quality and up those PBR bumpmaps. That'll bring you right back down to 60fps. Shaders give you loads of options based on your system configuration, just saying "ultra shaders" is vague. You can make absolutely any system struggle with a maxed out shader.
Still don't believe me? Watch videos of shader developers testing features with their GTX 980s, I think you'll find that with some of the more advanced stuff they dive into, a GTX 980 is quite a bit weaker than what's ideal.
While you do make some valid points, OP specified that he was planning to play on LOW settings. Unless OP specifies that he actually wants to run shaders, then it's a moot point
At the moment I play on low settings because I am on a laptop and I do plan to stay on somewhat low settings but I am not going to be on the lowest settings possible. I will be on at least 8 render distance and fancy graphics normally I think unless I want to see how my pc would perform with higher settings. Also an i7 can be necessary for high demanding games like Metro Last Light Redux or Rise Of Tomb Raider.
Well for my $1000 budget I am going to stick with what I have because I can squeeze in an i7 so there is no point of downgrading to an i5.
I mean you can spend that money on a better motherboard, or a case that isn't junk.
Or if you actually want good CPU performance that will actually give you more performance, then get an i5-6600K, a good CPU cooler, and a good Z170 motherboard and learn how to overclock it. My 6 year old i5-2500K at 4.6GHz outperforms my friend's i7-4770k in almost every game by quite a bit.
You won't need 200-800 FPS. I'd aim for a computer that will give you a consistent 70 FPS, because the human eye can see ~60 FPS before it can no longer distinguish individual frames (i.e. fastest speed you can observe). I'm no computer nerd, but I think you should aim for 2GB maximum for gameplay unless you're doing modded.
Stop lying. I can clearly see the difference between 60hz and 144hz.
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I have created a build on pcpartpicker for a minecraft computer but I am not sure if it meets my requirement of 200 - 800 average fps, smooth gameplay, optifine and low settings. Please take a look at it and tell me if it will meet my requirements: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JP6mxY
You won't need 200-800 FPS. I'd aim for a computer that will give you a consistent 70 FPS, because the human eye can see ~60 FPS before it can no longer distinguish individual frames (i.e. fastest speed you can observe). I'm no computer nerd, but I think you should aim for 2GB maximum for gameplay unless you're doing modded.
My computer runs at around 80 fps, and I can't tell a difference between that and my brother's 300. If you're okay with a bit less fps (it'll still look really nice), than it should be able to run minecraft easily with those requirements, especially with optifine.
There is no reason to be rude. And given you have obviously done research, yes, you do know where that idea comes from.
While it's obviously not correct, it's pretty easy to see where the assumption comes from. Loads of people say that you cannot see about 60 fps because most monitors only display 60 fps, however I guarantee that a majority of those people forget the monitor part and just stick with the "cannot see above 60 fps part". Those people tell other people, and there the whole assumption starts...
As for the OP, 800 fps is extremely overkill, not sure why you would have a goal like that. If you're just playing minecraft, an i3-6100, 8GB ram, and a GTX 1050 Ti can easily get 200-300 fps if not more with Optifine. Not sure why you would need that high of a framerate, but whatevs
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3
I would like to get 200 - 800 fps so when I am going on to servers with many entities or fps lag I will still be able to play smoothly on them and I would like to have an i7 because if I start to stop playing minecraft to play a different game the i7 would give me a good fps rate at high settings.
Shaders. Shaders are popular, people use them. a GTX 1070 is not at all overkill for shaders.
You're still not going to need that kind of framerate. Like I said, I run a GTX 970 and I never see under 200 fps. If any entities are really going to cause lag, than it's more of a CPU issue than a GPU issue. And Minecraft doesn't benefit from more cores so an i7 is useless. And no games in general really benefit significantly from an i7. If I can get 60 fps + in literally every game on a 6 year old i5-2500K, then a modern i5 is all you need.
First off, I'm gonna say it... Shaders are completely overrated. I know literally no one who actually played with shaders for more than a couple minutes without getting sick of them. They look cool at first, but no one actually runs them constantly.
And yes the GTX 1070 is overkill. My GTX 970 gets 80+ fps on ultra shaders easily.
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3
You might not know people who regularly use shaders, and that's fine, but there are people out there who always use shaders whenever they can. I know, because I'm one of them.
Shaders are currently set up in a way in which no matter what system you have, you can always bring it to its knees. 1070 giving you overkill FPS? Turn up that Global Illumination quality and up those PBR bumpmaps. That'll bring you right back down to 60fps. Shaders give you loads of options based on your system configuration, just saying "ultra shaders" is vague. You can make absolutely any system struggle with a maxed out shader.
Still don't believe me? Watch videos of shader developers testing features with their GTX 980s, I think you'll find that with some of the more advanced stuff they dive into, a GTX 980 is quite a bit weaker than what's ideal.
While you do make some valid points, OP specified that he was planning to play on LOW settings. Unless OP specifies that he actually wants to run shaders, then it's a moot point
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3
At the moment I play on low settings because I am on a laptop and I do plan to stay on somewhat low settings but I am not going to be on the lowest settings possible. I will be on at least 8 render distance and fancy graphics normally I think unless I want to see how my pc would perform with higher settings. Also an i7 can be necessary for high demanding games like Metro Last Light Redux or Rise Of Tomb Raider.
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Well for my $1000 budget I am going to stick with what I have because I can squeeze in an i7 so there is no point of downgrading to an i5.
I mean you can spend that money on a better motherboard, or a case that isn't junk.
Or if you actually want good CPU performance that will actually give you more performance, then get an i5-6600K, a good CPU cooler, and a good Z170 motherboard and learn how to overclock it. My 6 year old i5-2500K at 4.6GHz outperforms my friend's i7-4770k in almost every game by quite a bit.
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3
Stop lying. I can clearly see the difference between 60hz and 144hz.
AMD [email protected], Thermalright Macho X2/CRYORIG R1 Ultimate, ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/AURA, Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB DDR3L-1600, Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB, Crucial MX300 525GB, HGST Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB, Seagate Momentus XT 500GB 2.5", Sapphire R9 Fury NITRO 4GB, Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX TG Silver, Thermaltake Tough Power DPS G 750W with black CableMod Sleeved Extensions
I'm also the wiki-editing mod of /r/cablemanagement on reddit, so you can ask me those questions if you want.