New PC for Unreal Engine 4

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Hey guys,

I want to build a new PC to use it especialy for UE4 (or higher in the future) because my Laptop has not enough power.
Since a few days I’m surfing around the internet and different forums to get the best for the lowest price.

A nice guy in a german forum helped me to find out what would probalbly be the best requirements.
That’s what he proposed me:

1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB
1 x DeLOCK SATA 6Gb/s Kabel gelb 0.5m
1 x Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport DIMM Kit 16GB, DDR3-1600, CL9-9-9-24
1 x Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H
1 x LG Electronics GH24NSC0
1 x EKL Alpenföhn Brocken ECO
1 x Nanoxia Deep Silence 3 schwarz, schallgedämmt
1 x be quiet! Straight Power 10-CM 500W

The big question is what graphic card do I need?
My aim is not really to play games, it’s more to construct buildings or a palace and to work through it.
I want to work with good quality (not the best) for the lowest price.

What kind of graphic card can you recommend?

I have this one in mind but I thinks it’s way to good: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC [New Edition]
With this graphic card the PC would cost pretty much 1.100€.

Thanks a lot for your help,
blessings

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I would not go below 600W with an R9 290(X), some of them can peak at over 350W power draw.

As for the card itself, I have one and play at 2560x1440 the only game that gives me trouble is Crysis 3, Ultra settings. In your case it might be overkill but I would still get it, the price/performance on it is quite good still

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I would also beef up the PSU. Be Quiet! are a great brand, so you can stick with them, no worries. :slight_smile: Personally, I would go with 650 watts, but get more than 580, which is one of their specific power levels.

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Thanks a lot for your help!

Do you guys think the Radeon R9 280 (ASUS R9280-DC2T-3GD5 DirectCU II TOP, 3GB GDDR5) will still make it?
It’s 100 € less.

I could also get the 600W-Version for PSU, it’s just a few € more. The question is, if it would still be necessary with the R9 280?

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I wouldn’t. Nividia GTX970 or AMD 290 or 290X. (The 280 is closer in performance to the 270 than the 290). Anything less wouldn’t be enough of an upgrade.

i would go for the 970, as you wouldn’t need to upgrade the PSU. It pulls about 100 watts less than the 290X at full load.

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Alright! Thank you very much for the advices!
So shall it be then!

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Enjoy it! :cool:

Then start saving for a second monitor. :slight_smile:

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definitely! I’m already looking around if some one got a good monitor!

What price range are your monitors?
Is the 21:9 a good format for UE4?

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would having Dual BenQ RL2455HM 24 inch Monitors be good ?