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Building a PC for Tera
Hi i was planning to build a PC to play Tera on decent settings (around 3-4) with at least 60 fps in combat, and was wondering if an Intel Core i-3 6100 3.7 GHz dual-core processor would be able to do this, I know the game is pretty CPU intensive so I am mostly looking to get a good CPU. This PC wouldn't be purely for Tera though so here is the full part list. I'm trying to keep it under $1,100 but I'm open to any ideas.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RV9ZBm
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RV9ZBm
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My current setup gets me 30-40 fps in most dungeons on preset 5. Sometimes I get 50. In towns I get up to 90. It doesn't dip below 20 ever anymore, which is a major improvement from my old AMD setup, where all I got were cooling problems and really low FPS. With my new setup the game is fluid and feels good and fun to play. I'll post the build below for anyone looking to emulate these results.
CPU: Intel I5-6500K, cooled with a 212 evo cooler master cpu heatsink.
Graphics card: ASUS r9 380x
Motherboard: Intel Z170A from MSI
2 8gb ram sticks
some 750w power supply from corsair
1 tb ssd
all stuffed in a Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 case.
I feel like I've listed much more info than was necessary, but yeah. It runs smoothly, at ice cold temperatures, and I get good fps with this build. Other games (namely, black desert) run spectacularly as well. I've been very pleased with overall performance, but I won't lie -- it was a bit over your 1,100 dollar budget. The CPU I think costs about double what your i3 runs. Doubt you'd need 2 8gb ram sticks and I'm not sure if an ssd has a big impact on tera's performance or not, but yeah. There's mine and it works very nicely.
Again all fps measurements were on preset 5. I've yet to try it on anything lower. I'd offer to attempt it for you now, but I'm currently getting 500000 ping and my launcher won't open.
These are my specs which blows your budget out of the water:
Intel Core i7-6700k (I have it clocked at 4.5 GHz right now)
Noctua DH-14 CPU Cooler
G.Skill Ripjaw 4 DDR4 32GB 3000 MHz
ASUS Maximus VIII Hero MB
Corsair AX860 PSU
ASUS GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD
Several WD Black HDD's
However, my game does not want to go above 20 FPS. It should without issue, but it simply doesn't. And i3 should play TERA without issue, an i5 would be a little better IMO if you can spend the extra money at least for that.
If possible, I'd recommend spending a bit more for either G.Skill or Mushkin RAM. Corsair I've heard from a couple friends have dropped in quality as of late for DDR4 memory. But that's just my opinion on that.
Suffice to say, if you're building a gaming computer, go with the i5-6600k and either the MSI M3 or M5. Currently I see you are going with an ATX case, and both motherboards are stellar for the price.
Here's an updated parts list - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CcwfMp
Since you're also looking to save money, I would suggest dropping the wireless network adapter. For the most part, I assume your computer will remain stationary. It'd be in your best interest to run an ethernet cable to the on-board slot from your router.
Why do you have so much system memory? Lol
This guy has an i5 and you can see his graphics/fps for yourself. Idk about his other specs maybe its on his guide.
I've found that 16Gb is quite enough for Tera, even in my system where I have 10+ Chrome tabs loaded, youtube playing, and other programs in the background going. At full utilization I'm using ~11Gb system memory.
+1 to the R9 380 series. I have an MSI R9 380 4Gb and it runs amazingly well. 60+ FPS in velika, 30+ in Highwatch, 30+ in dungeons. Only place it really dips is in battlegrounds when everyone's clustered together. But then again... anyone's computers lag with 20-40 people running around trying to kill each other.
I do however, suggest waiting on the GPU because AMD/Radeon are coming out with the R9 4xx series within the next 30 days, which are going to drastically out-perform the 3xx series in performance and power consumption. Otherwise if you're going Nvidia, Pascal is launching this month as well, and offers even more performance than AMD's new lineup. Getting an existing R9 3xx series, or Geforce 9xx series card now is probably the worst idea for anyone building a computer. Wait a month, buy the new card, and enjoy the new tech. You'll be happier in the long run.
Even if it's your grandma's computer and all she does is check her email once a week!
I3 processors just don't have the longevity to be worth the money you pay for them. In the end, it will force you to have to upgrade sooner than if you had bought an i5.
The i5 6600k is probably the best processor to buy for Tera, though it costs about $200. But Tera is CPU dependant, thus you should spend the bulk of your money on your CPU, and not your GPU, if building a computer specifically for it only.
Also note that the i7 6700k will do nothing for you in Tera, because it does not support hyperthreading. Thus why the 6600k is the best for it.
I do more than just gaming. So having so much RAM is actually productive in my environment. As is with the i7 I use as well.
tera is a game that will run well even with gtx 760 when it runs on a good CPU
so I dont recommend the i3
i5 or i7 recommended
also dont forget that Tera is an Nvidia friendly game
just get a gtx 1070 when it comes out... it is better than gtx 980ti and it is close or better (?) than titan (?)
gtx 1070 is going to be cheaper due to smaller nano structure that Nvidia used in the graphic card... passing the savings down to consumers (Gigabyte/EVGA/MSI)
dont forget to dual channel the memory (Corsair)
good pwr supply (i recommend Corsair or EVGA)
monitor (once u go 144hz u will nvr go back to 60) 1080 or 4k up to u
keyboard & mouse (Corsair or Logitech all the way) CUE software from Corsair can be tricky for some ppl
motherboard (pick one that u like and pray for no DOA)
what I currently have atm: (building and buying in progress)
NZXT Noctis 450 case
EVGA G2 850W PSU
Corsair 16gb dual channel ddr4 memory
Intel i7 6700k
MSI Z170A Titanium Edition MOBO
Corsair K70 cherry mx brown keyboard
Corsair Scimitar Mouse
soon...
GTX 1070 highly likely EVGA
BenQ XL 2730z and a [filtered] 27inch monitor
Plantronics Rig 500E headset
NZXT Kraken
Makes sense.
Yeah, some people kinda forget that those who have so much RAM do things like video rendering, photo processing, and all that. I'm one of those that does video stuff and image as well.
Either way, still can't play TERA above 20 FPS even after Ninja came out.