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Gespenst MkII-M (i3-4130, GTX750ti, 4Gbs RAM, ITX)
by jamesmason
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Description

Build Update: I increased the ram to a pair of 8Gb 1866 Cas8 G.Skill I had lying around because I was using this to stream AND RECORD live gameplay at 1080p, and I added the extra RAM would help with that work load, even though it handled the streaming at 1080p pretty respectably with only 4GBs. The MB limits me to running it at 1600 Cas8 though.

Bought and built this simply because I've been suggesting it to people as the best you can do on a budget. Mine's a bit more expensive because I like to use Mi-i ITX parts, but the price difference between this and a M-ATX version is probably only $30-50.

I overclocked the MSI Twin Frozr to match EVGA Super Clock because the TF was $10 more expensive but with a much better cooling system at lower clock rates.

The Twin Frozr is also MUCH bigger than i was expecting for a 750ti, it's nearly as large as my Gigabyte GTX770 Windforce, but CMElite130 doesn't care either way, they both fit fine.

I have no use for it currently, other than to match my real gaming machine, as it is basically its little brother: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/XNJxFT

I could take more pictures of the inside if you really care, but it's nothing special to look at.

Amazingly, I can stream 1080p to Twitch with this while maintaining a 50-60 FPS in some games I stream.

Game benchmarks: (all @1080p)

All games below here were with 4GBs of Ram

Skyrim: Settings: Ultra Preset Avg:52 Min:35 Max:62

TF2: Settings: Default high settings. Avg:121 Min:0 (probably a loading screen) Max:300

GW2: Settings: Best Appearance Preset Avg:50 Min:8 Max:80

WOW: Settings: Ultra Preset Avg:76 Min:62 Max:96

Minecraft: Settings: High Settings Avg:191 Min:0 (loading chunks) Max:393

Rust: Settings: Fantastic Avg:64 Min:0 (being dead) Max:107

Battlefield 4 (x86): Settings: Low (x86 forces lowest settings it seems) Avg:115 Min:70 Max:201

Battlefield 4 (x64): Settings:Medium , no AA Avg: 94 Min: 49 Max: 168

Battlefield 4 (x64): Settings:Ultra Preset Avg: 40 Min: 19 Max: 66

Diablo 3: Settings: High, Medium Shadows Avg: 101 Min: 9 Max: 135

Watchdogs: (driving around town) Settings: High, see pics Avg: 35 Min: 30 Max: 42

Watchdogs: (boating around like a maniac) Settings: High, see pics Avg: 37 Min: 30 Max: 45

World of Tanks: Settings: Maximum, With FXAA Avg: 51 Min: 0 (most likely a loading screen when i went back to the garage) Max: 63

World of Tanks: Settings: Maximum, Without FXAA Avg: 47 Min: 35 Max: 62

ARMA2: Settings: Very Low Avg: 74 Min: 65 Max: 83

ARMA2: Settings: Normal Avg: 35 Min: 20 Max: 43

ARMA2: Settings: Very High Avg: 11 Min: 9 Max: 13

All games below here run with 8GBs of ram

FIFA '15 (demo): Settings: High rendering, 2x MSAA, no FPS cap, windows aero turned off Avg: 134.407 Min: 56 Max: 163

some suggestions of more games to benchmark would be nice as well.

Part List
Details
Date PublishedAug. 15, 2014
Date BuiltAug. 14, 2014
Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor
CPU Clock Rate3.4GHz
CPU Temperature While Idle41.0° C
CPU Temperature Under Load55.0° C
MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
GPU Core Clock Rate1.18Ghz
GPU Effective Memory Clock Rate5.4GHz
GPU Temperature While Idle31.0° C
GPU Temperature Under Load-
3DMark 11 Benchmark Results
Extreme Preset ScoreX1885
Performance Preset ScoreP5298
Entry Preset ScoreE7242
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Dangstar23 1 point 2 months ago

Good build. Came here for the case.

 
 
Dangstar23 1 point 2 months ago

Good build. Came here for the case.

 
 
pretorama 1 point 1 month ago

It would be nice to see how it runs World of Tanks...

 
 
jamesmason [Submitter] [2 Builds] 1 point 1 month ago

Sure thing I'll try and get some results for it by tonight/tomorrow, just have to download WoT.

I played it for about when I got an interview with the WoT company, but I didn't the job so I dropped the game :p (I needed a job at the time and didn't need to get involved in another game)

 
 
jamesmason [Submitter] [2 Builds] 1 point 1 month ago

Alright, well, it runs ultra fine/okayish, but because WoT is such a slow game, you can't even tell because nothing moves fast anyways.

 
 
pretorama 1 point 1 month ago

Thank you jamesmason. Your buid is fine for me then. Cheers mate :-)

 
 
CareForSomeTea 1 point 1 month ago

Hi, are you able to make arma 2 dayz mod benchmark. Im really considering this type of pc but i really wanna see dayz benchmarks. Thanks!

 
 
jamesmason [Submitter] [2 Builds] 1 point 1 month ago

Well for Arma2 it performs fine at very low, minimally acceptable at normal, and probably unplayable at very high.