Fallout 4 or the upgrade to, perhaps, the perfect PC

At first, I wanted to publish my experiences made with my PC a long time ago. But as ever, time passes (too) quickly - and another month goes by in the blink of an eye. Nevertheless, here's the report of the - successful - assembly of the ordered components and my short review of Fallout 4. Smooth. Such a beautiful word, I'll say it again: fluid.

The PC

Assembly experience

Overall, assembly went smoothly. At first, however, the monitor wasn't displaying an image, which threw me slightly. The problem was quickly found: the error was in the monitor, which apparently has to be switched off and on again. I remember a long time ago when I used to assemble PCs for our customers. In fact, nothing has changed. However, the quality of the components seems higher - at least, they're more spectacular from an optical point of view - you don't need jumpers any more and the coolers are even bigger, as are the CPUs and graphics cards. What's more, everything is pleasantly quiet. The components, mounted as I did, are almost inaudible, unless you run the PC at full throttle. Like now, for example, when I'm writing my article you can't hear it, but as soon as I finish and launch Fallout 4 you will - or rather you would if it wasn't for the sound of the headphones.

Notes about your comments

• One comment was that Corsair memory was not officially supported by the installed motherboard. I had also found this information during my research. However, other sites wrote that it did work. In any case, the memories work without a problem in my PC - enable the XMP profile in Bios and, with the CPU, increase the speed slightly.
• I changed the power supply in the list to a Corsair 650i. I had ordered the 850i. Firstly because the other one wasn't available. As I understand it, it stays quiet longer as performance increases. Anyway, thanks for letting me know about a later model. Otherwise, I would have bought the 850.
• The performance of the GTX 970 is good enough for me. I don't need 4K definition, stunning 2K is good enough for me. And I'm using G-Sync. Read more in the article below about the perfect gaming monitor.
• I overclocked the CPU to over 4GHz. The value for money is really excellent. And, according to my research, 4GHz shouldn't be a problem. What's more, the CPU idle only works on 800MHz and only overclocks in a game or during a benchmark. I've added a CPU Z screen print at the end of the images at the top.
• The SSD is fast enough. Of the 1.5TB, I use 500GB for programs and games and 1TB for my own data like photos, movies, etc.
• Regarding the Bluray or DVD drive: my old computer didn't have an internal drive, but an external USB Bluray drive. So I assumed I'd never mount an internal drive again, and there'd be no new physical discs after Bluray... so one drive for all systems is more than enough. But a drive doesn't hurt, although you can also make an ISO image from a USB stick.
• The case is impeccable: lightweight, beautifully finished and understated. At home, it is stored in a small living room cabinet with some holes in it - the holes are in the cabinet, not in the box. Admittedly, the case has holes, but they're not mine... they've been there all along. From a thermal point of view, this installation is not ideal. That's why the doors have to stay open when I'm playing. But when the PC is running at 800MHz, it's not a problem...
• Have I forgotten something?

Fallout 4

As you can see from the image, I created my character and spent a few hours - or was it days? - in the virtual world. The game is fantastic: graphics, gameplay, atmosphere and complexity. The atmosphere is reminiscent of Bioshock. But you've probably known for longer than me that the game is great... in any case, I can't recommend it enough. Except for the WAF, which isn't very high. Best to play it late into the night - and hope you're receptive the next day despite the lack of sleep and don't suddenly start looking for a gun shop to mod your weapons. Ah, speaking of modding: the Nexusmods page (in English) is well worth a look.

Video games

Bethesda Fallout 4

PC, DE

7

Video games

Bethesda Fallout 4

PC, DE

7

Gaming tips

If you still have a good PC gaming tip for me, I welcome it. But I don't think I have enough time to get all the missions right. If you don't want to upgrade your PC just yet, play Portal2. It's well worth the diversions. I finished it on my old PC. The game is admittedly already a little older, but the gameplay is really "mindblowing".

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