Sorry if this topic has been made, I searched but to no avail. I have been wanting to switch to a gaming PC for a long time. I have an Xbox and I played FO3 and NV on it *insert console peasant joke here* anyways once I saw the trailer for FO4 that drove the final nail in the coffin and now I'm fully committed to make the switch before FO4 is released. I saw the system requirements for it but I'm not interested in making a pc that can barely run it. I want a monster PC that will run it at Ultra and at 60fps (if that's possible). I know I will most likely have to build it. So would anyone kindly give me some recommendations to which parts I should get? money is not an issue for me however I would like to keep it under a $1000 before the monitor, mouse, speakers, and keyboard. I don't know much about PC (I only have like 3 hours of research into it so far) so if you can dumb it down for me that would be great. Thanks guys.

It's impossible to make any recommendations right now as the official requirements haven't been revealed yet. You'll have to wait awhile yet until Bethesda releases that information.

To add to that, the closer we get to release the cheaper parts needed to acheive what you want could potentially be.

But if we assume a slight increase from the requirements from Skyrim then you should be able to acheive that well within $1000. I built my current PC for $650, but I used an old graphics card (from my previous computer, it was the only thing I was sure that worked), but even then I can run Skyrim on almost ultra.

Out of curiosity, what's your current setup?

Its' way too early to even guess as to what the requirements are.

Currently, hardware is so far ahead of the software in power that probably any good gaming machine would be able to run the game with decent frame rates. Heck, for the past 10 years I have been buying midline stuff for my gaming machines. By midline I mean one or two steps down from the top of the line video card, and that is usually last years top of the line I am basing that on, I5 instead of I7 for the processors, non multiple video card motherboards, things like that.

So, I would not worry over much about the parts you need and going for the Bleeding Edge. Be somewhere between these two builds and you can play any game out there

http://www.maximumpc.com/maximum-pcs-budget-gamer-build-for-may-2015/

http://www.maximumpc.com/maximum-pcs-midrange-build-for-may-2015/

Unless you want to run at 2560, then you would want at least the Midrange build for that.

Soooo just to get this straight. You don't need top of the line parts to get top of the line performance?? Sorry i had no idea that it was too early for a detailed build when i said that I saw the system requirements I saw them on a page not sure if legit or not I would post a link but I guess I don't have permission to do that?

You don't need top of the line parts unless you're a professional or you do streaming. For example, the average gamer shouldn't even consider something like an i7. Unless, you know, you have the money.

Reason you cant post links is because you just dont have enough posts yet here on forums. Think its like 10-15 posts min.

Anyways, no official system reqs yet....whatever site outside bethesda is merely speculating. Skyrim reqs would be a good starting point though

AMD FX-6300 6-core 3.5 GHz

8GB DDR3 2400

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157577

2TB 7200rpm HDD

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1GB

The graphics card and the slow speed of the HDD are the obvious bottlenecks. The graphics card was a cheap replacement I got a few years ago, it gets the job done, I'm not someone who needs to run games on max settings. But a much better card could probably be had for under $150 now.

Alright thanks for clearing that up I guess i won't be using that page as a reference then.

If it's not too much trouble could you message me your specs? I would like to use yours as a reference. 650 for almost Ultra graphics sounds good to me.

Keep in mind that for the most part, computer games these days are designed with consoles in mind. That is especially true for Bethesda`s games. They always build for consoles first then port over to PCs afterwards. And PC hardware is currently way beyond what the consoles can deliver. So any sort of mid-range system should be able to handle anything that will be coming out with in the next several years. Aside from a handful of indie developers that may design strictly for a PC market, the Xbox One and PS4 will probably dominate the system requirements for PC games for the next ten years or so, as that`s the typical lifespan of those systems. So you really don`t need to worry about going top of the line, somewhere middle of the road will do, while still leaning towards the top end. I use the same approach as CCNA, I go with a step or two from top of the line and currently have a system that should be able handle anything that comes out for the next several years, without having to go bankrupt over it.

Tbh the easy route if ur starting from scratch is to go online and buy a prebuilt one with a big tower. Reason for big tower is because of graphic cards. This way u have a starting point and things are already connected. Then u can buy the parts u need and swap them out and have a spare part incase something happens to said part while u wait to get a new one.
Graphic cards. This is gonna be the most expensive part imho. U want something that has at least 2g minimum. I have a nvidea Gtx 770 and it run witcher 3 on max graphics. U don't have to spend 500+ for a graphic card, usually find a card u like and then google how the card does against other cards. The high price graphics card are a double edge sword. The more expensive u most likely gonna have up the power supply wattage and u also run into the chance that not long after the company may release a cheaper version that's equal or even rare times better quality.
U want a power supply of 800 wats minimum. Going higher is fine but 800 minimum.
Processor is go with an i5 or an i7, 3.0 ghz+ be good.

At work, may post more later

Aahhh ok I had no idea that's how it worked. You and CCNA possibly saved me some serious dough. Thanks.

My advice is to wait until at least the release date is set before asking potential PC build questions. New components coming out, component price drops, components becoming obsolete occur frequently.

Whatever build you see here in the thread today is likely not going to be the PC you end up with by the time the game is out.

...unless you just want a new PC now for other purposes.

That's overkill really. I have a 650 watt PSU, running a GTX 780 with a 140 watt CPU/motherboard, and it's fine for my system. I might have to upgrade if I want to go with a 220 watt CPU/motherboard combo, but that shouldn't be necessary for the OP's needs. I could even step up my CPU without having to go with a higher power motherboard.

Post #9 in this thread. The $650 also included power supply, case, 2 fans, DVD drive, and Windows 7. Also tax as I live in a state in which Newegg has a warehouse (and tax is 9.75%) and shipping.

That was my first from scratch PC build, I am far from an expert. I imagine with the colective knowledge on this board something can be put together at under $1000 easy after specs are released.

I have the same graphics card and a 1TB HDD with the same speed, 7200rpm.

The rest of my setup:

AMD Phenon II X4 975 3.6ghz

6Gb DDR3 1333mhz ram

I can run skyrim and most games reasonably well, and i imagine Fallout4 will run well too, i don't mind a little compromise when setting up the graphics. I probably won't upgrade it to play FO4.

I want to hear though, what would you upgrade on that setup of yours? What graphics card?

Thanks.

That's true but we do have the ones that are lower power as well. Usually the upper end graphic cards are usually around 550 watts though. I'm thankful they started making some that are lower power but usually the standard for the high price ones (such as the 900 series) are around 550 watts and by those standards the 800 watts would be minimum.

You're not reading the requirements correctly. That 550 recommendation only means total system power, not the graphics card itself. My GeForce 780 recommends at least 450 watts, but the card itself is only drawing about 200 or so watts. So with a 650 watt power supply and a 140 or so watt CPU, I still have plenty of juice to spare. I'm not sure about my sound card and hard drives, but I doubt they require that much power. Especially the drives. I could most probably upgrade to a 220 watt CPU/motherboard without any problems.

Graphics card, I don't really worry about the speed of the HDD. I haven't really looked into it much, but the GeForce GTX 750 TI looks like a pretty good upgrade at a good price (~$150). Personally I would need to look into power requirments and size, my current one was a very tight fit, it is almost touching my RAM, but I don't think most cards would be much bigger.

Well, yes you do need top of the line parts to get top of the line performance.

But your stated goal isn't to run Fallout 4 at 144 FPS on Ultra setting driving four 4k monitors, while streaming the game over the internet at 4k and at the same time rendering all your content for later distribution on youtube.

You only want an excellent gaming experience and for that you don't really need to go to extremes.

Mmm learn something new everyday lol

The card would likely fit and would be a substantial bump in performance compared to a 450 but the 750 Ti is a lacking card and is overpiced at $150. An R9 280 can be had at same price right now and it blows the old 750Ti away:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150706&cm_re=xfx_r9_280-_-14-150-706-_-Product


Compare: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1332?vs=1130


But anyway...back to the topic...

Yes it is better to wait until both release date and official system requirements are announed.

But remember that you goal should be not to run Fallout 4 while having nice picture and playable FPS, but to run modded Fallout 4 with a nice picture and a playable FPS.

HD texture packs and enb mods could make a big performance impact even on a PC that runs Fallout 4 with no problems on high settings.