1080p 60fps Ultra (or High) Build

[IMightBeABagel]

Here's the link to the list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KXM8GX

I want to run some of the newest games out there (Fallout 4, AC Syndicate, Star Wars Battlefront, etc.) at 1080p ultra settings at 60fps. I know it's a lot, but I want to have it be solid for the next 2-3 years, and I have a $1200 US budget. Any suggestions/changes to be made to the list? Thanks!

 

[DarkAddo]

Looks incredibly solid to me. The only thing I might change is switching the GPU out to a 290/290x or a GTX 980. I don't know how the performance of the 290 is comparitively, but I know they are both extremely powerful cards.

 

[Supahos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($384.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($91.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1135.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-10 21:32 EST-0500

Think this will work better loses 100 mhz, gain a better gpu

 

[noobgamer40]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($138.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($389.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1200.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-10 21:33 EST-0500

Motherboard and power supply Crossfire ready and Overclocking ready to support in the next years, the os isn't included in the price but this will give you a huge performance boost and is much much more future-proof.

 

[Supahos]

You're missing the OS and optical drive...m

 

[noobgamer40]

You're missing the OS and optical drive...m

I already explained why I didn't include it, read again..

 

[Geekwad]

Two things I'd call out: The motherboard is only compatible with CrossFire and the SanDisk SSD would be better if it was the Ultra II.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($292.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($91.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1104.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

With a 970 in SLI (sometime in the future, of course) you could be able to keep up better with games as they get more demanding. With the PSU you chose, that would be a drop-in ready upgade.

 

[Supahos]

Why use a 4790 not a 1241v3?

 

[Geekwad]

Why use a 4790 not a 1241v3?

That's just what the OP had in the original build. I am quite a fan of Xeon, so agree that would be a good switch.

 

[noobgamer40]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($138.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($207.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($207.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1215.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-10 22:07 EST-0500

I found this cheap r9 290!

 

[DarkAddo]

Why don't you do this--

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($263.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($478.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($91.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1149.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-10 22:52 EST-0500

 

[Supahos]

No ssd on a $1200 build, and a horrid power supply?

 

[DarkAddo]

No ssd on a $1200 build, and a horrid power supply?

He won't be overclocking, only has 1 gpu, and I would rather put a better graphics card in than have an SSD

 

[Supahos]

You don't think a 390x will pull 60 fps in all games at 1080p?

 

[DarkAddo]

You don't think a 390x will pull 60 fps in all games at 1080p?

It definitely will, but in the long run the 980 will draw less power and produce less heat. So in theory it should last longer. Not only that but there are a huge amount of AAA titles that are optimized for Nvidia. Way more then there are for AMD.