$1300 build in the future?

[Kevin Wang]

Hey guys,

I'm currently saving up to build a PC when I graduate high school. I will graduate in 2016, and I think that my budget will come out to be around $1300 by then. What would be the best components I can get within budget at that time? Will the price of graphics cards drop significantly enough that I'll be able to do a 2-way 780 Ti SLI? Or should I just go with 800 series cards when they're out? I know this might be a noob question but I just want to have an idea of what I'll be able to do when the time comes. Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Jacob McIntosh]

Will you need a keyboard, mouse, OS, and/or monitor?

 

[Jacob McIntosh]

Try this. The GPU price will (hopefully) go down, as well as the other components.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($153.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($519.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.49 @ Staples)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1405.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-02 20:49 EST-0500)

By 2016, the 800 cards will be out, so you don't have to worry about waiting for em.

 

[Kevin Wang]

Try this. The GPU price will (hopefully) go down, as well as the other components.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($153.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($519.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.49 @ Staples)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1405.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-02 20:49 EST-0500)

By 2016, the 800 cards will be out, so you don't have to worry about waiting for em.

Thanks! Depending on the price I might get a nicer monitor than what I currently have and some speakers. Hopefully I'll be able to upgrade the GPU to a GTX 800 but who knows xD

 

[mekender]

By 2016, the whole industry will have changed enough that planning a build now would be useless in my opinion. There will be at least 2 generations of both video cards and processors between now and then.

 

[Snow Fox]

All you need to know this early on is to save a fat budget. Parts will change, and as they don't exist yet, we can't very well give good reviews on them. I mean future proofing is one thing but... You're just plain old getting ahead of yourself lol.

 

[Kevin Wang]

All you need to know this early on is to save a fat budget. Parts will change, and as they don't exist yet, we can't very well give good reviews on them. I mean future proofing is one thing but... You're just plain old getting ahead of yourself lol.

Yeah, guess I'll just save up as much as possible then

 

[mekender]

You want an amazing gaming system when you graduate... Save up about $500, spend every bit of your spare time reading online about how to start your own ecommerce site, come up with a good idea and profit! You do it right, by the time you graduate, you could be making far more than I make in a year working for the man!