$1500-2000 gaming pc

[rashadhaydari123]

I'm looking for a build that will last me awhile and have some room to upgrade in the future. i would like to run games like bf4, gta and c-s-g-o at 60fs 1440p.
thank for the help

Approximate Purchase Date: (march 2016)

Budget Range: (1500-2000)

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (mostly gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies)

Parts Not Required: ( keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: ( newegg.com, ncix.com)

Country: (canada, ab,edmonton )

Overclocking: Yes /

SLI or Crossfire:don't know much about those

Monitor Resolution: ( 1024x768)

 

[Archgaull]

This will serve you kickass, and gets you a new monitor (I know you specified you had one, but at least this gets you up to 1080)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($127.81 @ NCIX)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card ($849.00 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($95.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer
Monitor: LG 23MP47HQ 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($164.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $2011.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-04 23:33 EDT-0400

 

[g-unit1111]

I'd suggest something slightly different from the above build - not that it's bad but I would get the newer platform to ensure system longevity:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($469.99 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($213.24 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($139.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.75 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($629.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black/White) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer
Total: $1767.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-05 01:25 EDT-0400

Slightly less powerful GPU, way more powerful CPU. If you want to use Oculus or a resolution above 1080P this is what I would recommend.

 

[Archgaull]

At this point, I just can't justify recommending the i7-6700K. It's an $80 price increase from the i7-4790K, just to get on a new platform.

 

[Xibyth]

Here's a massive upgrade,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($839.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($130.70 @ Amazon Canada)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($362.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1998.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-05 12:26 EDT-0400

 

[g-unit1111]

At this point, I just can't justify recommending the i7-6700K. It's an $80 price increase from the i7-4790K, just to get on a new platform.

Yeah that's the bad thing about Skylake is the prices right now. But at least it's better than spending $2K on a locked CPU.

 

[Xibyth]

I think it's pretty clear in the OPs initial post he is not necessarily interested in overclocking. The modest boost you can gain may allow one or two newer games to run effectively once his components are end of life.

I suggest he gets all around the best components he can within the features he will use. The current generation of i5's will not likely see an end to their usefulness for at least another half a decade. 8 threads don't show much improvement (at least not as much as the difference between a 980 and 980ti).

Going from 720p (not even that really) to 1440p will be like going from a cold lake to a hot tub.

 

[g-unit1111]

I think it's pretty clear in the OPs initial post he is not necessarily interested in overclocking. The modest boost you can gain may allow one or two newer games to run effectively once his components are end of life.

Yeah but I say if you have that much invested in a PC and you're not overclocking you're doing it wrong. Most motherboards since 2014 will practically do it for you these days. Even my $50 MSI H81 motherboard has an auto OC feature that overclocks the Pentium G with one click in the BIOS.

I suggest he gets all around the best components he can within the features he will use. The current generation of i5's will not likely see an end to their usefulness for at least another half a decade. 8 threads don't show much improvement (at least not as much as the difference between a 980 and 980ti).

I'd rather get the better graphics card, true, but I'm seeing a lot more demand for at least an i7 in some very graphics intensive games, plus with Oculus the 4690 is becoming the minimum requirement, so I would put an i7 in just to be on the safe side. Oculus has me thinking more in terms of when (not if) VR becomes a household standard and the incredibly stiff minimum requirements for it, so it's a matter of time before stronger CPUs are being demanded, and they're being demanded right now actually.

Going from 720p (not even that really) to 1440p will be like going from a cold lake to a hot tub.

Definitely can't argue with that!

 

[Archgaull]

Where did you get that he isn't interested in overclocking from? It literally says "Overclocking: Yes" in his post.