$800 prefer/$1000 max budget help

[Guest]

Hey all, first time builder here. I got my current (nonworking anymore) PC prebuilt. I could use some help.

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the week

Budget Range: $800 prefer/$1000 max

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, game development, art, Internet

Are you buying a monitor: Maybe, not important to include

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon/Newegg

Location: Bay Area, CA, USA

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU/Nvidia GPU, but open

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: Currently have 1680x1050, want to get at least 1920x1080, or use my 1080p TV - not important to include

Additional Comments: Currently have 560 Ti, am wondering if I should upgrade to 760/770/780 or wait for 800 series

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My desktop is failing/won't boot, most parts are 6 years old

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.52 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.24 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.95 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $999.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 03:39 EDT-0400)

How's this build so far?

I did not include a GPU because I'm wondering if I should keep my 560 Ti or upgrade to a 760/770/780 or wait for the 800 series. If I get a new card, I will have to adjust other parts to fit my budget.

Thanks!

 

[DeadGraphics]

Overclockable Intel/Nvidia build:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mSBR
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mSBR/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mSBR/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H 1.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($67.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($229.20 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $986.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 05:18 EDT-0400)

 

[DeadGraphics]

What are the advantages of each
Reasons to consider the
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
MSI GeForce GTX 760
Better 3DMark vantage graphics score
30,030 vs 17,648 More than 70% better 3DMark vantage graphics score

Better 3DMark vantage texture fill score
82.8 vs 46.1 Around 80% better 3DMark vantage texture fill score

Better passmark score
5,002 vs 3,540 More than 40% better passmark score

Better 3DMark 11 graphics score
8,730 vs 4,013 Around 2.2x better 3DMark 11 graphics score

More memory
2,048 MB vs 1,024 MB 2x more memory

Higher effective memory clock speed
6,008 MHz vs 4,200 MHz Around 45% higher effective memory clock speed

Better 3DMark06 score
24,480 vs 16,518 Around 50% better 3DMark06 score

Higher memory bandwidth
192.3 GB/s vs 134.4 GB/s Around 45% higher memory bandwidth

Better floating-point performance
2,258 GFLOPS vs 1,459 GFLOPS Around 55% better floating-point performance

Slightly higher clock speed
980 MHz vs 950 MHz Around 5% higher clock speed

Higher texture rate
94.1 GTexel/s vs 60.8 GTexel/s Around 55% higher texture rate

Higher pixel rate
23.5 GPixel/s vs 15.2 GPixel/s Around 55% higher pixel rate

Much better civilization 5 texture decomposition (2013) score
333.8 vs 225.5 Around 50% better civilization 5 texture decomposition (2013) score

More shading units
1,152 vs 384 Three times as many shading units

Significantly higher memory clock speed
1,502 MHz vs 1,050 MHz Around 45% higher memory clock speed

Significantly higher far cry 3 framerate
41.5 fps vs 24 fps Around 75% higher far cry 3 framerate

Significantly higher battlefield 3 framerate
103.4 fps vs 57.3 fps More than 80% higher battlefield 3 framerate

Higher crysis: warhead framerate
49.8 fps vs 30.4 fps Around 65% higher crysis: warhead framerate

More texture mapping units
96 vs 64 32 more texture mapping units

More energy-efficient idle power consumption
108W vs 113W Around 5% more energy-efficient idle power consumption

Better passmark direct compute score
2,389 vs 1,409 Around 70% better passmark direct compute score

Higher civilization 5 framerate
84.5 fps vs 66.1 fps Around 30% higher civilization 5 framerate
Reasons to consider the
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Much quieter load noise level
41.2 dB vs 50 dB Around 20% quieter load noise level

Better SmallLuxGPU 2.0d4 score
6,800 vs 228 More than 29.8x better SmallLuxGPU 2.0d4 score

Quieter idle noise level
40 dB vs 41 dB Almost the same

 

[DeadGraphics]

Personally I'd go with my build it's overclockable. It's got a nice case and it's got a great aftermarket GTX 760 from MSI

 

[DeadGraphics]

Overclockable AMD build w/ Nvidia Graphics
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mSPM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mSPM/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3mSPM/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($67.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($229.20 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $953.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 05:33 EDT-0400)

 

[Guest]

Personally I'd go with my build it's overclockable. It's got a nice case and it's got a great aftermarket GTX 760 from MSI

Thanks a lot!

I'm torn between i5 4670k or FX8350 now.

 

[DeadGraphics]

Personally I'd go with my build it's overclockable. It's got a nice case and it's got a great aftermarket GTX 760 from MSI

Thanks a lot!

I'm torn between i5 4670k or FX8350 now.

I'd go with the intel build because games benefit from single core performance and the intel is the recommended cpu (really) for gaming. And if you play cpu intensive games like Skyrim you'll see an absolutely huge difference. Also I think the intel is better for game development