Is my PC strong enough?

Barend1811

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Hey guys, i used to do all my gaming on my console (ps4). However, i now want to build my first gaming PC. I was wondering if you guys could tell me if my setup was good enough. I am looking to play all games at 1080p, 60fps, setting high to ultra.

Intel Core i7 4790K CPU
MSI GTX 970 Gaming GPU
MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard
8GB (2x4GB) Crucial Billistix Tactical 1866MHz RAM
Samsung EVO 850 250GB SSD
1TB Western Digital Blue HDD
Corsair VS 650W

I want to use the pc for gaming but also work. I currently have a 1080p monitor, but i am going to upgrade to 1440p at the end of the year. If at that time i get another GTX 970 for SLI. Wil it be able to handle 1440p games?
 
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I think it's overkill for 1080p, but if you plan to move to a 1440p monitor soon I would rather have one card that can power it vs needing to SLI. You can turn more things to max with a 980 at 1080p.

When you get into SLI or crossfire you are the whim of a lot more variables. You could go with an r9 280x which does 1080p gaming pretty well, not as well as an gtx 970 but then you just save the difference towards a new card when you want to game at 1440p.


Yes, this is a very strong PC build. You could even look at toning it down a notch on the cpu front by going for an equally capable i5 4690k (most games won't show you the difference here) and investing more toward a 980 gtx.

How ever this is me talking future proofing for games into 2016 and what you have outlined is very capable.

One other thing, maybe move away from corsair on the PSU fron and try to go for superflower, seasonic, silverstone or XFX for better quality.
 
What is your budget?
If you plan to go to 1440p, I would just plan ahead and get a gtx 980 if at all possible. 1 card gaming is always better than SLI/Xfire experience.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($594.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1536.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-20 11:59 EDT-0400
 
I know that there are no games now that use the hyper threading of the i7, but don't you think there will be in the future? Plus i want to spend more money on a CPU now so that i don't have to upgrade it for a 4-6 years at least. I wanted a GTX 980, but it is still to expensive, and it i heared that it is overkill for gaming at 1080p. If i want to save for it, it would take me at least 3 more months. I was at a seasonic PSU, so i think i'll take that one.
 
What is your budget?
The i7 is a waste, hyper threading is a gimmick. It's splits real cores into virtual cores, which when 90% of applications don't even use 4 cores is useless.
Sure it's slightly faster out the gate, but they are both unlocked and reach similar speeds.
 
I think it's overkill for 1080p, but if you plan to move to a 1440p monitor soon I would rather have one card that can power it vs needing to SLI. You can turn more things to max with a 980 at 1080p.

When you get into SLI or crossfire you are the whim of a lot more variables. You could go with an r9 280x which does 1080p gaming pretty well, not as well as an gtx 970 but then you just save the difference towards a new card when you want to game at 1440p.
 
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