Is this a good combo?

[iTechGamez]

Current build:
CPU: AMD FX 8120
GPU: MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G
RAM: 12GB
Mobo: Asrock Fatal1ty 990FX Killer
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Due to my previous threads the past few days, I have come to the conclusion that the Intel i5 4690k is way better than the AMD FX 9590. Because of this I have done some research and have come to the conclusion that I want my new build to be:
CPU: Intel i5 4690k
GPU: MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G
RAM: 12GB
Mobo: Asrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer

Is this a good combo?

 

[Xemko]

How come 12gb of ram? Everything looks solid, except 12gb of ram. It should be 2x4gb or 2x8gb kits, dual channel, to get it work properly out of the box.

 

[iTechGamez]

How come 12gb of ram? Everything looks solid, except 12gb of ram. It should be 2x4gb or 2x8gb kits, dual channel, to get it work properly out of the box.

12gb because I bought 8gb of vulcan from newegg and i had the others sitting round the house so I just threw them in because more is better

 

[Xemko]

More is not always better. Well, if you get it work together, why not.

 

[iTechGamez]

More is not always better. Well, if you get it work together, why not.

It works so yeah! Also..I had a GTX 650Ti and then I got a GTX 970 for christmas and I thought that I would see a huge performance increase but I seen none at all..would that be because of the fact that its a PCIE 3.0 card and I am using it in a PCIE 2.0 slot? If so, the new motherboard has a 3.0 slot. If it was because my current CPU is horrible, then hopefully I will see an increase with my new processor!

 

[Xemko]

That's odd, it should have be very noticeable increase in performance.
As for the pcie 3 vs 2 - https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/ - There is no impact.
Do you plan to overclock?
i5 4690k + gtx 970 will handle most of the modern games at high/ultra setting with very enjoyable fps.

 

[iTechGamez]

That's odd, it should have be very noticeable increase in performance.
As for the pcie 3 vs 2 - https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/ - There is no impact.
Do you plan to overclock?
i5 4690k + gtx 970 will handle most of the modern games at high/ultra setting with very enjoyable fps.

Why is the FPS in that link so low? I get 60+ FPS in Hitman: Absolution as it is now. Also I see no reason to overclock my GPU...

 

[Xemko]

That's odd, it should have be very noticeable increase in performance.
As for the pcie 3 vs 2 - https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/ - There is no impact.
Do you plan to overclock?
i5 4690k + gtx 970 will handle most of the modern games at high/ultra setting with very enjoyable fps.

Why is the FPS in that link so low? I get 60+ FPS in Hitman: Absolution as it is now. Also I see no reason to overclock my GPU...

Well, cause they are using ultra preset with x8 MSAA and old Titan GPU.
Do you plan to overclock CPU, that's what i meant.

 

[iTechGamez]

That's odd, it should have be very noticeable increase in performance.
As for the pcie 3 vs 2 - https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/ - There is no impact.
Do you plan to overclock?
i5 4690k + gtx 970 will handle most of the modern games at high/ultra setting with very enjoyable fps.

Why is the FPS in that link so low? I get 60+ FPS in Hitman: Absolution as it is now. Also I see no reason to overclock my GPU...

Well, cause they are using ultra preset with x8 MSAA and old Titan GPU.
Do you plan to overclock CPU, that's what i meant.

I use the Ultra preset, too, and I have a GTX 970. Hmm,weird. Anway..yeah I would like to overclock it but I am scared I will somehow fry something. What's the highest safe point for an overclock on the i5 4690k?

 

[Xemko]

Well, in my subjective opinion, OC is not worth it (up to 5% increase in performance). I'd save money, and get i5 4590 + h97 motherboard, it will be the same good gaming combo, you probably wouldn't notice any difference in performance between i5 4590 and i5 4690k OC.

 

[iTechGamez]

Well, in my subjective opinion, OC is not worth it (up to 5% increase in performance). I'd save money, and get i5 4590 + h97 motherboard, it will be the same good combo, you probably wouldn't notice any difference between i5 4590 and i5 4690k OC.

I already have my mind set on the i5 4690k and the Fatal1ty Z97 Killer board, thanks for all of the help.

 

[Xemko]

Glad to help, enjoy.