I'm looking at a build costing roughly $950 right now, and I'm wondering primarily just how future-proof this would be and whether or not it would just generally be worth the investment. Specs are:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBJgpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBJgpg/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.46 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $884.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-30 22:31 EST-0500
I'd be hoping to get 1080p 60 FPS on max settings for as long and in as many games as possible with this build, and from my very inexperienced perspective I think this would more than manage. Also, in terms of the case, I'm considering swapping out the Define R4 for the Arc Midi R2. Thoughts on all this?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBJgpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zBJgpg/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($95.46 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $884.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-30 22:31 EST-0500
I'd be hoping to get 1080p 60 FPS on max settings for as long and in as many games as possible with this build, and from my very inexperienced perspective I think this would more than manage. Also, in terms of the case, I'm considering swapping out the Define R4 for the Arc Midi R2. Thoughts on all this?