TopLuca :
For Gaming on 1080p or gaming in general you don't need an I7 and you won't need a GTX 780 But let's say thats a future investment so I'll keep the strong GPU , Here's my build for you : http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TopLuca/saved/XXwkcf
Yeah, that is a part of it. I do want something that will last. But I want the system as a whole to be easily upgradeable in the future as well. After doing research, I've found lots of comments about not needing this kind of CPU, but I want something capable. And games are getting more and more CPU intensive as years go on, so it may be a worthy investment.
The primary reason I'm even upgrading now is because both my case and motherboard are pretty old and small, and they are not even large enough to put a bigger graphics card in it right now(don't even know the model, they are stock Dell that came with my PC). I figured I'd just get a completely new PC.
I'll check out that link right now.