New System Questions

[pdubs1995]

Hi,

I was thinking of building a new system sometime soon.
First, I was wondering if there was a reason to. I am getting to where not everything runs on ultra with good frame rates, and I am beginning to miss it.
I play Assassin's Creed (all), Far Cry (3, soon 4), Titanfall, Watch Dogs, Fifa, Civilization, Skyrim, some Battlefield

My current build has:
Intel i5-3570k
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 GHz
16 GB RAM
ASUS ATX mobo that I am pretty sure is Z77, but was not a high-end gaming one
OCZ 750W PSU

I am thinking about getting:
r9 295x2 or GTX 980 (as of now, the amd one is ~$750 and nvidia is ~$600)
i5-4690k
16 GB RAM
some z97 mobo (recommendations welcome)
unsure of PSU (recommendations welcome)

There is also the possibility of an X99 motherboard with an i7, but so far, it does not seem worthwhile to me to get the x99 motherboards. If there is a good reason for x99, please share.
Also, I have a 2560x1080 @60Hz monitor that I will be using, but I do not want to rule out 4k gaming for the future.

Some questions I have:
which of those GPUs is better to get? it seems like the 295x2 is more powerful, but is that only for higher resolutions? with the price drop of the 295x2, it is now within my price range but if it is the same as the 980, I might as well go with the cheaper one.
would my 3570k cpu (or the 4690k) cause a bottleneck with the 295x2 or gtx 980? if so, any suggestions?
related to the previous question, could I get away with just upgrading my gpu? I want a new motherboard for more SATA3 ports, but I could wait on that to upgrade to x99 when it gets cheaper if I do not need to upgrade cpu.

Thank you

 

[digitaldoc]

From a processor standpoint, I would not recommend an upgrade from a Core i5-3570k to a 4690K.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3570K

The benchmarks are simply so close, that it would be difficult to justify the upgrade, and I doubt you will ever notice the difference. Your CPU is not your bottleneck.

Just upgrade your graphics card, the rest of your system is fine IMHO.

Finally, you don't list your storage, but make sure you have a good SSD.

 

[pdubs1995]

The processor upgrade was mostly if I was upgrading my motherboard. I am glad you say that, since it is less money now and probably cheaper later.
With that, I am leaning toward the 295x2.
Is there any reason that would not be a good choice? or is any upgrade a bad idea right now?

For the stuff that I care about load speeds, I am using a Samsung 840 Pro SSD. For iTunes type stuff, just using a HDD

 

[digitaldoc]

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-295X2-vs-GIGABYTE-Radeon-HD-7870

The 295x2 is a good upgrade for the graphics, but just be aware I think you will need to upgrade your PSU to handle it. GPUBoss suggests that it needs 500 W of power, compared to 175 W for what you have now.

Samsung 840 SSD is an excellent one.

 

[pdubs1995]

I am not even sure if I want to upgrade yet. I can still run all of my games (except AC Unity, but I'm waiting a while before I let that influence my decision) just sometimes not at the highest settings. I don't think any difference is especially noticeable.

 

[digitaldoc]

Nothing wrong with waiting. 2015 will definitely see desktop Broadwell from Intel, and likely Skylake as well, not to mention AMD Zen most likely in 2016.