Hello everyone,
I've decided to game mainly on the PC for this 'next generation' of consoles, but there are some questions I have as far as the build I'm going with.
From what I've read in the forums, I've came up with the following: (budget of $1000 - $1500 initially, including shipping, warranties, etc)
i5 3570k
ASRock z77 Extreme4 (or 6) vs ASUS P8Z77-V LK
670GTX 2gb (EVGA seems to be the brand of choice)
8gb DDR3 RAM (undecided on the brand / speeds depending on mobo selection)
1tb HDD / 120gb SSD
There are certain areas that I'm undecided as far as brand selection goes, plus which case, and psu to choose.
My intentions are to play at high/ultra settings, at a resolution of around 1920 x 1080.
Some of the other questions I have are, as far as upgrading in the future,
What tends to be the average time for the next upgrade and what is often the first piece upgraded? I don't mind buying/upgrading every 2 yrs, as long as that isn't a $500-$700 upgrade every 2 yrs.
Is it safe to assume that with this setup, and in the upcoming ~2yrs adding SLI and an additional 8gb RAM, would I be able to achieve gaming on the settings I have mentioned?
I understand that none can read the future as to how games will be handled and the issue of next gen consoles and what not, but my questions are more in comparison as to what happened when the current gen consoles hit the market vs PC at the time.
Thanks for taking the time to read and for your help in advance.
I've decided to game mainly on the PC for this 'next generation' of consoles, but there are some questions I have as far as the build I'm going with.
From what I've read in the forums, I've came up with the following: (budget of $1000 - $1500 initially, including shipping, warranties, etc)
i5 3570k
ASRock z77 Extreme4 (or 6) vs ASUS P8Z77-V LK
670GTX 2gb (EVGA seems to be the brand of choice)
8gb DDR3 RAM (undecided on the brand / speeds depending on mobo selection)
1tb HDD / 120gb SSD
There are certain areas that I'm undecided as far as brand selection goes, plus which case, and psu to choose.
My intentions are to play at high/ultra settings, at a resolution of around 1920 x 1080.
Some of the other questions I have are, as far as upgrading in the future,
What tends to be the average time for the next upgrade and what is often the first piece upgraded? I don't mind buying/upgrading every 2 yrs, as long as that isn't a $500-$700 upgrade every 2 yrs.
Is it safe to assume that with this setup, and in the upcoming ~2yrs adding SLI and an additional 8gb RAM, would I be able to achieve gaming on the settings I have mentioned?
I understand that none can read the future as to how games will be handled and the issue of next gen consoles and what not, but my questions are more in comparison as to what happened when the current gen consoles hit the market vs PC at the time.
Thanks for taking the time to read and for your help in advance.