Well this upcoming weekend the wait is finally over and I am going to be ordering the parts for my new rig. All parts will be ordered from Newegg. Cpu: Intel core i7 4790k Mobo: Asus Z97 pro GPU: Sapphire Vapor-x tri-x r9 280x RAM: 16gb GSkill Ares 2133 (2x 8gb) (will upgrade to 32gb at some point) Cooler: Corsair h110 Case: Corsair Carbide Air 540 HDD1: Crucial Mx100 512gb ssd HDD2: WD Red 3TB (yes i know that it is an NAS drive but I want quality with out breaking the bank) ODD: Asus Dvd writter (will get a blu ray burner at some point) OS: Windows 7 pro 64 bit SP1 (I dont want to get into a flame war about it) PSU: Corsair ax 860 (bought it back in January) Well thats it. It should last me for years to come.
Looks like a solid build. If you mainly play games you might consider getting a 4690k and maybe a 290.
Windows 7 SP1 won't last for years to come, proper support for it will end at some point and driver support will quickly follow.
I might consider Windows 8.1 then. I am considering of playing games and creating videos. I think I can get by with the i5 and an r9 290. Also I have been hearing great things about the 4690k.
Here is my updated specs of my new rig CPU Intel core i5 4690k Mobo: Asus Z97 pro Cooler: Corsiar h110 RAM: Gskill Ares 16gb (2x 8gb) 2133 GPU: Sapphire tri-x r9 290 Case Corsair carbide Air 540 HDD1: Crucial Mx 100 512gb ssd HDD2: WD red 3TB OS: Windows 8.1 pro ODD: Asus DVD Writer
I was not planning on upgrading for a good while 4-5 years. So I am thinking the i7 will be better for me in the long run.
I am considering very highly of doing this. I bet I can get 4-5 years or more hopefully out of it. Will my 860w Corsair be able to handle an r9 290?
Might as well take that extra money and get the 290 with an i7... if you're building for years to come, I wouldn't save a few quid now only to have you upgrade faster, or buy another cpu later again. Actually same goes with the 290, and probably opting for a 290X, imho.
Video cards are very easy to change over though. If you get a 290/290x now it will be quite outdated in say, 3 to 4 years time. If you go a 280x you can sell it in say, 6 months or whenever the 380x is released. Ideally you would go for a 280x now, and then a 380x and a Broadwell CPU later since they both should be available in a similar timeframe (that is, if Broadwell offers anything over the Haswell Refresh). Broadwell will just be a drop in CPU, which is handy.
Well if you sell, that is... and actually, building a system "for the years to come" and upgrading / reselling every other year isn't actually built to stay, but normal, no? And what would technically stop you from buying a 290(X) and reselling it once the 390(X) fits your timing and wallet... as you've said, gpus are easy to exchange, no real need to match it up with a Broadwell then
I dont have the extra cash for that. It would be nice to do that though. I think I can get by with an i5 and an r9 290 for years to come because there are really a few games that I am interested in and besides I dont max out every game that I play because the game still looks good on high or medium settings. Also im not interested in selling parts after I am done with them too much work. I dont know if I can afford to do that and selling parts is too much work. I agree with you that Broadwell might be an ideal upgrade but I'm not sure if I want to go that route and I'm not sure if I will have the necessary funds to do that.
It takes you long time to upgrade, Fender. Tonga R285 will be here anytime soon, 4GB variants after that. Maybe you should wait little more...
I don't think I can my computer is over 4 years old right now. The past 2 nights Friday and Saturday my computer locked up on me when I was getting ready to shut down and that to me was the last straw and I need this upgrade asap.
I'm complete on your side with that, as I've never sold any used computer hardware, rather put it into friends or parent's computers and throw the really old stuff away. That's why I was wondering, and wouldn't consider a system to stay to be changed in about 18 to 24 months from now...
Well the funding would stop me from doing that because swapping out parts would cost extra so that is why I want sort of long term. I think I can get by with an i5 and an R9 290 for a couple of years.