So i wanted to build myself a gaming PC, however i don't want to buy a new one for 1000 EUR every year.
I was wondering if it is better to pay 1500 EUR only once for a pretty good gaming pc and keep it for a few years (approx. 5 at least) or pay 300-500 EUR for a rather lower-end gaming PC and buy another one next year.
What do you think?
If you get the right parts, dropping the 1500 would be more worthwhile in the long run. But given in a few months, new AMD Radeon 8000 series will be coming out along with piledriver and the new chipset. But on the intel side, they just released ivy bridge, so given their generation gaps, they will be making a new socket set for the new CPUs coming out in march-ish. AM3+ isnt really going to go anywhere until AMD's motherboard manufacturers figure out how to fully utilize their 4000mhz FSB CPUs. Going either way wouldnt be that bad, but know you will always be having that "i shot myself in the foot" moment when something better comes out 2 weeks after you bought your system.
Recommended CPU Socket Types:
AM3+
LGA 1155
(If you really want LGA 2011, go for it, there will be another generation of CPUs coming out for it next cycle.)
Recommended RAM Speed for OCing:
1866 or higher (depending on motherboard limits)
Seeing how you're going to end up dropping the money on it, might as well go with SSD for main boot drive.
Dual SLI 660 Ti cards will suffice and wont have issues down the road, so consider that.
Buy a case that supports water cooling if you plan on overclocking.
Watercooling matters when overclocking, the H100 from Corsair is a closed loop that's ready to mount, just install fans to push or pull the air through the radiator and your good.
If you have any other questions, or would like me to create a build for you to start with and tweak as you go, dont be afraid to ask.
You could alternatevly buy a good case, power supply and a good graphics card, with a low end cpu and motherboard. Should be good for gaming and when you want to upgrade you only need to spend money on the motherboard, cpu and most likely cpu cooler if you want it to last a while. Thats what I've been doing, bought a 780i FTW(160€) and an Intel e5200(50€) with some Mushkin Blackline DDR2(70€) and a cheap 9500GT with a Cooler Master Storm Scout(90€). All in all cost me 520€'s about 3 years ago, and so far I've added a gtx460 a year and a half ago, a Corsair AX750w PSU half a year ago. I'll be moving to Ivy bridge next month.
TL;DR : Buy good parts you can keep for a long time (Case, PSU, Motherboard, Graphics Card), then add better stuff when you need it.
P.S. This might not be the best solution if you have a good chunk of money right now, if you dedicate it to a good PC, you'll be happy with it for some time.
Thanks for your help guys.
I don't know if it is worth waiting, because the new Radeon 8000 will apparently be very expensive.
But maybe the price of the other components will drop...
What do you think about this build? It includes a monitor and a gaming keyboard (which i don't have):
ntel Core i7 3770K 4x 3.50GHz So.1155 BOX
€ 298,99*
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Intel Z77 So.1155 Dual Channel DDR3 ATX Retail
€ 122,42*
2048MB Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II TOP Aktiv PCIe 3.0 x16 (Retail)
€ 421,41*
Antec Kühler H2O 620 AMD und Intel
€ 46,90*
128GB A-Data XPG SX900 2.5" (6.4cm) SATA 6Gb/s MLC synchron (ASX900S3-128GM-C)
€ 101,89*
8GB G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3-1600 DIMM CL9 Single
€ 45,48*
Asus DRW-24B5ST/BLK/B schwarz bulk
€ 16,49*
620W Seasonic S12II-620 80+ Bronze
€ 81,69*
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 II Midi Tower ohne Netzteil schwarz
€ 52,35*
27" (68,58cm) Asus VK278Q Schwarz 1920x1080 DSUB/DVI-D/HDMI (Monitor)
€ 258,96*
Razer Anansi USB (Gaming Keyboard)
€ 84,84*
TOTAL PRICE: € 1.531,42