Just wanted to know if my parts list looked decent and if anyone had any suggestions. I have an unlocked processor listed but I'm not sure if I'm going to overclock or not. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
CPU Intel Core: i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Budget is around 1200. But not too set in stone. My day to day use is basically gaming and browsing, wasn't sure if I needed the i7 or not. If I do drop to an i5 will that mean I will have to overclock to get the performance for gaming?
Well it sounds like an i5 might be my best option and save me a little money at the same time. Which i5 would anyone recommend. I don't think I would necessarily need a skylake, but I also don't really know what difference I would notice between a skylake or haswell. Some explanation would be great. Thanks for the replies!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4FzYxr for about $850 this is my set up i can play every thing that i want, almost every thing on ultra, and if not high, but i did just upgrade my ram to 16gbs
good build overall, but if i were too improve it i would either get a amd fx 8350 and a gtx 980 for a better experience now or a i7 5820k and whatever gpu that keeps me within the budget for better performance down the road.
Because a 980 isnt worth sacrificing that much performance for :). A 390 will perform just as well as a 980 in most cases, and an SSD can always be added later.
Do note too that this is coming from someone who doesn't do much besides game and compile packages from source lol... I have a 5820k so I guess I'm a bit bias. It just doesn't seem worth it.
Edit: just noticed my build did in fact have an SSD. See where I, going with this? There's like a $40 price difference lol
Really heavily doubt the benefits of X99 are going to be as prevalent in gaming performance as the difference between a 980Ti and a 390, I mean come on... heck, you could get another 980Ti later down the line then too and be set for 4K.
That's what I originally thought until I realized I don't have time to game often lol. I see where you're going, but... it's a 5820k, the Ferrari of processors lol.
Gotten some input from a couple different sources and I think I've settled on this: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/klfryrear/saved/#view=8fjrxr . That's about the top of my budget with a monitor, keyboard, OS, etc. Got a decent processor and card I think. I just can't justify spending the money on the ti at this point. Thanks everyone!