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Should I wait?

Hello all! I am wondering if i should wait for broadwell chips, instead of ordering all my parts right now. Will it be worth the wait (i have no idea the realease date/ benifts of the new chip set ). I found this monitor intead of the one in my build which is on sale until nov 5: http://www.ncix.com/detail/samsung-s24d590pl-23-6in-widescreen-pls-c9-95680-1457.htm . Should I buy the build i have so far? just the monitor now? or wait to buy it all together?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($33.65 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($86.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.05 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($389.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($189.45 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($124.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1551.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 20:49 EDT-0400

 

 

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No reasons to wait broadwell is a die shrink performance will most likely be VERY similar to haswell if not the same...power consumption will be improved somewhat but IMHO its really not worth the wait.

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I personally wouldn't build that rig. You are spending too much money on 23" 1080p rig.

 

For reference this is the PC I just built. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ctv23 Atleast get the Qnix Pixel Perfect Samsung PLS monitor for 350 on eBay and work around getting a 1440p rig running. 

 

With that said if you don't need a new PC now I would wait until mid next year and to see if skylake gets released or delayed. 

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always build a comp with a good monitor,
if only using 1080p for averge gaming, gtx 760 or 960(future) or r9270x, 280 is more than enough

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If you starting waiting, their will always be an upgrade within the next 6-12months...Get a solid build now and be happy it will last awhile

@syrazpc - for all my rambles about PC's -- My Gallifreyan Build In Progress

 

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