Gaming on 1080p, not sure what to get?

[Nightly]

I really want to play games maxed out at 60 FPS, should I go with a Intel i7 4790k and a GTX 970 or a i5 4690k with a GTX 980?

[Leonard]

@Nightly..........welcome 

i would get the i54690k and a 970 and put the money saved to a 1ms 1080p monitor.

[orangecat]

i5 with 980.

[EzioSan]

for  1440p -> i5 with 970

[Geekazoid]

@Nightly..........welcome

I would get the i5 4690k and a GTX 970 and put the money saved to a 1ms 1080p monitor.

In other words....a TN monitor.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Underlines for importance. Primarily being that your not just looking at current title performance, but the future playability of future titles, to which a single GTX 760 and 270x may not be able to provide... (Without knowing the future who knows really)

 

For current and future titles

GTX 970/R9-290

Or better

For playable framerates in current/future titles

GTX770 or R9-280

[Leonard]

In other words....a TN monitor.

he can also get an IPS if he prefers, it will just cost a bit more than the TN.

[Mao_Zedong]

Go i5 and 980, it will be a decent amount better in games. I recommend getting an ips panel because they look so much better.

[tobben]

if the objective is primarily gaming i would definitely say i5 and 970, no doubt.

i would like to know more specifically what games to give proper advice.

but out of the options you gave those are the ones i would opt for.

 

the same principle applies to both, from i5 to i7 is marginally better to no difference.

the 980 is more of a flagship product, it does not provide a compelling value over the

970 at all. 60% more cost for 20% more performance. 

 

the 970 is plenty powerfull, don't spend any less time on the monitor if you are also

purchasing that, the monitor is indeed VERY important for the overall visual experience.

[rambi36]

I would do Core i5 4690k and r9 290. The r9 290 is so damn cheap right now it would be stupid not to buy it!

[Ace Lean]

An IPS display is really what you are going for here and also I recommend the i5 and a 970

[SteveGrabowski]

I'd go 4690k/4790k and GTX 970. The difference in price between the 970 and 980 is way too much to get the same 60 FPS with VSync on for 1080p. Buy the processors soon though: Newegg has the i5-4690k  + a $10 newegg giftcard  for $210 (regular price $240) and they have the i7-4790k for $300 (regular price $340). Newegg's Black Friday prices come out at 1PM PST today, so maybe they're even better by then.

[Guest Kloaked]

OP, just post your budget and we can help more.

[Nightly]

I would do Core i5 4690k and r9 290. The r9 290 is so damn cheap right now it would be stupid not to buy it!

I don't care about it being cheap, I want something that gives performance.

[Nightly]

Budget is £1000 so please use uk.pcpartlist

 

I build one, just wondering if it's good enough.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/znB8zy

[rambi36]

I don't care about it being cheap, I want something that gives performance.

An r9 290 performs really well in modern games at 1080p and 1440p so beyond that is just for a bigger epeen or you have a higher refresh rate monitor than the typical 60hz panel

[Guest]

Budget is £1000 so please use uk.pcpartlist

 

I build one, just wondering if it's good enough.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/znB8zy

I don't see a case. Do you already have one ?

[Guest]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£167.50 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.54 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£91.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£62.68 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.20 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.59 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  (£209.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£98.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£60.47 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.46 @ Aria PC) 

Monitor: AOC G2460PQU 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£199.19 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £1039.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 22:51 GMT+0000

[Nightly]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£167.50 @ Amazon UK) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£23.54 @ CCL Computers) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£91.16 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£62.68 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£76.20 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.59 @ Amazon UK) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card  (£209.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  (£98.95 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply: Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£60.47 @ Amazon UK) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  (£10.46 @ Aria PC) 

Monitor: AOC G2460PQU 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  (£199.19 @ Aria PC) 

Total: £1039.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 22:51 GMT+0000

 

That looks like an amazing build, going to go for it but I'm switching the R9 290 for an MSI GTX 970. I'm not a fan of AMD.

[Recon97]

I5 with 970 and then overclock both of them