gaming build for future

[bobflanders86]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BJLbv

I'm wanting to build a purely gaming pc. I believe this mobo has good headroom to upgrade things later. All coments/tips will be appreciated. I'm trying to get off cheap for now, but want to have room to grow for later. My goal is to play games at decent quality. Can anyone shed light on what this setup can can't do. I'm a noob.

[Guest]

Can anyone shed light on what this setup can can't do.

It can't overclock, making the aftermarket cooler less of a necessity, giving you only quieter operation.

And the obvious logical upgrade step in the future would be adding another 970, so you might want to bump the PSU to 600-650W so that you wouldn't have to replace that.

[JoaoPRSousa]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($118.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($109.23 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy) 

Mouse: Logitech MX518 Wired Optical Mouse 

Total: $1124.12

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 13:22 EDT-0400

[Aniallation]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BJLbv

I'm wanting to build a purely gaming pc. I believe this mobo has good headroom to upgrade things later. All coments/tips will be appreciated. I'm trying to get off cheap for now, but want to have room to grow for later. My goal is to play games at decent quality. Can anyone shed light on what this setup can can't do. I'm a noob.

If you're looking for headroom to upgrade then get a G3258 now, and get the unlocked Broadwell i5 when it comes out. Also get a Gigabyte 970 over the EVGA ones, and a Seasonic G 650W for some SLI headroom.

[bobflanders86]

If you're looking for headroom to upgrade then get a G3258 now, and get the unlocked Broadwell i5 when it comes out. Also get a Gigabyte 970 over the EVGA ones, and a Seasonic G 650W for some SLI headroom.

Why gigabyte over evga?

[Aniallation]

Why gigabyte over evga?

Aside from the cooler issue that I'm not going to go into because it will start the third world war, Gigabyte uses higher binned GPU chips in their cards, as well as a PCB with better VRM and power phase design, allowing for higher overclocks and better reliability.

[bobflanders86]

Aside from the cooler issue that I'm not going to go into because it will start the third world war, Gigabyte uses higher binned GPU chips in their cards, as well as a PCB with better VRM and power phase design, allowing for higher overclocks and better reliability.

Oh, that's why. Ok updated list http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jT7xVn

[bobflanders86]

Will any games not play with 2 cores?

[Aniallation]

Will any games not play with 2 cores?

No game will "not" play with 2 cores, but some games that can use more then 2 cores will be bottlenecked by the CPU, like Battlefield 3/4 and Crysis 3. They will still be perfectly playable though

[Aniallation]

Oh, that's why. Ok updated list http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jT7xVn

If you don't need 2TB of storage then I'd personally rather go for 1TB + an SSD

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4xdkbv

[MasterRaceFanBoy]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2BJLbv

I'm wanting to build a purely gaming pc. I believe this mobo has good headroom to upgrade things later. All coments/tips will be appreciated. I'm trying to get off cheap for now, but want to have room to grow for later. My goal is to play games at decent quality. Can anyone shed light on what this setup can can't do. I'm a noob.

ssd+ and later on u may move up for i5k

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK EreBoss 56.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($109.23 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($51.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($129.99 @ Best Buy) 

Mouse: Cooler Master CM Storm Spawn Wired Optical Mouse  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1111.09

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 14:03 EDT-0400

[bobflanders86]

My "full proof" plan for the future is to get an M.2 SSD, when a decent priced and decent sized one becomes available. I'm not necessarily wanting an SSD and M.2, so a hybrid for now is my way of cheaping out. When a good quality 5th generation k 1150 comes out and I can afford it, I'll be upgrading. These upgrades might be a year or more down the road during that waiting time I want to play games. Being a noob, I don't really know what I'm doing. I'm trying to guess at things I know nothing about. I'm picking this mother board because it's cheaper than an Asus vii hero, it still has the 5th generation upgrade feature and OC potential. I'm gullible, marketing gimmicks work like Jedi mind tricks on me, but I think I want Sonic Radar.

[bobflanders86]

If 5th generation will work on one mobo with 1150 socket wouldn't it work on all of them? I guess maybe some have insider knowledge into how the new processors will connect and are making accommodations?