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Etonic
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so im planning on buying this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/hp3KGX i've spent a couple days picking it out along with some help from this forum, and with tax it will cost about $1900, plus the k70 keyboard and w monitors, my question is, will this build last for the next couple of years with minimal improvements, and should i go with the i7-4790K instead of the i5-4690K so i dont have to get the h100i, both the i7-4790K and i5-4690K+h100i will cost about the same

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We can't look into the future to see what requirements the games will have.

Current rig: CPU: AMD FX-8120  Cooling: Corsair H100i  Mobo: ASRock 970 Extreme 3  RAM: 8GB 1333Mhz  GPU: MSI GTX 660Ti Power Edition  Case: Fractal Design Define R4  Storage: 2TB Seagate HDD + 128GB Crucial SSD  PSU: be quiet! 730W bronze

 

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so im planning on buying this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/hp3KGX i've spent a couple days picking it out along with some help from this forum, and with tax it will cost about $1900, plus the k70 keyboard and w monitors, my question is, will this build last for the next couple of years with minimal improvements, and should i go with the i7-4790K instead of the i5-4690K so i dont have to get the h100i, both the i7-4790K and i5-4690K+h100i will cost about the same

no build can be guaranteed to "last".   DDR4 just got released; that will soon be standard.  Intel is supposed to move to a new socket soon.  Cooler mounting hardware my not be available for new mobs depending on future changes.  

Want a good game to play?  Check out Shadowrun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300550/ (runs on literally any hardware)

 

another 12 core / 24 thread senpai...     (/. _ .)/     \(. _ .\)

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Things I would change:

  • 8GB of RAM 
  • 1TB HDD
  • Better PSU
  • No ODD 
  • Get Windows from G2A 

Change these and you'll have more money to upgrade if you feel that's necessary. 

i picked 16gb because it was suggested for gaming and webbrowsing

and i probably will drop down to 1tb, i dont used that much now

idk what odd is.

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no build can be guaranteed to "last".   DDR4 just got released; that will soon be standard.  Intel is supposed to move to a new socket soon.  Cooler mounting hardware my not be available for new mobs depending on future chan

so is it worth waiting untill everything comes out, or just upgrade to it in a year or so when they work out the bugs and make it even better?

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so is it worth waiting untill everything comes out, or just upgrade to it in a year or so when they work out the bugs and make it even better?

get something now and don't worry about it :)  Wait a few years until you NEED that stuff and then get it, but don't wait and not have a cool system now.

Want a good game to play?  Check out Shadowrun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300550/ (runs on literally any hardware)

 

another 12 core / 24 thread senpai...     (/. _ .)/     \(. _ .\)

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get something now and don't worry about it :)  Wait a few years until you NEED that stuff and then get it, but don't wait and not have a cool system now.

good point, i bought my last pc for $600 and i loved it and it lasted 2 years. any suggestions to change on my build that i may not need or could upgrade when i do need it? thanks for the help

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my main question is hould i get the i54690K+h100i and overclock or i7 4790K,and not overclock it about the same price

I5 if you're gaming mostly

Want a good game to play?  Check out Shadowrun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300550/ (runs on literally any hardware)

 

another 12 core / 24 thread senpai...     (/. _ .)/     \(. _ .\)

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I wasn't saying it was bad, but there are better solutions for the money.

what would be a better one for the same price? And i droped the burner and extra ram, if i end up needing it i'll get it then. I wont be buying this rig until i sell my current one
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what would be a better one for the same price? And i droped the burner and extra ram, if i end up needing it i'll get it then. I wont be buying this rig until i sell my current one

Linus said if you run a lot of Tabs on chrome or whatever web browser you are using and also gaming in the progress then you can max out 8 Gb of RAM fast. 

 

Such as ?

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr This one?

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Linus said if you run a lot of Tabs on chrome or whatever web browser you are using and also gaming in the progress then you can max out 8 Gb of RAM fast. 

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr This one?

The EVGA NEX is pretty average. I would still take the Antec.

 

Shame the op isn't in the USA, as the G2 is currently on offer for $69.99.

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