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[Metrize]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£166.00 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£64.74 @ Aria PC) 

Memory: *Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£42.97 @ Amazon UK) 

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

Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£31.45 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£54.12 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £569.27

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-19 21:11 GMT+0000

 

Already have hard-drives, don't see why I should buy any

[AlwaysFSX]

Looks good to me, you'll want to pick up an aftermarket cooler eventually though.

[Metrize]

Looks good to me, you'll want to pick up an aftermarket cooler eventually though.

Yeah I'll do that eventually but the stock one should be ok for a while

 

Can the R9 290 play 1080p 60fps ultra for the next 5 or so years?

[d3sl91]

Yep, looks good to me too

 

Have fun. 

[AlwaysFSX]

Yeah I'll do that eventually but the stock one should be ok for a while

 

Can the R9 290 play 1080p 60fps ultra for the next 5 or so years?

Lol nope. Nothing can.

[Metrize]

Lol nope. Nothing can.

that's a shame, so i'll keep having to upgrade it

[AlwaysFSX]

that's a shame, so i'll keep having to upgrade it

Life in a nutshell.

[KemoKa]

that's a shame, so i'll keep having to upgrade it

It's a monster of a card though. Should max out anything today at 1080p. it's a hefty step-up from a 7970, and that maxes out most things at 1080p. Probably not going to be viable for five whole years, but it will certainly remain a decent old card.

[Metrize]

It's a monster of a card though. Should max out anything today at 1080p. it's a hefty step-up from a 7970, and that maxes out most things at 1080p. Probably not going to be viable for five whole years, but it will certainly remain a decent old card.

will it be able to play stuff on like medium or low at 60fps, and the processor too, would it be able to keep up

[KemoKa]

will it be able to play stuff on like medium or low at 60fps, and the processor too, would it be able to keep up

 it depends entirely on the games you are playing. For AAA titles with massive graphical requirements in the next five years, your GPU and CPU will probably not do very well. But if you're going for games with lower requirements (there will be loads) then your card will still remain useful. Today, loads of games that are literally ten years old (half life 2, for example) are still extremely popular, and it goes for graphics cards as well. Luke put a GTX 480 up against a PS4 once and the five-year-old graphics card absolutely destroyed the PS4 in everything, so if that is anything to go by, you will probably still get pretty reasonable gameplay on your hardware five years from now.

[Metrize]

 it depends entirely on the games you are playing. For AAA titles with massive graphical requirements in the next five years, your GPU and CPU will probably not do very well. But if you're going for games with lower requirements (there will be loads) then your card will still remain useful. Today, loads of games that are literally ten years old (half life 2, for example) are still extremely popular, and it goes for graphics cards as well. Luke put a GTX 480 up against a PS4 once and the five-year-old graphics card absolutely destroyed the PS4 in everything, so if that is anything to go by, you will probably still get pretty reasonable gameplay on your hardware five years from now.

Thanks a lot for the help