Future Proof Machine ($2400)

monjanger · December 27, 2014

Hey guys and gals, I am in desperate need of a future proof computer. I am currently planning on building this ( http://pcpartpicker.com/user/monjanger/saved/cNMmP6 ) It although may be powerful, but it doesn't have the newest of the new. I am looking for a X99 build that's future proof and will last a while with minimal upgrades. Budget of $2400 and will push it to $2500 in some cases but I will not go over that! Try to keep it lower and the lower the better. Oh and one last thing I wanna keep it color coordinated

CoolaxGaming · December 27, 2014

Well you want black eh? Change the mobo to a maximus vii formula. $50 more, but the features are sweet and it looks awesome.

Check a review on it, you will be stunned.

Also, get a 240 GB ssd for $100 and a 4 TB HDD, doesent cost that much in price:storage. Or, get two 1 TB WD blacks and run em in RAID 0

Unilision · December 27, 2014

Hey guys and gals, I am in desperate need of a future proof computer. I am currently planning on building this ( http://pcpartpicker.com/user/monjanger/saved/cNMmP6 ) It although may be powerful, but it doesn't have the newest of the new. I am looking for a X99 build that's future proof and will last a while with minimal upgrades. Budget of $2400 and will push it to $2500 in some cases but I will not go over that! Try to keep it lower and the lower the better. Oh and one last thing I wanna keep it color coordinated Thanks!

Edit: If we can keep this at about $2000 I can afford a Cordair K70 and M65

In my opinion with that budget I'd rather go X99, if not most of the parts if you are just using it for gaming I'd switch out a few things.

H4X3R · December 27, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PLrLqs + get 8.1 from g2a.com

Laputacake · December 27, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($119.99 @ NZXT)

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($219.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ Micro Center)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($359.98 @ NCIX US)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Cooler Master V850 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $2119.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 18:07 EST-0500

monjanger · December 27, 2014

Thanks all Is the i7 4790k a future proof CPU?

December 28, 2014

Thanks all Is the i7 4790k a future proof CPU?

No component is future proof. The GPU will probably need replacing before the CPU.

General_Led · December 28, 2014

This is what I suggest. One thing to remember though, no set of parts no matter your budget will ever be future proof. With your budget you will be able to run top tier games for longer then other systems however there will come a time that you will need to start upgrading. I was able to get the price down to around $2200. That will give you at least $200 to get a good keyboard and mouse.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($373.98 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Enermax ELC-LT240-HP 111.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($105.77 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($263.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($126.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($598.48 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case ($162.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.98 @ OutletPC)