Upgrade worth $1000.00?

[nikhil_mandlik]

Hi guys,

I am planning to upgrade my really old system (around 4-5 years).

I mostly use this for Gaming and 3D modeling.

 

Following are the upgrades that I am thinking about.

 

Not sure about motherboard, might go for ASUS.

Also in future (may be 6-12 months time) planning for another upgrade to following. (4K Gaming)

 

All suggestions are welcome. Thanks. 

 

[Statik]

I would personally wait for the 3XX cards and see how they are. And possibly wait for skylake as well?

[C0LL0SS0S]

Don't think you need 1000W for 970 SLI ^^ your PSU should be fine tbh

[Misanthrope]

A solid list, though with 970 SLI in 4k resolutions you'd be one of the very few to run into the infamous 3.5gb issues

[Demons Wrath]

$1019.95? No, not necessarily:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $839.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-08 18:12 EDT-0400

 

With this cost reduction, you could get a 4790k.

[nikhil_mandlik]

A solid list, though with 970 SLI in 4k resolutions you'd be one of the very few to run into the infamous 3.5gb issues

 

The reason for 970 SLI is due to it almost similar to R9 295 X2 @ 4K

reference :http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_970_SLI/3.html

[Misanthrope]

The reason for 970 SLI is due to it almost similar to R9 295 X2 @ 4K

reference :http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_970_SLI/3.html

At those resolutions and with modern games you'll easily get beyond the 3.5gb for video memory and run into the slower part issues. I usually do not mention this but in this very specific case of using a 4k monitor and SLI 970s it WILL be an issue.

[Fgtfv567]

Everything looks fantastic, except for the PSU. That's wayy too high for just a 2-way SLI setup. Save your money, aim for 600-700W if you're maxing out at 2 cards. (Which is what I highly recommend, 3-way isn't that great of an idea, and I personally forbid 4-way, as that just sucks.)

[Aircooled Brain]

Wait for the 300 series to come out.970 sli for 4k is not recommended many games like shadow of mordor,far cry 4 already eat up 3.5+ gb of vram at lower res. 

[gilm0re3]

Don't think you need 1000W for 970 SLI ^^ your PSU should be fine tbh

Agreed. 1000w for just two Maxwell cards is plenty overkill

[nikhil_mandlik]

 

$1019.95? No, not necessarily:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $839.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-08 18:12 EDT-0400

 

With this cost reduction, you could get a 4790k.

 

 

 

So if I go for 4790K and GTX 980. What do you guys think for 4K Gaming?

[C0LL0SS0S]

So if I go for 4790K and GTX 980. What do you guys think for 4K Gaming?

One 980 won't be enough for 4K gaming at 60FPS