Upgrade for 4K

[J.B.]

Hello.

Since I've hung around here for a long time I thought I'd better make my debute. For this I need your help in determining what parts I should go with for an 4K upgrade for my current PC.
This is my specifications as of now.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/chD3kL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/chD3kL/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($207.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($50.40 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($894.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: Enermax REVOLUTION X't 630W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($91.80 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1531.14

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-12 18:06 EDT-0400

 

Some of you will most likely pick up on the combination of a motherboard that doesn't support SLI and the GTX 780 Ti. This PC was my first build (though I didn't assemble it myself) and unfortunately I overlooked the lack of SLI support. This of course means I will need to buy a replacement that ideally supports both Crossfire and SLI. So far I've had a look at the following:

• MSI Z97S Krait 102$
• ASUS Z97-A 140$
• ASUS Z87-A 89$

The graphics card is the biggest question for me. I am very pleased with my current but I am aware that SLI is almost certainly needed to play at a satisfying frame rate for 4K. With Directx 12 around the corner I have done some reading on it. While Directx 12 is backwards compatible with my card I remember having seen a GTX 970 sporting a advertisement point of being "Directx 12 ready". Is this just hot air or are the newer generation cards better suited for Directx 12?
An apparent pro of switching to the 9xx series will be the considerably lower power consumption. With either a 980 or 970 SLI I will be able to keep my current PSU. If I go with another GTX 780 Ti I will have to switch the PSU and either buy a new or use my old 750W PSU from my previous PC. My questions for graphics cards are:

• Are there any pros/cons of sticking with the GTX 780 Ti and adding another?
• Would GTX 980 or 970 SLI be a better choice?

I intend on adding an additional stick of 8GB ram.
I do not plan on overclocking either the CPU or GPU.
My budget is not a concern.

Thank you all for the help. 

[zlolslavez]

A 780TI is PRETTY MUCH a GTX 970, swapping a 780TI for a 970 setup would be pointless.

DX12 isn't out yet, so I would personally wait for R300 series AND Skylake or whatever it's called to buy anything, as prices will either drop, or better options will be out there (or both).

 

If you were to buy stuff now, I would pick up a Z97-A if you have the money because in my opinion ASUS is the superior company, but if you even have the slightest bit of budget I would pick up MSI's board. I would stay away from Z87 for possible non-compatibility (or at overclocking even though you aren't doing it right now) with Intel's new CPU's coming out soon. And I would wait for R300 series as it is around the corner.

 

All of this stuff will come out before DX12's full debut.

[J.B.]

The benchmarks I've seen has the 780 Ti beating the 970 although not by a huge margin. The difference in price and power consumption would be the main selling points for me compared to adding another 780 Ti which are virtually the same.

 

[SkywardKkalox]

Get the msi krait and another 780ti from ebay.