What GPU should I get?

[bomerr]

Best bang for the buck would be a USED GTX 980 off eBay for about 400-450 USD. Flash it with a custom bios (http://www.overclock.net/t/1517316/extract-and-flash-gtx-970-and-980-firmware-zosons-h2o-and-air-custom-bios/0_100) and set power limit to MAX in afterburner. You'll get roughly the same performance as a stock 980 Ti. performance wise It'll handle everything you can throw at it in 1080p with AA. 

 

980 Ti is a better buy IMO but that extra 200-250 cost difference is really only worth it IMO for people that have 1440p or 4k. 

[Dabasepc]

I do some Photo/video and music production here and there.  How much better will a i7 4790k do over the i5 4690k ?

 

The only differences between the i5-4690K and i7-4790K are hyperthreading, a bit more L3 cache, and 500MHz clock difference.

 

For 3D rendering i would consider the i7 but for photo/video and music production..

 

4790K  vs 4690K: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690K

[ShadowCaptain]

I do some Photo/video and music production here and there.  How much better will a i7 4790k do over the i5 4690k ?

 

the i7 will help in those kinds of applications (video especially, photo and music i5 is fine)

 

4790k and 980ti if you have the budget would be perfect

[Dabasepc]

Best bang for the buck would be a USED GTX 980 off eBay for about 400-450 USD. Flash it with a custom bios (http://www.overclock.net/t/1517316/extract-and-flash-gtx-970-and-980-firmware-zosons-h2o-and-air-custom-bios/0_100) and set power limit to MAX in afterburner. You'll get roughly the same performance as a stock 980 Ti. performance wise It'll handle everything you can throw at it in 1080p with AA. 

 

980 Ti is a better buy IMO but that extra 200-250 cost difference is really only worth it IMO for people that have 1440p or 4k. 

 

980 cant handle the latest games at settings ultra 1080p@144hz. it always depends the refresh rate lol..

[KemoKa]

not rly. if he wants something futureproof he should wait for socket 1151 and Skylake CPUs.

Futureproofing is not a thing, you might see a negligible performance increase from Haswell to Skylake, it's not a huge deal. The i7 2600K has yet to bottleneck anything. Not even a 980Ti. It's not a thing, bro. all of them will become obsolete in their own due time.

[bomerr]

980 cant handle the latest games at settings ultra 1080p@144hz. it always depends the refresh rate lol..

Yes I know. But OP said 60 FPS. Also it seems like people that want 120/144 fps are the Moba or CS:GO crowd and they GPUs needed to power those games are weaker too. 

[FineVisionz]

I know this is kinda a hard question,  but how graphically demanding do you think games will be in 2 years?  Will I still be able to run games a max or close to max settings with 60+ fps with a gtx 980 Ti and either the i7/i5 ?

[Dabasepc]

Futureproofing is not a thing, you might see a negligible performance increase from Haswell to Skylake, it's not a huge deal. The i7 2600K has yet to bottleneck anything. Not even a 980Ti. It's not a thing, bro. all of them will become obsolete in their own due time

 

Skylake isnt even out yet, so obviously this will be futur proof. think bout it. According to benchmarks its only 4-8% perf. increase compared to haswell. just wait for the price. or price drop of the haswell generation.

[FineVisionz]

Futureproofing is not a thing, you might see a negligible performance increase from Haswell to Skylake, it's not a huge deal. The i7 2600K has yet to bottleneck anything. Not even a 980Ti. It's not a thing, bro. all of them will become obsolete in their own due time.

Yes,  I agree that will anything it will be come obsolete with in time.  But I think he means I wont have to upgrade for a longer amount of time.

[DarkSmith2]

wait for i7-6700k

[Dabasepc]

I know this is kinda a hard question,  but how graphically demanding do you think games will be in 2 years?  Will I still be able to run games a max or close to max settings with 60+ fps with a gtx 980 Ti and either the i7/i5 ?

 2 years is alot of time in pc techonologies. The Maxwell GM200 of the 980ti will be outdated GPU imo. lol

[KemoKa]

Yes,  I agree that will anything it will be come obsolete with in time.  But I think he means I wont have to upgrade for a longer amount of time.

He'll have to upgrade at basically the same time as anyone with a 4790K would have to upgrade with a performance increase as pathetic as they have been in the past.

[brokencross]

If it is 1080, get a R9 290.

[bomerr]

I know this is kinda a hard question,  but how graphically demanding do you think games will be in 2 years?  Will I still be able to run games a max or close to max settings with 60+ fps with a gtx 980 Ti and either the i7/i5 ?

At 1080P you will most def with the 980 Ti. I would say even the 980 would be good 1-2 yr at near max settings (cuz as you know the difference from high to ultra costs a lot of FPS for minimum performance gains).

 

With that said next year Pascal will come out and we'll hopefully see a 50% performance increase in the 1080 Ti. That would be enough power for a single card to run a brand new AAA title at 4k at High. Also you can already find 32-40" 4k Monitors for 700-800 USD. So next year will be the year of 4k and someone with your budget would probably want to upgrade. I know I will. 

[FineVisionz]

 2 years is alot of time in pc techonologies. The Maxwell GM200 of the 980ti will be outdated GPU imo. lol

Yes,  I agree.  But do you all games will be as graphically demanding as Crysis 3 and Far Cry 4?

[FineVisionz]

If it is 1080, get a R9 290.

I am getting away from AMD products.

[FineVisionz]

At 1080P you will most def with the 980 Ti. I would say even the 980 would be good 1-2 yr at near max settings (cuz as you know the difference from high to ultra costs a lot of FPS for minimum performance gains).

 

With that said next year Pascal will come out and we'll hopefully see a 50% performance increase in the 1080 Ti. That would be enough power for a single card to run a brand new AAA title at 4k at High. Also you can already find 32-40" 4k Monitors for 700-800 USD. So next year will be the year of 4k and someone with your budget would probably want to upgrade. I know I will. 

4K looks great.  But I don't think I will want to shell out all the $$$ for a 4k monitor.

[bomerr]

4K looks great.  But I don't think I will want to shell out all the $$$ for a 4k monitor.

I'm pretty borderline right now about getting a 4k 40" monitor for 650 USD. Within a few years the prices will be easily under 500 for a 4k monitor-grade panel. Idk if you've played on such a large screen but it's incredibly immersive compared to smaller displays. 

[FineVisionz]

I'm pretty borderline right now about getting a 4k 40" monitor for 650 USD. Within a few years the prices will be easily under 500 for a 4k monitor-grade panel. Idk if you've played on such a large screen but it's incredibly immersive compared to smaller displays. 

I have played on a 30in 2k monitor.

[bomerr]

I have played on a 30in 2k monitor.

I'm on a 27" 2k display. It's not even close to 50" 1080p of my friends in terms of immersion. 

 

Especially in modern games you get such fine detail in terms of grass or leaf texture and it's very hard to see when a log on the ground is only the size of an eraser. 1st person driving in GTA V is another great example. It's a total pain in the ass on a 27" display but amazing at 50". 

[Prysin]

i5 + R9 390

 

spend the money you saved from not buying a i7 at buying a fast SSD like a Samsung 850 Evo 250GB

[brokencross]

I am getting away from AMD products.

May I ask why?