Is this a good upgrade?

[robotica34]

Third post touching the same topic, but I'm making another one because the build changed so much from the original.

 

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ B&H) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.75 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z170 Krait Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($155.88 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($328.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: be quiet! SILENT BASE 600 (Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1295.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 14:39 EST-0500

Only those merchants because others don't ship to my location.

 

I play semi-intensive games, but mainly because my current GPU sucks. I will be playing more demanding AAA games later.

I don't do video editing. I like to have many things open at once (hence the 16 GB of RAM).

 

What do you think?

[Aytex]

 

i tried

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($599.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: be quiet! SILENT BASE 600 (Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1257.18

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 14:47 EST-0500

 

more raw power

[Dabasepc]

 

 

i tried

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($599.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: be quiet! SILENT BASE 600 (Orange) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1257.18

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 14:47 EST-0500

 

more raw power

 

 

Ram speed bottlenecking fps.

[robotica34]

I don't want DDR3 if I'm upgrading my PC anyway - I just asked if my build was OK. The AAA games I'll play don't have to be 4K all max settings.

[Aytex]

Ram speed bottlenecking fps.

is that even possible?

[Aytex]

I don't want DDR3 if I'm upgrading my PC anyway - I just asked if my build was OK. The AAA games I'll play don't have to be 4K all max settings.

you cant even run tripple a games at max settings at 60 fps with a 980 ti, im just saying if you want best bang for the buck go with that

[Dabasepc]

is that even possible?

 

1600MHz: 36.0/54.6

2133MHz: 39.0/61.0

2400MHz: 44.0/66.9

 

http://wccftech.com/fallout-4-performance-heavily-influenced-by-ram-speed-according-to-report/

[Dabasepc]

And for new games to come..

 

I wouldn't get 1600 Mhz, when 2400 Mhz are only $20 more expensive,

[robotica34]

you cant even run tripple a games at max settings at 60 fps with a 980 ti, im just saying if you want best bang for the buck go with that

Who said max settings? I even specified I don't need max settings. I might go with a R9 390X.

[Aytex]

Who said max settings? I even specified I don't need max settings. I might go with a R9 390X.

im just trying to say... if you want Best bang

for

teh

buck

go

for

teh

4460+980ti

if not then ur build looks gr8

[robotica34]

im just trying to say... if you want Best bang

for

teh

buck

go

for

teh

4460+980ti

if not then ur build looks gr8

 

As I said, sticking with Skylake. Future-proofness is my thing. I don't want my PC outdated in 3 years - I just asked for things like compatibility issues or the build failing terribly.

 

Oh, and please, take your time to write with normal grammar.

[robotica34]

1600MHz: 36.0/54.6

2133MHz: 39.0/61.0

2400MHz: 44.0/66.9

 

http://wccftech.com/fallout-4-performance-heavily-influenced-by-ram-speed-according-to-report/

 

I switched the RAM to this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3000c15

 

It's 3 GHz RAM and supported by my mobo so it's all good.

[Dabasepc]

I switched the RAM to this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3000c15

 

It's 3 GHz RAM and supported by my mobo so it's all good.

 

like u said you dont need this. stick with 1.6 ghz ram. 

[robotica34]

like u said you dont need this. stick with 1.6 ghz ram. 

 

I mean, I don't need a GTX 980 Ti, but the extra performance from a bit faster RAM is very welcome.

[Dabasepc]

I mean, I don't need a GTX 980 Ti, but the extra performance from a bit faster RAM is very welcome.

 

I didn't recommend you a 980 ti.

 

390X is good GPU. Go for it. Lol

[robotica34]

I didn't recommend you a 980 ti.

 

390X is good GPU. Go for it. Lol

Cool. Thanks a lot, because Linus's Holiday Special build for $1100 was stupid.

[Patrick Bateman]

is that even possible?

think so

haswell has a bottleneck with ram speed.. fps is improved with 2133mhz ram, i upgraded from 1600mhz to 2400mhz and i found far cry 4 to increase fps by 10-15

same for other games i think,,

[robotica34]

im just trying to say... if you want Best bang

for

teh

buck

go

for

teh

4460+980ti

if not then ur build looks gr8

I remembered to tell you one thing - 980 Ti is NOT considered "most bang for the buck". The 960/970 IS, however.

[Aytex]

I remembered to tell you one thing - 980 Ti is NOT considered "most bang for the buck". The 960/970 IS, however.

the fact that it gets about x2/x3 preformance from a i5 and a 970, pretty much is

also a 380 and a 390 gets more preformance then a 960/970 unless of course your going to be utilizing the cuda for rendering