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helloman1556
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Hey guys, I'm looking to build my first gaming PC and I already have a parts list put together. I'm planning to build this around May or June so prices may change a bit but I was wondering if there's anything I should change to improve performance around the same budget? Budget max is around $1100-1200 USD and hoping to run current gen games at high settings, 60fps with a single 1080p monitor. 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1178.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Hey guys, I'm looking to build my first gaming PC and I already have a parts list put together. I'm planning to build this around May or June so prices may change a bit but I was wondering if there's anything I should change to improve performance around the same budget? Budget max is around $1100-1200 USD and hoping to run current gen games at high settings, 60fps with a single 1080p monitor. 

 

Thanks.

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($92.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($308.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1178.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-28 15:51 EST-0500

 

I'd go with a skylake system with the i5-6600k instead, it wont bottleneck you in games and is cheaper  than the i7 4790k.

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Get a R9 390 over the 970. It beats the 970 at all resolutions (even when both are overclocked) and has 8gb of vram, which mean it'll be more relevant in the future.

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I'd go with a skylake system with the i5-6600k instead, it wont bottleneck you in games and is cheaper  than the i7 4790k.

lol.. i would take 4790k over i5 anyday since op included it i guess it fits his budget..

and some games run better with the i7, fallout 4, crysis 3 etc.

and 390 vs 970 is dependent on what games you play...

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lol.. i would take 4790k over i5 anyday since op included it i guess it fits his budget..

and some games run better with the i7, fallout 4, crysis 3 etc.

and 390 vs 970 is dependent on what games you play...

 

Id still take Skylake for the newer platform, but if you can add around $50 more get the 6700K

 

As for the 390 vs 970 I agree, and gap is much closer than some realise, gameworks games the 970 > 390

 

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and 390 vs 970 is dependent on what games you play...

 

I disagree if you watch Jayztwocents' video the 390 was basically whooping the 970 in every game.. and AMD cards age much better so far than Nvidia's

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if this PC is strictly for gaming, i would get i5 4460 + GTX 980ti

will do much better in gaming

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I disagree if you watch Jayztwocents' video the 390 was basically whooping the 970 in every game.. and AMD cards age much better so far than Nvidia's

 

Its less than 5% per game, also in the gameworks title (Witcher 3) as I said, the 970 wins.

 

390 is still a great card none the less

 

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