It's time to upgrade.

[HrBatta]

Hi. It's the first time I’m going to put a desktop together so i wanted to hear if my decisions are okay.
I want to have a somewhat "future-proof" pc. I know it's not possible to make it super future-proof, but I’m going to try my best.

 

 

 

Budget: Around 1000 USD. If it goes 200$ above or below it wouldn't matter that much.

 

 

 

Aim: I want a gaming pc in the mid-high class. The pc should preferably be capable of running the newest games, in the next 5-6 years.

 

 

 

Peripherals: I’m using a 24" monitor at 1080p. I may want to get an additional monitor in the future, since I’m used to run the screen in a dual setup with my laptop. Keyboard and mouse is Logitech G510 & G502.
I have a windows 7 install disc, which i will install and upgrade to windows 10.

 

 

 

Why I’m upgrading: I have a 5-7 year old desktop which is not capable of running that demanding games. I have speculated if I’m able to re-use anything from it in my new build, so I have posted its specs below.
(Off-topic: What uses does an old, working, not used pc have?)

 

 

 

Here is my old pc:       (450$ USD)
Motherboard: Gigabyte M61PME-S2P
CPU: AMD Athlon X2 Processor 4850e (dual-core 2,5 GHz)
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5750 (512 MB memory, 700 MHz core clock, 1.150 MHz Memory bus clock)
RAM: (4GB) 2.048 MB Qimonda DDR2 @ 602 MHz + 2.048 MB Transcend Information DDR2 @ 602 MHz
HDD: 500 GB ST350041 8AS SCSI Disk Device
PCI expansion: BELKIN Wireless G PCI Network Adapter ( Model no. F5D7000v8)
PSU: Inter-Tech SL-500A
Case: There is a m-ATX board in it but looks like there is screw holes for an ATX board. (The case is pretty dusty)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The new pc:               (1.090$ USD)  (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7zCQXL)

 

 

 

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Windforce

 

It has a good cooler, but it's quite big. I don't know if i should add a second one in a SLI configuration or buy a new card in the future.

 

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690k 3,5 GHz
I will not overclock for the first year or two of owning the pc. But the overclock feature is something that helps with future-proofing? I will put a cooler master hyper 212 EVO on it when I want to overclock. (Or right when I get the pc. I don’t know what is best)

 

 

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3
I thought this was the best choice of the z97 boards. The dual bios switch thingy might come in handy when I start to overclock, if I break something. (SLI may or may not be used)

 

 

 

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

 

I just choose RAM with the same colors as the rest of the pc. Should i instead go with a single 8GB stick? Maybe go for a total of 16GB?

 

 

 

HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

 

It has a good storage amount at a low price. I have heard they aren't durable, they die fast? Maybe I should get a second one for RAID 1?

 

 

 

SSD: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Everyone says you should get a SSD as a boot drive so I thought "Why not?” I just choose a cheap SSD. Some of you should be able to recommend a better one.

 

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

I know it's a bit overkill wattage, but i got told you can somewhat future-proof a PSU. (If I add a second GTX970). Should i go with a different PSU?

 

 

 

Case: Cooler Master MasterCase 5 Pro

 

It's a modular case which adds to the future-proofing. Maybe i should pick an inverted case instead. The pc will end up to the left of my monitor, so the side window has to be on the left side. In worst case scenario I can face the front of the pc away from me so the side window faces me.

 

 

 

Thank you for reading the whole thing. I wanted to do a detailed post so i could get as much help as possible. In advance: "Thank you, for helping me."

 

[Josephdalepi]

asus motherboard

get an ssd

[spark12072001]

get r9 r390 instead of gtx970

[agentagent47]

1. it's capable not cable... my grammar is bad but yours is worst  

2. for future proofing you PC you should go with the newest generation witch is skylake. the equal processor of the current one youre choosing is the i5-6600K.

3. get R9 390, it's proven faster than the gtx 970 except in Nvidia games. the 8GB Vram will give more future proof than the 3.5GB Vram on the gtx 970. just remember to keep it cool and clean from dust to improve it's survival in the futere because AMD GPU are tend to be hot.

4.go for 1 stick of 8GB of ram so in the future if you are wondering around in a tech mall or have some extra money, buying another stick of ram for your PC would be a great choice. upgradibility (???)

5. go for samsung SSD 850 evo series it cost almost the same as the adata. atleast in my country but if turns out it wasn't, then the adata is a solid choice.

 

that's all from me...

 

EDIT!!!

some question that may help you. when will you planned to build this rig ? are you in a hurry ? is your old PC still good?

IMO you should wait for nvidia new Pascal GPU and it's competitor (can't remember AMD's new GPU architecture codename  )  comes out in a couple of months. JOIN ME ON MY QUEST TO WAIT THE NEXT GENERATION GPU!

[HrBatta]

30 minutes ago, agentagent47 said:

1. it's capable not cable... my grammar is bad but yours is worst  

2. for future proofing you PC you should go with the newest generation witch is skylake. the equal processor of the current one youre choosing is the i5-6600K.

3. get R9 390, it's proven faster than the gtx 970 except in Nvidia games. the 8GB Vram will give more future proof than the 3.5GB Vram on the gtx 970. just remember to keep it cool and clean from dust to improve it's survival in the futere because AMD GPU are tend to be hot.

4.go for 1 stick of 8GB of ram so in the future if you are wondering around in a tech mall or have some extra money, buying another stick of ram for your PC would be a great choice. upgradibility (???)

5. go for samsung SSD 850 evo series it cost almost the same as the adata. atleast in my country but if turns out it wasn't, then the adata is a solid choice.

 

that's all from me...

 

EDIT!!!

some question that may help you. when will you planned to build this rig ? are you in a hurry ? is your old PC still good?

IMO you should wait for nvidia new Pascal GPU and it's competitor (can't remember AMD's new GPU architecture codename  )  comes out in a couple of months. JOIN ME ON MY QUEST TO WAIT THE NEXT GENERATION GPU!

1. Edited the capable error, thanks.

 

2. If i switch to a 6th gen Intel chip i have to choose a z170 motherboard at a higher price and get DDR4 RAM which costs more too?

 

3. Aren't Nvidia's softwares better ?

 

 

I'm not in a hurry. I just want to start playing 'real' games.