Upgrade rig from 2013 to 2016 need help and advice

[freetire]

Howdy Folks, im in Canada and if possible i would like to build something on 1500$ - 2000$ MAX. im far from a enthusiast on PC i just want something that will last me 4-6 years wihtout upgrading from scratch again. im not looking for 1440p gaming nor 4k. my current pc is : AMD A10-5800k APU, AMD HD 7850 1GB, 8GB RAM,and SSD. im playing most of all AAA game and most MMO currently on low/med settting OK-ish. but newer game like Star Citizen. Cameloth Unchained, Black Desert Online, CrowFall, The Division, i want my PC to run it with Decent FPS and having a nice time while im playing and not lagging and breaking out immersion because graphic are just discusting. im not a content creator nor a streamer / youtuber. only a gamer who enjoy playing on is free time.. i was wondering between a i5-6600k or i7-6700k, GTX 970 / r9 390 , and 16gb RAM. like i said i dont want to re-do all this again in 3 years. if possible i want my CPU to Last me 4-7years. i will maybe upgrade GPU later but for now i want something that will last me A LONG TIME. if you have any suggestion or idea please do. everything is appreaciated. 

[stealth80]

3 minutes ago, freetire said:

Howdy Folks, im in Canada and if possible i would like to build something on 1500$ - 2000$ MAX. im far from a enthusiast on PC i just want something that will last me 4-6 years wihtout upgrading from scratch again. im not looking for 1440p gaming nor 4k. my current pc is : AMD A10-5800k APU, AMD HD 7850 1GB, 8GB RAM,and SSD. im playing most of all AAA game and most MMO currently on low/med settting OK-ish. but newer game like Star Citizen. Cameloth Unchained, Black Desert Online, CrowFall, The Division, i want my PC to run it with Decent FPS and having a nice time while im playing and not lagging and breaking out immersion because graphic are just discusting. im not a content creator nor a streamer / youtuber. only a gamer who enjoy playing on is free time.. i was wondering between a i5-6600k or i7-6700k, GTX 970 / r9 390 , and 16gb RAM. like i said i dont want to re-do all this again in 3 years. if possible i want my CPU to Last me 4-7years. i will maybe upgrade GPU later but for now i want something that will last me A LONG TIME. if you have any suggestion or idea please do. everything is appreaciated. 

You need to wait a few more months, new GPU's are incoming which should fully support DX12

[Aytex]

Do you need peripherals?

[kingatlas]

If for gaming go with the 6600k, as the 6700k is too OP (IMO) as there are no games (that I know of) that utilize more than 8 cores and for the GPU, I would go with either as they would both smash 1080p gaming but you may need the extra VRAM (8GB) of the r9 390 in the future. I wiuld have a browse on PC PARTPICKER and just see what other people have done in the completed builds section.

[freetire]

2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Do you need peripherals?

i have my mouse/keyboard , headset. was looking to change my monitor but for now ill put everything i can on my PC 

[freetire]

3 minutes ago, kingatlas said:

If for gaming go with the 6600k, as the 6700k is too OP (IMO) as there are no games (that I know of) that utilize more than 8 cores and for the GPU, I would go with either as they would both smash 1080p gaming but you may need the extra VRAM (8GB) of the r9 390 in the future. I wiuld have a browse on PC PARTPICKER and just see what other people have done in the completed builds section.

yes most of my time i spent on my PC is Gaming. maybe some work on it too but i dont need something that will render in 0.15sec.. i dont mind waiting. but 95% of my time is gaming.

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, kingatlas said:

as the 6700k is too OP (IMO)

if he wants this rig to last and plays triple A games, his best bet is get an i7 due to DX12 utilising more threads

 

@freetire welcome to the forums

remember to quote or mention people when you reply so they get a notification

 

as for what cpu and gpu to get,

i recommend getting the i7 6700k if you're not planning to upgrade your cpu for a long time

as for gpu, the r9 390 will do you great, it outperforms the gtx 970 by a lot in DX12

and performs almost on par on DX11 (the 390 beats the 970 more often)

16gb of ram is sufficient

 

something like this

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bbW723
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bbW723/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($477.00 @ Canada Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.95 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($209.98 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($204.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($123.00 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($439.98 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1884.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-09 11:16 EDT-0400

it'll last you for quite some time, only the gpu might need a boost after 3~5 years

[freetire]

5 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

You need to wait a few more months, new GPU's are incoming which should fully support DX12

but hm are they going to be pricey ? if its near a 980 ti price not that i dont want one its just overkill.. and Pascal GPU are near that price range not sure but maybe. from now till then i should be able to fully get fund for my rig. so i guess waiting for the GPU or taking something out right now and maybe upgrading later for Pascal. would be an option

[Aytex]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($306.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($174.05 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($214.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($47.56 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.15 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($879.98 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.05 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1900.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-09 11:18 EDT-0400

 

eh??

[stealth80]

2 minutes ago, freetire said:

but hm are they going to be pricey ? if its near a 980 ti price not that i dont want one its just overkill.. and Pascal GPU are near that price range not sure but maybe. from now till then i should be able to fully get fund for my rig. so i guess waiting for the GPU or taking something out right now and maybe upgrading later for Pascal. would be an option

Not just a replacement for Fury X/980ti, whole new line ups, pascal and polaris

[freetire]

3 minutes ago, Aytex said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($306.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($174.05 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($214.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($47.56 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.15 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($879.98 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.05 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1900.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-09 11:18 EDT-0400

 

eh??

missing PSU / Window 10 D: 

[freetire]

7 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

if he wants this rig to last and plays triple A games, his best bet is get an i7 due to DX12 utilising more threads

 

@freetire welcome to the forums

remember to quote or mention people when you reply so they get a notification

 

as for what cpu and gpu to get,

i recommend getting the i7 6700k if you're not planning to upgrade your cpu for a long time

as for gpu, the r9 390 will do you great, it outperforms the gtx 970 by a lot in DX12

and performs almost on par on DX11 (the 390 beats the 970 more often)

16gb of ram is sufficient

 

something like this

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bbW723
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/bbW723/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($477.00 @ Canada Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.95 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($209.98 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($84.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($204.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($123.00 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($439.98 @ NCIX) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($129.88 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1884.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-09 11:16 EDT-0400

it'll last you for quite some time, only the gpu might need a boost after 3~5 years

Thanks Moonzy!! i will take a look at this seem a good build ! was thinking going r9 390 route and maybe will upgrade GPU later for a Pascal.

[Moonzy]

Just now, freetire said:

Thanks Moonzy!! i will take a look at this seem a good build ! was thinking going r9 390 route and maybe will upgrade GPU later for a Pascal.

if possible, just wait for pascal gpu to come out

you can buy the rest of the system first and live with the igpu for a month or two

pascal coming out around june

[freetire]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

if possible, just wait for pascal gpu to come out

you can buy the rest of the system first and live with the igpu for a month or two

pascal coming out around june

Hmmm sound Good !! Thanks for the help !