Hold out until next gen?

[Malyki]

Just wondering on your recommendations on wether to hold off to next gen GPU's or not. I don't struggle at all with what I currently play and I figured it would be best to hold off for now. What are your recommendations?

For right now, i just mainly play CS:GO and stream with some mining thrown in on downtime.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($389.89 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WI-FI AC) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($258.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-4133 Memory  ($300.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Evolv ATX Glass ATX Mid Tower Case  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($51.89 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: BenQ - XL2411 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($249.00 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: SteelSeries - Rival 310 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($92.00 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Total: $1995.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[knightslugger]

Do you need NVMe storage for something specific? If this is just a gaming rig, your money is better spent on the GPU when time comes, or upgrade the size of the 850 Evo.

 

And that memory is WAY overkill. consider dropping down (several) MHz brackets. maybe put the money saved into a higher quality PSU...

 

Could/Would I justify a new GPU at this point? a 970 isn't exactly a stellar performer for today's Triple-A games. But if you're satisfied with it's performance in CS:GO, i'd try to find a used 1080ti and be happy with it for several years. the 1080ti's performance isn't going to be obsolete any time soon.

[Malyki]

1 hour ago, knightslugger said:

Do you need NVMe storage for something specific? If this is just a gaming rig, your money is better spent on the GPU when time comes, or upgrade the size of the 850 Evo.

 

And that memory is WAY overkill. consider dropping down (several) MHz brackets. maybe put the money saved into a higher quality PSU...

 

Could/Would I justify a new GPU at this point? a 970 isn't exactly a stellar performer for today's Triple-A games. But if you're satisfied with it's performance in CS:GO, i'd try to find a used 1080ti and be happy with it for several years. the 1080ti's performance isn't going to be obsolete any time soon.

Ahh, i should of said that that pcpartpicker list isn't a planned build, it's my current build.

[LemDog]

Your build is fine, the GPU should play most things without issues. I'd say hold off until you encounter something you're dying to play and can't play it reliably. Unless you got the cash burning a hole in your pocket and you wanna build something new. That card should continue to be fine for most if not all things on that 1080p display of yours for the foreseeable future.