Is This Build Good for Current and Future Gaming?

Ldane565 on 17/08/2015 - 10:09

Hey, Ive finished building my new computer from my old computer and just need a finalisation before I go ahead and buy the parts.

Background info: I use duel monitors just on 1080p. I want this upgrade for current games like ark survival and new upcoming games so I can run them smoothly. I have no budget but id like to keep my costs under $2000. Any advice is appreciated, to finalise my build.

Current parts from old build to save a bit of money:
Samsung 22X DVDRW Black SATA
Western Digital 1TB SATA3 HDD 32M Caviar Blue
Kingston 8G(2x4G) DDR3 1600MHz CL9 HyperX
Antec Three Hundred Tower Gaming Case- Black NO PSU
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM (Currently windows 10 now)

Buying parts to upgrade:
Coolermaster GM Series RS750-AMAAB1 750Watt 80 Bronze Semi-Modular Power Supply Unit = $119
Gigabyte N980-G1-GAMING-4GD 4G GTX 980 G1 Gaming PCI-E VGA Card = $749
Gigabyte H97-HD3 = $139
Intel Core i5 4690 3.5GHz 6MB = $315
Patriot Blaze PB240GS25SSDR 240G SATA3 SSD Solid State Drive = $115

or

Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz 6MB LGA1151 Skylake Boxed CPU = $359
Asus Z170-P D3 Intel Z170 S1151/4xDDR3/2xPCIEx16/HDMI/DVI/ATX Motherboard = $199

Any advice on this is welcomed. Thanks

Computing

Comments

  • Axelstrife on 17/08/2015 - 10:58

    Change gpu to a GTX 980TI

    • dane565 on 17/08/2015 - 11:10

      Do you suggest the Gigabyte 6GB GTX 980 Ti G1 GAMING PCI-E VGA CARD for $1089?
      Or is there a better GTX 980 Ti

  • dane565 on 17/08/2015 - 11:10

    — Wrong reply section

  • Crownie on 17/08/2015 - 11:17

    If you go with new 1151 then I'd get DDR4 RAM.
    That'll add at least $199 for 16G Kit 2133 (8Gx2) Kingston HyperX Fury (or $212 for 2666)

    Get a Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI Motherboard $259 for the DDR4 RAM and USB 3.1 future-proof ports.
    SSD could be better like the Samsung EVO 850 250 or 500GB.
    Will come close to maxing out your $2k budget though but much more powerful and future-proof.
    Enjoy.

  • thedriver on 17/08/2015 - 12:00

    There's not a huge amount of reason to consider spending more on new Skylake CPU (i5-6600k)and motherboard because most games are limited by the GPU. Yes you can overclock it and it has some other nice features, but if it came down to it, spend more on the graphics.

    Do you game on dual monitors or only a single monitor? If you only game on single monitor, then I wouldn't bother with the 6GB Ti version. The Ti is definitely faster, but it's a lot of extra dosh… Unless you going higher res screens (e.g. 4K etc).

    • dane565 on 17/08/2015 - 12:09

      Im using 2 screens at the moment both 1080p resolutions. Im considering upgrading later on. Would the 6GB Ti be a safer option for future.

      • thedriver on 19/08/2015 - 16:28

        Sorry for late response.
        I know you're using two screens, but not many people game on two screens because the centre of the screen becomes the bezel. It does depend on the type of game, but particularly for First Person Shooter (FPS) games like Ark Survival, the centre of your view is split over the bezels of the two screens which is very difficult to game on. You'd be better gaming on just one screen or three screens.

        Some Real Time Strategy Games (RTS) can work on dual monitors, but you'd have to check with each game.

        Consider saving your dosh and pick up a second hand GTX980 later on and running them in SLI. You'll have even more RAM than a GTX980Ti and probably spend close to the same amount with more graphics processing power.

    • Crownie on 17/08/2015 - 12:09

      The extra money for GPU performance is what I was getting at.
      Not worth buying the top-of-the-line GPU or even 980 as the quality of visuals differ on each game.
      I'd put money towards the backbone of the computer CPU, Motherboard, and RAM before the GPU- even for a gaming PC.

  • shadowarrior on 17/08/2015 - 12:15

    Are you playing on 4K resolutions? If not, then stick with single 980. Like the Gigabyte G1. If you ever move to 4K, buy another 980 G1 and SLI them. 2X980 SLI > 980 TI. Was the same case for 780 as well.

  • DarkOz on 17/08/2015 - 13:15

    Did I miss something or you are not upgrading into a SSD?

  • idjces on 17/08/2015 - 16:33

    Cpu's aren't improving as fast anymore, with each iteration. We're talking 5-10% per generation compared to gpu's still leaping ahead at 40% improvements. You'll get the best future proofing by putting as many funds towards the gpu as possible.

    Its getting to the point where games like GTA V are heavily cpu restricted when matched with high end gpu's.

    If ddr4 is still significantly more expensive than ddr3, stick with ddr3. The only reason i would go ddr4 is for the extra cores on a 2011-3 system.

    980ti has 40% more cores than a vanilla 980, so expect performance to reflect this. You could pickup an evga 980ti for under $950 delivered from newegg, not sure if the deal is still on

    If you're not afraid of second hand, there's plenty of gtx980's going up for sale, you can save a lot of cash. Or 2x gtx970's if you're happy with the problems surrounding multi-gpu setups, they may or may not affect you.

    Im looking to sell one of my gtx980's to ditch sli. Also check out the various forums

  • dane565 on 17/08/2015 - 17:28

    I think ill go with the following:

    Kingston SSDnow SV300S37A/240G 240G SSD3 2.5 7mm
    Thermaltake Smart 750W PSU
    Intel Core i5 4690 Quad Core LGA 1150 3.5GHz CPU Processor
    Gigabyte Z97M-D3H Z97,LGA1150,4DDR3-1600,RAID,PCIE3.0,SATA6Gb,REALTEK 8111F-VL GbE,USB3.0,HDMI,DVI-D

    SSD - $119
    PSU - $115
    CPU - $325
    Motherboard - $155
    total = $714 of my $2000 budget

    This leaves me with the option to get the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 GAMING 6GB Video Card for $1139

    or stick with the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 Gaming 4GB Video Card for $749
    and wait to upgrade the gpu in 1-2years time?

  • idjces on 17/08/2015 - 19:11

    Apparently a lot of the Gigabyte G1 GTX980ti's end up with coil whine. Not sure if this is also true for the cheaper GTX980.

    Every time I read someone recommends the Gigabyte G1, and then I always read of people mentioning coil whine. So no idea how much of an issue this really is, or why people do recommend the G1.

    Check out the SM951 ssd, and if it might fit into your budget. 128gb runs around $190 and 256gb at $310.
    http://www.anandtech.com/show/8979/samsung-sm951-512-gb-revi…

    PSU probably makes bugger all difference, but if you want to look into it, I ended up choosing a Seasonic PSU (1200w) after reading reviews across all the brands. It had some of the best efficiency scores, noise, and ran $100+ cheaper than other top brands. They might have something good in the <700w range. You probably won't notice the difference though, so up to you if it's something you want to research.

    As far as next end GPU's, apparently their HBM2 ram chips will be 4GB each, which makes it a reasonable certainty that next gen cards will feature a total of 16GB ram (or potentially 32GB…)
    http://wccftech.com/nvidia-ceo-talks-pascal-pk100-pk104-gpus…

    If you consider the 40% increase in recent generations, then you might expect the next gen card to potentially feature 4096 cuda cores compared to the 2816 of the GTX980ti and 2048 of the GTX980.

    • geo365 on 23/08/2015 - 17:54

      No coil whine here. Have it since end of June.

  • dane565 on 17/08/2015 - 19:35

    Ive decided to get the Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R DDR3 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R 1600MHz Dimm, Unbuffered, 9-9-9-24, for $179 and ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Strix DirectCU II 4GB Video Card for $759

    • geo365 on 23/08/2015 - 17:57

      Would have recommended a 980ti. SLi just isn't supported enough to be happy with just a 980 and with dx12 being rolled out the ti will be of more value.

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