1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
- Mainly gaming. I play just about everything you can play, but not a competitive FPS type so 60fps has always looked great to me. Prefer the IPS type of displays. Poor frame rate in Fallout 4 and Witcher 3 have told me it's time.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
-$2000
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
-U.S.
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
-NA
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
-Not important
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
-starting fresh, but only PC part advice needed; all set on m/kb, monitor, etc
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
-Overclocking
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using
-Starting with 1920x1200, but plan on moving to one of the ultra wide 21:9, 1440's.
I generally only build every 5-7 years so would like to do as much future proofing as possible. I plan on upgrading to one of the new series of GPUs next year so my $2k budget is with a 390/970 type of GPU now; something decent to get me by (im on a 7870 now).
Really having a hard time deciding between x99/5820 or a skylake build. My last build had me trying to decide q9650 and e8400. I was happy I ended up with the quad as I feel like I got more life out of my cpu. Now I'm wondering will the 6 core last me longer? I've read one article after another and there doesn't seem to be a good answer. Now I see Broadwell-e is on the way Q1, and that 6 core looks nice, adding to my indecision.
Motherboard choices are pretty overwhelming too. I'd like all the new stuff, M.2, PCI-e, USB 3.1, etc, even if I don't use it right away so I have future upgrade options without having to rebuild next year. Are the x99 mb's limited because of being last generation?
I think I'll go with a 512gb SSD (850 evo/pro or M2, whatever makes sense) and a 1 or 2 TB HD (WD Black?).
OR, I could just put together a $1k system mid level system and redo it in a few years. I'm coming from a q9650, 7870, non ssd build so I'm sure I'd be happy either way. Considering I'd like to order a Acer x34, I could go that way instead and add the monitor (my other $1k) now.
As always, thank you for all the advice. I'm amazed how much I've learned since I found these forums. Building a gaming machine is such a blast when you know you've made some good choices with the help of the community.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pXfQkL
- Mainly gaming. I play just about everything you can play, but not a competitive FPS type so 60fps has always looked great to me. Prefer the IPS type of displays. Poor frame rate in Fallout 4 and Witcher 3 have told me it's time.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
-$2000
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
-U.S.
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
-NA
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
-Not important
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
-starting fresh, but only PC part advice needed; all set on m/kb, monitor, etc
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
-Overclocking
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using
-Starting with 1920x1200, but plan on moving to one of the ultra wide 21:9, 1440's.
I generally only build every 5-7 years so would like to do as much future proofing as possible. I plan on upgrading to one of the new series of GPUs next year so my $2k budget is with a 390/970 type of GPU now; something decent to get me by (im on a 7870 now).
Really having a hard time deciding between x99/5820 or a skylake build. My last build had me trying to decide q9650 and e8400. I was happy I ended up with the quad as I feel like I got more life out of my cpu. Now I'm wondering will the 6 core last me longer? I've read one article after another and there doesn't seem to be a good answer. Now I see Broadwell-e is on the way Q1, and that 6 core looks nice, adding to my indecision.
Motherboard choices are pretty overwhelming too. I'd like all the new stuff, M.2, PCI-e, USB 3.1, etc, even if I don't use it right away so I have future upgrade options without having to rebuild next year. Are the x99 mb's limited because of being last generation?
I think I'll go with a 512gb SSD (850 evo/pro or M2, whatever makes sense) and a 1 or 2 TB HD (WD Black?).
OR, I could just put together a $1k system mid level system and redo it in a few years. I'm coming from a q9650, 7870, non ssd build so I'm sure I'd be happy either way. Considering I'd like to order a Acer x34, I could go that way instead and add the monitor (my other $1k) now.
As always, thank you for all the advice. I'm amazed how much I've learned since I found these forums. Building a gaming machine is such a blast when you know you've made some good choices with the help of the community.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pXfQkL
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