Buying a new Computer now, or should I wait a bit in my case?

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CosmoCortney

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Hello,
I really need a new Computer made for CAD (with Cinema 4D), 4K Video Editing and Rendering, Photoshop, gaming in 4K, and more. (the 4K video technology really amazes and interests me a lot)
At the Moment I have a machine including an i7 920 CPU at a clock speed of 2,666GHz, 6GB ddr3 RAM, Geforce GTX 260 graphics card.
Working in Cinema 4D is such a pain, because the System always runs out of resources and it often ends with a shutdown or blue screen. I also had to experience this while working in Photoshop as well. I'm also an Computer Enthusiast.
Now i'm planning to get a new Computer. But i've heard that ddr4, sata express and new processors are in development. Seems to be suitable for CAD in some cases. So would it be recommendable to get a new PC, now or not? And because of the lack of enough money I planned buying several components first (hptx case, mainboard, one cpu, powersupply and using my old gfx card and ssd and hdds) and upgrade the system later. So I'm kinda scared to regret it if I buy a new Computer, now...
 
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ithar87
What is your budget like? And what processor route do you want to take? Intel's Haswell line just recently came out, and may be an excellent choice for you. AMD does have their new line of processors coming out some time in 2014, I have high hopes for them, but I have been disappointed before, and I really don't see them outperforming Haswell. As far as things like DDR4 and sata express, it will be quite a while before those are available on mainstream pc parts. Looks like DDR4 will be supported by some time in 2014 on absolutely top end equipment, by the time it makes it to the mainstream, you will probably be nearly due for an upgrade again anyways. If you are struggling with your current setup, I think now is a perfectly reasonable...
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ithar87

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What is your budget like? And what processor route do you want to take? Intel's Haswell line just recently came out, and may be an excellent choice for you. AMD does have their new line of processors coming out some time in 2014, I have high hopes for them, but I have been disappointed before, and I really don't see them outperforming Haswell. As far as things like DDR4 and sata express, it will be quite a while before those are available on mainstream pc parts. Looks like DDR4 will be supported by some time in 2014 on absolutely top end equipment, by the time it makes it to the mainstream, you will probably be nearly due for an upgrade again anyways. If you are struggling with your current setup, I think now is a perfectly reasonable time to build a new PC. There will always be something new waiting just over the horizon, but you can't wait forever. Graphics card pricing competition has made for some pretty good deals in that market as well. Now is as good a time as ever, just go for it. :)
 
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To gaming in 4k, that isn't happening by a long shot for a long while. Just running a 1600p monitor (1200$ by the way) drops fps by 20 easily. Playing games at max settings at that resolution is demanding and requires a minimum of an SLI/CF setup, just to get that 20 fps back. On top of that, 4k tvs are 40,000$ right now for the best one made by Samsung, though you can spend more for lesser 4k products. As far as monitors go, asus has one for 4,000 dollars I believe? These prices would be lucky to get down to the 1600P level of 1200$, so I would reconsider the 4k desire as it is unlikely to happen. As far as DDR4, sata express and AMD steamroller/Haswell-E is concerned, next year looks promising. Dropping 4.5k for a beast build right now wouldn't be advisable. However if you want to upgrade your cpu, gpu, mobo, and ram, you're looking at 240+250+130+60 respectively giving you a grand total of 680$ for a 4670k, 760, ASRock 1150, and 8GB of 1600 DDR3. Not a bad upgrade if you reuse your case, psu and HDD. I would spend 680 dollars for a year (assuming no delays, and there is always delays) or so of use if I really needed an upgrade. If I didn't I wouldn't though. I am shipping to Navy Basic Training in Feb 3, 2014. That lasts 2 months, April 3, 2014, when I will then go to A-School to learn my job. At A-school, I will have computer access and will probably put together a cheap haswell build to tide me over till haswell-E drops when I will go all out. Hope that helps some,

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