Looking to build a PC wondering if I should buy or wait

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I plan on building a PC and originally had decided that I wanted to wait for the nvidia 800 series to release along with the new Intel chips later this year. However, with all these rumors about the delay of the 800 series until next year I was just wondering if I should build now? One of the big things I want is to be able to eventually game in 4k, but I figured I could wait another year or so for that when the monitors get cheaper.

So with that I have a few questions:

1. Will the new broadwell chips even be worth the wait for gaming?
2. Would I be better off building a 1080p rig now and replacing the graphics cards in a year or two when 4k monitors drop in price a bit and the GPUs are better suited for 4k 60fps or just waiting for Maxwell GPUs?


Also, It would be much appreciated if you wanted to recommend a build. I have already bought the corsair 500r for my case and evga supernova 1000w platinum for my power supply. My budget after those purchases is around $2200.



 
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the problem with waiting it that there's always something else around the corner and you'll often pay a premium when it does come (although not really so for CPUs). Unless something great is just a few weeks away and if you want a PC now, then build it now. The next CPUs won't be ground breaking and I doubt you'll be left wanting with a Haswell or similar.
Nvidia 800 series are quite along way off and may not be on the new die shrink process initially, even if they are Maxwell. Even if they do offer massive performance improvement, expect to pay a premium.
I think it will be at least 2 years before games start to push today's high end GPUs and CPUs. There just hasn't been much progress since the like of Crysis.
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Broadwell is next year now. It's dubbed "Braswell" this year. And yes, 1080P is still worth it. 4K is far too expensive for now. Here is a fast, futureproof system -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($157.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($132.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1957.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 22:06 EDT-0400)
 
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Well if you really aren't in a hurry waiting couldn't hurt. That being said Broadwell's igpu will be a lot stronger, but the actual cpu will only be around 5-10% ( rough estimate) better than the current haswell. That would be my input on the cpu. As for the GPU I really don't know the answer to that.. sorry. I do know however that AMD's current best performing card gets less than 60fps on a 4k display, yet it costs an arm and a leg.
 
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Get the build now if you cannot wait
1) Can't really say because there hasn't been much news on Broadwell
2) 4K won't be standard for a while, probably another 3 or 4 years, so yea, stick to 1080p, 4K right now is a waste of money but with this build, 4k is possible on almost every game you throw at it

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ApBh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ApBh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3ApBh/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Formula ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($284.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($148.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2163.90
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($143.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($254.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($187.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.64 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2197.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-28 22:14 EDT-0400)
 
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the problem with waiting it that there's always something else around the corner and you'll often pay a premium when it does come (although not really so for CPUs). Unless something great is just a few weeks away and if you want a PC now, then build it now. The next CPUs won't be ground breaking and I doubt you'll be left wanting with a Haswell or similar.
Nvidia 800 series are quite along way off and may not be on the new die shrink process initially, even if they are Maxwell. Even if they do offer massive performance improvement, expect to pay a premium.
I think it will be at least 2 years before games start to push today's high end GPUs and CPUs. There just hasn't been much progress since the like of Crysis.
 
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