What's the price range on a "future proof" computer?

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ForestDingo

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I'm going to be building a new pc next month when the 880's hit, and I was wondering, what is the general price of a computer that can play top games on Ultra for the year out (end of 2015)? Would you have to SLI to acheive this?

My budget would be around 2500.00
 
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plywrlw
Because you wanted "future proof" and my crystal ball isn't sure I've included an i7 just in case hyperthreading suddenly becomes more relevant in the next year but you would probably be OK with an i5.

If you assume the 880 will cost around 780ti prices then this build gives you a ballpark figure
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @...
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Yah i agree the term future proof makes no sense you can spend ten grand on a pc today and it would probably be considered very weak in 10 years or less. Look up Moore's law.
 
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ForestDingo

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What would be a general idea based on precedent, you think? I want to make sure I hit that mark of getting the best performance vs money spent. I hear that SLI isn't really worth it, though.
 
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From what I've just read about 4k resolution, it isn't very practical with how much is required to pull it off, and then you would still be lagging behind with poor framerates. I'll stick to 1920x1200 for nowzors.
 
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Because you wanted "future proof" and my crystal ball isn't sure I've included an i7 just in case hyperthreading suddenly becomes more relevant in the next year but you would probably be OK with an i5.

If you assume the 880 will cost around 780ti prices then this build gives you a ballpark figure
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.74 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($625.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 230T Windowed-BLUE ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1596.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 19:02 EDT-0400
 
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The 880 should be around the price of a gtx 780 not 780 ti so more like 500 dollars i would guess.
 
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Like I said, it's ballpark. Figured it would be better to go with the "worst case scenario" so the OP has more money than they need, not less ;)
 
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