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September 10, 2014 9:27:58 PM

Hello Tom's Hardware Community,

I have an outdated gaming desktop, and I think it's finally time for a major upgrade, or wait till Broadwell?? I'm not 100% sure exactly how much I am willing to spend or what exactly to get, maybe $1000-$1500. I use my desktop mainly for gaming and watching HD videos. Here are my current specs:

Current:
Motherboard:
CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)

Motherboard Name Asus P5Q3 Deluxe

Motherboard Chipset Intel Eaglelake P45

System Memory 8192 MB (DDR3 SDRAM)

Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (3072 MB)

Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (3072 MB)

3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce GTX 580


Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 2443BW(X)/MagicSyncMaster CX2443BW


GPU link: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...

I used to have an ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, but that burned half a year ago. My brother was running a dual SLI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (3072 MB), and realized he didn't need his second one and lent it to me. Now he doesn't want it back. The reason I posted my current specs is because, as you can see, my processor is extremely outdated and is the reason for holding back my gaming performance. Because of this I want the best of the best, as in, an i7-4790k or an i7-5820k. But am I being overly concerned? Should I just stick with the cheaper i5-4690k? I would like to future proof my build somewhat, as this computer has lasted me 5 1/2 years, I'm hoping for a similar life in my next pc. Do you think multithreaded/hyperthreaded games will be fully utilized within the next 3 years? Is the i7-5820k with DDR4 and 28 PCIE lanes worth the money for gaming?

I was also looking at getting a PCIE based SSD, just because it's faster, but, correct me if I'm wrong, it will never be utilized for what I will use it for, so why pay all the extra money. I think I'll be happy with a 256 GB SSD for the OS and video games.

For future plans, I 'm thinking of upgrading graphics card and overclocking the cpu if needed. For now I would like to stick with a very good cooler to keep the cpu cool and give it longer life.

I will keep my 2 TB HDD for storage, sound card, speakers, keyboard & mouse, I'm not sure on my screen yet though!

So what I need (I think I need anyway) is a motherboard, cpu, RAM, cpu cooler, optical drive, SSD, thermal compound, case, power supply, and the windows 8.1 OS.

I try to somewhat follow Tom's Hardware's news thread, but I have not done so for the past little while and am now out of the loop of things. I really need your help! What would you recommend as a build? I appreciate all your help!


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September 10, 2014 9:38:59 PM

I didn't include a gpu because you can either keep your 580's or buy the new 980 when it comes out.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($288.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1035.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 00:40 EDT-0400

If you're gaming on 1080p I would just keep the 580's. But if you insist on a new gpu check out the new nvidia 900 series coming out soon.
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September 10, 2014 9:46:26 PM

how large is your monitor?
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September 10, 2014 9:47:39 PM

Thanks for the quick response! Why do you choose the i7-4770k over the i7-4790k?
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September 10, 2014 9:49:11 PM

alezny2018 said:
how large is your monitor?


Monitor is 24 inch, 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz
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a b 4 Gaming
September 10, 2014 9:52:42 PM

Kyyou said:
Thanks for the quick response! Why do you choose the i7-4770k over the i7-4790k?


Just because of money. The 4790k is $60 more right now and I don't think its worth it buts it up to you. The 4790k will OC a little higher but it doesn't justify an extra $60, well for me at least, its ultimately up to you.

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September 10, 2014 9:56:40 PM

gamer1357 said:
Kyyou said:
Thanks for the quick response! Why do you choose the i7-4770k over the i7-4790k?


Just because of money. The 4790k is $60 more right now and I don't think its worth it buts it up to you. The 4790k will OC a little higher but it doesn't justify an extra $60, well for me at least, its ultimately up to you.



Ahh ok, I will keep that in mind! Thanks
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