Building up a new computer that will last for at least 5 years! Comments please!

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Hey there guys! This is going to be my first ever computer/daily use/ gaming rig I will be building up! I have been told to not "go cheap" on a computer build and it is recommended I buy my parts brand new (which isnt a big problem). I have roughly a $600 dollar budget and I have some parts in mind and if you guys could help me by offering some feedback/comments that would be great! Thanks! Here is my parts list!

CPU - AMD FX 8320

Graphics Card - Nvidia GeForce GTX 560TI (I know its a little outdated but are they still good enough to run games? Not trying to go super crazy with games, just good enough so it wont lag on me when I try to use minimum to high settings)

Motherboards - ASUS M5A99X

Memory - G Skill Ripjaw Series 8GB (2x4GB)

Power Supply - Corsair CX500

Storage - Seagate 1TB

Case - Cooler Master HAF 912

I am open to suggestions or comments! Please keep in mind guys and gals, i do not want to go over $650 please! Thank you!

LAST QUESTION: Is it best to wait till Black Friday/ Cyber Monday for deals? I might wait till then but if its not really anything good, then I might just build up my PC now! Thanks for the input!
 
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Oh,sorry,I haven't entirely read the post. :)
Anyway,you can't make a build that will last for 5 years without upgrades for $700. No way of doing that.
But,you can get a pretty sick PC for $650 that will last for 2-3 years without any upgrades.
And here it is:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ysfVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ysfVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)...
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Not trying to go super intense with gaming, just something that I can use on a daily basis but occasionally play games here and there. Im not trying to overclock it or anything.
 
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Even for extremely mild gaming, that will NOT hold up. The 560ti is already 3 generations behind. Save up a little more money ($800) and get something a lot better

Also, that power supply is a really bad one. That will brick your PC if it fails
 
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You need eg

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme II 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($20.78 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1393.64


at least! for it to be viable in 5 years time.
 
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The 4790k won't give him any advantage over a 4690k in gaming

 
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Since you want this computer for that long, it'll be much better if you wait for Intel's / AMD's new processors.

These (at least Intel's) will provide you with DDR4 and should also increase performance after many years of performance-stagnation.

Also Nvidia's Maxwell shows a great deal of promise so we should see some price wars going on soon in that front as well.

I usually don't recommend to wait as one can wait forever but DDR3 is more than 5 years old and performance hasn't really moved much in the last 3 years in terms of cpu / gpu (especially cpu) horsepower
 
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If you're looking for a daily use computer, you can pretty much throw whatever you can get as cheaply as possible and it'll still run applications in five years. Gaming runs on a bit tighter clock, though things have slowed down a lot compared to back when I first started building. For five years, you'd want something that's high mid-end to mid high-end now. $600-700 is not going to get you that.
 
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Oh,sorry,I haven't entirely read the post. :)
Anyway,you can't make a build that will last for 5 years without upgrades for $700. No way of doing that.
But,you can get a pretty sick PC for $650 that will last for 2-3 years without any upgrades.
And here it is:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ysfVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ysfVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $658.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-21 05:25 EDT-0400

This will allow you to play basically any game at high settings.
The 4460 will beat the FX-8320 and the FX-8350 when it comes to gaming by about 10 FPS average.
I would suggest getting this PC and then upgrading it in about 2 years time.And by that I mean upgrade your GPU to a GTX 980 maybe,your CPU to Intel Broadwell(i5 5th gen) and get an SSD.Those are just suggestions ofc. :)
The Antec 620M is really cheap compared to other 620 and 650W quality PSUs now,so I chose that one.It will also allow you to upgrade to a much stronger GPU without having to buy a new PSU.
Hope this helps. :)
 
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Yea I guess you can say I am trying to get a daily use computer that looks like a gaming rig, but Im not trying to play LOL or Call of Duty all day long. Its mostly for college/programming and doing the basic necessity but will still be fast and is a good system to play games here and there when I am bored. Thanks for your answer!
 
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Hey Luka! Sorry I didnt see this! I was answering the other question! Awesome, thank you for your input! I will definitely look into this! Thanks again
 
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