budge 1000-1500$ gaming pc highest settings

alexduong70

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hi im planning on building a gaming pc. should i wait for the broadwell cpu? should i go with 980 or go for the gtx 700 series cards because they are going down in price
 
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If you are reusing your SSD and HDD as well you can try this. You can fit a 980 and keep it around $1000, I just don't think the 980 is worth $200 more, but it is your call. The 970 will max out every game at 1080p.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card...

Nuckles_56

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What do you think of this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($67.87 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($88.79 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.52 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($585.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($102.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1505.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 22:31 EDT-0400
 

alexduong70

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oh i have a cooler master haf 912 and fx 8120, 8gb hyper ram and r9 270x.
would you say i can just replace some parts and save some money?
 

gamer1357

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My recommendation. Just get the current cpu. It will last a long time as it is. However, if you want to you can wait. I used SLI 970's but I would just get the one and add the other later if you need it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.52 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1545.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 22:37 EDT-0400
 

gamer1357

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What resolution and frame rate are did you want to game at. What you have now seems sufficient for 1080p 60hz.

 

alexduong70

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i want to play at 1080 ultra setting at 60fps
 

alexduong70

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ya this sounds good as well
 

gamer1357

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I would go with this. If you dont want to SLI ever you can get a cheaper PSU

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.52 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1020.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 23:10 EDT-0400
 

alexduong70

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but will the sli play well for every game? im planning on playing bf4 and gta v mainly
 

gamer1357

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This is what I could do with a 980. Although the 970 will max out every game at 1080p easily.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.52 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card ($555.91 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.78 @ Newegg)
Total: $1076.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 23:29 EDT-0400
 

gamer1357

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If you are reusing your SSD and HDD as well you can try this. You can fit a 980 and keep it around $1000, I just don't think the 980 is worth $200 more, but it is your call. The 970 will max out every game at 1080p.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($355.91 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $841.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 23:58 EDT-0400
 
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