Approximate Purchase Date: Next week
Budget Range: No particular budget in mind. I'm in Canada, so prices are higher than the US and selection in our computer stores is limited, so that means I've had to shop online for most of the parts, which raises the price due to shipping. My initial target budget was of about 1500$, but like I'll elaborate later, I don't mind going a few hundred higher if it means getting something future-proofed.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing the internet, Occasional experimentation with Adobe photoshop/premiere.
Are you buying a monitor: No, will re-use the same monitor. 1080p Asus VE247H
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, GPU, RAM, Motherboard, CPU Cooler, PSU, Case (Already have an SSD and an HDD for storage)
Do you need to buy OS: No, since I have spare copy of Windows 7 that I will use to upgrade to Windows 10
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.ca. Though I do have an aunt who works at a distribution firm and I'm probably going to order from her to save on shipping costs and an overall lower price
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, Gigabyte motherboards. Even then, I'm open to parts from any brand. What matters is quality and bang for the buck.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1080p
Additional Comments: Gaming wise, I want the main parts (CPU/MOBO/RAM) to be relevant for a very long time. Hoping just to swap out graphics cards or SLI every 2nd/3rd year, for extra performance both in terms of FPS and extra headroom in case I want a higher resolution monitor.
Why Are You Upgrading: My current PC has the following specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.8 GHz
NVIDIA GTX 275
4GB RAM
Gigabyte EP45-UD3L motherboard
As you can tell, it is very outdated, especially for games. My dad built me this PC back in mid 2009, and it's served me faithfully for 6 years. However, now I also realized that there are games I want to play that my PC can no longer run at all (Dragon Age Inquisition, for example).
So, that means it's time for a new build, and one that can max out current games @ 1080p and last for a very long time
It's my first build, so any advice you guys can give is greatly appreciated.
Here is the parts I want to get: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/9bJPWZ
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Gaming G1 WINDFORCE Video Card
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: $1453.93 CAD
I know I probably could have saved about 200$ by trimming down the i7-4790k to an i5-4690k and RAM from 16 GB to 8 GB, but in my opinion, 200$ for extra RAM security, higher stock CPU clock and hyperthreading are worth it.
Gigabyte motherboard is a bit on the expensive side as well, but it has more ports than I'll ever need and I get the extra reliability and stability I've gotten used to.
Any improvements, comments and suggestions are welcome,
Thanks
Budget Range: No particular budget in mind. I'm in Canada, so prices are higher than the US and selection in our computer stores is limited, so that means I've had to shop online for most of the parts, which raises the price due to shipping. My initial target budget was of about 1500$, but like I'll elaborate later, I don't mind going a few hundred higher if it means getting something future-proofed.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing the internet, Occasional experimentation with Adobe photoshop/premiere.
Are you buying a monitor: No, will re-use the same monitor. 1080p Asus VE247H
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, GPU, RAM, Motherboard, CPU Cooler, PSU, Case (Already have an SSD and an HDD for storage)
Do you need to buy OS: No, since I have spare copy of Windows 7 that I will use to upgrade to Windows 10
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.ca. Though I do have an aunt who works at a distribution firm and I'm probably going to order from her to save on shipping costs and an overall lower price
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, Gigabyte motherboards. Even then, I'm open to parts from any brand. What matters is quality and bang for the buck.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1080p
Additional Comments: Gaming wise, I want the main parts (CPU/MOBO/RAM) to be relevant for a very long time. Hoping just to swap out graphics cards or SLI every 2nd/3rd year, for extra performance both in terms of FPS and extra headroom in case I want a higher resolution monitor.
Why Are You Upgrading: My current PC has the following specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.8 GHz
NVIDIA GTX 275
4GB RAM
Gigabyte EP45-UD3L motherboard
As you can tell, it is very outdated, especially for games. My dad built me this PC back in mid 2009, and it's served me faithfully for 6 years. However, now I also realized that there are games I want to play that my PC can no longer run at all (Dragon Age Inquisition, for example).
So, that means it's time for a new build, and one that can max out current games @ 1080p and last for a very long time
It's my first build, so any advice you guys can give is greatly appreciated.Here is the parts I want to get: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/9bJPWZ
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Gaming G1 WINDFORCE Video Card
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case
PSU: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Total: $1453.93 CAD
I know I probably could have saved about 200$ by trimming down the i7-4790k to an i5-4690k and RAM from 16 GB to 8 GB, but in my opinion, 200$ for extra RAM security, higher stock CPU clock and hyperthreading are worth it.
Gigabyte motherboard is a bit on the expensive side as well, but it has more ports than I'll ever need and I get the extra reliability and stability I've gotten used to.
Any improvements, comments and suggestions are welcome,
Thanks
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