Help me choose 1 of these 2 Gaming Builds!!!

Atharv Shukla

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So I am planning to build a Gaming PC for my self. I will be playing games like GTA 5, AC Unity, Far Cry 4, Dying Light, The Wolf Among Us and etc at max settings at 1080p. I need help choosing 1 of these 2 builds and I wonder if someone experienced could help me.

Build #1 :
MSI Z97 Pro Gaming 5
Intel i5 4690k
MSI GTX 970
8 gb Corsair Vengence
Corsair CS 650
NZXT S340 Black (I already ordered the case)

Build #2
MSI H97 Gaming 3
Intel i5 4460
MSI GTX 980
8 gb Corsair Vengence
Corsair CS 650
NZXT S340 Black

I considered asking this question and actually coming up with the second build when I thought that the 3.5 gigs of VRAM in the GTX 970 is not gonna help me in the long run (like 3-4 years) I will be sticking with a 1080p display or maybe even a lower one but nothing higher.
Do you guys think that the GTX 970's 3.5 gig is gonna make me buy a new GPU with more RAM after 2-3 years?
BTW.... which one should I go with?
Keeping in mind that I will not be doing any overclocking or video editing, the second build seems a little more appealing to me. But keep in mind that I will be doing some sort of Music Production not to crazy 68 tracks but yes some moderate work on audio production.

Thanks In ADVANCE!

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If I got the overclockable build then I would surely swap in a AIO water cooler or a good quality air cooler and do a little of overclocking.
 
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I do not see a problem if you are at 1080P, really the increase of Vram over 3GB has been because more and more people are going 1440P or 4K

Atharv Shukla

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Thank you so much for the answer! but do you think that the 3.5 gig VRAM is gonna help me in the long run or are there going to be games in the near future which are going to need 4 gigs. I will be planning no upgrades before 3-4 years.

 


I do not see a problem if you are at 1080P, really the increase of Vram over 3GB has been because more and more people are going 1440P or 4K
 
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Atharv Shukla

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Thank You! well, I heard it from a lot of people that the 970 is not gonna be any problem at 1080p but still had a doubt, i guess its cleared now. Thanks again!

 

Atharv Shukla

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Do you think that i will be needing an cs650? or i could just get away with an cs550?