Should I wait to buy graphics card?

mdiiorgi · Feb 19, 2016

I am planning on building a new gaming pc to run games like league of legends, dota 2, rocketleague, gta v, battle field, etc... I currently have a budget of about $550. Should I wait to buy a decent graphics card like a gtx 960 or an r9 380 in order to get an i5 6600k with a Z170 board? or should i downgrade the cpu and motherboard to get a better gpu now? Permalink below

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mQmcWZ

ScrewySqrl · Feb 19, 2016

modded for a larger HDD and an actual GPU

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX XT 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $507.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 17:43 EST-0500

SBMfromLA · Feb 19, 2016

mdiiorgi :

ScrewySqrl :

The simple rule is ... buy the best you're able to afford. If you're able to wait in order to save up for better components... then I highly recommend that you do that. If you bought something now you may regret it in a few weeks. Just continue to save and wait until the release of NVidia's next cards. Everyone is expecting the current selection to receive a price drop.

Also, does your budget require you to buy a copy of Windows? Mouse/Keyboard?

Search

Should I wait to buy graphics card?

mdiiorgi

Reputable

ScrewySqrl

ScrewySqrl

Champion

SBMfromLA

Distinguished

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page