I'm looking to upgrade my current build so that I can run all of 2016 games maxed out at 1080p and 60 fps. My current one is going to be 4 years old this year and I would like to re-use anything that I can from it, but at the same gain the best performance.
*This time I'm interested in going with Intel and Nvidia only - no AMD.
*I will likely be overclocking the CPU and the GPU in the future.
*I might go SLI, so I need some good recommendations on a big computer case with good airflow (full tower)
*I'm also interested in trying VR gaming this year and will be purchasing either SteamVR or Oculus Rift in a few months.
Here is my current build:
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-7TE500BW)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT with Boost 2GB DDR5
Case: NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer
Monitor: ASUS VG248QE
Keyboard: G110
Mouse: Logitech G9X
Here is what I came up with so far:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fpXpyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fpXpyc/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.95 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($145.44 @ Mac Mall)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1126.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-24 20:38 EDT-0400
Please let me know how I can make this build better and if I'm potentially wasting money on something that could be bought cheaper, but would give me similar performance.
I would like to keep the upgrade budget under $1200.
Thanks in advance for all the advice and help.
*This time I'm interested in going with Intel and Nvidia only - no AMD.
*I will likely be overclocking the CPU and the GPU in the future.
*I might go SLI, so I need some good recommendations on a big computer case with good airflow (full tower)
*I'm also interested in trying VR gaming this year and will be purchasing either SteamVR or Oculus Rift in a few months.
Here is my current build:
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-7TE500BW)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT with Boost 2GB DDR5
Case: NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer
Monitor: ASUS VG248QE
Keyboard: G110
Mouse: Logitech G9X
Here is what I came up with so far:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fpXpyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fpXpyc/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($369.95 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($145.44 @ Mac Mall)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1126.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-24 20:38 EDT-0400
Please let me know how I can make this build better and if I'm potentially wasting money on something that could be bought cheaper, but would give me similar performance.
I would like to keep the upgrade budget under $1200.
Thanks in advance for all the advice and help.
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