going to be ordering in a few hours. just wanted to know if theres any changes that could be made. budget is $1008 firm. ive found it cheapest to order off newegg to avoid sales tax and shipping costs

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nmHHdC

This post was edited by Slanman on Jan 21 2016 02:54pm

i was wondering about that with the ram... wasnt sure if it made a difference or not.
would the video card change make any noticeable difference for someone whos not playing a top end game?

for the gpu depends on if you plan on playing that same game for 3+ years or if you plan to switch it will give you additional performance that you may need. I would do like he mentioned and get the i5 and the 390 (well I would go nvidia, but thats me :P)

for the ram again as he stated it is preference. I tend to go the other direction and if 2 sticks are the same price as 4 for the same capacity I will get 2 sticks. it gives you the option to add additional ram later on...granted you have 16gb already so really not a concern

I would stick with op's build.

can always get a new gfx card later on, where getting a new mobo + cpu would be less cost effective long term

you say that cuz it was pretty much your build lol

yup, and I did that with my pc

3570k + 970 currently

prior to a 970 i was using a craigslist 560ti
extremely worth it

@Rapture, if i got a 3570 or some other variant non-k in that line I would have upgraded to skylake, i have that option to wait (which is what makes unlocked CPUs worth it)

This post was edited by Penguins0690 on Jan 22 2016 11:04pm

i totally agree on saving money on the cpu as it is not that important for gaming, but there is no need to fall back to haswell as it limits your possibility for umgreating and does not save any money compared to a simular skylake prozessor.
Simply go back to a non-k i5 and you have the money, as you save 40$ on cooling, 40$ on the cpu and 30$ on the mainboard. Now you can easily afford a r9 390.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tmqT6h
Base Total: $982.01
Promo Discounts: -$14.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00
Total: $928.01


And dont worry about the prozessor. As long as you have a 60hz monitor you wont need any more cpu power.

This post was edited by maulepan on Jan 23 2016 02:46am

This is what I would get...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WfpfNG

/e Ya gotta ask yourself...do ya want a good budget or a good computer.

This post was edited by Ghot on Jan 23 2016 04:33am