Future proof mid range gaming PC recommendatios

[FUNTIK]

I would like to see some recommendations from the steam comunity for a mid range gaming pc that can run all games on high settings.

1) when will I have to upgrade the pc next
2) how much does it cost
3) is a ssd worth it

[SilentHorizon]

eh, first off, future proofing is actually more of a gimmick than a reality. Software and games get so advanced every year that I say good luck playing those at optimum settings even 2 years down the road. (unless you got something like 4 way sli or some crazy setup)

But for mid range and you said upgrading, I suggest the i5 4690K (coming out in a few days), with z97 mobo (pick whichever you want) 8GB of dual channel memory at least, if you want to future proof even a tad, your going to need at least a gtx 770.

Yes SSDs are worth it. However it depends, all ssds do is speed up boot times and software, and putting all your games on a ssd is going to be expensive. That is why you see many gaming pcs with ssd for C drive and games go on a seprate mechnanical drive.

[FUNTIK]

bro id ont have that kind of money

引用自 HBZK100：

eh, first off, future proofing is actually more of a gimmick than a reality. Software and games get so advanced every year that I say good luck playing those at optimum settings even 2 years down the road. (unless you got something like 4 way sli or some crazy setup)

But for mid range and you said upgrading, I suggest the i5 4690K (coming out in a few days), with z97 mobo (pick whichever you want) 8GB of dual channel memory at least, if you want to future proof even a tad, your going to need at least a gtx 770.

Yes SSDs are worth it. However it depends, all ssds do is speed up boot times and software, and putting all your games on a ssd is going to be expensive. That is why you see many gaming pcs with ssd for C drive and games go on a seprate mechnanical drive.

[rotNdude]

引用自 AFr1CaN_BEa$t：

bro id ont have that kind of money

What kind of money do you have?

[ZigZach]

"Mid range gaming PC that can run all games on high settings"

That's like asking for a Ferrari for the price of a Honda. Mid range means exactly that, mid. No matter what you try to do you will need to upgrade your PC almost every year to keep running everything at high settings.

[4IDEN]

I think you maybe should target medium settings 60fps in demanding games like watchdogs and i think you could do it for £600-£700
For high settings 1080p on high settings on top games you will need £1000 and ultra id say £1500
Thats for what i have worked out.
Get a good case mobo and cpu with a solid ssd for the op system.
Then you can add a slave drive for not much later and id get a gtx750ti for now and save more for a top card in the next 12 months.
Just my view good luck

[SilentHorizon]

I'd have to agree. Because in order to play games at high settings like watch dogs, you NEED something along the lines of a high performance gtx 770.

[100% Recycled Awesome]

引用自 AFr1CaN_BEa$t：

I would like to see some recommendations from the steam comunity for a mid range gaming pc that can run all games on high settings.

This is not possible. You cannot build a midrange gaming PC that will run all games on high.

1) when will I have to upgrade the pc next
2) how much does it cost
3) is a ssd worth it

1) Now?
2) Depends what you currently have
3) Yes.

[FUNTIK]

I live in south africa and the rand is very week compared to the US dollar and the shipping costs are very expensive

引用自 rotNdude：

引用自 AFr1CaN_BEa$t：

bro id ont have that kind of money

What kind of money do you have?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Well you can check in your area how much would those parts cost, all of them ar fairly commonly available everywhere.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vL6ndC

[FUNTIK]

thank you my build will be based around those components

引用自 Rumpelcrutchskin：

Well you can check in your area how much would those parts cost, all of them ar fairly commonly available everywhere.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vL6ndC

[_I_]

nothing is futureproof, but that has some upgradaility

if your near a microcenter, you can get the i5 4670k /w a z87 board for around $240+tax
http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx

[100% Recycled Awesome]

引用自 _I_：

nothing is futureproof, but that has some upgradaility

if your near a microcenter, you can get the i5 4670k /w a z87 board for around $240+tax
http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/default.aspx

There's no microcenter in South Africa.

[_I_]

missed that, hopefully they go world wide, give everyone a chance for a good cheap cpu/mobo combos