🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <me3v83$kpu$1...@dont-email.me>, nom...@nodomain.com says...
> 
> Getting ready to config a new PC.
> 
> Torn between the Z97 4790K or one of the X99 series; I've done some 
> reading and think I don't require an X99 because I don't intend on 
> running multiple video cards and think 4790K will be all I'll need.
> 
> The other issue then becomes the videocard..willing to get a 980, but 
> not sure I need that either; can save a few dollars with a 960 or 970 
> oc'd version.
> 
> More a crpg player than anything else. Thanks
> 
> D.

I am going to pass on my 1155 mobo and cpu to my wife soon, because she 
NEEDS an upgrade to her 10+ years old box. But I'm going to hold off 
until the 1151 motherboards come out, and get a Skylake cpu. It should 
not be more than another 6 months on the outside. Worth waiting for, I 
think, because of the 'future proofing' aspect of maybe still getting 
parts for 2-3 years after <grins>.

My GTX 780 is a BEAST. I get framerates around 80-100 in my more 
demanding games (but then I am not a twitchy fps player). Certainly more 
than I need because its performance way outstrips what data can come 
down my ADSL1 broadband .. I don't think you have to worry about 
anything/model that comes after unless there are particular problems 
with one chip or model (like stuttering pointed out by others in the 
thread). I think high end (but not bleeding edge!) video cards have a 
pretty good half-life if you don't let the marketing hype get to you.

-P.