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On 4/15/2015 6:43 PM, Peter Huebner wrote:
> 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.

This is the deal---I've asked my spouse who's good with hardware to 
build my gaming PC, so I've upped the ante and the cost somewhat to eat 
up the few dollars I might have saved.

I've decided to go the x99 route with an i7 5930 and GeForce GTX 980 
sc/ac, 16 mb of gskill ripjaws 3000MHz ram; corsair hx850i PSU; Corsair 
h100i cooler; SSD, maybe 1TB (haven't decided) or 512gb; 2 tb WDBlack; 
optical reader/writer; card reader; and Asrock x99 extreme 4 or 6. I 
chose Asrock because many years ago, I bought an Asrock mobo because it 
had a connection for both AGP & PCI videocards and I didn't know which 
one I was going to upgrade to. Actually at the time, I didn't know this 
diff between the two. ;-) That motherboard has functioned flawlessly and 
as a matter of fact still is. I also took a look a their BIOS setup on 
youtube which for me is scary territory. It looked uncluttered & almost 
something I could understand. I just haven't selected a case 
though......Corsair 760T; Phentek Enthoo Pro or InWin GRone; add a bunch 
of hi-speed  blue LED 120's & 140's. All this shiny new s**t on my 
Samsung UHD and I will be in crpg gaming heaven(assuming the thing boots 
up when my genius is done)

D.