whats your opinion on my decision on this future build...

[scypheroth]

HELLO ALL> i would like to start off by saying im nto a 100% noob i have built PC's in the past and im currenlty on one i built before..now to the meat...in th enext 2-3 months me and my gf want to upgrade our PC's...we both have seprate PC's so ill list there specs first:

CUURENT OLD BUILDS
MINE:
-NZXT Vulcan case
-8G DDR3 Patriot Viper Red ram at 1866ghz
-Maximus 4 gen z gen 3
-i5-3570K at 3.4GHz with corsair watercooling
-MSI Geforce GTX 760
-550watt ultrad power supply
-128G SSD
-1TB HDD

HERS:
-Coolermaster Elite case
-8G Corsair DDR3 1600MHz
-Generic MSI mobo
-i5-3470 at 3.2GHz with cooler master watercooling
-MSI Geforce GTX 760
-600watt cooler master pwoer supply
-128G SSD
-500GB HDD

Now that is what im standing at...we want good gaming PC's that can do a solid constant 60fps smooth milky smooth gameplay at 1080p. we both have dual 1080p monitors with DP connections: Now here is what i was thinking of doing so give me your input on it:

MY PC:
-buying a new corsair obsidian case
-buying 8G more of DDR3 patriot viper red RAM at 1866Ghz for a total of 16G DDR3 RAM
-buying a new MSI B85M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150
-buying a new i7-4790 processor and reuse my old corsair watercooling
-buying a new zotac geforce gtx 980 ti video card
-use my GF's old 600watt cooler master power supply
-reuse my 128g SSD
-reuse my 1TB HDD

GF PC:
-reusing my old NZXT Vulcan case
-buying 8G more of DDR3 corsair 1600MHz RAM for a total of 16G
-reuse my old ASUS Maximus 4 gen z gen 3 mobo
-buy a new i7-3770S processor and reuse old cooler master watercooler
-reuse BOTH old GTX 760 cards in SLI
-buy a new 700-800watt power supply
-reuse 128G SSD
-reuse 500GB HDD

Now i have priced this all out at a lil over 1600 for everything to do the above....would these help us achieve our goles? are the i7's nessessarry? i PERSAONALLY want my PC to run a oculas when released at top tear graphics. My gf just wants a upgrade so she can play games better....any suggestions? is this a good setup? ALL info would be appreciated before i startyy buying

 

[Ketchup]

I don't think you need a new CPU for a gaming system. Your video card upgrade will do most of this for you. Most games, on average, would see only a coupon FPS improvement going from i5 to i7. And if you have a standard 60 hz screen, those couple FPS won't be seen at all.

For an overall speed increase, use the extra money for large SSDs. Put simply, larger SSDs are faster than small ones, not to mention you can just get more data on them (so games can be installed on the SSD as well).

 

[DigDog]

SLI the 760s, buy yourself a new GPU, keep both CPUs, get a couple more SSDs.

 

[Charlie98]

SLI the 760s, buy yourself a new GPU, keep both CPUs, get a couple more SSDs.

I agree, the rest of the system specs look fine unless you just want to spend your money.

I do have to scratch my head... Her locked 3470... with watercooling?

 

[Steltek]

I agree, the rest of the system specs look fine unless you just want to spend your money.

I do have to scratch my head... Her locked 3470... with watercooling?

Maybe noise reduction?

 

[scypheroth]

I agree, the rest of the system specs look fine unless you just want to spend your money.

I do have to scratch my head... Her locked 3470... with watercooling?

lol mainly because i could was the reason ....

thanks for the imput guys...so asically what your all saying is i7's arnt necessary....unless i wanna upgrade my monitors i woudnt see much a improvement?

 

[VirtualLarry]

SLI the 760s, buy yourself a new GPU, keep both CPUs, get a couple more SSDs.

I agree with this too. No real need to upgrade Ivy quad-cores, for gaming. Just get new GPUs.

Edit: Maybe get a couple of Samsung 850 EVO or Trancend '370 500/512GB SSDs.

 

[Eelectricity]

You really don't need 16GB RAM but if you have the money okay and maybe you will find other purposes for the PCs. But if you're just gaming than 16GB doesn't do much.

I agree that current CPUs are fine too. GPU upgrade gives you most bang per buck.