I don't get why some people are so eager to upgrade their PC like yearly or something. I upgrade my whole setup like once every 4-6.

No. Just no.

I'm looking to build something around the $800 mark. Need a good PC for work with some RTS gaming on the side.

You're PC costs 3 times that of a PS4 and performs let's say 50% better.

honestly if you're gonna get a PC you might as well just spend more and get something better but without going overboard
balance between individual amount spent and frequency of upgrades
Spending too much or too little is a waste imo

If you have the time and/or Black Friday, and don't need an OS purchase or monitor (which a PS4/X1 also doesn't come with), you can build a system that is capable of doing just fine at high settings and 1080p/60FPS with 500-600$. And it will be future proof for a good while, not to mention that the extra cost runs you the added bonus of endless backwards compatibility.

The Anthlon is such an overclocking powerhouse that in terms of raw CPU power for budget, it doesn't get much better. Get that on a deal with a good mobo mITX and you are well on your way to making a very solid budget gaming rig.

But, really, the whole point of the PC over the console is the fact that you can always change the guts. By the end of a generation you won't need to replace everything inside, in fact most things like SSHD/HDD, RAM, PSU, and the case, won't need to even be touched. Your upgrade between generations will be 200$ as the proper budget CPU and GPU get cheaper and cheaper.

This is exactly what I was thinking ahah.

I have a PC that can output 1080p, no problem but at like 2 FPS...

I do not doubt that this build can go higher than that by the way :) I'm just amaze how people are using 1080p as a generic quality/performance norm instead of just a resolution... I mean I can create a big red rectangle in 1080p, I can even do that on a 20 years old PC/Console...

I will look at this anyway, I need to replace my PC (6 years old).

These CPUs are really weak, I don't think it's a good option. I actually recommend going for a higher-end CPU so you won't need to change it for years (I'm using mine for 4 years and simply won't change it because it still outperforms a lot of modern CPUs). 1TB of storage is ridiculous because games are becoming pretty big. I'm on 4TB right now and wouldn't mind having more room.

About the price, if you add a better CPU you will just be limited by the GPU. So you can just upgrade it on 2 years and keep going. This GPU will give you 1080p/30fps on high or maybe ultra settings in most games. If you want 1080p/60fps and you are on a budget, you are dreaming, unfortunately. But a mid-end GPU + good CPU will give you a good 1080p experience and just changing for a new mid-end GPU in 2 years still won't be expensive.

1080p is such a buzzword that most people don't seem to realize that it's only a small part of the equation. They just hear 1080p and think it's top of the line or something. I can run older games at 1920 x 1080 or 1920 x 1200 and 60fps on a computer that's 5-7 years old.

So being able to make a computer "1080p ready" for 500 dollars is very misleading.

The 750k is actually not a weak CPU for the price if you can reliably and stably overclock the thing. If you're building on a real budget, then upgrading to an i5 or such will cost you a pretty penny, especially considering that the intel mobos are arms and legs more expensive than an FM2 socket board.

The 750k will also bottleneck anything about a 260X with 270 allowing you to cram in AA or some other small graphical notches, so there's a definite cut off for the GPU you should be buying. An i3 will bottleneck at the same exact level as then 750k, so the only real worthwhile jump for the GPU scaling will be to go into i5-i7 territory which is not 'budget' for anyone.