Future proof pc?

[JimJoeRooney]

Hi im building a computer and would like advice on if its gonna run top games for the next 5 years or if i need to change or add anything, the build ive chosen is:

Optical Drive
1 x 24x DVD-RW Optical Drive

1 x 120GB Kingston SSD

1 x 1TB (1000GB) Sata III Hard Drive

1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit

1 x 300MBs Wireless PCI Card WiFi Network Adaptor

1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Motherboard

1 x 4.4GHz Intel Core i5 4670K 4-Core CPU *Overclocked*

1 x the Carbide AIR 540

1 x Zalman CNPS11X Extreme CPU Cooler

1 x XFX Pro Series 850W 80+ Bronze PSU

1 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz Gaming RAM

1 x Nvidia gtx 780 ti

 

[JimJoeRooney]

I play a mix of games like battlefield 4, mass effect and soon titanfall. I have a 2k monitor so wanted to run games on 2k resolution.
At the moment ive no interest in sli/crossfire and ive read a lot about overheating issues with the R9 290 cards so thats what made me opt for the 780ti.
And yes it is just for gaming and browsing the internet.

 

[JimJoeRooney]

no its 1440p gaming, i have the Asus PB278Q monitor and my friend said he kept getting the black screen when running bf4 on 1440p using a r9 290 card so that is why i opted for the gtx 780 ti.
I know theres no such thing as future proof but what i mean is that i want something that will last or outlast the ps4 and xbox one, this is the 1st time ive not bought a next gen console as ive always been advised a pc is better and cheaper. Well so far with this pc and monitor ive spent £2000 which could have gotten me both the consoles with 1000 left over, so this is why id like some more information on what im getting myself into.

 

[JimJoeRooney]

Im not complaining it cost more i just wanted to know that its worth the extra cost in the long run, basically the answer hawkhench give me was what i was looking to know so thankyou.

 

[JimJoeRooney]

As for your analogy i see your point, but could you built a pc that can compete with new consoles?, at the moment the ps4 is £350 and the xbox one is £400 with titanfall.

 

[JimJoeRooney]

Like the car/train analogy, these are two seperate things...

I had a patch of moaning about pc/console comparisons when the new gen was about to be realeased and i still stick by my thoughts.

They can't and shouldn't ever be compared.

Lets go back to the car/train analogy.

A PC is a car, its gets you from A to B, but A and B is dependant on you, whereas a train (console) has a pre-descirbed A and B (this analogy is for games mods/skyrim).

A car is personal, it can be you're favourite colour, it has hardware (engine/brakes/tyres) to suit you're needs; a train is a one size fits all.

You can personalise your car, add modifcations/upgrade the hardware, fluffy dice, wide tyres. A train can't.

And a train is more social..

Ill stop this now.

I like this analogy, it definetly makes it more understandable why im spending so much and as other posters have said i can update the graphics card and a few other things every 2 or 3 years for little money but still stay ahead of the consoles. so yeah it makes good sense now.