Alas my durable 3570K is fine but the motherboard is starting to have issues. I had posted previously that I wanted to move over to Haswell and get a 6850K. However after doing a bit of research and also looking at the looming 7700K's about to hit I came to the conclusion that really for gaming and home use the 6700K (4cores, 8 threads).
So, for a good build. ...6700K vrs 6850K vrs 7700K?
I was looking at the Samsung 960 EVO M.2 for my Windows install and games.
Now...not to sound like a Stardock fanboy (which I happily admit to) but this rig is really for maxing out Gal Civ III and other 64bit 4x games (Civ VI).
I also play Star Wars the old republic, and hook up my 60" 1080HD tv to watch movies sometimes or cast it via google-cast. I play A LOT of games but the majority of my time is Gal Civ III, Civ VI, and Xcom II. Ok Ok.. I also love Pillars of Eternity and most rpg's. ....
I am 'upgrading' mostly so my existing hardware will be:
My case (HAF fullsized)
Corsair 750Gold
EVGA GTX 970
My 1 terrabye platter drive.