If anyone is thinking of getting or building a new PC, if you can wait, do so.
In late Q2 to mid-Q3 Intel is launching the Skylake CPU. This will be the most significant change in computing hardware since 2005 when DDR 3 made DDR2 obsolete. Skylake will launch with DDR4. So what does this mean? Initially the DDR3 hardware will become much less expensive and that if want to update to the latest that would be the time.
My PC is getting long in the tooth and I need to rebuild. So I am guessing come Q3, 2015 I will be rebuilding. New CPU, mobo, cooling solution?? and memory. I will keep my current case, blu-ray burner, power supply, video card (new), and fans (new).
The operating system is the only real hitch. Win 8 or 10? It really depends upon which drivers were used to develop my motherboard. By then I expect Windows 10 will be most intelligent option.
I will probably build two systems. One for myself and a nearly identical one for my brother.
Anyone else considering a bump? Obes since you play BF4 I would guess you are eyeing a GTX 970?