Yesterday, I went to a local computer store to ask questions on PC building. The guy was very nice but he kept offering me parts that were more expensive than I wanted. We calculated the parts he offered in a program available at the store and it added up to $1,318.45. That includes tax but does not include the hard dive. Two things in particular that I found to be questionable were: -The graphics card: [quote]What he offered: [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121770]ASUS GTX770[/url] What I was looking at: [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127745]MSI Gaming N760[/url][/quote] -And the processor [quote]What he offered: [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501]i7 3770k[/url] What I was looking at: [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504]i5 3570k[/url] [/quote] These are the parts that I feel like I chose cheaper alternatives for. He said the next gen consoles would boost the graphics of games on all platforms and that I should prepare for that. I do not want to spend so much, however, I will be going into my senor year of high school and I want this PC to last through this year [i]AND [/i]four years of college. (tl;dr) My question is: going into the next console gen, how much should I spend if I want to build a gaming PC to last five years without upgrading parts? Also, any recommendations on parts? I am fine if my games run as low as 30 FPS with fairly low graphical settings.