Poseidon357 :
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Poseidon357 :
for the budget range lets just go anywhere between 1000-2000 maybe more, i plan to buy the parts piece by piece and put it together over time. I don't play many games, but that may change once i get a non dino tech computer. So lets just assume i'm playing a few mmo's and some very graphically intensive games. I should be playing on just one monitor as i currently hook up to my flat screen, but the option of two monitors down the road wouldn't be bad, though again not really necessary.
CPU: 4670k ($199.99 - Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: H100i ($103.99 - Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB ($84.99 - Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ($189.99 - Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250 GB ($179.99 - Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Black 1 TB ($89.99 - Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 x2 ($800 for both cards - Newegg)
Case: Many options, but the Corsair Obsidian Series 800D ($254.99 - Newegg). Up to you, just make sure it's either a "Mid Tower" or "Full Tower", and you're pretty much good to go.
PSU: Corsair HX 1060W ($199.99 - Newegg)
Optical Drive: SUS 24X DVD Burner ($19.99 - Newegg)
OS: Windows 7 ($99.99 - Newegg)
Total:$2293.89
With this build, you will be able to run any game, max settings, 0 lag. Best of the best in this build. If you want to cut the price a bit, go for a cheaper case, such as the Corsair Carbide Series 400R for example, for only $69.99. Less flashy, but gets the job done. You can also cut the price down by about $500 if you remove one of the 770's and grab a smaller PSU, such as the Corsair HX 750W. If you want any reasoning behind the parts I picked, please let me know!
I'd actually love a reasoning on all the parts, or any you feel is actually worth mentioning if its not too much trouble, thanks!
No trouble at all.
4670k - Reasoning behind this, over the 3570k, is that it's only $10 more, and it's the newer socket, which means more support, and just a better choice over all.
H100i - The reason I went with this is because another step down would be air, and on a $2000 rig, it doesn't make much sense to me to go air. If you wanted to go custom (which requires some knowledge of the subject, and a bit of time to set up) you're looking at another $100-$400, for a very small performance gain from the H100i. People mainly go crazy with custom water cooling for their hobby, or because it can look very, very nice in a system.
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB - Reasoning behind getting Vengeance Pro over Vengeance, is it's only a few bucks more, and faster speeds!
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming - Great motherboard, specific for gaming, very nice audio so you don't need to buy a sound card, and not too expensive!
Samsung 840 Series 250 GB - Samsung 840 Series, best SSDs on the market to date. Reasoning behind 250G is so you can put your Operating System on it, a few apps, and maybe a game or two that has a lot of load screens (which is the only benefit from running a game off an SSD, is load times), like Skyrim or WoW maybe. The reasoning behind not getting the "Pro" version of the drive is that the performance gains are small, and the price increase is huge.
Western Digital Black 1 TB - Western Digital makes great quality drives, and 1 TB will be perfect for all of your needs, unless you have a crazy amount of videos or pictures you need to store.
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 - One of the best graphics cards out there that doesn't cost $1000. Reason behind not getting the 780 is because it cost around $300 more, for a very small performance gain. Reason behind two of them is you will see a huge performance increase. In BF3 for example, you can find multiple benchmarks where you gain +30-+40 fps with two 770's. Also, if you can't afford both now, still buy the large 1050W PSU, and buy the second card later!
Corsair Obsidian 800D - Nice case, very large, tons of cooling for your graphic card(s) and other components. Very flashy, if it's going to be sitting on your desk, or on display what so ever, it's a nice choice. You can always add an LED light strip or two for a few bucks to make it look very sharp if that's your style, if not, you can easily opt for a small "mid tower" case, and be just fine.
Corsair HX 1050W - Large PSU, Corsair is a trusted company, and the HX series is their best line up!
A slightly more budget version would be a smaller case (-$100), a smaller PSU (-$100), and only one graphics card (-$400). Essentially, the build could cost around $1700, you would just not be able to max out ever single game out there, and run it with smooth fps 100% of the time, but you would by no means see bad performance what so ever. Another 770 is just going that extra mile for the very best.
Let me know if you have any more questions, love to help!
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