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acidicpure

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I am currently looking to just make myself a new PC, My budget will be roughly about £2500-3000 but I am willing to spend less and just have the rest put aside for any future investments - So please ignore that the below prices are in USD.

At the moment I can't decide on a decent motherboard as I also had the G.Sniper 5 I was looking at too. The same situation goes for the cases as I currently cannot decide between NZXT Switch 810, Phantom 820, Cosmos II and a Corsair 800D - I don't intend to watercool my system as I have no idea what I'm doing and I don't really want to mess things up on such an expensive system.

The parts below are what I've currently decided on, but I've also been suggested to get an i7 4770k instead of the CPU I've picked.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qcvN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qcvN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1qcvN/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX EATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($90.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($676.13 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($676.13 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Grey) ATX Full Tower Case ($241.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($187.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $2589.20
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-10 23:29 EDT-0400)
 
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luckiest charm
H100 is not needed.

H80i / H100i would be enough. It supports both of them.

My main question is, why do you need liquid cooling? Also what is the need of EATX motherboard?
When it comes to gaming, there is no need for top notch motherboard, case and cooling.

Two GTX 780s along with a stock 3770K (Or 4770K in my opinion) would give you more than 144 FPS in all the games you would want to play.

Get this build instead of yours. This one is more efficient, both money wise and performance wise -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£251.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£62.39...
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Fractal Design R4 would be enough for your needs.

There is no need for Full Tower. A good mid tower would easily deal with 2 GTX 780s. But I wonder what makes you buy two of them. A single GTX 770 can max out all the games out there except Crysis 3 on single monitor setup (1080p).

Are you planning to buy 3 Full HD monitors for multi monitor gaming? Only in that case it makes sense to buy two 780s.
 
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I'm using a 144Hz monitor(and an older monitor for videos and browsing), So I want my FPS as high as possible and not just settling for 60 FPS on games - Whilst being able to max the graphics out at the same time. From what I have seen the 780's in SLI run better than SLI'd Titans are the lower resolutions too. I may be looking into getting a 2560x1440 monitor in future as my main gaming monitor but it's highly unlikely I will ever multi monitor game as it just feels awkward to me.

Does the Fractal Design R4 actually have good airflow/decent temperatures - My room can get quite hot (often feeling like sauna if I've left the windows closed when I first step into it after work) during the summer.
 
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Well then that is okay. It make sense with a 144 Hz (Full HD) Monitor.

And yes, Fractal Design R4 has the best airflow, noise suppression, temperature management you can get from a Mid Tower.
Its totally more than enough for your needs and is the best Mid Tower ATX in the market.
 
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acidicpure

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After your suggestion I decided to look into the R4, one thing I can see is that it doesn't support the H100i - Most reviewers and people who have used it say it doesn't, It also means that I would have to choose a different motherboard since the R4 doesn't support E-ATX.
 
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H100 is not needed.

H80i / H100i would be enough. It supports both of them.

My main question is, why do you need liquid cooling? Also what is the need of EATX motherboard?
When it comes to gaming, there is no need for top notch motherboard, case and cooling.

Two GTX 780s along with a stock 3770K (Or 4770K in my opinion) would give you more than 144 FPS in all the games you would want to play.

Get this build instead of yours. This one is more efficient, both money wise and performance wise -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£251.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (£62.39 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£148.05 @ Dabs)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£177.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£62.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£821.15 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£821.15 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£77.70 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£183.40 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.94 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £2618.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-11 15:28 BST+0100)

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You see, you spent too much much on unusable things which raised the cost for no reason.
I cut out on less important stuff (While making sure they are of best quality possible) and threw in GTX Titan X2 instead of GTX 780 X2.

Its a better build overall and would give you more frame rates, in real! The Noctua cooler would allow your CPU to hit 4.2 GHz with ease. After that, doesn't matter how high you raise clock speeds, actual gaming frame rates will not change.

This build would give you over 100 FPS in almost all games on 5760 x 1080 (6220000 Pixels). Since you won't cross 2560 x 1440 (3220000 Pixels), you would be able to maintain 150 FPS easily on 1440p.

This powerful build is overkill but if you have money to spare then its all good. :)
 
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