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DEFYANT

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Hello everyone, long time lurker, first time poster. I'm in the planning stages of a gaming build and am curious what you guys think about this.

P.S. I do realise that it is overkill but I like overkill.

• (1) Corsair Obsidian 750D Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case
• (1) MSI Z87 MPOWER LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Extreme OC Flagship High Performance Triple CFX/ SLI Platform
• (1) Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K
• (1) G.SKILL Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2666 (PC3 21300) Desktop Memory Model F3-2666C11Q-32GTXD
• (2) EVGA 03G-P4-3784-KR GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Dual FTW w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card
• (1) Seagate Constellation ES.3 ST3000NM0033 3 TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
• (1) SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive
• (1) CORSAIR AXi series AX760i 760W Digital ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
• (1) Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm
• (1) LG Black 14X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 12X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA BDXL Blu-ray Burner, Bare Drive, 3D Play Back (WH14NS40) - OEM
• (2) Corsair Air Series SP120 (CO-9050014-WW) 120mm PWM High Performance Edition High Static Pressure Fan (Twin Pack)
• (3) ASUS VS278Q-P Black 27" 1ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor
• (1) Freestanding Mount 3 Monitors
• (1) Corsair Vengeance K95 CH-9000020-NA Black/Metal USB Wired Gaming Mechanical Keyboard (NA)
• (1) Corsair Vengeance M65 Laser FPS Gaming Mouse CH-9000022-NA Gunmetal Black 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse
• (1) Corsair Gaming Audio Series SP2500 High-power 2.1 PC Speaker System
• (1) Corsair Vengeance 2100 Circumaural Wireless Dolby 7.1 Gaming Headset
• (1) Logitech C920 USB 2.0 certified (USB 3.0 ready) HD Pro Webcam
 
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I will tell you from experience that you dont want to go cheap on a power supply when you have that much money in hardware on the line. So I would look for something at least 1000 watts, gold or platinum rated. The corsair like has a series that will even go along with you water cooler if you are interested in monitoring your system power. Something like the AX series and since you are such a fan of go big or go home take a look at this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139039

As far as placing you SSDs dont sweat it. Because they dont spin and can take a massive amount of impact compared to HDDs you can use two sided tape to place them anywhere you want within your case.
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I can only assume that if you are getting that motherboard and AIO cooler that you intend on overclocking. If you are also considering OCing the video cards you are going to need a bigger power supply just to be safe. Both of those cards are going to give you a massive power draw and you will need the head room.

As far as your hard drive goes the WD blacks are great for gaming but if you are just going to use it for storage there is no compelling reason to change your choice. As far as your SSD goes if you have the money consider running two of them in RAID for a super fast system but its certainly not a must.
 
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DEFYANT

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Okay, I understand on the size thing now, thank you!

Yes, I do plan on overclocking. What power supply would you find sufficient?

This is definitely rig but will have a few other things on it as well (SolidWorks CAD Program being on). I can switch the HDD to a Western Digital, it is no big deal. The dual SSD's is a great idea! I will add that in the mix! Thank you!
 
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I know you like overkill but I would recommend you drop 32gb and go for 16gb and with the saved money get gtx 780 ti instead or if money is not an issue keep the 32gb and upgrade to gtx 780 ti...also for mobo I would recommend asus maximus vi hero as it is a very good mobo for overclocking and sli if you want to do in the future. For the hard drive I would recommend you to change it to seagate barracuda instead as it is better and well known. Last I would recommend at least 850w psu if you are going to overclock and sli. Seasonic, XFX and Corsair have very good psus
 
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counterc

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I will tell you from experience that you dont want to go cheap on a power supply when you have that much money in hardware on the line. So I would look for something at least 1000 watts, gold or platinum rated. The corsair like has a series that will even go along with you water cooler if you are interested in monitoring your system power. Something like the AX series and since you are such a fan of go big or go home take a look at this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139039

As far as placing you SSDs dont sweat it. Because they dont spin and can take a massive amount of impact compared to HDDs you can use two sided tape to place them anywhere you want within your case.
 
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DEFYANT

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I don't think a third GTX 780 TI is in the budget haha, maybe in a few months! Or if taxes are REALLY good to me lol.

Do you guys think I can run BF4 on max? lolololol
 
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