$2500 Budget Gaming PC (Future Proof?!) Ha.

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Jay091011

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Title says it all. Looking to spend $2500ish on a rig. Monitor not included. First gaming PC. coming over from Sony and refuse to buy a PS4. Im looking to build with higher quality components. Something that will last (longer warranties usually shows a companies faith in their products) Things to include- SSD, WD Black (Like the warranty), 16g Ram (1866 or higher), 1000w PSU (platinum?), Intel CPU (I like what I see from the 4770k) and a huge case- I thought hands down a white CM Storm Sryker but if something else out there fits the bill and looks kick ass, Lets do it! Thank you.
 
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The fx-9xxx series have some overheating issues from what i have heard. I would probably go with maurelie's build for a single gpu setup. If you wanted a SLI setup something like this would work:

i5, 780 sli, w/ 1440p monitor:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State...
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Here is sub $2000 pretty high end build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($196.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($142.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($689.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($115.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1965.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-30 09:51 EDT-0400)
 
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Nice looking build, only thing I would change is the 780ti... You can get 2 gigabyte 770s that would beat a 780ti in performance for the same amount of money you would pay for that 780ti.
 
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Hi, Jay091011

I won't recommend SLI for your future proof build it will give you high electric bill, here are some customize build that you surely like :)

DS Virtue Level 3 - http://www.digitalstormonline.com/gaming-desktops.asp
DS ODE Level 2 - http://www.digitalstormonline.com/ode.asp
DS BOLT II Level 3 - This one is like a console type gaming PC its incredible because they put it all in such a small case http://www.digitalstormonline.com/bolt-ii.asp
DS Slade Level 2 - http://www.digitalstormonline.com/slade.asp

Digital Storm makes awesome builds they do their job they have great customer support and great packaging for their build, its KICKASS!!!
 
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giving you amd cpu because they are cheaper and more powerfull

CPU - AMD FX-9590 Box 300$ (8-core 4.7GHz)
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 70$
GPU - Asus Radeon R9 270X 4GB DirectCU II 90YV04U4 M0NA00 230-240$
RAM - Corsair 2x8GB XMS3 DIMM kit CMX16GX3M2A1333C9 150$
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 2TB SATA HDD 80-90$ OR SSD - Crucial M550 1TB 2-5 ~500$
PSU - Aerocool StrikeX 800W 110$
Case - Aerocool StrikeX Advance Black Edition ~80$
Optical Drive - Pioneer BDR-209D 90$ (can read and write blu-ray)
Coolers
CPU FAN - Thermalright HR-22 100$
and if u want this hydro-cooler (i am not sure about the name) Alphacool NexXxoS Cool Answer 240-D5-UT less than 300$
 
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The fx-9xxx series have some overheating issues from what i have heard. I would probably go with maurelie's build for a single gpu setup. If you wanted a SLI setup something like this would work:

i5, 780 sli, w/ 1440p monitor:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($488.79 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($488.79 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($144.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($478.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $2395.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 17:33 EDT-0400)

I included the monitor because it is awesome and I would grab one if I could bring myself to drop the money for it.
 
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yohan weir

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K some people answering this have no idea what they are talking about. Here is a good build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3KGBA

I included 2 GTX 780TIs, but obviously, you would only get 1 to stay in budget. The second one is there just to give you an example of an upgrade path.

Personally, I would go for a case like the Cooler Master HAF X or Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced if you would like better airflow. Hope this helps!
 
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Jay091011

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Thanks for your replies. After much more educating myself, I believe I have completed my rig parts list. What do you think?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CkFjBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CkFjBm/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($236.94 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card ($689.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XB (Black) ATX Desktop Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($143.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Total: $2196.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 22:13 EDT-0400
 
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-The CM 212 Evo is only good for a mild overclock, if you plan to do any serious overclocking then you should grab a better cooler.
-You could save some money by getting a non-wifi mobo and adding in a wifi card.
-Good PSU choice

Looks pretty decent, no glaring flaws or anything so no worries if you pull the trigger on it.
 
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