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Hi,

I am looking to buy parts to build a new PC, below is the budget criteria etc.

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP

Budget Range: $3500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming on big screen TV currently 1080p (soon to be 4k), watching movies.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts needed: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM): CPU, MOBO, RAM, Graph Card, everything! including case and PSU. A nice wireless keyboard and mouse also.

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: I am looking @ High end Intel CPU, and Nvidia Graph card.

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe ( For graphs card Id prefer NVIDIA )

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 and 4K.

Additional Comments: I would like a quiet PC, not in a large tower case, the smaller the better. Water cooling on the CPU would be of interest also.

Why Are You Upgrading: Its time for a new PC that plays all current and hopefully new games in high fps with most if not all settings at max. On a display atleast of 1080p but also for 4K.
 
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Windows 8.1 Pro can get Windows Media Center while the standard version cannot. If you don't need Media Center, then you can get the standard version of Windows 8.1. Also, Nvidia SLI performs better than AMD Crossfire right now. I've seen that the GTX 780 (non-Ti) 6 GB version is available in pcpartpicker.com, but I have not yet found the 6 GB version of the GTX 780 Ti. It may pop up shortly, so keep checking back if you need more than 3 GB of VRAM.
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The PSU looks like overkill, but it's there whenever you need to add a third video card for 3-way SLI to play games in 4K resolution.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($576.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X40 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus X79 Deluxe ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($709.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($709.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.87 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 1250W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($228.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($182.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless All-in-One Keyboard TK820 Wireless Slim Keyboard w/Touchpad ($74.19 @ Amazon)
Total: $3449.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($508.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($508.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill ARMOR-EVO ATX Full Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless All-in-One Keyboard TK820 Wireless Slim Keyboard w/Touchpad ($74.19 @ Amazon)
Total: $2554.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

The 4790K has the features of a new chipset

The Noctua D15 is more quiet then most liquid coolers

Higher Cap SSD
 
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Alpha thanks for your response, but it is 1000 dollars under :) and also you have AMD Graph cards. Is there a reason you have done this, you think maybe the 3500 is a bit too high of a budget?
 
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Thanks for the response that looks really good. A couple of questions, with the 2 SLI cards you dont think 4K gaming will be possible still? Also the case, do you maybe know of a smaller case that could house all these components?
 
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It's much easier to upgrade.
 
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My build is easily upgradeable as well. You could eventually go 3-way SLI hence the large PSU and add additional RAM later on since the motherboard has eight DIMM slots. The build supports up to 64 GB of quad-channel RAM and is 3-way SLI or crossfire compatible.
 
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A liquid cooler will allow you to overclock a 4930k to exceed the performance of a stock Haswell-E CPU and Ivy Bridge-E has great overclocking capabilities. It will not be a surprise to run that CPU at 5.0 GHz on water cooling. With three beastly GPUs in SLI, running games like Battlefield 4 with 64 active players on the field in 4K will then become an easy task. Additionally, trying to run 3-way SLI on a socket LGA 1150 motherboard will starve the video cards of PCI-E bandwidth since you are forced to run them in PCI-E x4 speeds. This is not an issue on socket LGA 2011 due to support for up to 40 PCI-E lanes.
 
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Since when was the Hawell-E at stock? And X99 is going to be 40 PCI-E lanes too. Of course, sorry I was wrong, he'd probably want DDR4 with his X99 MB so he won't be able to upgrade to 4 x 8 which means he can save even more money by going with a 2 x 4 kit, and spend that money elsewhere. Also, he specifically wanted quietness.
 
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Thanks guys for your input, I have another question, why Windows 8.1 Pro and not standard windows 8.1? I plan to get 64bit OS either way. So memory will be fine with 8.1
 
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Windows 8.1 Pro can get Windows Media Center while the standard version cannot. If you don't need Media Center, then you can get the standard version of Windows 8.1. Also, Nvidia SLI performs better than AMD Crossfire right now. I've seen that the GTX 780 (non-Ti) 6 GB version is available in pcpartpicker.com, but I have not yet found the 6 GB version of the GTX 780 Ti. It may pop up shortly, so keep checking back if you need more than 3 GB of VRAM.
 
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Yea I dont need Windows Media Center, Ill install Xbox Media Center and use that. Ill do as you suggest on the graph card, Im gonna hold off a couple of weeks before ordering everything due to being away on business anyway.
 
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Probably won't happen, seeing as that's basically what a titan black is.
 
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Thanks I built it last week with no issues at all, started first time and runs all new games with ultra settings and everything turned on full.

One thing though I need to improve the air cooling as the EVGA Nvidia GTX 780Ti is hitting 70 degrees C which is its configured threshold heat max. I know I can remove this threshold, but Id rather replace all the chassis fans with the best possible fans out there. The case I went for in the end was a Corsair 550D. So any recommendations?
 
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