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Which System Should I Buy/ (Including the Monitor)

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July 16, 2014 4:53:56 AM

System 1: $2699 (With this system I want to buy a LG 34" 21:9 Ultrawide Monitor)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7 4790K Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard
Graphics: 2x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming 4GB cards in CrossFire
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB SSD
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1000W ST1000G
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro Chassis Black
Additional Lighting: NZXT Sleeved LED Cable 200cm Red
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit

System 2: $3699 (With this system I want to buy 3 24" monitors to run in Nvidia Surround)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7 4790K
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H100i CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard
Graphics: 2x MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti Gaming 3GB graphics cards in SLI
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL10D-16GBXL 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3
Solid State Drive: Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB SSD
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001
Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair AX860 Platinum Power Supply
Additional Fans: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition Case Fan
Additional Fans: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition PWM Twin Pack
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit

The difference in price between the two systems after buying the monitors is around $400 (system 2 is more expensive)

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July 16, 2014 5:00:17 AM

vote for build #2
well rounded build
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July 16, 2014 5:04:42 AM

Agree - System 2 -

More graphics power
Better power supply

BUT -
get 1866 cl9 1.5V ram
get a bigger case
get an Asus mobo
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