2k PC Need advice on my build

obrada · Jul 22, 2014

Just verify the link and let me know If I can improve anything staying under 2k.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/obrada/saved/GJVD4D

Thanks!!

iceclock · Jul 22, 2014

whats your usage for pc?

187Flatliner · Jul 22, 2014

yeah save yourself the 8 bucks on the thermal paste, the h100i has good stuff already applied.

Josese · Jul 22, 2014

Here is a build for you with dual amd r9 290's

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.80 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($162.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.97 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2094.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-22 21:14 EDT-0400

obrada · Jul 24, 2014

Hi, thanks for the advice everyone. I changed the mobo, power supply and case as suggested by Josese. I stood with the video card b/c the user really wants to stick with nvidia. Again thanks for the help !!!!

iceclock · Jul 25, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($322.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($659.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1942.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 10:02 EDT-0400[

modified it with a better powersupply the rm series is plagued with problems. thermpaste already comes with cooler.

and the motherboard is ok got u one just as good but 40$ cheaper

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