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triace180

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Build a nice gaming PC on PcPartpicker. Im looking for ideas/improvements that can be made.
My budget is $2,000.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kn7bTW

Keep in mind:
1. The power supply is overkill,yes, but compare to prices, it is cheaper than most 500W PSU.
2. I got i7-4790k over i5-4790k because i want it to me futureproof (4-5 years) and new games might utilize the threading.
 
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I'd dump that whole build - the thermal compound is a waste of money no matter if you're spending $500 or $5000 on a build. I'd stay away from those Kingston SSDNow drives too - for a $2K budget you can definitely do better than a low end, outdated Sandforce 2.0 drive. You can get a Samsung 840 Evo for $30 more and it's a far better drive. The only redeeming quality that Kingston SSDNow drive has is the price, otherwise, stay away. You can also get higher capacity storage drives and go SLI if you move things around:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU...
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Pr3di

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I switched to a cheaper SSD (the exact one I have and it`s great), and added a CPU cooler, for whenever you`ll decide that you want to OC your build.
The rest of it looks great, it`s gonna be a beast.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9L9H7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9L9H7P/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.80 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($186.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked Video Card ($649.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A71 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($239.35 @ TigerDirect)
Keyboard: Keycool 87 Wired Mini Keyboard ($119.00 @ Mechanical Keyboards)
Other: My Own Windows 7 ($0.00)
Other: My Own Mouse
Total: $2018.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 15:49 EDT-0400
 
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g-unit1111

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I'd dump that whole build - the thermal compound is a waste of money no matter if you're spending $500 or $5000 on a build. I'd stay away from those Kingston SSDNow drives too - for a $2K budget you can definitely do better than a low end, outdated Sandforce 2.0 drive. You can get a Samsung 840 Evo for $30 more and it's a far better drive. The only redeeming quality that Kingston SSDNow drive has is the price, otherwise, stay away. You can also get higher capacity storage drives and go SLI if you move things around:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($464.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($464.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout with Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On IHAS324-07 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1997.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-25 15:51 EDT-0400
 
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Couple of things to amend to Pr3di's build. I wouldn't go with a Kingston SSDNow as they recently changed what is inside them and as a result they are a lot slower than the older drives. For SSDs pick a decent cheap one - in the UK the best for the price is the crucial mx100.

Might be an idea to pick up a 2TB HDD just for extra space if it isn't much extra. Also if you get an NH-D14 or any noctua CPU cooler then extra thermal paste is a waste as it comes with top notch paste included and quite a lot too.

Also unless you particularly like the stock 780 ti heatsink (it is pretty cool) then choose the ACX model as it'll allow much better performance for not a lot of extra money.
 
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With your budget, i7-4790K is appropriate.
It is a better binned chip that will run at 4.4 all day long. Who needs more?

But you need some sort of an aftermarket cpu cooler.
a $30 hyper212 tower would be minimum. If you feel flush, noctua or Phanteks with a140mm fans.
They will come with good paste, as5 is not needed.

I would buy low profile DDR3 1.5v 1866 ram.
Actual performance is not different with faster ram. I bought 2400 and regret it.
When overclocking 1.65v ram heats up the cpu and reduces your max overclock.

120gb runs out of room quickly. Might be better at 240gb.
You could defer on the hard drive until you need the room.
I like Samsung EVO. If for no other reason that the software cache utility.

 
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I have DDR3-2400 as well and I don't regret it - I have the full XMP3 profile enabled (Asrock Z97 Extreme 6) and I'm running it at full speed with no problems. For games like Civ V it works great.
 
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geofelt

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I am running with 2400XMP also.
In testing my overclock on a i7-4790K using OCCT, I ran for a while until 85c. and the test stopped.
In testing at 1600 and 1.5v, the test continued.
Since then, I have continued to run at 2400 XMP without issue. In actual usage, we rarely get the heat levels generated by OCCT. My motivation also was to get CIV V turns down to a manageable time.
 
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