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August 4, 2014 8:33:44 PM

Hi guys (and girls),
New to this forum and to PC building in general and don't really have any idea where to start. I am looking to put together a gaming PC (just the tower) with a budget of around $2500 maybe slightly higher. My only need for this tower is purely gaming and running games at max/close to max as possible.
Thanks in advance.

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a b 4 Gaming
August 4, 2014 8:36:42 PM

Do you need the monitor/pehiprals? Will you overclock? What country and what time range do you plan to order parts in.
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August 4, 2014 8:43:00 PM

Just the tower, located in Australia, open to over clocking but never done it before, would like to have it built within 2-3 weeks.
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a b 4 Gaming
August 4, 2014 10:09:22 PM

Here's what I have so far
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($272.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($144.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($195.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($559.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($559.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 850W 80+ Silver Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2350.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-05 15:09 EST+1000
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August 4, 2014 10:29:00 PM

You're gonna need a case big enough for SLI as well.
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a b 4 Gaming
August 4, 2014 10:50:16 PM

You can use the rest of the budget to get a good case you like. I suck at picking cases, but I'd go for a Shinobi XL or somthing like that.
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August 4, 2014 11:17:50 PM

Alpha3031 said:
I suck at picking cases


same, ahaha.
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