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September 5, 2014 4:11:38 PM

Hello I have decided to build my first computer. I have been searching for many days of what components to get. If you have any suggestions or if components aren't compatible with the motherboard it would be very helpful!
Current list:
XFX AMD Radeon R9 295X2 (gpu)
2x Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
SeaSonic Platinum SS-860XP2 860W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready (power supply)
CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 Desktop Memory Model CMD16GX3M2A2400C10
Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell Quad-Core 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W
ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Either Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit or Windows 7 Professional

Budget is $4000

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September 5, 2014 4:16:42 PM

I would recommend the 4690K if you only game and dual 780 Ti SLI.
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September 5, 2014 6:23:53 PM

My next question is there any case that you would recommend?
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September 5, 2014 6:32:09 PM

According to the build, seems the budget is very high so why not go for 4790K instead? =P
This will fit those dual beast GPU's, plenty space for custom water loop too if decided to later
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
OR
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Micro Center)

If wanted to go bigger>
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo White ATX Full Tower Case ($219.99 @ Amazon)
OR
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
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September 5, 2014 6:41:04 PM

Also, why not have an SSD as primary drive? That paired with Windows 8 and you'd get the awesome few sec instant boot feature aswell
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September 5, 2014 7:56:57 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($205.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($188.71 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($197.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2955.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-05 22:29 EDT-0400

Stuck pretty close to your preferences and still $1k under
4770 upgraded to 4790k just +$30 and you have possibility of overclocking should you wish to later. Usually would downgrade to an i5, but with such a high budget, better build a future proofed monster right? lol
- Have added some better parts but will list reasons/preferences/other options according to this and budget

CPU Cooler is liquid, i suspect you won't push OC high even if you do, so a simple air cooler like Hyper 212 Evo at $30 would do fine too
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.87 @ Amazon)

Left your Motherboard as is, but personally would prefer an MSI XPower for OC capabilities, other features the Liquid possibilities
Motherboard: MSI Z97 XPOWER AC XL ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Barracuda's are great performance mechanical HDD, but if you want performance, must go SSD, for primary drive at least, then add terabytes of HDD for media/other storage. 500GB here but could ofcourse upgrade to 1TB which will still be within budget
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($439.79 @ OutletPC)

Case is the larger option i posted above, change to your preference, either sizes will be sufficient

Your PSU is great but if you ever plan to crossfire, you will need atleast a 1450W, so posting that just incase in your beastly options =P
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($344.99 @ Amazon)

bluray/dvd/cd writer combo drive? why not hehe

Would prefer Windows 8 to squeeze the maximum performance and features out of your hardware
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($128.98 @ OutletPC)


295x2 is better than 780 ti SLI according to trusted Linus' benchmarking;
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/137071-first-r9-295...

...And your overkill systems is done, may want some case fans to help keep that beast GPU cool?
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.14 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.99 @ Newegg)

SP (static pressure) preferred for radiators/heatsinks - may want to replace the H105 fans with these for the silence
AF (airflow) preferred as case fans
But both could honestly go anywhere, won't make much of a difference compared to cooling provided by individual component coolers, especially if not overclocking. Will want front intakes, rear exhaust ofcourse, top exhaust maybe,
maybe bottom sides but going way further than you need there

This will likely be criticised as overkill by other members but hey, still higher spec than OP specified for 3grand out of the 4grand budget given

Feel free to ask questions about anything at all,
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September 5, 2014 7:59:56 PM

Monitors? Guessing you have that sorted, since not asked for here. If not, still a nice $1k in budget left to include it. If rather spend it make the tower spec go higher.... ask lol, it's fun
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September 5, 2014 10:09:13 PM

I actually don't have the monitor selected. I don't really know a lot about monitors so, which ones do you recommend?
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September 6, 2014 7:05:25 AM

Well do you know how many monitors you want, or what size you are looking for?

I went for IPS Panel as I will be video editing so want better colour quality and much wider viewing angles, as well as gaming performance/ghosting reduction. And ofcourse low budget, went for 4x of these
Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($147.99 @ Amazon)

But you may prefer a higher quality/screen size like this
Monitor: Acer H276HLbmid 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($248.00 @ Amazon)
Monitor: BenQ GW2760HS 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($189.99 @ NCIX US)


Resolution > 1080p minimum for current/latest gaming these days, 1440p is '4K'
Make sure they are LED backlit ofcourse
Refresh rate/Frequency also play a key factor in ghosting/blur when viewing fast motions. 60Hz is the base line and enough for most. Hardcore games want minimum 120Hz

If you weren't interested in wider viewing angles and more in just gaming performance, Would prefer TN Panels with 1-5ms response time,
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($264.99 @ Amazon)
(24", 144Hz, LED, TN, 1ms)

If you wanted 4K monitor, the new highest resolution 1440p, something like this
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($469.99 @ Amazon)
And ofcourse your GPU will work this resolution amazingly
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September 6, 2014 7:15:17 AM

Do you have any comments on the spec I posted above?
Have any preference based on what you see there or Want me to adjust it in any way, spec/price?

The spec in my signature I just bought last week http://pcpartpicker.com/user/chris_shadez/saved/VQNgXL
If I wasn't video editing/ 3D CAD, and just gaming instead, would have gone for an i5 4690k within that budget and spent more on the GPU. But in your case, budget is there to afford a beast of a system so suggested accordingly.
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September 6, 2014 7:16:57 AM

Why no i7-5820K? OP has the budget for it... It would CRUSH the 4790K (kinda...)
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September 6, 2014 7:25:30 AM

zeyuanfu said:
Why no i7-5820K? OP has the budget for it... It would CRUSH the 4790K (kinda...)


Would go X99 but was sticking to OP motherboard selection of Z97.
4790K already overkill for use and not near bottlenecking OP selection of R9 295x2 in future crossfire
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September 6, 2014 7:57:28 AM

zeyuanfu said:
Why no i7-5820K? OP has the budget for it... It would CRUSH the 4790K (kinda...)

X99 5820K with the R9 295x2 crossfired

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($287.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($338.23 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($197.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3927.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 10:55 EDT-0400

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You suggested a 6core, why not 8core? lol if only i worked 7days a week 9-5 instead of 2days
The 6core would definitely outperform the 8core in gaming but i don't think games are quite yet made to make use of such systems
Though a waste to not have budget room to crossfire the GPU in the 8core

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($1049.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($287.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($489.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($188.71 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($197.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3958.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 10:47 EDT-0400

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September 6, 2014 8:04:09 AM

chris_shadez said:
zeyuanfu said:
Why no i7-5820K? OP has the budget for it... It would CRUSH the 4790K (kinda...)

X99 5820K with the R9 295x2 crossfired

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($287.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($999.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($338.23 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($197.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $3927.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 10:55 EDT-0400

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Your $4000 System
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September 6, 2014 9:31:47 AM

Not bad... Although the 5960X IS quite overkill. The 5820K will do just fine. A Tom's Hardware review showed that the 5820K outperformed both the 59xx chips, although 40 PCI-E lanes ARE quite a nice thing to have, especially when running 4-way SLI/CF:) 
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