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Hello everyone,

I would like to have little feeback on my built here:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Vanhorn/saved/qNXJ7P

I am going for a high-end gaming built which gives me some overclocking capabilities and long hours of superb gaming without any issue :)

I do not have a limit on my budget, but I would not want to go over this price 1 250 USD. I purposely omitted HDD - I think 250 GB SSD should be enough if I do not want to have several games installed at once or am I wrong?

So please if you think my built could be better in any sence I appreciate any advice...

Thank you
 
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($453.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $1243.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 17:25 EDT-0400

I have added a hard drive. Just in case you will run out of space which does happen pretty quickly. About 60GB of the SSD will be taken up by Operating System. Some games are getting quite big etc. The GTX 780 is a bit better than the r9 290 and also the power supply is 100w bigger because 550w isn't really enough for a GTX 780
 
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Vanhorn

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Thank your for your advice.... I was really struggling with the Motherboard and the Video Card. I read many posts that 290 is a better price/performance pick and that even in some cases, specially at higher resolutions, it beats the gtx 780. The money I would save on it I would then put in MOBO, in my case Asus Maximus VII Hero.

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $1273.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-07 05:20 EDT-0400

About $25 over but nonetheless a better graphics card
 
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Vanhorn

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Thanks... If I had a extra 100 USD, would it make sense to buy an above mentioned MOBO ASUS Maximus VII Hero or should I rather spend it in a pub? :-D
 
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