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Thanks to all who have helped me building my PC! This is ALMOST the FINAL build
Intel Core i7 4790k @ 4.00 GHZ
Nvidia Geforce GTX 780 TI x2 SLI
2 TB Hard Drive
Asus Maximus VII Hero ATX
16 GB 1600 mHZ Corsair Vengeance RAM
I need to know if I should go with the Seasonic Platinum 1000W PSU, or the Corsair RM1000 1000W. People are telling me I need 1k watts with this (Wont be overclocking) and I also wanted to know if getting the MSI Twin Frozr cards will make a big performance / temp difference. If the twin frozr doesnt actually give me a temp decrease, i'd rather go with the aesthetic look of the normal 780 tis. Also I wanted to know if I need the ASUS Maximus Hero or if I can go with a cheaper mother board. Thanks!
 
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It's a great build.
The Maximus is the best board you can get for the i7 4790K,ASUS Z97-A or Gigabyte GA-Z97X UD5H are great options.
Seasonic X 1050W or EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1000W are the PSUs I would recommend.
Non-reference coolers give a significant temp decrease. I would get 2xEVGA GTX 780 Ti ACX.They look beautiful IMO and they cool the GPU great.
All the best,mate. ;)
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It's a great build.
The Maximus is the best board you can get for the i7 4790K,ASUS Z97-A or Gigabyte GA-Z97X UD5H are great options.
Seasonic X 1050W or EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1000W are the PSUs I would recommend.
Non-reference coolers give a significant temp decrease. I would get 2xEVGA GTX 780 Ti ACX.They look beautiful IMO and they cool the GPU great.
All the best,mate. ;)
 
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because currently the 1300 is cheaper than the same 1000 watt for the same PSU so why not its a steal deal.

 
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That's true,but still why 1300W? That's more than enough for 2xTitanZs and enough for 3xR9 290X. :)
 
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Well it is overkill but currently the 1000 watt is more expensive than the 1300 so save money and get more watts ?
By the way Static id wait for the gtx 980 about to be released instead of the 780 Tis

 
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True. :p
 
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lol 1300w. that a good power supply, but extremely overkill.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/gtx-780-ti-sli-geforce-review,4.html

it is very likely that in a good build, a quality 750w power supply from seasonic, xfx, antec, etc. would work fine. however, most would probably not cut it this close, so an 850w would be ideal and cover most overclocking across the board.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&file=print&reid=264

basically this is your power supply, i would jump on that deal soon as it ends after today and might go out of stock.
if you can get a 1000w gold rated unit with a good review from johnnyguru for the same or near the same or near the price as a quality go to xfx/seasonic gold 850w unit, then by all means do it. that said, this seasonic is on sale for an amazing deal....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $139.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 14:44 EDT-0400

your not going to find a better power supply anywhere near this price, or any price for that matter, and the other 850w options are only $20 less and are gold units while this is a seasonic platinum, it just doesn't get much better period.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&file=print&reid=264

i would jump on that deal, it ends today and might go out of stock.
 
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Ok so if you want to cut some costs and not performance here is what i would do and wait for the gtx 980 not 780- tis and yes 850 watt will handle 2 tis just fine system draw should be about 700 watts total 1000 watt suggestion is just being super safe and considering a million upgrade paths with possible 3rd video card.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $579.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 14:47 EDT-0400
 
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