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September 19, 2014 8:58:15 AM

I'm looking to buy this or something like it next week, I've never built a pc before so if anyone has any suggestions on parts that would work better for this build, let me know. This pc is going to be mainly for gaming and school work. I want to be able to run all games on high settings.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Nuski/saved/b8bRsY

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September 19, 2014 9:01:50 AM

Why x99? Get z97 and sli the 980
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September 19, 2014 9:04:28 AM

legend001523 said:
Why x99? Get z97 and sli the 980


I dont know much about computers, what would the difference be?
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September 19, 2014 9:05:40 AM

No difference in gaming whatsoever
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September 19, 2014 9:06:51 AM


legend001523 said:
No difference in gaming whatsoever


So will it be different price?
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September 19, 2014 9:09:02 AM

It'll be a lot cheaper for same gaming performance
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September 19, 2014 9:09:13 AM

Your new LGA 2011-v3 build has Quad Channel DDR4 Support. Therefore better performance w/ 4x4GB and 4x8GB.
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September 19, 2014 9:12:41 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($384.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($287.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($224.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($101.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($339.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($339.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($126.84 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: LG 23MP55HQ-P 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 23MP55HQ-P 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition (2-Pack) 63.5 CFM 120mm Fans ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2663.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-19 12:12 EDT-0400
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September 19, 2014 9:18:20 AM

Few games use more than 2-3 cores. 6 or 8 cores are not that useful.
Better to have a fast quad. With your budget, I would use a i7-4790K.
The extra $100 over a 4690K gets you a better binned chip, hyperthreading and more cache.
The chip will run at stock 4.0-4.4. There is little need for overclocking past that.

Virtually any Z97 motherboard will do.
But to preserve your option for a second GTX980, buy one with two pciex16 slots that can run dual cards in x8/x8.

For a first time builder, I would avoid a liquid cooler.
A good air cooler like a noctua NH-D14 is safer, quieter, and easier to install.

A GTX980 is very power efficient and will run on 500w.
To allow for a second card, look at a 750-850w psu.
My pick would be a Seasonic X series unit.
Here is a list of psu quality:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware...

With such serious graphics capability, I would look at a better monitor.
Perhaps a 2560 x 1440 27" g.sync monitor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
A great monitor will last you a long time.
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September 19, 2014 10:10:31 AM

geofelt said:
Few games use more than 2-3 cores. 6 or 8 cores are not that useful.
Better to have a fast quad. With your budget, I would use a i7-4790K.
The extra $100 over a 4690K gets you a better binned chip, hyperthreading and more cache.
The chip will run at stock 4.0-4.4. There is little need for overclocking past that.

Virtually any Z97 motherboard will do.
But to preserve your option for a second GTX980, buy one with two pciex16 slots that can run dual cards in x8/x8.

For a first time builder, I would avoid a liquid cooler.
A good air cooler like a noctua NH-D14 is safer, quieter, and easier to install.

A GTX980 is very power efficient and will run on 500w.
To allow for a second card, look at a 750-850w psu.
My pick would be a Seasonic X series unit.
Here is a list of psu quality:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware...

With such serious graphics capability, I would look at a better monitor.
Perhaps a 2560 x 1440 27" g.sync monitor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
A great monitor will last you a long time.


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Along with what he said you may want to find a bigger case, with the money you save, using a Mid tower with today's hardware is rough and for a new builder it can be very hard to fit everything as well as manage cords in such a small space. Getting a Full tower case such as http:// would help a lot and leave plenty of room for upgrades later even if you arn't looking to upgrade for 5+ years.

One last thing is SSD SSD and SSD being a user of HDD for 8 years then finally jumping on the SSD train i'll never recommend something more. I can sit down with everything off and be playing my games in 2 min easy. It's a much better option to cut you HDD drive to 1tb and have x2 250G SSD or a 500G SSD then a huge 3TB HDD. The more SSD room the more games you can have loading in a instant. Plus having a SSD solely for you OS and one or 2 games is really nice.

and one last tip to a new builder buy extra zip ties you can never have to many.
This is all personal experience so take it if you like. Hope this helped.
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