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Hello guys, I want to build a bang for the buck gaming pc that can run new games like Alien Isolation, Shadow of Mordor and Assassins Creed Unity at 1080p Ultra graphics (No budget, but keep it as low as possible). I'm also going to use it for game development (Unreal Engine 4). I will not Crossfire or SLI and I don't know if overclocking the CPU (Should I wait for Broadwell?) is worth the price of a CPU cooler. An SSD is not needed (I may buy one later) and I need peripherals. Hope you can help me and thanks for reading.
 
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Mines built for over-clocking, future proofing, kick-ass machine, hoping to add another 980 later

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SKU	Name	Price	Quantity	Total
04G-P4-2982-KR	EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (Normal)	$749.00	1	$749.00
CA-H440W-W1	NZXT H440 MIDI Tower Case - White (Normal)	$158.50	1	$158.50
BX80646I74790K	Intel Core i7-4790K Unlocked Quad-Core, 4.0GHz (4.4GHz Turbo), 8MB Cache, LGA 1150 CPU (Normal)	$390.00	1	$390.00
GS-F3-2133C9D-16GTX	16GB G-Skill (GS-F3-2133C9D-16GTX) 2133MHz DDR3 Dual Channel (TridentX) RAM (Normal)	$208.00	1	$208.00
GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK	Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK, ATX, LGA1150, PCIE3.0, USB3.0 4 Year Warranty (Normal)	$227.00	1	$227.00
MZ-7TE250BW	Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW...
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gremlinbd

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My Build: Do you want as hardcore as below ?

I paid under $2500 for mine in AUS

Gremlins Final Gaming Rig:


Video: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
Case: NZXT H440 MIDI Tower Case - White (Normal)
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K Unlocked Quad-Core, 4.0GHz (4.4GHz Turbo), 8MB
RAM: G-Skill 16 GB 2133MHz DDR3 Dual Channel (TridentX) RAM (Normal)
Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK, ATX, LGA1150, PCIE3.0, USB3.0 4 Year Warranty (Normal)
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW (Normal)
Gaming HDD: Western Digital 1TB Black 3.5" Internal Hard Drive WD1003FZEX (Normal)
Media HDD: Western Digital 1TB Green 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Normal)
Lighting: 30cm Thermaltake Lumi Colour 12 L.E.D Strip White (Normal)
Cooling: Corsair H100i Liquid CPU Cooler (Normal)
PSU: 850W Antec High Current Gamer Modular Power Supply 80+ Bronze Rating (Normal)
FAN1: Aerocool Shark Fan 140mm - White (Normal)
FAN2: Aerocool Shark Fan 120mm - White (Normal)
 
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That build is awesome, how much would it cost without the SSD? I may change the 980 with a 970.
 
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I would say this is the best bang for your buck. The PSU and mobo allow you to sli later if you want. This is also just the tower without the peripherals.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($355.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.25 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1133.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-07 00:33 EDT-0400
 
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Great build! One question though, should I wait until Broadwell is released? Will it cost a lot?
 
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Mines built for over-clocking, future proofing, kick-ass machine, hoping to add another 980 later

Code: 
SKU	Name	Price	Quantity	Total
04G-P4-2982-KR	EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card (Normal)	$749.00	1	$749.00
CA-H440W-W1	NZXT H440 MIDI Tower Case - White (Normal)	$158.50	1	$158.50
BX80646I74790K	Intel Core i7-4790K Unlocked Quad-Core, 4.0GHz (4.4GHz Turbo), 8MB Cache, LGA 1150 CPU (Normal)	$390.00	1	$390.00
GS-F3-2133C9D-16GTX	16GB G-Skill (GS-F3-2133C9D-16GTX) 2133MHz DDR3 Dual Channel (TridentX) RAM (Normal)	$208.00	1	$208.00
GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK	Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK, ATX, LGA1150, PCIE3.0, USB3.0 4 Year Warranty (Normal)	$227.00	1	$227.00
MZ-7TE250BW	Samsung 840 EVO Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW (Normal)	$133.00	1	$133.00
WD1003FZEX	Western Digital 1TB Black 3.5" Internal Hard Drive WD1003FZEX (Normal)	$89.00	1	$89.00
TT-AC0035	30cm Thermaltake Lumi Colour 12 L.E.D Strip White (Normal)	$25.50	1	$25.50
CW-9060009-WW	Corsair H100i Liquid CPU Cooler (Normal)	$149.00	1	$149.00
HCG-850M	850W Antec High Current Gamer Modular Power Supply 80+ Bronze Rating (Normal)	$179.00	1	$179.00
EN55512	Aerocool Shark Fan 140mm - White (Normal)	$14.00	1	$14.00
EN55505	Aerocool Shark Fan 120mm - White (Normal)	$12.50	1	$12.50
WD10EZRX	Western Digital 1TB Green 3.5" Internal Hard Drive WD10EZRX (Normal)	$60.00	1	$60.00
Sub-Total:	$2,394.50
Shipping:	$15.00
Tax:	$219.05
Order Total:	$2,409.50
 
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Waiting is up to you. I'm not sure when they come but if its within the next month I would wait otherwise haswell will be fine. I'm using an ivy bridge cpu and its never been 100% used in any game.

Im sure the price will be the same as the current cpu's. For example an i5 5670k (if thats what they call it) will cost the same as the current 4th gen i5.

 
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Wow that is a kick-ass machine! Thanks gremlin. I'm going to wait until Broadwell is out and replace the Haswell processor.

Waiting is up to you. I'm not sure when they come but if its within the next month I would wait otherwise haswell will be fine. I'm using an ivy bridge cpu and its never been 100% used in any game.

Im sure the price will be the same as the current cpu's. For example an i5 5670k (if thats what they call it) will cost the same as the current 4th gen i5.
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Thanks dude, I'm going to wait until Broadwell is out.

You two deserve to be marked as best solution :)
 
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Persoanlly Broadwell is likely to me more a Mobile chip (kind of , they have Int GFX , laptops 2 in 1 etc ), I think performance wise the chips atm are pretty insane and will be super fast, with best value vs performance
 
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thanks for the tip :)
 
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Just a tip, while gremlin's build is great is complete overkill if you play at 1080p 60hz. If you get a build like that pair up with either a 144hz monitor or a nice 1440p. That will let you take advantage of that beast of a pc.
 
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