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October 14, 2014 9:21:42 AM

Hey. I am going to get a new gaming pc in the next winter of spring and I need some suggestions. I have already gotten some but I really want to know if they are good.
Here is are the parts I want to get :
MOTHERBOARD : MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING ATX
CPU : I7 4790k LGA1150 4GHz
GPU : Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 256-bit
PSU : Seasonic M12II-750 EVO Edition Bronze, 750W, 6x PCI-E 6+2 pin, 10x SATA, 5x Molex 80+ Bronze
DVD-WR : ASUS DVD-RW DDRW-24F1ST/BLK/G/AS SATA Black Retail
CASE : Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl Window
MONITOR : LED ASUS VE228HR, 21.5 inch, 1920 x 1080, 5 ms, HDMI , D-Sub, DVI-D
SSD : SAMSUNG 840 EVO 2.5 SATA3 120GB [Basic]
MOUSE & KEYBOARD : ASUS U2000 Black
HDD : Western Digital Green 2TB SATA3 64MB
SPEAKERS : Genius SP-HF800A
MEMORY : Corsair DDR3 8192MB 1600MHz CL9 Vengeance
FANS (3) : PC CoolerMaster SickleFlow 120mm Blue

Please tell me what is good and what is not, and give me suggestions on how can I improve this build without spending A LOT MORE MONEY (I can spend a little more but not a whole lot).

Thanks,
Alan

:D 

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October 14, 2014 9:59:58 AM

Nice build! imho you should buy another monitor: ASUS VE247H Black 23.6" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD 300 cd/m2.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $139.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 12:59 EDT-0400
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October 15, 2014 4:25:06 AM

filippi said:
Nice build! imho you should buy another monitor: ASUS VE247H Black 23.6" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD 300 cd/m2.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $139.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 12:59 EDT-0400


Thank you for the suggestion :p . The thing is I'm buying the parts from a shop from my country cause they are really cheap and good. So I couldn't find that monitor, but I found something else :
Is this good? :p 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vk248hcsm

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October 15, 2014 4:41:30 AM

Salut Alin,

Based on what you have, and the change in monitor, I would recommend that you switch the HDD for the beginning, since the WD Green is not very good for gaming. Go for WD Blue or Black, or the Seagate Barracuda.
And a question regarding the RAM. Is it a 1x8Gb, or 2x4Gb? It is highly recommended that you go for 2x4 GB for dual channel and better speed.

Overall, you have a really sweet build, and you will have a lot of fun with it for the next years.

On a side-note - what shop in Romania are you getting this from?
This would be a good thing for me to know, because I`m not updated on the prices of different shops in our country.
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October 15, 2014 6:03:39 AM

Pr3di said:
Salut Alin,

Based on what you have, and the change in monitor, I would recommend that you switch the HDD for the beginning, since the WD Green is not very good for gaming. Go for WD Blue or Black, or the Seagate Barracuda.
And a question regarding the RAM. Is it a 1x8Gb, or 2x4Gb? It is highly recommended that you go for 2x4 GB for dual channel and better speed.

Overall, you have a really sweet build, and you will have a lot of fun with it for the next years.

On a side-note - what shop in Romania are you getting this from?
This would be a good thing for me to know, because I`m not updated on the prices of different shops in our country.


Hey ! :D 
So, I changed the HDD to the Seagate Barracuda and about the ram. I will get 1x8192MB for a reason : I want to upgrade in the future, to get more of those and get a total of 32GB at some point.
And I am getting the parts from azerty.ro
In my country we don't have USD or EURO we got another kind of money
Its called ''lion'' XD
And 1 EURO = 4.5 lions
And 1 DOLLAR = 3.3 lions
So have fun trying to figure out the prices in euros or dollars xd

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October 15, 2014 6:37:24 AM

Buna Alin,

I`m also from Romania, just away for a few years. So I`m all to familiar with the "lions" :D 

I initially went for 2x4Gb, and half a year later added 2 more sticks, so now I have 16Gb. I didn`t need it, I just wanted to.
I don`t think in the next few years you`ll need more than 16Gb of RAM to be honest. And until you add one more stick, you`ll have a speed penalty due to the single-lane RAM stick.

If you want, you can PM me with some pictures of your build once it`s done :D 
I`m already jealous even without seeing it :) 
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October 15, 2014 7:31:08 AM

Alin Panaite said:
filippi said:
Nice build! imho you should buy another monitor: ASUS VE247H Black 23.6" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD 300 cd/m2.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $139.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 12:59 EDT-0400


Thank you for the suggestion :p . The thing is I'm buying the parts from a shop from my country cause they are really cheap and good. So I couldn't find that monitor, but I found something else :
Is this good? :p 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vk248hcsm



Nice screen size, good response time. go ahead!
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October 15, 2014 8:50:29 AM

Pr3di said:
Buna Alin,

I`m also from Romania, just away for a few years. So I`m all to familiar with the "lions" :D 

I initially went for 2x4Gb, and half a year later added 2 more sticks, so now I have 16Gb. I didn`t need it, I just wanted to.
I don`t think in the next few years you`ll need more than 16Gb of RAM to be honest. And until you add one more stick, you`ll have a speed penalty due to the single-lane RAM stick.

If you want, you can PM me with some pictures of your build once it`s done :D 
I`m already jealous even without seeing it :) 


Oh XD .So that's why you start with ''Buna, Alin'' then you continue in English. :p . I'll make sure to send you some pictures after I buy the system. But it might take a while. I think I'll buy it either in winter, either in spring :p .
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October 15, 2014 8:50:50 AM

filippi said:
Alin Panaite said:
filippi said:
Nice build! imho you should buy another monitor: ASUS VE247H Black 23.6" 2ms Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD 300 cd/m2.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $139.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 12:59 EDT-0400


Thank you for the suggestion :p . The thing is I'm buying the parts from a shop from my country cause they are really cheap and good. So I couldn't find that monitor, but I found something else :
Is this good? :p 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vk248hcsm



Nice screen size, good response time. go ahead!


I sure will XD :p 
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October 15, 2014 9:02:16 AM

Alin Panaite said:
Pr3di said:
Buna Alin,

I`m also from Romania, just away for a few years. So I`m all to familiar with the "lions" :D 

I initially went for 2x4Gb, and half a year later added 2 more sticks, so now I have 16Gb. I didn`t need it, I just wanted to.
I don`t think in the next few years you`ll need more than 16Gb of RAM to be honest. And until you add one more stick, you`ll have a speed penalty due to the single-lane RAM stick.

If you want, you can PM me with some pictures of your build once it`s done :D 
I`m already jealous even without seeing it :) 


Oh XD .So that's why you start with ''Buna, Alin'' then you continue in English. :p . I'll make sure to send you some pictures after I buy the system. But it might take a while. I think I'll buy it either in winter, either in spring :p .


If you have some money, check for Black Friday sales, since you might get the parts you want cheaper.
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October 15, 2014 10:08:12 PM

Pr3di said:
Alin Panaite said:
Pr3di said:
Buna Alin,

I`m also from Romania, just away for a few years. So I`m all to familiar with the "lions" :D 

I initially went for 2x4Gb, and half a year later added 2 more sticks, so now I have 16Gb. I didn`t need it, I just wanted to.
I don`t think in the next few years you`ll need more than 16Gb of RAM to be honest. And until you add one more stick, you`ll have a speed penalty due to the single-lane RAM stick.

If you want, you can PM me with some pictures of your build once it`s done :D 
I`m already jealous even without seeing it :) 


Oh XD .So that's why you start with ''Buna, Alin'' then you continue in English. :p . I'll make sure to send you some pictures after I buy the system. But it might take a while. I think I'll buy it either in winter, either in spring :p .


If you have some money, check for Black Friday sales, since you might get the parts you want cheaper.


That's what I was going for :p 

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