1500$ Intel Gaming PC

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sonicstormgaming

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At Christmas I will have 1500$ for my first gaming PC i'm going to build. This is not including the OS, monitor, mouse or keyboard. I'm not going to overclock. I was thinking about the EVGA 980 and i7-4790k. And i'm not including the monitor, but I would like a recommendation.
 
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sammy sung

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A touch over budget, but worth it for the performance given. I spared you the few extra coin on the processor. I debated giving you an i7 at all, but figured you'd probably branch out into other enthusiast areas of the tower life. No unlocked processor though, since you don't plan on overclocking. Dual 280X's for higher resolution set-ups. SSD, which is probably the best upgrade you can do for any system. And 16GB of ram, so to actually future proof multitasking

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($290.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($187.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1565.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 21:21 EDT-0400
 
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dottorrent

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($585.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1491.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 21:24 EDT-0400

And for a monitor, I recommend this one -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($264.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $264.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 21:26 EDT-0400
 
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