-With only 1 GFX card X99 isn't doing anything for you
-The H100i is a terrible noisemaker and gets beaten by air coolers.
-780 Ti is last year's winner
-Corsair RM has bad caps
PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JJVZqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JJVZqs/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($310.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($109.24 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($807.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $2863.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 22:54 EDT-0400
Add in the Swiftech H240-X for $150 and I broke ya budget by $13.70 but that includes shipping
The why's....
-MoBo / CPUU - X99 makes sense with 3 GFX cards or more. The MoBo here has a water cooling block which ya can add to the Swiftech H240-X loop
-The H100i comes close to hitting 70 dbA, my vacuum cleaner is quieter than that. The Swiftech H220-X kicks its tail thermally while being 1/6 as loud and the H240-X is quieter and cools better. You can also "open the loop" and connect it to the Motherboard water block.
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/liquid/40870-swiftech-h220-x-open-loop-240mm-cpu-cooler-review?showall=&start=3
-2133 CAS 9 is about as fast as 2400 CAS 10 and right now significantly cheaper.....Plus they're Mushkins w/ Hynix modules which means ya have good shot at overclocking them to 2400 tho I wouldn't bother.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-scaling-gaming-haswell-richland,3593-18.html
-Ya had an SSD but that don't help your games load any faster when they sitting on the HD. SSHD changes all that.
-The 970 is just about as fast as the 780 Ti but with lower power and costs, now ya have two of them.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-review/14
-Attractive, better reviewed and more features in the Phanteks case.... built in fan control, built in RGB LED color changing system with controller, set up for water cooling.
-Power Supply - 10 year warranty, great price, great performance and great build quality.
-Ya had the budget so went all out and got you the best gaming monitor that has ever been made.
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