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October 16, 2014 8:53:18 AM

Hello, my name is Nick and I am wanting to build a quality gaming computer that is going to last me years to come. I have done some research in the topic, however this is my first time building a pc, and think its time after playing some many years on a silly laptop (macbook pro...). I am into playing games like World of Warcraft, league, hon, etc and also be able to stream. I also want to build the computer with parts that aren't going to be good to buy now or if I should wait. Here is a link to what I am thinking.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/nlove/saved/JTBFf7
Tell me what you think and add comments or opinions on if I should go a different route, but more importantly if these parts are all going to be compatible and run well together, because again this is my first time and Im not exactly sure what Im doing. I also have a big question regarding which graphic card to pick. I am torn between the one I have in the list and the newer gtx 970 or gtx 980 that is out. Help me decided between the two and reasons for them. Also if anyone has inputs on if I need additional fans and which ones to get that would be great to make this rig amazing!!! Thank you for your help and hope to purchase these parts within the week.

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a c 205 4 Gaming
October 16, 2014 9:00:46 AM

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zyM2zy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zyM2zy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($158.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($287.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($355.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1680.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 12:00 EDT-0400
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a c 205 4 Gaming
October 16, 2014 9:02:23 AM

the 500g harddrive is a waste of money any drive running at 7200 rpm is fine your better off buying a larger storage drive. with the asus-a it better for the i5 and one gpu set up. some of the cheaper z97 dont do sli.
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a c 205 4 Gaming
October 16, 2014 9:10:43 AM

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WLZjqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WLZjqs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($203.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($158.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($355.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
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 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1728.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 12:10 EDT-0400
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a b 4 Gaming
October 16, 2014 9:11:06 AM

With what you are looking to spend, I would look at something more like this. 2x 256gb Crucial SSD's, in Raid 0 are cheaper and faster than that single Evo drive. I added 2x3tb drives, for raid 1, if you are concerned with data loss. GTX 980 > 780ti. 1000w PSU is overkill. 850w is sufficient, should you decide to SLI the 980. Since you are wanting to stream, I would stay with the i7.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($585.66 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2012.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 12:07 EDT-0400
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a c 205 4 Gaming
October 16, 2014 9:11:42 AM

if your not going to sli the 750w unit is fine. the asus mb is a gaming mb. the m2 ssd is faster then the older 6g sata so your see faster boot and games.
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October 16, 2014 9:13:39 AM

removed, logain's build is better.

would suggest looking at the phanteks enthoo pro or luxe (color change LED) . better filtering, better layout/cable management, the shroud hides the psu, and much more expansion available for the same price.
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October 16, 2014 10:48:13 AM

smorizio said:
the 500g harddrive is a waste of money any drive running at 7200 rpm is fine your better off buying a larger storage drive. with the asus-a it better for the i5 and one gpu set up. some of the cheaper z97 dont do sli.


logainofhades said:
With what you are looking to spend, I would look at something more like this. 2x 256gb Crucial SSD's, in Raid 0 are cheaper and faster than that single Evo drive. I added 2x3tb drives, for raid 1, if you are concerned with data loss. GTX 980 > 780ti. 1000w PSU is overkill. 850w is sufficient, should you decide to SLI the 980. Since you are wanting to stream, I would stay with the i7.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($585.66 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2012.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 12:07 EDT-0400



Thank you for your response. With all this input, I begin to have a lot of questions. I was wondering the reasoning for going with the 2 ssd drives and the 2 internal hard drives? I think I am going to take the advice and go with the gtx 980 but the availability is a factor. Does it matter going with the super clocked one over the reg on amazon? I get not needing the power supply but thought that going with gold was much better than the bronze type? One thing I don't really know which direction to go with is the motherboard. I have gotten all kinds of advice and not quite sure what I should be looking at when deciding on one... Sorry lots of questions but again this is my first time building and want to make sure it is done right. I don't want the price to get too crazy but thinking around the 2k mark was where I thought I should be if I wanted to build a quality gaming/streaming computer.
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a b 4 Gaming
October 16, 2014 11:47:44 AM

I gave the reasoning behind it. 2x 256gb Crucial SSD's, in Raid 0 are cheaper and faster than the single Evo drive. You get more performance, same amount of storage, for less. 2x256gb in raid 0 will give you 512gb storage,. The 3x2tb I added only if data loss is a concern, by putting them in raid 1, a single 3tb is fine, if you are not concerned with losing anything. I personally would be. Gold vs bronze wouldn't be noticeably different. You can overclock a regular card, if you want. I have had poor success with overclocking GPU's myself, so I just buy ones that already are clocked.
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October 16, 2014 12:10:17 PM

logainofhades said:
I gave the reasoning behind it. 2x 256gb Crucial SSD's, in Raid 0 are cheaper and faster than the single Evo drive. You get more performance, same amount of storage, for less. 2x256gb in raid 0 will give you 512gb storage,. The 3x2tb I added only if data loss is a concern, by putting them in raid 1, a single 3tb is fine, if you are not concerned with losing anything. I personally would be. Gold vs bronze wouldn't be noticeably different. You can overclock a regular card, if you want. I have had poor success with overclocking GPU's myself, so I just buy ones that already are clocked.


Thanks again for the quick response and I think I will do the same for the most part. Last question is about the motherboard selection. What is reasoning for yours over the asus ones?
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a b 4 Gaming
October 16, 2014 12:21:01 PM

Killer lan, better audio, more sata ports, all for a similar cost. Asus customer service is also horrible.
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