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thehahal

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Approximate Purchase Date: december-january

budget: basically unlimited but obviously the cheaper the better

System Usage: Gaming, Internet, excel and PP

Monitor: Yes

OS: no

Location:Canada/USA/Japan (i have people who live there and i will meet them around Christmas, so they could bring stuff)

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

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so I'm trying to build a new computer (first time) and i want it to last for at least some years gaming-wise

Does this look good? any parts I should change?
Also, wich monitor would be good?

here's what i have at the moment:
PCPartPicker part list
edit:modified some things.
Thanks for the fast replies guys!
 
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HertzKnight
Don't get a K unless you plan to overclock. I wouldn't really recommend overclocking on your first build. Same thing with a Z97 (which as MADVIU said you have an outdated mobo. Go get the Z97 or H97 if you aren't overclocking). Honestly, I doubt you need a sound card unless you are an audiophile. I haven't used one in a very long time. Also go get a SSD. I recommend a Crucial MX 100 or Sandisk Ultra Plus (or Ultra II) about 256 GBs.

Do you plan to SLI in the future? If so maybe go with a larger PSU. I really like the Seasonic 660 W (I own that one. It is very nice and extremely quiet.), but you may want to go with the 700W+ PSU. Here is a list of recommend PSUs.

Also I would look maybe another CPU Cooler. I would say go with a...
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You picked the non-overclockable version of the CPU.

That's an outdated chipset.

If no real budget I would bump up to a i5-4690k and a Z97 motherboard.

Also, do you plan on air or liquid cooling for your CPU?
You have not chosen a cooler.
 
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Don't get a K unless you plan to overclock. I wouldn't really recommend overclocking on your first build. Same thing with a Z97 (which as MADVIU said you have an outdated mobo. Go get the Z97 or H97 if you aren't overclocking). Honestly, I doubt you need a sound card unless you are an audiophile. I haven't used one in a very long time. Also go get a SSD. I recommend a Crucial MX 100 or Sandisk Ultra Plus (or Ultra II) about 256 GBs.

Do you plan to SLI in the future? If so maybe go with a larger PSU. I really like the Seasonic 660 W (I own that one. It is very nice and extremely quiet.), but you may want to go with the 700W+ PSU. Here is a list of recommend PSUs.

Also I would look maybe another CPU Cooler. I would say go with a Hyper 212 EVO if you aren't really overclocking, but want a non-stock cpu cooler.

On monitors, I would just say don't get a 4K monitor and expect everything to be 60+ fps or even "playable".
 
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