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milbonn

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Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card
Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Im thinking of getting this build for myself and i want your opinions about it, whether i should change some parts or just leave it as it is.
the budget im aiming for is around $1300

thanks

oh and forgot to mention, this is for australia

 
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rhysiam

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I assume it's a gaming build?

I wouldn't spend that amount of money without at least a 120GB SSD myself. Won't really impact on gaming, but in general system responsiveness the difference is night and day. Otherwise looks like a nice high end build to me.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1296.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 07:34 EST-0500
 
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milbonn

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oh no, its not just for gaming
i'm going to add an ssd later on as well... just not right now
 
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rhysiam

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Still, you gotta have an SSD man. You just have to. Honestly, the difference is night and day. For installing updates and new games, system boot, browsing the web, etc... my underpowered and thermally constrained surface tablet is going to make your high end gaming rig on a mechanical HDD feel painfully slow.

Your money, obviously and I'm off now so won't pester you anymore. Good luck with the build.
 
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milbonn

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I'm thinking of getting CM Hyper 212 EVO later, should i change the RAM or leave it?
 
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