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Basically i havnt had a new desktop in a long time, im looking to do run solidworks (cad design) and the Witcher 3 at some high settings. Maybe you guys can help me as far as wether or not everything is gonna fit into this case and anything i may be missing.

Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus - Mid Tower Computer Case with Windowed Side Panel and USB 3.0
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119256

Mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-Z97M-D3H LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Processor:
Intel Core i5-4460 Haswell Quad-Core 3.2GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I54460 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan

memory:
CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R Red)

Bluray drive:
Pioneer Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BDR-209DBK

Display:
BenQ GW2765HT Black 27" 4ms HDMI Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor IPS

Video Card:
ASUS R9290-DC2OC-4GD5 Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support DirectCU II OC Video ...

Powersupply:
Cooler Master GM Series G750M - Compact 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Modular PSU (Haswell/Kaveri Support)
**750W is plenty??

Hard drives:

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Corsair Force Series GS CSSD-F180GBGS-BK 2.5" 180GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)




I guess i still need a network card? and probably an internal speaker.
thoughts? advice?

should all run me about $2200 on new egg with shipping and taxes. thanks in advance
 
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Silverbear

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You don't need the big clunky Hyper 212 if you aren't overclocking, you can go with a Hyper TX3, speaking of which, you could get a H97 motherboard since you won't be OCing that CPU. That power supply isn't the best but alright. Everything should be fine.

$2200 seems like a lot of money for those parts,[strike] where do you live[/strike]? Scratch that, just noticed Newegg Canada, lol.
 
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Does it have to be Newegg Canada? You can get a computer with a better video card for a lot less:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.50 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.86 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.35 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($414.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ shopRBC)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($46.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: Acer H276HLbmid 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($289.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1472.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-16 05:14 EDT-0400

Newegg Canada:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.05 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($83.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($444.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($46.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: Acer H276HLbmid 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($289.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1608.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-16 05:15 EDT-0400

Also, no you don't need a separate network card, pretty much every single motherboard out right now has built-in ethernet. Unless you're talking about a wireless adapter. You also don't need an internal speaker, but it does help when you have to diagnose a problem.
 
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1080p on 27 inches? Please, don't. OPs monitor is so much better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($317.22 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($125.44 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($132.00 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($654.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($138.50 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.48 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($478.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $2166.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-16 05:35 EDT-0400

Xeon + 16GB because of Solidworks. Strix 980 because of 1440p display.
 
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ok, starting to get on the right track here. that pcpart picker is a great resource. I was planning on shopping around for better deals but just used newegg to select all the parts. Can you (or someone) provide some insight as to the advantages/differences between the core and the xeon processor? thanks again guys
 
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Alright, i think im gonna go ahead and order this stuff. ill let it sit for a day and do a bit more research and order everthing tomorrow.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/GY9Dyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/GY9Dyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($317.05 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($140.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($654.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.48 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($478.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($24.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $2151.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-16 14:26 EDT-0400

still need to add the optical drive but for whatever reason they dont seem to list any on that site. should run me another 60$

One final question, The Nvidia is worth it over the AMD GPU? its going to add another 250
 
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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($317.05 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.98 @ DirectCanada)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($124.27 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ DirectCanada)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($654.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.75 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.48 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($478.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Keyboard: Logitech Wireless Combo MK270 Wireless Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($24.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $2230.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-16 18:45 EDT-0400

This is the way im leaning at the moment
 
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Looks good, everything is compatible and you should have fun building it.
 
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No point in Z97 mobo. Xeon is not overclockable. And your PSU won't allow you to SLI.
No need for liquid cooler. 212 is enough for Xeon and it would be quieter.
No point in 2133MHz RAM, it would be downclocked to 1600 anyway.
Seagate aren't reliable, Samsung SSD would be better than BX100.

Your last build is very unbalanced.
 
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