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AzureDragon89

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mg8xzy

Going to pull the trigger on this build in the next day or two wanting a few set of eyes to check it over and let me know if anything looks out of place

System is for Gaming most of the time world of warcraft, skyrim, shadows of mordor etc...

a few things i was thinking about and wanted to know if anyone has any real world not benchmark knowledge on this


Nactua cpu cooler VS Corsair H100

970 vs 980Ti - I plan to run a 1440P monitor and i like to go to max-ultra settings in games.


any other components that stick out in my build budget is 3000.00 for everything but i don't wanna go overkill on stuff i will never use if i can save some cash.

 
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Both PSU's are amazing, but the EVGA 750 P2 adds one extra hardware protection feature called Over Power Protection (OPP).

OPP is an optional protection that shuts down the power supply in the case the unit starts delivering more power than a configured trigger point. What the circuit is really monitoring the total current pulled by the power supply from the power grid. If it increases above a certain value, the protection kicks in, shutting down the power supply.

Not a huge deal, but with prices being almost equal I would personally recommend getting the unit that has the most protection features and a 3-year longer warranty.

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glamdringfh

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To answer one of your two questions: Stick with the 980ti if you want to run max seetings on 1440P.

My only suggestion for your build would be to change out the Corsair AX760 with the EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $117.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-29 12:23 EDT-0400

Both are good PSU's, but for the same price the EVGA is just a little better (and comes with a longer warranty, which is nice).
 
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glamdringfh

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Both PSU's are amazing, but the EVGA 750 P2 adds one extra hardware protection feature called Over Power Protection (OPP).

OPP is an optional protection that shuts down the power supply in the case the unit starts delivering more power than a configured trigger point. What the circuit is really monitoring the total current pulled by the power supply from the power grid. If it increases above a certain value, the protection kicks in, shutting down the power supply.

Not a huge deal, but with prices being almost equal I would personally recommend getting the unit that has the most protection features and a 3-year longer warranty.

 
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Thank you this is the kind of stuff i like to see in a post when someone says its better -

 
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Yes, the big advantage of an i7 CPU is hyperthreading. The title of your post indicated you want a gaming PC though, and there are very few cases of hyperthreading improving gaming performance. Hyperthreading really shines when you are doing tasks like video editing, rendering, and running many processes all at once.

Rarely do the i7's features compensate for the higher price for a gaming machine.

Here's a great video that explains how hyperthreading works if you're interested. To skip all the eating analogies start it at about the 2:00.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnS50lJicXc
 
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The i7 has nominal performance increase in games at best, with newer games better utilizing threads that increase will not be as substantial (though it's not in the first place). As of right now the i5 is the best price to performance CPU available and for the foreseeable future.

On the other hand, if you do a lot of workstation tasks such as video encoding (just movies and such, not streaming or recording, but actual video production) the i7 makes sense.

I would stick to the i5, get a larger HDD, such as a 2-3TB WD Black..

For your RAM go with 1600-or 1866 DDR3. the 2133 will add additional stress to the CPU's memory controller and hinder it's overclocking capability, and due to the higher latency of the faster memory performance gains would be far less substantial.
 
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