Ultimate 980ti build for under $1200
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blazorthon
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Are you going to overclock and are you keeping any other components, such as the case or CPU cooler (if overclocking)?
blazorthon
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Here is a build. It lacks a CPU cooler and a case right now, we can tweak that depending on what you are not carrying over.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.15 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1137.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 11:34 EST-0500
There's room in the budget for either a good cooler or a good case before hitting $1200. If you need a new case and you want to overclock with a new cooler, then a few more tweaks will need to be made.
Suggestions for a cooler and case:
cooler:
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h5ultimate
case:
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/diypc-case-adventureri8bl
One other thing. Do you want an SSD? It's a convenient thing to have for a boot drive and some other things. A decent 240GB model can be had for around $60.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.15 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1137.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 11:34 EST-0500
There's room in the budget for either a good cooler or a good case before hitting $1200. If you need a new case and you want to overclock with a new cooler, then a few more tweaks will need to be made.
Suggestions for a cooler and case:
cooler:
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h5ultimate
case:
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/diypc-case-adventureri8bl
One other thing. Do you want an SSD? It's a convenient thing to have for a boot drive and some other things. A decent 240GB model can be had for around $60.
blazorthon
Glorious
- Sep 24, 2010
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What do you think of this case:
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/diypc-case-adventureri8bl
Newegg link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353074
The case can also come in red LEDs instead of blue.
Do you want an aftermarket cooler, or is the stock cooler that ships with the CPU alright for you?
If you aren't overclocking, then a cheaper motherboard could be used if you dont mind losing the capability of SLI in the future.
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/diypc-case-adventureri8bl
Newegg link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811353074
The case can also come in red LEDs instead of blue.
Do you want an aftermarket cooler, or is the stock cooler that ships with the CPU alright for you?
If you aren't overclocking, then a cheaper motherboard could be used if you dont mind losing the capability of SLI in the future.
blazorthon
Glorious
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If your hard drives are old PATA (IDE) models, then no (well, yes if you get a PCI or PCIe adapter). Assuming they are instead SATA, then yes, they will be compatible. What are your thoughts on the case I've linked?
timeconsumer
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- Nov 28, 2011
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If you don't want to overclock might as well go for a Xeon and H97 setup and use the stock cooler. I included a decent case and an SSD and you still have $50 to spare.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($599.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1143.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 12:05 EST-0500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($599.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.20 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1143.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 12:05 EST-0500
blazorthon
Glorious
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timeconsumer
Splendid
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15% faster for a 30% increase in cost. The value is in the Xeon, allowing money to be spent on a nice SSD.
blazorthon
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That'd be more relevant if the build budget didn't allow for both. The only reason I didn't include one in my build was because he hasn't answered my question about wanting one or not.
Wow that top suggestion is exactly what I want, but with case and ssd . Don't mean to hijack the thread ,not too savvy with forums.just the knowledge to say yep compatible, is so hard to grasp for a noob like myself. Thx to the OP for asking advice .and the answers given. I'm going to copy thx.Toms is awesome.
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