- Mar 28, 2012
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Hello everyone,
My current laptop its starting to show it's age and can't keep up with some of the games i throw at it. So I have been thinking of getting a new desktop.
Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime within the next month or two.
Budget Range: $2000-$2200 after rebates and shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, programming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: none, all new
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: none
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Virginia, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel / NVIDIA
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440p
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My laptop is struggle with any recent games.
I'd like to play at max setting in 4k if possible.
I came up with this build, hopefully you guys can give me a few pointers. I would like to have a raid 0 setup. Also I'm super confused/open on the motherboard as the possibilities overwhelm me.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jWYMNN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel 7th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processor i7-7700K ($308.87 Amazon US)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 All-in-One CPU Liquid Cooling System, Black ($159.99 Amazon US)
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO ($216.99 SuperBiiz)
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2666MHz ($124.99 Amazon US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB 3-D Vertical SSD Hard Drive ($104.48 OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" HDD ($79.99 newegg)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" HDD ($79.99 newegg)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($687.99 SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($92.99 NCIXUS)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Fully-Modular ATX ($127.87 OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($93.99 SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($13.99 Amazon US) x 3
Base Total:$2125.80
Is there anything anyone would do differently?
Thanks in advance!
My current laptop its starting to show it's age and can't keep up with some of the games i throw at it. So I have been thinking of getting a new desktop.
Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime within the next month or two.
Budget Range: $2000-$2200 after rebates and shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, programming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: none, all new
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: none
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Virginia, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel / NVIDIA
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1440p
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My laptop is struggle with any recent games.
I'd like to play at max setting in 4k if possible.
I came up with this build, hopefully you guys can give me a few pointers. I would like to have a raid 0 setup. Also I'm super confused/open on the motherboard as the possibilities overwhelm me.
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jWYMNN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel 7th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processor i7-7700K ($308.87 Amazon US)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 All-in-One CPU Liquid Cooling System, Black ($159.99 Amazon US)
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO ($216.99 SuperBiiz)
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2666MHz ($124.99 Amazon US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" 250GB 3-D Vertical SSD Hard Drive ($104.48 OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" HDD ($79.99 newegg)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 3TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" HDD ($79.99 newegg)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card ($687.99 SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($92.99 NCIXUS)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Fully-Modular ATX ($127.87 OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($93.99 SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($13.99 Amazon US) x 3
Base Total:$2125.80
Is there anything anyone would do differently?
Thanks in advance!
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