I am going to be putting together a system in the next 2-3 months. I will use the system to play games and to store photos/videos in a Raid 1 setup. I love to play MMOs, which I understand are very CPU heavy. The photos/videos are family stuff that I cannot lose. I am also trying to build with an eye to the future; I want to be able to upgrade without having to replace parts (i.e. add more RAM, add a GPU, but not have to replace CPU). Here are the parts I currently have on my list:
Are there any changes you would recommend that would keep the power of the system about the same but lower the price?
■ Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl w/ USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Silent PC Computer Case ($119)
■ CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready ($159)
■ ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ($219)
■ Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz ($339)
■ G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) ($169)
■ SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) ($139)
■ Seagate NAS HDD ST2000VN000 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s x 2 set up in Raid 1 ($125 ea.)
■ EVGA 04G-P4-2766-KR GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card ($299)
Are there any changes you would recommend that would keep the power of the system about the same but lower the price?
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