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Started by Graestone45 | | 13 answers
$2500 Gaming/Recording Rig
So, I'm new to the whole PC building thing. All that I've done before is upgrade ram and a GPU, though I am very tech savvy. I record/stream gameplay videos, I do some 3D modeling, and I also edit videos, so I need a pretty powerful PC.

I have decided to water cool, because then I can(probably) get a pretty nice OC and it looks like a cool thing to do, not to mention it looks absolutely awesome.

I've decided on a green color scheme, on the LGA1150 socket. a 4770K seems to be the best choice. Because of the green color scheme, there was only one motherboard to go with, the Sniper M5. The RAM is pretty simple, just get some that doesn't stand out and has decent specs. I went with a simple 1TB caviar blue, I've never used an SSD and therefore I don't really need one. I might upgrade to an SSD in the future, only time will tell. I want to go Crossfire/SLI, only partially due to bragging rights. AMD GFX cards seem to be a good choice, when you can find a non-inflated one. They have a lot of cool looking "technologies" and I was wondering how much of that is just marketing? And how would 2 290s hold up to three 760s? I will be making a custom case, built around this PC. I went with an EVGA 750w gold rated PSU, if I should have a higher wattage, please tell me. I favor the looks of XSPC's water blocks, the LED lighting looks really nice. I've heard good things about Black Ice rads, so I decided to use one of those. I will most likely use distilled water with a killcoil in it, maybe alongside some biocide. The one thing I'm not sure about is the SLI/Crossfire connector, which one should I use?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($173.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($439.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($439.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Other: Fedex Shipping For WC parts ($15.48)
Other: XSPC D5 Pump/Photon 270 res/ pump combo ($159.95)
Other: XSPC Sniper M5 waterblock ($67.95)
Other: XSPC Raystorm CPU block ($52.99)
Other: XSPC Black Chrome G1/4 to 3/8 ID, 5/8 OD Compression Fitting 12x ($47.88)
Other: XSPC Green tubing, 3/8 ID, 5/8 OD 5 Feet ($11.25)
Other: XSPC Razor 290 Full cover/backplate 2x ($355.80)
Other: Black Ice GT Stealth 360 rad 2x ($135.90)
Total: $2484.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-09 16:41 EDT-0400)
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Best solution chosen by ErAnkurPaul

April 9, 2014 10:14:45 PM

yeah you can look up how to make cocaine and it won't do anything to your search history unless you were actually found with cocaine on you lol
April 9, 2014 9:05:59 PM

Brantyn Gerik said:
upon further inspection it is indeed a very poorly labelled energy drink that has no actual relation to the illegal substance


Ohhhhhhhhhh Hahaha. I'm sure that has turned a lot of people away lol. I didn't actually click on it because I didn't want it in my history
April 9, 2014 7:25:10 PM

upon further inspection it is indeed a very poorly labelled energy drink that has no actual relation to the illegal substance
April 9, 2014 7:23:51 PM

It wouldnt be cocaine...especially at that price.considering cocaine is illegal in many countries it is 100% just a poorly labeled energy drink.

do not let this stop you from buying from them.
April 9, 2014 4:14:45 PM

Brantyn Gerik said:
frozen cpu does not cell cocaine lol and they often have great deals


Add A Can Of Fast Energy For Cheap!
Cocaine ($1.99)
Cocaine - Mild ($1.99)
Bawls Guarana 10 oz. Bottle ($1.99)
Bawls Guarana Cherry 10 oz Bottle ($2.25)
Bawls Guarana G33K B33R 10 oz Bottle ($2.25)
Jolt - Grape ($2.50)
Pop-Top Can & Bottle Opener ($0.99)

That is at the bottom of one of the product pages.
April 9, 2014 4:02:55 PM

frozen cpu does not cell cocaine lol and they often have great deals
April 9, 2014 3:18:19 PM

Brantyn Gerik said:
He means you are going to hit big diminishing returns on performance. you could get away with un-noticed performance differences to the naked eye with a cheaper system.

that being said, you should look harder for 780 waterblocks as they are made in surplus


http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_p...
Sold out :l I prefer performance pc to frozencpu, judging by that fact that frozencpu also sells cocaine.
April 9, 2014 3:13:29 PM

He means you are going to hit big diminishing returns on performance. you could get away with un-noticed performance differences to the naked eye with a cheaper system.

that being said, you should look harder for 780 waterblocks as they are made in surplus
April 9, 2014 3:11:52 PM

mikfokido said:
your crazy

If you need a system of 2500 bucks, then what is your question, your configuration will do the tric.
Will be no better than a system of 1000 bucks.


I would love to see you put a 4770k and dual 290s in a $1000 rig.
April 9, 2014 3:11:01 PM

Brantyn Gerik said:
I'd suggest an 850 watt psu with those cards, but otherwise all is good. also with the 290 there is no need for crossfire connectors, as it will be done over the pci slot


a lot of the amd side is marketing, as mantle has basically been a letdown. If you can find them at original price they are a steal. if they match the price of a 780 however, then you are better off with the 780 as it is a faster, cooler, and quieter card (if you were to go with air)


I would usually go with a 780, but the 780 waterblock is sold out, and this card is cheaper. I had meant the crossfire connector for the waterblocks, not the cards themselves. I would go with a single 780 TI, but as I said the waterblocks are sold out D: I might just get an SSHD, or a small 32gb SSD for just the OS and maybe 2 of most frequently used games.

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