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Friends $2500 Gaming Build, Need Suggestions
Hey guys I've been putting together a gaming computer for around $2500 including peripherals. He wants two screens so I thought these would be good for price and performance. This is my first build but I've been researching for awhile. Any suggestions and/or comments?

Parts List: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VwpBFT
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a b 4 Gaming
September 10, 2014 9:17:32 AM

PlasmaQuasar said:
TopLuca said:
Price to performance charts is always AMD , The Radeon R9 290 represents an impressive value for high-end hardware. Beyond that, performance-per-dollar gets progressively worse

Full Review : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...

If you're going to drop it to a 780ti then save the third monitor and don't buy it.

Your always welcome.


picking you as solution b/c you helped the most. thanks all!


Thanks :) 
September 10, 2014 1:16:26 AM

TopLuca said:
Price to performance charts is always AMD , The Radeon R9 290 represents an impressive value for high-end hardware. Beyond that, performance-per-dollar gets progressively worse

Full Review : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...

If you're going to drop it to a 780ti then save the third monitor and don't buy it.

Your always welcome.


picking you as solution b/c you helped the most. thanks all!
September 10, 2014 12:12:09 AM

2 Crossfire R9 290's will out perform 1 780 Ti, but 780 Ti is still better because its usuall a bit cheaper and offers more upgradability with less heat and power consumption. As TopLuca said the amd cards are much better bang for your buck but dont give as much performance as the 780 Ti.

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a b 4 Gaming
September 9, 2014 10:28:17 PM

Price to performance charts is always AMD , The Radeon R9 290 represents an impressive value for high-end hardware. Beyond that, performance-per-dollar gets progressively worse

Full Review : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...

If you're going to drop it to a 780ti then save the third monitor and don't buy it.

Your always welcome.
September 9, 2014 10:23:36 PM

Alright everybody I think I'm going with the 780 Ti. The main thing is expansion later on. My friend wants it to last for awhile and I would think it is easier and more efficient to SLI two 780Tis that crossfire three R290s. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the heat and power consumption then will definitely be an issue. And I think the price/performance ratio with the NVIDIA card is better anyways. Thanks for all of the quick responses!
a b 4 Gaming
September 9, 2014 8:32:48 PM

kira70591 said:
Littlesackninja said:
Well he could get slightly better performance with LGA 2011 in games.


Have fun putting together a 2011 v3 rig together for $2500 including peripherals that are not complete junk. At this point, putting yourself on a dead platform such as an earlier revision of 2011 would be stupid. Sure, the parts are all still top notch and there is nothing wrong with performance, but knowingly locking yourself into a dead platform when making a completely new machine is not a smart move.

The performance gain between a nice Z97 setup and a x79 / x99 setup for gaming would be minimal, or in some cases worse because of single thread performance, unless you are going for a hardcore multi gpu setup and can take advantage of the extra pci lanes.

@TopLuca

Great build that you listed.

@Everyone

If heat output is an issue, get a reference Nvidia 780ti. People like to blast the stock cooler even if they have not used it. Sure, it does not overclock super great while still maintaining great temperatures plus low sound, but they are still great cards at stock speeds with the advantage of having all the heat pushed out through the back.


Thanks Kira for your feedback and I agree with you :) 
a b 4 Gaming
September 9, 2014 6:37:31 PM

Littlesackninja said:
Well he could get slightly better performance with LGA 2011 in games.


Have fun putting together a 2011 v3 rig together for $2500 including peripherals that are not complete junk. At this point, putting yourself on a dead platform such as an earlier revision of 2011 would be stupid. Sure, the parts are all still top notch and there is nothing wrong with performance, but knowingly locking yourself into a dead platform when making a completely new machine is not a smart move.

The performance gain between a nice Z97 setup and a x79 / x99 setup for gaming would be minimal, or in some cases worse because of single thread performance, unless you are going for a hardcore multi gpu setup and can take advantage of the extra pci lanes.

@TopLuca

Great build that you listed.

@Everyone

If heat output is an issue, get a reference Nvidia 780ti. People like to blast the stock cooler even if they have not used it. Sure, it does not overclock super great while still maintaining great temperatures plus low sound, but they are still great cards at stock speeds with the advantage of having all the heat pushed out through the back.
a b 4 Gaming
September 9, 2014 6:24:13 PM

A Corsair 300r with 4 case fans + 2 Default case fans and you'll never feel anything .
September 9, 2014 12:44:21 PM

TopLuca said:
Littlesackninja said:
Yes but the heat output into the case by 3 R9 290's would be terrible, Also not all games support Crossfire or Sli, So some games wouldnt benefit from it. Also power consumption would be a big problem, Amd R9 290's Kick off tons off heat compared to Nvidia, They also use much more power, so 750w wont be enough, 850w wont either especially if overclocking


Its 2 R9290 not 3 , Most games support them and I have 850W which is very enough.


Heat output?
a b 4 Gaming
September 9, 2014 9:27:55 AM

Littlesackninja said:
Yes but the heat output into the case by 3 R9 290's would be terrible, Also not all games support Crossfire or Sli, So some games wouldnt benefit from it. Also power consumption would be a big problem, Amd R9 290's Kick off tons off heat compared to Nvidia, They also use much more power, so 750w wont be enough, 850w wont either especially if overclocking


Its 2 R9290 not 3 , Most games support them and I have 850W which is very enough.

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