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Heya again. So I took a boatload of suggestions (all appreciated!) and have been playing around with a potential build. This is what I've come up with so far and I'd like some opinions, particularly on the graphics card. Anything I ought to add or swap out? Budget wise, I can go roughly to 3,500 now. This is also strictly for gaming.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vyRLpg

 

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($238.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card  ($1005.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($609.99 @ Amazon) 
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $3226.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Bump it down to an i5 you only really need 8GB's of ram and get a 980 or 970 instead

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Oh and get a 750w PSU instead aswell

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Bump it down to an i5 you only really need 8GB's of ram and get a 980 or 970 instead

Why? When he wants to spend 3,5k

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Why? When he wants to spend 3,5k

Because it's a waste of bloody money

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Well if you want to wait, im sure there will be a gtx 990 dual gpu card coming out in 2015, doubt you want to though. Don't listen to the people above me that build as is is great.

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Well if you want to wait, im sure there will be a gtx 990 dual gpu card coming out in 2015, doubt you want to though. Don't listen to the people above me that build as is is great.

You should never ever wait for things NEVER or you will be waiting your entire life

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Oh and get a 750w PSU instead aswell

Why? 295x2 itself draws about 500-600w, and it's always good to have a bit of headroom

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Two GTX 980 would only be slightly more expensive and probably significantly faster

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Why? 295x2 itself draws about 500-600w, and it's always good to have a bit of headroom

But why would he get a 295x2 when he is only gaming a better choice would be a 980/970

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But why would he get a 295x2 when he is only gaming a better choice would be a 980/970

single 980 is gonna have trouble running 4k

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single 980 is gonna have trouble running 4k

Fair point

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Two GTX 980 would only be slightly more expensive and probably significantly faster

 

I was debating between two GTX 980s and the 295. Another option was running 3 970s. Which would be better for 4k, as that is what I'm shooting for? 

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The H100i comes with pre applied thermal paste

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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Don't buy the first gen NZXT Phantom. It's outdated and has limited front intake.

 

If you like the Phantom exteriour, have a look at the Phantom 410, 530 or 630 and buy whichever one you can afford.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.78 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H320 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($151.56 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87 XPOWER XL ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($300.00 @ Amazon) 





Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($636.13 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($629.98 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($629.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($171.36 @ Amazon) 


Total: $3447.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This is what I put together. I think 3 980 would be better for a longer period of time. Altrough your build is very good, but if you get 295x2 or 2 980 get an i5. 

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^Nice spec up but total overkill and it doesn't include the $600 dollar monitor, a Windows License and other peripherals :P

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860 watt will be more than enough! 

CPU: Intel I7 4790K 4.8 Ghz || Mobo: ASUS ROG Maximus Hero 6 Z87 || Ram: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB 1600 Mhz || GPU: ASUS GTX 980 Ti STRIX || Storage: 2 x SSD Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB RAID 0 HDD Western Digital 1 TB Black || PSU: Corsair AX 860 watt || Cooling: 2 x AF 140mm (front), 2 AF120 Blue LED (bottom and back), 2 SP120 (top on radiator) ||  CPU cooler: Corsair H100i GTX || Case: Corsair obsidian 750D <3 <3 <3 

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I was debating between two GTX 980s and the 295. Another option was running 3 970s. Which would be better for 4k, as that is what I'm shooting for? 

 

I'd suggest two 980's. the triple 970's might be faster but the scaling on 3-way sli is pretty bad and 3 cards are gonna put out a lot of heat / suck a lot of juice even the super efficient 970... And the 980's will run 4k just fine. But you have to consider that driving a 4K display is basically like driving 4*1080p displays which is a heck of a challenge...

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860 watt will be more than enough! 

 

Who puts a fecking 860W PSU in a 3500$ triple-sli build?? :P

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Who puts a fecking 860W PSU in a 3500$ triple-sli build?? :P

For the r9 295x2 not! Yeah for 3-way SLI its stupid. 

CPU: Intel I7 4790K 4.8 Ghz || Mobo: ASUS ROG Maximus Hero 6 Z87 || Ram: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB 1600 Mhz || GPU: ASUS GTX 980 Ti STRIX || Storage: 2 x SSD Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB RAID 0 HDD Western Digital 1 TB Black || PSU: Corsair AX 860 watt || Cooling: 2 x AF 140mm (front), 2 AF120 Blue LED (bottom and back), 2 SP120 (top on radiator) ||  CPU cooler: Corsair H100i GTX || Case: Corsair obsidian 750D <3 <3 <3 

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Because it's a waste of bloody money

Yeah ok, whatever you say man. That's what you think.

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