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Any Ideas for a 1500 USD Gaming/Workstation Build? Slightly Worried

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So...I finally got the cash...andddd I locked up. I am suddenly paralyzed because I have the money now...yet I don't want to make a mistake. A PC is something that obviously sticks with you for years to come until you finally start from scratch or make that really big upgrade and are swapping motherboards, CPU's, PSU's, and etc. 

 

This build is going to be used for maxed out gaming at 1080p 60FPS (this includes the likes of Crysis and Metro, so demanding titles included), the recording, editing, and rendering of videos in 1080p (sometimes back to back if it's a walkthrough as I AM a YouTuber), some live streaming, Photoshop work, and digital art projects. 

 

Keep note I'll probably upgrade my monitor in the future to a higher res one (meaning 1440p or even higher), the GTX 900 series is...well pretty much all out of stock right now and I am an impatient bastard. LOL So if I have to go back to the 700 series, I'm down with that, they've been getting major discounts lately. 

 

I plan to SLI in the future (which yes if you couldn't tell already, I'm going Nvidia, I like their features and I may even use Adobe Premiere more in the future and need that Cuda rendering for fast rendering speeds, right now I primarily use Vegas). 

 

I'd also like a machine that can multitask, meaning let's say I want to render a 1080p video yet I still want to game or record another 1080p video, the machine needs to be able to handle this with little to no problems/ease. (Keep in mind though, if I decide to game and it dips to like 40 frames or something because of me multitasking, I'm fine with that, the PC is obviously doing multiple things at once and the frame dips at 1080p are fine in that situation). 

 

Thanks, if there's anything else you need to know, just ask. 

 

EDIT: Oh I'm a fan of windowed cases, particularly the Define R4 and H440....so anything that looks awesome like those (it doesn't HAVE to be a silent case) would be awesome. 

 

EDIT2: Newegg doesn't tax me so choosing most of the parts from them would be ideal as well. 

 

IMPORTANT EDIT: AGH! HOW'D I FORGET TO TELL YOU ALL!? I ALREADY HAVE 12GB OF DDR3 FROM A PREVIOUS BUILD. SO ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS ADD A 4GB STICK FOR A TOTAL OF 16GB RUNNING AT 1600MHZ (USE THE NON-HEAT SPREADER GREEN RAM STICKS SO IT MATCHES THE OTHER ONES I CURRENTLY OWN). 

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add case of choice 

 
 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.96 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.93 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($619.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1328.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 23:52 EDT-0400
 
could also do a dual 970

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Peripherals?

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($629.98 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.96 @ TigerDirect) 
Total: $1499.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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add case of choice 

 
 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.96 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.93 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($619.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1328.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 23:52 EDT-0400
 
could also do a dual 970

 

Really? An i5? Lol that's a first. Beforehand I always got E3 Xeon, i7, and even X99 build ideas. Also, this is something minor, but I'm not really a fan of Seagate, so I'd replace that with a WD drive lol. 

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add case of choice 

lol why do you keep linking this build? The PSU price still doesn't work.

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Really? An i5? Lol that's a first. Beforehand I always got E3 Xeon, i7, and even X99 build ideas. Also, this is something minor, but I'm not really a fan of Seagate, so I'd replace that with a WD drive lol.

are you looking at the right post?

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lol why do you keep linking this build? The PSU price still doesn't work.

its diffrent (this has an i7) and thank your reminding me to fix that

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Enjoy 

 


 


Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.93 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.96 @ TigerDirect) 


Total: $1500.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Peripherals?

 

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($629.98 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.96 @ TigerDirect) 
Total: $1499.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 23:52 EDT-0400

 

HOLY CRAP YOU BOTH JUST REMINDED ME, look at the important edit regarding Memory! Also, no peripherals for now. I have a mouse and keyboard right now along with some older speakers that sound decent. All of this will get replaced later though. 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($222.34 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($199.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.98 @ NCIX US)

Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1466.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 23:59 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($222.34 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($199.99 @ Adorama)

Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1456.76

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 00:01 EDT-0400

I think you'll benefit more from a 5820k then a 20% gpu improvement

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Enjoy 
 
 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($102.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.93 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($78.96 @ TigerDirect) 
Total: $1500.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 23:59 EDT-0400

 

It didn't need SLI right off the bat man. It's a future thing, might as well grab as 980 in that case. 

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Then just switch the parts that you want to switch

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GPU: ASUS Strix Radeon R7 5700 XT OC Edition Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VIII Hero RAM: G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200 CL14 SSD: 2x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860 Cooling: NZXT Kraken X72 Case: Corsair Crystal Series 570X Mirror Black Display: BenQ XL2420Z  Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Cherry MX Blue Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Audio: Logitech G633 Artemis Spectrum

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HOLY CRAP YOU BOTH JUST REMINDED ME, look at the important edit regarding Memory! Also, no peripherals for now. I have a mouse and keyboard right now along with some older speakers that sound decent. All of this will get replaced later though. 

pick ram of choice and get an H440, then.

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-snip- 

Oh, there goes the first X99 build(s) lol. 

 

Do you really think the 20% is worth it? 

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2 GTX 970s will outbeat a 980 any day and are better for the price. the chances of you getting another 980 to sli is slim..i would go for it if you're really looking for performance.

 

not to mention you can also use one for rendering and another for gaming simultaneously

But...dual 980's are sexy...xD I still can get a single 970 and get another later and use the current amount of money to get more storage, better parts, etc. 

 

That is tr...ueeee.....? Wait. I can do that? 

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Oh, there goes the first X99 build(s) lol. 

 

Do you really think the 20% is worth it?

well you have access to more cores if you really need to (6+ cores). you're not limited to just 4. that in my opinion is well worth the 20% from the GPU. If it's just 1080p the 780/970 is perfect for those things because it handles 1080p really well :)

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better?

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.96 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($619.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1473.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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still can go dual 970's

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I think you'll benefit more from a 5820k then a 20% gpu improvement

780 actually does better then 970 in CUDA optimized programs afaik

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better?

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($116.96 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($619.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1473.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 00:06 EDT-0400
 
still can go dual 970's

 

Hmmm...yeah I'd say it is. 

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But...dual 980's are sexy...xD I still can get a single 970 and get another later and use the current amount of money to get more storage, better parts, etc. 

 

That is tr...ueeee.....? Wait. I can do that? 

Dual 980s looks the same as dual 970s

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780 actually does better then 970 in CUDA optimized programs afaik

Oh well thats nice to know. I mean the difference between 980 and 780 or 970.

how does 780 compare to 980 in cuda?

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i guess thats valid for 1080p, i just like the idea of 970s because it equates to more productivity. yes it's possible. AFAIK they can't be in SLI though.

Hmm...interesting. How do you feel about X99? I got a recommendation for it just now and I've obviously had more from others. 

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whats the current build you have in mind? can you post the specs? i would go dual 970s with an i7.

Oh...I never answered this. Lol It was this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lp8VLk Orrrr this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n46HnQ (I'd change out the GPU though, it's sold out now) 

 

I technically CAN go past 1500 USD, I'd just rather not by a large amount. 

 

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you gotta be positive you'll taken advantage of the extra cores. I don't know how much rendering you'll do, but I still think the 4790k is more than enough. i think you want X99 because its X99 Lol

Well the rendering would certainly be faster lol. I'm sure if I learned about the hardware more I can find uses for it. 

 

.....Maybeh..... *insert Fry drooling meme* 

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