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Hi there! I know this is my third post this week about my build, but the black Friday deals were just posted today. This is the build I plan on buying all the parts for tomorrow. I didn't expect the deals to be good, however it seemed a lot of the components I had my eye on ended up going on sale! :D  What do you guys think of this build? (I spent 3 months researching parts LOL :P ).

EDIT: I chose the ROG motherboard for ascetics, otherwise I would have chosen the Asus z97a.

 

Budget:

-$2000 CAD

 

Need:

- Everything except Keyboard and Mouse (I have a g502)

- OS

 

Using it for:

- Gaming (GTA V, Far Cry 4, BF4, AW, Titan Fall, GTA IV, Minecraft)

- Photoshop

-Flash 

 

Goals:

- Play any game at 1080p on ultra

 

 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($270.00) 
Case Accessory: NZXT Hue LED Controller  ($38.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30W 2.1ch Speakers  ($49.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Other: Netis wf2116 ($22.00)
Other: Mouse pad (hard surface) ($15.00)
Other: Anti static wrist strap ($8.00)
Total: $1953.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 18:56 EST-0500
 
EDIT: here is another build I made based on your feedback. The dark Rock Pro 3 is sold out near me, so Hyper 212 it is! I kept the motherboard because I really like the looks of it compared to the Asus z97a.
 
 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($82.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($270.00) 
Case Accessory: NZXT Hue LED Controller  ($38.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30W 2.1ch Speakers  ($49.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Other: Netis WF2116 ($22.00)
Other: Anti static strap ($8.00)
Other: Hard mouse pad ($15.00)
Total: $1878.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 19:59 EST-0500
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SSD and mobo, get rid of them. Wasting money is pointless.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($300.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.89 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($80.00)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($430.00)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($130.00)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($87.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.98 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($270.00)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.77 @ DirectCanada)
Case Accessory: NZXT Hue LED Controller  ($38.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30W 2.1ch Speakers  ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)
Other: Netis wf2116 ($22.00)
Other: Mouse pad (hard surface) ($15.00)
Total: $1878.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Wrist straps are really useless... you don't need one...

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How much Photoshop, and is it professional use of it or hobbiest.

 

if professional

 

stick with the i7, get a second WD blue and use raid

 

if hobby

 

go down to an i5, get raid if you want data security (not as important as above)

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Don't bother with the LED controller for now. I would grab 16GB RAM and an IPS monitor (Especially for photoshop where color reproduction is important).

Someone told Luke and Linus at CES 2017 to "Unban the legend known as Jerakl" and that's about all I've got going for me. (It didn't work)

 

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SSD is near useless same with a disk drive

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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if you are just gaming and not doing heavy video rendering you can drop down to an i5 4690k and spend the money in a better cooler, specially since you have an overclocked oriented board but the cooler wont be able to handle anything beyond 4.2 or 4.4 ghz

 

other than that it looks good, with the money you save on the cpu if you step down to the i5 you can get something like a noctua d14

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Dont buy an OCZ SSD

Also you should get a different motherboard unless you really want those features or aesthetics.

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Looks awesome.

Only thing i thought of, was if you want you can drop the 212 and get a better CPU. Youd run quieter, colder, and would give you better ability to OC. But totally optional.

This makes me wish i waited a few more paychecks when i build my rig

Gaming Build:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3800x   |  GPU: Asus ROG STRIX 2080 SUPER Advanced (2115Mhz Core | 9251Mhz Memory) |  Motherboard: Asus X570 TUF GAMING-PLUS  |  RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 3600MHz 16GB  |  PSU: Corsair RM850x  |  Storage: 1TB ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro, 250GB Samsung 840 Evo, 500GB Samsung 840 Evo  |  Cooler: Corsair H115i Pro XT  |  Case: Lian Li PC-O11

 

Peripherals:

Monitor: LG 34GK950F  |  Sound: Sennheiser HD 598  |  Mic: Blue Yeti  |  Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Platinum  |  Mouse: Logitech G502

 

Laptop:

Asus ROG Zephryus G15

Ryzen 7 4800HS, GTX1660Ti, 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz, 512GB nVME, 144hz

 

NAS:

QNAP TS-451

6TB Ironwolf Pro

 

 

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Hi there! I know this is my third post this week about my build, but the black Friday deals were just posted today. This is the build I plan on buying all the parts for tomorrow. I didn't expect the deals to be good, however it seemed a lot of the components I had my eye on ended up going on sale! :D  What do you guys think of this build? (I spent 3 months researching parts LOL :P ).

 

Budget:

-$2000 CAD

 

Need:

- Everything except Keyboard and Mouse (I have a g502)

- OS

 

Using it for:

- Gaming (GTA V, Far Cry 4, BF4, AW, Titan Fall, GTA IV, Minecraft)

- Photoshop

-Flash 

 

Goals:

- Play any game at 1080p on ultra

 

 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($270.00) 
Case Accessory: NZXT Hue LED Controller  ($38.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30W 2.1ch Speakers  ($49.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Other: Netis wf2116 ($22.00)
Other: Mouse pad (hard surface) ($15.00)
Other: Anti static wrist strap ($8.00)
Total: $1953.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 18:56 EST-0500

 

Consider getting a decent AIO cpu cooler, this way it will keep cool while gaming and give you some overclock potential, slamming a hyper 212 evo on it seems like a bit of a waste of potential.

 

Consider getting a cheaper motherboard, It's a waste of money when you can get a good one for 3/5 of the price :)

 

Consider going for a Seasonic PSU with at least an 80-plus gold rating. Vent the money you take out of the motherboard to you PSU, you won't regret it.

 

Consider going for the new Define R5 instead of the R4? Really no reason not to honestly :)

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SSD is near useless same with a disk drive

 

 

Dont buy an OCZ SSD

Also you should get a different motherboard unless you really want those features or aesthetics.

Thanks for the feedback. Regarding the SSD, are there any problems with it? Tommorow only I can get the 240GB for $90, which is $110 off. I could also get the 120GB version for $50.

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How much Photoshop, and is it professional use of it or hobbiest.

 

if professional

 

stick with the i7, get a second WD blue and use raid

 

if hobby

 

go down to an i5, get raid if you want data security (not as important as above)

Thanks for the feedback, the Photoshop will be for Hobby use and school use (I'm not a professional). I just thought it would be more future-proof if I chose the i7 while it's $70 off. The i5 4690k is also on sale for $230 though.

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Don't bother with the LED controller for now. I would grab 16GB RAM and an IPS monitor (Especially for photoshop where color reproduction is important).

I'm not a professional at Photoshop, it's only a hobby every once and a while, so I didn't feel 16GB was necessary (besides, I can always pop in 2 more sticks of RAM). I spent a long time deciding on a monitor, and decided to go to the store and look at them side by side. To my surprise the vg248qe had much better colors than I expected. 

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if you are just gaming and not doing heavy video rendering you can drop down to an i5 4690k and spend the money in a better cooler, specially since you have an overclocked oriented board but the cooler wont be able to handle anything beyond 4.2 or 4.4 ghz

 

other than that it looks good, with the money you save on the cpu if you step down to the i5 you can get something like a noctua d14

 

 

Looks awesome.

Only thing i thought of, was if you want you can drop the 212 and get a better CPU. Youd run quieter, colder, and would give you better ability to OC. But totally optional.

This makes me wish i waited a few more paychecks when i build my rig

 

 

Consider getting a decent AIO cpu cooler, this way it will keep cool while gaming and give you some overclock potential, slamming a hyper 212 evo on it seems like a bit of a waste of potential.

 

Consider getting a cheaper motherboard, It's a waste of money when you can get a good one for 3/5 of the price :)

 

Consider going for a Seasonic PSU with at least an 80-plus gold rating. Vent the money you take out of the motherboard to you PSU, you won't regret it.

 

Consider going for the new Define R5 instead of the R4? Really no reason not to honestly :)

Thanks for the feedback, regarding the CPU cooler, I think I will pick a better one. I prefer air coolers and was thinking of the Dark Rock Pro 3, what do you guys think?

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Thanks for the feedback. Regarding the SSD, are there any problems with it? Tommorow only I can get the 240GB for $90, which is $110 off. I could also get the 120GB version for $50.

im saying dont get an ssd in the first place also the 212 evo has no issues unless you planning on OC'ing a lot

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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get a more reliable SSD and drop that motherboard asap,brings 0 performance increase. if you want a red/ black mobo this msi is a good deal with that promo code. otherwise the gigabyte ga-z97x-sli does the same thing for 130$

 

if you dont plan to SLI get a good 550w psu ,more than enough for your pc 

 

step down to the i5 4690k if you dont use photoshop a lot

 

with the money saved just keep it in yor pocket or get a better cooler like the nh-d14 or dark rock 3 and a 2tb seagate barracuda

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get a more reliable SSD and drop that motherboard asap,brings 0 performance increase. if you want a red/ black mobo this msi is a good deal with that promo code. otherwise the gigabyte ga-z97x-sli does the same thing for 130$

 

if you dont plan to SLI get a good 550w psu ,more than enough for your pc 

 

step down to the i5 4690k if you dont use photoshop a lot

 

with the money saved just keep it in yor pocket or get a better cooler like the nh-d14 or dark rock 3 and a 2tb seagate barracuda

Thanks for the feedback. Does the SSD I chose have any particular problems with it? I could get an 840 Evo 120GB for $90 instead. I chose that motherboard purely for it's aesthetics, and it seems like a good price, since the MSI gaming 5 is only $15 less. I do plan on SLI thus the reason I chose 750W. I may end up getting an i5 4690k since it's also on sale for $230. For the CPU cooler, I think I will go for the Dark Rock Pro 3, even though it's $80.

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Thanks for the feedback. Regarding the SSD, are there any problems with it? Tommorow only I can get the 240GB for $90, which is $110 off. I could also get the 120GB version for $50.

Just high failure rates and lots of no boot problems with them.

a samsung 840 evo, intel 530 series, or crucial MX are all far better choices in terms of durability, reliability, and speed.

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i would't get the 840, there is a FW issue with slow write speeds over time and it's possible that samsung's firmware fix will shorten the sad's life.

 

Also how much do you really care about 120fps+ gaming? IMO most people would be happier with a 60hz 27" 1440p panel.

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