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I have built PC's for others before, lets just get that one out of the way. I've done lots of re-cablemanagement jobs (prebuilt PC's ughhhh) and some upgrades and builds, but never something to this massive scale.

 

I have an old friend who reached out to me because he was interested in having a PC built for him. His cousin had a friend build one for him, and now my friend wants me to build one for him. All this time while he's telling me this, im thinking...oh boy its going to be like a 500$ budget...

 

He says he wants at least two monitors with room for upgrades and a black and red theme

 

Then he tells me he has 2k USD to spend on it. He wants everything included; Keyboard, Mouse, Headset, Monitors, and computer.

Recently he has gotten into gaming on his cousins PC and apparently has gotten very very good, so he decided to have a PC built.

I have been working on this partlist for almost three months now, and I must say, its quite impressive what i've been able to fit into a 2k budget. 

I just want you guys to see what you think of the final (ish) partlist before I send it for him to purchase the parts.

Here goes:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B8fvCJ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B8fvCJ/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.75 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($129.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP310 32GB mSATA Solid State Drive  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($70.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($70.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Micro Center) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer  ($37.06 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($86.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.98 @ NCIX US) 
Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Other: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Case ($60.00) <------------------------------------- CASE!!
Total: $2006.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
He says its okay if it goes over budget by a slight amount, but the final price does not include shipping. 
Let me explain just a bit.
The mSATA SSD is for smart response on the mobo
The SSD is for the OS, Steam (not the steam library, just the app itself) and other small applications
The two 2TB drives are for RAID 1 as mass storage. 
The case is at the bottom because its not on pcpartpicker so I had to add a custom one
 
Other than that, feel free to ask any questions in the comments and I will reply asap
 
Thanks, tech world!

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Where do I start,

you are using a Z87 Chipset board, not bad or smth but you should get a z97 they cost the same

That 32GB PCI SSD is just useless

I would get a RM 750, just for the headroom,

 

 

This is my opinion, your my be different

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its a nice build, my taste would be slightly different.

 

i'd ditch one HDD, 8gb of ram and the cpu cooler and would get a better psu, an Hyper 212 Evo and Z97 motherboard.

 

and i'd rather have a 23-24inch monitor than two 21.5inch. but thats just me.

may your framerates be high and your temperatures be low. #pcmr

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i woad get i7 wouldn't get that 32gb ssd if not extremely oc than get 240m you could get 140 120aio cooler

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If I was spending that amount of money I'd do this build M8:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YWVwFT

CPU: R5 5800X3D Motherboard - MSI X570 Gaming Plus RAM - 32GB Corsair DDR4 GPU - XFX 7900 XTX 4GB Case - NZXT H5 Flow (White) Storage - 2X 4TB Samsung 990 Pro PSU - Corsair RM100E Cooling - Corsair H100i Elite Capellix Keyboard Corsair K70 (Brown Switches)  Mouse - Corsair Nightsword RGB

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I have built PC's for others before, lets just get that one out of the way. I've done lots of re-cablemanagement jobs (prebuilt PC's ughhhh) and some upgrades and builds, but never something to this massive scale.

 

I have an old friend who reached out to me because he was interested in having a PC built for him. His cousin had a friend build one for him, and now my friend wants me to build one for him. All this time while he's telling me this, im thinking...oh boy its going to be like a 500$ budget...

 

He says he wants at least two monitors with room for upgrades and a black and red theme

 

Then he tells me he has 2k USD to spend on it. He wants everything included; Keyboard, Mouse, Headset, Monitors, and computer.

Recently he has gotten into gaming on his cousins PC and apparently has gotten very very good, so he decided to have a PC built.

I have been working on this partlist for almost three months now, and I must say, its quite impressive what i've been able to fit into a 2k budget. 

I just want you guys to see what you think of the final (ish) partlist before I send it for him to purchase the parts.

Here goes:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B8fvCJ

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B8fvCJ/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.75 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($129.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP310 32GB mSATA Solid State Drive  ($36.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Corsair Force LX Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($70.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($70.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ Micro Center) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer  ($37.06 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($86.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.98 @ NCIX US) 
Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset  ($39.99 @ Micro Center) 
Other: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Case ($60.00) <------------------------------------- CASE!!
Total: $2006.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
He says its okay if it goes over budget by a slight amount, but the final price does not include shipping. 
Let me explain just a bit.
The mSATA SSD is for smart response on the mobo
The SSD is for the OS, Steam (not the steam library, just the app itself) and other small applications
The two 2TB drives are for RAID 1 as mass storage. 
The case is at the bottom because its not on pcpartpicker so I had to add a custom one
 
Other than that, feel free to ask any questions in the comments and I will reply asap
 
Thanks, tech world!

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4xyKbv

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4xyKbv/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.75 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($208.09 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($92.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung XP941 Series 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($132.98 @ Newegg) (R1000Mb/s W450Mb/s)

Storage: Western Digital WD SE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.00 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer  ($37.06 @ Amazon)

Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Micro Center)

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Micro Center)

Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse  ($64.99 @ Amazon)

Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 Channel Headset  ($39.99 @ Micro Center)

Other: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Case ($60.00)

Total: $1808.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 10:32 EST-0500

 

Notes:

OS get from G2A around USD40+

Keyboard can get from WASD. Your friend will get to custom keyboard himself.

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144Hz Monitor for gaming on. A 2nd standard 60Hz for non gaming use.

 


 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 


Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($130.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 


Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($86.99 @ NCIX US) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($36.76 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ B&H) 

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($139.93 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($124.99 @ Directron) 

Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse  ($53.46 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1944.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 10:40 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: LEPA AquaChanger 240 103.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($75.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($95.99 @ Directron)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.88 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: LG 23MP55HQ-P 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($132.49 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer GN246HL 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($236.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire XT Wired Slim Keyboard  ($90.79 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Sabre Wired Laser Mouse  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Corsair Raptor HS30 Headset  ($36.82 @ Amazon)
Total: $1930.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 10:53 EST-0500

 

OH look!  Good case fans $6  http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-fan-r4l2r20arr1

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If you can, tell him that his choice for multi monitor isn't very good. For gaming, it's either 1 or 3, and 3 sucks imo, due to image stretching. So here's my suggestion. If he INSISTS on getting multimonitor at all costs, I guess you can remove the 1440p and go with 3x 1080p.

 

Also, don't buy mouse and keyboard online. Go to a local store, and test all the options they have. Just trust me on this one... each person handles it's peripherals differently, so that's too personal to recommend.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Apotop  256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($86.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($380.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1942.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 10:48 EST-0500

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If you can, tell him that his choice for multi monitor isn't very good. For gaming, it's either 1 or 3, and 3 sucks imo, due to image stretching. So here's my suggestion. If he INSISTS on getting multimonitor at all costs, I guess you can remove the 1440p and go with 3x 1080p.

 

Also, don't buy mouse and keyboard online. Go to a local store, and test all the options they have. Just trust me on this one... each person handles it's peripherals differently, so that's too personal to recommend.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Apotop  256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($86.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($380.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1942.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 10:48 EST-0500

 

 

The cooler is unavailable, I had that in there too.

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That HS40 Sound not pretty good so i decided to change it

 


 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.99 @ Directron) 





Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.98 @ Newegg) 

Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.88 @ OutletPC) 

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.88 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 

Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 

Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 

Headphones: SteelSeries Siberia v2 Headset  ($60.45 @ Amazon) 

Other: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Case ($60.00)

Total: $1932.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 11:01 EST-0500

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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If you can, tell him that his choice for multi monitor isn't very good. For gaming, it's either 1 or 3, and 3 sucks imo, due to image stretching. So here's my suggestion. If he INSISTS on getting multimonitor at all costs, I guess you can remove the 1440p and go with 3x 1080p.

 

Also, don't buy mouse and keyboard online. Go to a local store, and test all the options they have. Just trust me on this one... each person handles it's peripherals differently, so that's too personal to recommend.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Apotop  256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($86.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($380.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1942.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 10:48 EST-0500

 

He doesn't need 2 970's in SLI...

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He doesn't need 2 970's in SLI...

For 1440p or 3x1080p... maybe. It might have to turn down some seetings in those super demanding titles. You are right that you don't NEED sli, but it'll just push your graphical quality that much more. It'll also last that much longer.

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That HS40 Sound not pretty good so i decided to change it
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($145.99 @ Directron) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Micro Center) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.98 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Red 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($14.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($57.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.99 @ Micro Center) 
Headphones: SteelSeries Siberia v2 Headset  ($60.45 @ Amazon) 
Other: Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Case ($60.00)
Total: $1932.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 11:01 EST-0500

 

I like this one. A lot. But im a sucker for Corsair stuff (as you can see below) so I might just have to do some combining of things to get what I feel is the best for him...

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If I was spending that amount of money I'd do this build M8:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YWVwFT

Yeah m8...I like this one...I really like it. The only thing I would change is 16GB of ram and a Black and red mobo because the Enthoo Pro has a sidepanel window and the GTX 970 strix's are red and black...

Thanks though, and I'll keep this one in mind for sure

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I like this one. A lot. But im a sucker for Corsair stuff (as you can see below) so I might just have to do some combining of things to get what I feel is the best for him...

ask him to not stick corsair 

i personally like corsair but i try not to use everything corsair

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | GIGABYTE B550 Aorus Pro v2 | CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16gb 3600Mhz | GIGABYTE RTX 3070 AORUS MASTER OC 8 GB | NZXT H510 Elite | 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM | ADATA XPG GAMMIX S7 512GB M.2-2280 NVME | Corsair RM850 80+ Gold Modular PSU | NZXT Kraken X63 | Harman Kardon Soundstick 4 | Koorui 27E1Q

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If I was spending $2K on a pc I would want something better to game on than a 60Hz 21.5" Monitor. Also 8GB Ram is still good for gaming.

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If I was spending $2K on a pc I would want something better to game on than a 60Hz 21.5" Monitor. Also 8GB Ram is still good for gaming.

 

OPs not really asking questions, I find that funny.  Usually people come here looking to learn a bit how to build better for cheaper.  Our guy knows  ;)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($55.39 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1441.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 14:12 EST-0500

 

with plenty of money for a monitor, keyboard, mouse and cpu cooler of your choice

Sager NP8278-S--CPU-i7-4710MQ--GPU-GTX 970m 6GB--RAM-8GB--Storage-128GB SSD and 1TB HDD--Mouse-Steelseries Rival--Headset-Kingston HyperX Cloud

http://www.sagernotebook.com/Gaming-Notebook-NP8278-S.html

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