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BabaDaMonkey
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I would get the 970 from Amazon, it's a lot cheaper than what PCPartPicker says

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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ngYwZLHere is my build im planning to buy it very soon but any changes that i can make?

 

  • A less expensive motherboard
  • Better cpu cooler
  • 8GB of memory, more than enough for gaming and general use
  • A decent size ssd
  • A less expensive but as good psu
  • Eliminate the unnecessary after market fans

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($284.50 @ shopRBC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ Amazon Canada)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.94 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.50 @ Vuugo)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.95 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($409.99 @ NCIX)

Case: Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Canada Computers)

Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.50 @ Vuugo)

Total: $1586.33

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 23:26 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Get a new CPU cooler like the H100i, Lepa is a joke. And save some money without the SP120s.

 

Also you may want to get a higher wattage PSU in case you SLI in the future.

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Get a new CPU cooler like the H100i, Lepa is a joke. And save some money without the SP120s.

 

Also you may want to get a higher wattage PSU in case you SLI in the future.

i wont sli in the future i know that for sure
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Reasoning for the motherboard?

Why no SSD?

which one do you recommend for about $80?
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Reasoning for the motherboard?

Why no SSD?

i was gonna change it to the gaming 3 just forgot
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 


Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($355.00 @ Canada Computers) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ DirectCanada) 


Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($477.95 @ Vuugo) 


Total: $1867.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 23:17 EDT-0400

My Rig  

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 

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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ngYwZLHere is my build im planning to buy it very soon but any changes that i can make?

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($163.05 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.95 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($409.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP 122.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP 122.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $1711.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 23:18 EDT-0400
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($284.50 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($163.05 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($74.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($145.95 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($409.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX) 

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP 122.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ Memory Express) 

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP 122.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ Memory Express) 

Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 

Total: $1711.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 23:18 EDT-0400

i wouldve liked a red and black but black and white with the mobo looks sweet!
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($355.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ DirectCanada) 
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($477.95 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1867.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-28 23:17 EDT-0400

 

 

Nice build config. ;)

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Nice build config. ;)

I dont see the point in the monitor.

Yeah sure it's a really nice monitor but shouldn't he worry about getting a good system since it's easy to work a new monitor into it

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I dont see the point in the monitor.

Yeah sure it's a really nice monitor but shouldn't he worry about getting a good system since it's easy to work a new monitor into it

Yeah, that's probably more sensible. But who does that these days? :D JK

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I dont see the point in the monitor.

Yeah sure it's a really nice monitor but shouldn't he worry about getting a good system since it's easy to work a new monitor into it

changed the 8gb of ram to 16
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CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: Patriot Viper 3 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($129.88 @ Canada Computers) 

Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.98 @ DirectCanada) 


Case: Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada) 



Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP 122.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ Memory Express) 

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-SPRO-P14025KK-RP 122.2 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ Memory Express) 

Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Canada Computers) 


Total: $1761.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-29 00:05 EDT-0400


 

Swapped cooler for a non water cooler type. As someone who used an AIO before, I think non water cooler types are better. Swap the noctua fans out for something red if you want to keep your theme red.

 

Swapped mobo for a cheaper one. Works the same.

 

Swapped RAM for something cheaper. 8GB is plenty unless your doing video editing and stuff like that. Swapped RAM for something cheaper and slightly better. Same 16GB.

 

Added an SSD for boot drive.

 

Swapped HDD for a cheaper one. Works the same.

 

Swapped PSU out for something cheaper and better. Enough for SLI in the future.

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editing

 

Photo or video?

 

And when I said save money without the SP120s I mean just don't get them. (Stock fans do pretty good)

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Why do you need 16 GB of ram?

just changed it did some reasearch on it.
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Photo or video?

 

And when I said save money without the SP120s I mean just don't get them. (Stock fans do pretty good)

k. Video
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