$1800 USA budget build

[GrimNeo]

Need help with a second build. How does this look?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9900MAX-R CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1626.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-02 23:04 EDT-0400

[MegaDave91]

Spare parts are invaluable for troubleshooting. 

 

I was dead set on RMA'ing my Titan X until I decided to use another power supply I have. Turns out it was the power supply which saved me from needlessly returning fully functioning hardware only to get a replacement with the issue not fixed.

[thekeemo]

I'm that friend right?

[GrimNeo]

Spare parts are invaluable for troubleshooting. 

 

I was dead set on RMA'ing my Titan X until I decided to use another power supply I have. Turns out it was the power supply which saved me from needlessly returning fully functioning hardware only to get a replacement with the issue not fixed.

What power supply was it?

[Guest Philosophy]

Honestly I'd pay shipping on those fans...and the mouse...

[MegaDave91]

What power supply was it?

Seasonic X750

 

Connectors on the power supply side had melted INTO the modular interface.

[Guest Philosophy]

I was not a fan of the wireless mouse but it had that cord and my previous mouse died.

I was told by @STRMfrmXMN that this mouse might fit my hand... super large hands... 

[Fgtfv567]

Buy a 970, and a SSD and/or HDD, you got one hell of a gaming rig

[Sam Z Man]

Put in a GPU sell it as a gaming rig and get money.

[MegaDave91]

 

 

wow. What did you oc your Titan X to?

It's wasn't due to overclocking or at least not with my Titan X. My previous gfx were 780 SLI, so I think they may have played a role in the issue.

 

Long story short; once I used my other power supply, the burning odor vanished and BSODs were no longer. 

[GrimNeo]

I was told by @STRMfrmXMN that this mouse might fit my hand... super large hands... 

 

Compared with g502

 

Buy a 970, and a SSD and/or HDD, you got one hell of a gaming rig

That is a good idea or a used 290x.

 

Put in a GPU sell it as a gaming rig and get money.

I like that but I would keep it lol. Have a pc for a friend if they come over and we can play coop games like a lan party but with 2 people lol or give it to a girlfriend.

[Dougaroo]

Man these people chewing this forum apart

[DeViLzzz]

GrimNeo did you really need to ask what to do with these parts? Guaranteed deep down you have thoughts of what you might want to do and what you are going to do.  There was no need really for this post you made.

[Mbarton]

Put it in the classifieds?

[GrimNeo]

GrimNeo did you really need to ask what to do with these parts? Guaranteed deep down you have thoughts of what you might want to do and what you are going to do.  There was no need really for this post you made.

Yes, I was not sure. I like some of the ideas. I might even just make a build and give it to my friend because he is poor and I want him to enjoy life. Just need a gpu, hdd and ssd plus os for him and I have a full build for him. Or I can just make another pc for myself. What would you do?

 

Edit: Decided to build a pc for my friend.

[Guest]

Get a GTX 970

[LegacyStijncat]

I decided to make a pc for my friend as a gift for him since I just built a new pc and had spare parts. I just need a hdd, ssd, os, and gpu for it to be complete. Thanks all in advance. Parts I have so far. Budget $800 U.S. dollars. Don't include parts I have now.

-Snip-

• HDD I would go with a WD Blue (or Seagate equivalent), or, if Silence and Low Power Consumption is essential, a WD Green (or Seagate equivalent). (Do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT use a WD Green as a software/os drive. It will do horribly).
• SSD, I would go with a Crucial one. No experience with SSD's myself (YET ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)), but I never heard anything bad about Crucial.
• For OS, I would go with Windows 7, or some Linux stuff. If you have an installation disk lying around, even better. Reddit has keys apparently, not sure how it works though. (Windows8.1 is fine too, but I just don't like the Windows 8 series. I just don't).
• And GPU is a little more unpredictable. What games will he play? And does he prefer Team Green or Red?

Side note: great project, it's great you do something like that for your friends!

[GrimNeo]

 

• HDD I would go with a WD Blue (or Seagate equivalent), or, if Silence and Low Power Consumption is essential, a WD Green (or Seagate equivalent). (Do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT use a WD Green as a software/os drive. It will do horribly).
• SSD, I would go with a Crucial one. No experience with SSD's myself (YET ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)), but I never heard anything bad about Crucial.
• For OS, I would go with Windows 7, or some Linux stuff. If you have an installation disk lying around, even better. Reddit has keys apparently, not sure how it works though. (Windows8.1 is fine too, but I just don't like the Windows 8 series. I just don't).
• And GPU is a little more unpredictable. What games will he play? And does he prefer Team Green or Red?

Side note: great project, it's great you do something like that for your friends!

 

What about a used 290x or 970?

[Sam Z Man]

What about a used 290x or 970?

You can get used AMD cards for cheap so I would go with that, then again they are most likely used for mining and they could die later on.

[LegacyStijncat]

What about a used 290x or 970?

I'm Team Green, so I would way prefer 970. BUT, @Sam Z Man is correct with the fact that AMD second hand cards are INCREDIBLY cheap!

[Sam Z Man]

I'm Team Green, so I would way prefer 970. BUT, @Sam Z Man is correct with the fact that AMD second hand cards are INCREDIBLY cheap!

Used amd cards cost around 50-60% of there original value.

Used nivida cards cost around 70-85% of there original value.

This is why the fall of bitcoin mining was a great thing.

[GrimNeo]

Need help with a second build. How does this look?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00)

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9900MAX-R CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)

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

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1626.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-02 23:04 EDT-0400

Update Still need help. Instead of making a new thread.