~$2000 Gaming Build

[Atmos]

2000$ gets you easily TWO 980ti's PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon)Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($679.95 @ Amazon)Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($679.95 @ Amazon)Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.99 @ Amazon)Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)Total: $1989.84Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 07:58 EDT-0400

It can't use us sites. He's in Africa. A single 980ti is like 2/5ths to 35ths his beget

[TheConverter]

It can't use us sites. He's in Africa. A single 980ti is like 2/5ths to 35ths his beget

 

No shit sherlock, I can't use PCPartPicker too because i'm from the Netherlands but that doesn't mean we can't use it to easily search for parts.

[Guest]

*facepalm*

 

Do you think prices are the same?

 

A Msi 980Ti costs 679$ in the US, that converts to 610 euro here it's 749-799

 

The point is you can do a build with 1700-1800 USD with TWO 980ti's.

I just showed you that prices are NOT the same so I am not sure what you are on about.

 

The op can't get a $2000 build with the same parts in South Africa. Your previous post suggested He could get a GTX 980 ti SLI and an i5 4690K which is why I pointed out the op's location.

[TheConverter]

I just showed you that prices are NOT the same so I am not sure what you are on about.

 

The op can't get a $2000 build with the same parts in South Africa. Your previous post suggested He could get GTX 980 ti SLI and an i5 4690K which is why I pointed out the op's location.

 

Where did I say he should get a 5820K lmao.

 

The internet needs to stop thinking US is the whole world.

[Guest]

Where did I say he should get a 5820K lmao.

 

The internet needs to stop thinking US is the whole world.

I edited that out. The point still stands regardless.

[Guest]

And for your future reference, those graphics cards won't fit in the Corsair air 240 as they are too wide.

[TheConverter]

And for your future reference, those graphics cards won't fit in the Corsair air 240 as they are too wide.

 

Air 240 supports GPU up to 290mm the MSi ones are 279mm

[Guest]

Air 240 supports GPU up to 290mm the MSi ones are 279mm

The length is fine, but they are still too wide (Tall) for that case. The heatpipes stick out at the top so you can't close the side panel.

[spikehackerinc]

@Atmos: Thank you... So I have changed my build to consist of a single 980ti which I guess also gives me room for an upgrade in future.

 

@TheConverter: Yes, european prices are also alot cheaper than what I can get this side... 2500 euro build would be a R35000 build, which is ~$900 dollars over budget. And around the rest of the world the 980ti's are R4000 (~$350) cheaper than what they are here. So having 980ti in sli would be an additional ~$700 excluding the base price of the card. 

 

@TheConverter, lee32uk: I used USD base prices as they are very similar around the northen hemisphere. Maybe it was a bad idea using USD comparisons as over here doing a direct conversion wouldn't work out to great. You can almost add 25% to all the hardware to even out the difference between the prices you can get stuff in Europe and here. I also did consider importing all the components (Which would already risk warranty) but besides the warrenty the import duties are ridiculous and would totally destroy the build. I'm better off buying the component here for the 25% markup.

 

@TheConverter: To put it in persepective in europe you are paying 610 euro and in a america paying 680 dollars. In south africa that would convert to around 8683.68 south african rand. But in south africa we are lucky to get a 970 for that price. The cheapest GTX 980ti in south africa is around R12500 which is around 910 euros. So as you can see its excatly than 300 euro more by just being in south africa.

 

@Atmos: As Atmos said its around R25 000 to R35000 zar, including the 1x 980ti puts it to around the R35000 mark.

 

@TheConverter: Yes it's an awesome site!! Just a pitty our locations don't have the same prices. It actually makes us sad to see how our countries rip us off because we don't have many choices. (Like the Sheild Its triple the price (Also slight exageration) to get it here in ZA)

 

@lee32uk, TheConverter: I looked into that case also and I'm 100% set on the Noctis! Beautiful case!! I was originally going to go for the Corsair 760T but actually preffered the Noctis 450 and the Noctis was half the price which opened up my budget abit.

 

Thanks again sooo much for all your replies! Can't tell you how appreciative I am!

 

Peace Out  B)

[spikehackerinc]

Hey there guys,

 

Just wanted to thank you all for the advice! It had really helped me make my decision and made me feel more comfortable about my purchase. Listed below is my build that I ordered yesterday.

 

- Intel Core i7-5820K (3.6GHz, 15M Cache, 12x Cores) CPU 

- Corsair H100i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler 

- MSI X99A Gaming 7 LGA 2011-V3 DDR4 USB3.1 Motherboard

- Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 2400MHz Desktop Memory

- MSI GTX 980 Ti GAMING Overclocked Edition 6GB 384bit GDDR5 Graphics Card

- Antec High Current GAMER HCG-850W 80+ Modular PSU

- 256GB SSD Upto 500MB/s+ Speed Solid State Drive

- 3TB WD 7200RPM 64MB Cache HDD 

- NZXT Noctis 450 BLACK Computer Gaming Case

 

This build came to a total of R35969... That's roughly $2892 (2620 Euro), I did go over my original budget but decided I would go ahead with the GTX 980ti as suggested.

 

Thanks again guys...

 

Peace Out  B)

[g4m3cr34tor]

@TheConverter Yeah good job placing two 980Tis in a case where they will have about 2 mm between each other

[TheConverter]

 

 

@TheConverter: To put it in persepective in europe you are paying 610 euro and in a america paying 680 dollars. In south africa that would convert to around 8683.68 south african rand. But in south africa we are lucky to get a 970 for that price. The cheapest GTX 980ti in south africa is around R12500 which is around 910 euros. So as you can see its excatly than 300 euro more by just being in south africa.

 

Mate my Msi 980Ti just came in today, paid 799 euro for it, while in the US it's 669$ which is 612 euro.

 

I don't know where you find those 980Ti's for 610€ in Europe, the cheapest now is 703€ and it's reference cooler.