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I am going to be buying a PC this fall for mainly gaming purposes, currently my budget is 2k for the rig and 1k for peripherals. I want to get two 144hz 1440p monitors and a mechanical keyboard and a mouse. However I still need to find those components (suggestions welcome). So I made this build, in an ideal world I will have a 980ti in my rig. So this is the build to fulfill that. Please leave your suggestions below http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/6qyV8d

My article on subscription based services and why they are the way forward http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/382625-what-the-future-holds/

 

 

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  • you need a better cpu cooling solution. you aren't going to achieve a good overclock with that cooler. get a corsair h60 or a noctua u12s or even u14s

i would just get a 120gb ssd... unless you really need the extra space

just make sure your 980 ti is NOT voltage locked. if it is, it will reduce your ability to overclock the gpu to its full potential

i would avoid nzxt cases all together. they are not very good quality

i would get a seasonic or evga psu instead. evga g2 or gs series are great

get windows 8 or 10

in terms of a 1440p monitor, acer has a good one, as does benq for less than the rog swift, which is the king of tn panels at least

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($296.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($123.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.94 @ shopRBC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($61.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($882.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.00 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($116.02 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($599.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $2570.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 22:06 EDT-0400

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I tried to stay in budget but the monitors cost $1100 alone and I didn't want you to lose any performance.

 

So here it is http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/xwmDgs

the extra 300 aint a huge deal, the highest I'd go is 3.5k but I'm also gonna wait for maybe some black Friday deals. Some reason they happen in canada

My article on subscription based services and why they are the way forward http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/382625-what-the-future-holds/

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($296.75 @ shopRBC)CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($123.98 @ Newegg Canada)Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada)Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.94 @ shopRBC)Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($61.98 @ DirectCanada)Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($882.99 @ Newegg Canada)Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.00 @ Vuugo)Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($116.02 @ DirectCanada)Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($119.99 @ NCIX)Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($599.99 @ NCIX)Total: $2570.62Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 22:06 EDT-0400

thanks those are some good tips definetly gonna need a better cooler, might even do water cooler if I have the budget, thanks for reminding me to check voltage lock

My article on subscription based services and why they are the way forward http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/382625-what-the-future-holds/

 

 

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don't want to have to cheap out on monitors o peripherals tho

shouldn't really have to much...you can get a z170 for not to much

and the i5 6600 is almost the same price as the 4690

 

the z170 should be upgradeable longer...probably the better idea

 

especially since intel said they are cutting back on the tick tock cycle

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also..what I would consider doing is getting 1 monitor now..or whenever you buy this

then get another monitor when you get a bit more money..or when our dollar isn't crap

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CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Memory Express) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.75 @ Vuugo) 

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.36 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($144.40 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.94 @ shopRBC) 



Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.98 @ DirectCanada) 


Monitor: Asus MG279Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($709.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $2726.21

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-28 04:31 EDT-0400

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yes but I don't want to compromise on peripherals

generally people worry about the heart of the pc first..then get more expensive keyboards and mice later

just get some cheap 20-30$ mouse and keyboard now..then get the others later

might even get them for x-mas

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generally people worry about the heart of the pc first..then get more expensive keyboards and mice later

just get some cheap 20-30$ mouse and keyboard now..then get the others later

might even get them for x-mas

I might stick to one for now, certainly in your build I'd upgrade the cooler possibly the HDD but definitely gonna look at the 6600k

My article on subscription based services and why they are the way forward http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/382625-what-the-future-holds/

 

 

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