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SuperFlower have now released the worlds first consumer power supply to the market in collaboration with Overclockers UK. A few of the Specs: - 2000W - Rated 80+ Platinum (94% - 230V) - Fully Modular - Dimensions: 150 x 86 x 220 mm Connectors: - 1 x 20+4-Pin ATX12V/EPS12V - 1 x 8-Pin EPS12V - 1 x 4+4-Pin ATX12V/EPS12V - 9 x 6+2-Pin-PCIe - 5 x 6-pin PCIe - 18 x SATA - 5 x 4-Pin-Molex Here - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-031-SF

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/byFYhM Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/byFYhM/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.88 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center) Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ Newegg) Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg) Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($499.99 @ Best Buy) Total: $2021.75 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-18 13:35 EST-0500

Great... i picked up a old m65 from Overclockers UK with the original logo (Non RGB) and i think it is great that they stock that option.

the 970 is probably the better option seeing as in benchmarks it beats the 290x and the 780ti in some, along with the Maxwell architecture which brings reduced power needs and the great overclock-ability which has been found on these cards. if you are willing to wait it may be an idea, as the new amd 300 series cards may be released sometime soon which is rumored to be in competition with the 980 so it may drag prices down if amd's competition is released at a cheaper price... just a thought.

are you using the current drivers?

This may be because some games now require a quad core or higher and just wont run on dual core systems such as farcry 4 which require 4+ physical cores.

this may help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4ixZE7EWo

what processor are you using because FC4 may not run on dual cores.

What are you looking for more specificaly. Are you ok to play games on medium or do you want to be able to push ultra settings at 40-60 fps?

A 750W PSU can easily handle a 290x

Go with the AMD build but switch the FX-6300 for the FX-8350. The cpu has weaker single thread performance but 8350 and r9 290 beat i5 and r9 280. The GPU is the most important component when it comes to games. Also the 8350 will beat out the i5 in many multithreaded workloads and will help in games running engines such as Forstbyte 3 and when the DX12 API is released.

ok thanks, im planning to stay on air for the forseeable future.

I am trying to overclock my 7970 and it seems to have a locked voltage of 1.2 mV so i can't go higher than 1150 mHz. Is it worth unlocking the voltage (if so how) or should i stay with this 1150 mHz stable overclock?

Replace the 3770k with a 4790k, also the z77 motherboard with trhe equivilant z97 board, and the 780 with a 970 or 980 if you can stretch your budget. The extra memory on the gpu will help push higher resolutions and also they require less power.