Eleazar98

Wow! I have always dreamed of a portable gaming/movie setup with a projector to make gaming nights with friends a truly unique experience. This could make that dream a reality. What a really cool product from LG.

Klipsch Promedia 2.1. Best pc speakers I have ever heard; I use mine all the time, and they definitely beat the Logitech Z623. They retail for about $135 euros but you can get them for around 90 on amazon or ebay if you do some searching.

I personally prefer a full size mechanical keyboard. I have a Razer Blackwidow Chroma and I can't live without using the number pad as opposed to the 1 through 0 at the top. I also love the availability of the extra keys on the right side of the board that I can reprogram to whatever I like since I wouldn't use them anyways (Home, End, Page Up and Down, etc).

Thank you. Though that mostly reinforced what I already knew, now it's solid, and I'm not wondering. I'm really wanting to cut down load times in games and applications as much as possible, and since I will have a separate 4TB WD drive for important files I can't afford to lose, I think I will definitely use 2 MX100s in RAID 0.

You seem to be misinformed. 2 Crucial MX100s in RAID 0 will absolutely, definitely give better than 800 MB/s read speed; most people get above 900. I don't know what makes you think that comparing HDDs in RAID to SSDs in RAID is a valid comparison in any context.

So I'm very interested in using an array of two Crucial MX100 256 GB SSDs in RAID 0 for an upcoming build, but I have a few doubts and questions. 1. Will RAID 0 actually increase the chance that one of the drives will fail, or is it just half as reliable because there are two separate drives, and therefore two individual instances that have a normal chance of failure? 2. Will the performance increase of near 1000 MB/s read speed be really noticeable concerning game load times and the overall responsiveness of the OS? 3. If there is a very noticeable difference (which, from what I've heard, there is), is it worth the lowered reliability? And if for any reason information on the build it will be used in is helpful, here it is: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Eleazar98/saved/xvQMnQ

- This will not be for gaming only; I'll be video rendering and audio editing as well. - I personally don't want a colored liquid cooler, and the h100i will do me fine for overclocking to 4.6-4.7 GHz. - The motherboard isn't "wrong" it's just got a lot of bells and whistles and aesthetics. I like it; that's why I'm including it. - I'm going with western digital because they are much more reliable over time; the extra cash there is going into much better reliability. - The RM series is actually a mistake from an older build that I forgot to change. I'm actually getting an 850 watt supernova G2; and in all seriousness, I won't save more than 20-40 bucks buying a lower wattage power supply, and an 850 leaves more room to upgrade/change in the future. - I'm not even close to rich. I know the value of my money, and those headphones obviously have more value to me than you. I'm an audiophile at heart; they sound more detailed than anything I've heard aside from HD800s; and for me, or any other audiophile for that matter, it isn't a waste of money. - Pretty sure my comment on my budget poked a nerve here.

I'm a huge battlefield junkie, and so long as that runs around 60 fps at 4k, I'm happy. As for the Xonar, I personally just wanted a really good standalone sound card; there's actually no correlation between that and the headphones, because I'll be using my Schiit Magni/Modi combo as well for the 700s.

I'm building my first gaming PC, and I think I've done at least a fairly good job of picking parts, though I'm not experienced with this and I'd like someone more experienced to look it over and give any opinions/advice on anything I could change. I plan to start out gaming at 1440p, and moving up to 4k a bit later down the road, and I won't ever game on more than one monitor. For all intents and purposes the budget is unlimited, though I don't want to be putting money into performance I'll never use. All opinions and advice are readily welcomed, but please, no disapproval of the amount of storage I have; that's my personal prerogative. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.75 @ OutletPC) Thermal Compound: Prolimatech PK-1 5g Thermal Paste ($10.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.09 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($123.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($189.99 @ NCIX US) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($112.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.98 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($799.99 @ Best Buy) Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($179.49 @ SuperBiiz) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Purple 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($15.98 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fans ($21.89 @ OutletPC) Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.99 @ Best Buy) Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($64.99 @ Micro Center) Headphones: Sennheiser HD700 Headphones ($619.99 @ Newegg) Other: NZXT HUE RGB Lighting Controller ($35.20) Other: Steelseries 9HD ($37.70) Total: $4574.87 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-18 17:21 EST-0500

The fans are purely for aesthetics haha, but thanks for the tip nonetheless!

I'm looking to build a rig for 1440p gaming at maximum settings. My budget is around $2000, and I've come up with this partlist. Just wanting a second opinion, and any advice on what to change if anyone has any; does it look good? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($317.75 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.98 @ OutletPC) Thermal Compound: Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond 4g Thermal Paste ($9.75 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($204.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($97.98 @ Directron) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($332.50 @ Directron) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($332.50 @ Directron) Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($133.98 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Purple 66.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.98 @ OutletPC) Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.5 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fans ($21.98 @ Newegg) Total: $2083.30 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-21 19:03 EST-0500

Oh well. I guess you just naturally enjoy being overly condescending. In any case I've got just about all the information I need.

Thanks for approving the specs. You did however seem to totally ignore that I only emphasized how it looks as a build, not how it looks from CyberPower. I will be building this pc myself, but since pcpartpicker is down, I can't use that.

Okay, I know a lot of people have a lot of misgivings about CyberpPowerPC, but all that aside, how does this build look, minus any personal opinions as to whether or not I should buy from them? (I'm not trying to be blindly biased here, I just already know the worst of the worst complaints about CyberPower) www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1GP4R9

If I can get the R9 295x2 $70 cheaper than the 980, you think it would be a better choice? Yeah I think I'll go with a cheaper motherboard and an audioquest dragonfly v1.2.