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I love the slow mo feature. thanks for the giveaway!

the scroll wheel on my mouse if screwed up. plus i never used a mouse that was over 20 bucks so im down to try something in this tier.

Thank you for the chance on a giveaway! I prefer the full-sized keyboard for working because I tend to use the numpad a lot with programming and other security check related programs I use. My gaming laptop has the numpad and I didn't think much of it until I had to use someone else's computer and it drove me nuts! However, when I'm not in my workspace at school, I have to use my tiny desk. With my first and new personal desktop that I am going to build (thanks for the help and suggestions on the threads guys) I might need a smaller keyboard to fit in my messy desk. I guess I would get use to the 60% but i'd probably miss the numpad.

Thank you all for the comments! I think I might actually just change my 960 to a 970 and not change anything else haha

Thanks, that was just what I was looking for! I was kind of hoping for a GTX 970 haha Any H97 boards you can recommend?

Holy shit that was fast! haha Thanks!

Hey, I got a spec sheet lined up, but I still thought it might be helpful to get another set of eyes to look over it. I live in Korea, so you guys might be a bit unfamiliar with the case I chose. I'll post a few links after the list. Here's what I got: CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 4th generation Haswell refresh I'm probably not going to do any crazy overclocking with this rig so I went with the non-K version of the CPU. Mobo: ASRock Z97 Extreme4 I selected this motherboard because I might be doing some SLI upgrades later on and this board was one of the cheaper ones that could do that. RAM: 2 x G.SKILL DDR3 8G PC3-12800 CL9 RIPJAWS XM The 16 GB of RAM might seem like overkill, but I'll probably be doing a lot of multitasking and some of the programs I need to use are memory hogs. Graphics: GIGABYTE nVidia GeForce GTX960 SOC D5 4GB G1 I wanted a relatively beefy card for gaming, but also for some of the intensive CUDA programming I will be doing. Also, I kind of want to try playing games on a resolution higher than FHD, possibly 4K after a possible SLI configuration down the line. SSD: Transcend SSD340 (128GB, TS128GSSD340) Dat speed... HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Blue WD10EZEX (SATA3/7200/64M) ODD: Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-224DB Case: BRAVOTEC Stealth EX Black I wanted a big case to fit the giant GPU and to fit a possible liquid cooling unit Power: XFX TS 650W BRONZE My biggest fear about this rig is if I do decide to get another gtx960 to SLI, I'm wondering if the GPUs would be too close to each other and overheat each other. I have heard a few cases from friends where the GPU is too close to the sound card and ending up frying the GPU. So if the GPUs might be too close, I want a place to put a liquid cooling unit in my case, preferably on the front panel, not the top. Any suggestions regarding this or any other criticisms? This is my first DIY PC and I'd love to hear your input, thanks! PS Sorry for the long post links to case (they are in Korean, but you can get a feel for it): http://www.raresystem.co.kr/shop/product_detail.html?pd_no=57622 http://bravotec.co.kr/product/stealth-ex-black/ 1. Budget & Location I live in Korea and the setup I got up there is right around my $1000 budget. 2. Aim I'll mostly be using this for various image processing/3D rendering applications and codes related to those tasks that I would write myself. As for gaming, I like to play them, but I don't get a lot of time to. When I do, I usually play games like Assassin's Creed, Batman, and a few other AAA games with some indie games for some good measure. Other than that, just watching movies and such. 3. Monitors I have an LG 29UM65 UWHD 21:9 2560:1080 that I will be using with my rig with possibly another one down the road. 4. Peripherals I'm all set. 5. Why are you upgrading? I've been using laptops for my entire life, and my last one died. I'm tired of replacing an entire motherboard and paying 700+ dollars for that. Also, my work is starting to require higher specs on the GPU side for all the image processing and such.