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Budget (including currency): $1500 to $2000 AUD Country: Australia Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, generalised, 1440p @ 100hz Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Previously bought my computer in 2015 when I was getting into university: 6700k/16gb/1080 -> Recently upgraded to a 4070ti Super, which I thought would give my slowly computer a new lease on life but unfortunately it still does struggle (albeit CPU limited, I know that GPU is super bottlenecked). Looking to upgrade into the current century, and with AMD dropping the new 9000 series/X3D chip, it seemed like a good opportunity to upgrade my PC. I'm just not sure if the 9800x3d is the best option, or if there are alternatives in this space. Looking for a New CPU/Mobo/RAM, everything else will be likely carried across. Appreciate the input

First time PC Builder, but interested and fascinated by PC's and the way you can mod, design, and overclock the cr@p out of it. Idea behind the PC; upgrading my current PC ( 8GB DDR3, i5 - 3570k, GTX 650Ti ), to something that could contend with the heavyweight AAA titles that are coming out for the next 3-4 years, before needing to upgrade. Moreover, im thinking of putting my toe in the water and indulge into CPU overclocking, while trying to get something that stays relatively quiet. What I'm thinking of, in terms of specs, all fitting inside of a Fractal Designs R5 (with or without the window) chassis; Asus Z97 Maximus VII Ranger - w/ i7 - 4970k - w/ Corsair H75, 2 x Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3-1600 16GB Kits - w/ Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX980Ti Samsung 850 Evo 128 / 500 GB SSD + WD Red 3TB HDD All being powered by an EVGA Supernova 1000 P2 ATX PSU. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/XTmB6h - Forgot I could do that. All of which, is open to suggestion, of course. Anyway, to why I'm here, a couple questions; Q1) Major one, which would add another $300 or so; Z97 or X99? This is a primary GAMING pc; not productivity, in terms of rendering or production. Q2) I know the R5 case comes with two fans, but would you suggest any fans, or cpu coolers, that would help in maintenance of safe operating temperatures of the PC? If the CPU cooler is fine, and the stock FD fans aren't that great (heard they're ok), what would you suggest instead? Q3) I have two SSD's - One for the OS (128), and another for games - is that suggested, or should i boot it all onto one SSD? Q4) Should I go SLI with another G1 Gaming 980ti? Money aside, of course, cause i know 1000W should be able to handle two in SLI. Q5) Suggested 4K Gaming monitor, or wait for a decently priced 4k IPS panel? Any help you could throw my way would be GREATLY appreciated.