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HOLY FUC#, HEY LINUS!!! try to top this  SUPERMICRO has a server board, that can fit up to 4x24(48 thread) processors (e7-8890v4) for a toal of 96 cores and 192 threads, and also has a daughter board that can store the new 128gb single ram sticks, and a max capacity of 12tb of DDR4 ram, and up to 6Tb of DDR3. #mindblown 
 
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X10QBI.cfm

If the computer is mostly for gaming, go ahead and do the i5 and 980ti. As it is, your parts certainly aren't lacking any horsepower (except maybe at 4k)

You probably save some money on the mobo. Other than that the build looks great.

It could be productivity centered. If you're working more with editing video and audio, screen real estate is much more important than Gsync or Hz.

you'll only need one motherboard connection and one PSU connection (molex) and
then the fans.
 
http://support.nzxt.com/hc/en-us/articles/204482024-What-Is-This-Device-On-The-Rear-Of-The-Motherboard-Tray-

I think it means that those functions haven't been reviewed. So you could just compare what you need. If you need anymore information, I would recommend the SLI Krait's manual as it is pretty easy to read.

OH. thanks for the heads up.
 
Yeah I've seen the advertisements, but haven't seen much else. Time for some late-night research fun

Not quite sure if I was gonna sell the rig. Might give it to my older brother because his desktop is super outdated.

yeah idk either. But it's whatever

With tax returns right around the corner, I'm finally going to make this build happen. I was going to build it a long time ago, but I was broke x( Since it's been about 2 months, is there anything that should be changed or updated? Or is this still a solid build? Thanks!
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.36 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($81.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.61 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($324.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($66.50 @ Newegg) 
Total: $947.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-30 21:05 EST-0500

It's an ok GPU, but you're better getting off a R9 380X for about $230 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202183&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Cards+-+AMD%2FATI-_-N82E16814202183&gclid=Cj0KEQiAno60BRDt89rAh7qt-4wBEiQASes2tXEUvTC7dHPfEmvfNrwr6wtzOr2N5O5m6-JQlWh78z0aAm9e8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

Tha'ts the one I use and can say it has no problems. No backlight bleed or dead pixels, but not that great for viewing black

Yeah, use plast-dip because it is removable so you can RMA the card if necessary.
 
As far as fans go, you would take of the shroud so it's completely separate from the PCB and fans then you paint it. After the coats are done, just put the card back together(usually just a few screws)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RN2zQ7
 
That's what I came up with

1. Pretty much all modern games are compatible for 7 and future games will be compatible for at least another year or two.
2. I don't actually know, mainly because I never needed windows defender for 7, but it works just fine on 10.
3. Yes

At least your hardware is better. I'm still using Ivy Bridge integrated graphics

IF you trust WD, then I'd say look into WD Red. Thry're primarily built for RAID configs, so getting one shouldn't be bad. They tend to give similar or better performance to the WD Green in terms of quiet operation.

Right now, my 25" ultrawide 1080p display from LG is gorgeous and I'm absolutely in love with it.
 
As far as dreams, I'm looking into one of the 1440p 27" displays from Dell

with a 1500 budget you can probably get a 980 ti, but it depends on the rest of your specs and your monitor

You could just use an external optical drive. That way you don't have to go off the deep end trying to mod one in.

It depends on the games/applications you're using. For the sake of demonstration, I'll be saying games as they're quite common to talk about. As I said earlier, it really just depends on the games as some games don't have support for SLI or Crossfire, in comparison to some that do. If it was say, GTA 5, you would see an increase in performance. But the SLI can backfire. A 4 way SLI config is horrendous in gaming(typically) due to the fact that most games can't support it.
 
Edit: In short, you need to look at what kind of games that you'll be playing. Most of the time, 2-way SLI is better. Single GPU will be better usually only when SLI isn't supported or has really trash support.

High TDP and temps.It's cores are weaker individually and aren't that great for gaming.

High TDP and temps.It's cores are weaker individually and aren't that great for gaming.

Here's how to understand men: go up and ask them stuff. It's really not that hard.

Here's how to understand men: go up and ask them stuff. It's really not that hard.