Boots Ropeman

I made the mistake of assuming there were no Micro Centers around me, but it turns out there's actually a Kansas City location which isn't too far, so I'll definitely be checking into this deal. Thanks! I think the price of this build is pretty appealing, especially since the monitor and mouse are fit in there and it's still under a grand, but at the same time, I think it would be a shame to miss out on the 4670k deal and lose the overclocking and SLI capabilities. EDIT: As it turns out, the Kansas City Micro Center doesn't have the Extreme4 in stock. However, next weekend I'll be making a trip to St. Louis, and after doing some checking, there's a Micro Center on the way that has this bundle in stock, so hopefully if it stays in stock, I can reserve it next week and pick it up on my way.

If I were to move to a multiple GPU setup in the future (which would most likely be around the end of the year), would this power supply have enough go juice or would I need to plan on upgrading it?Also, say I were to go with the 780. I know this board doesn't support SLI, but would you aniticpate even needing to move to SLI with that powerful of a card? I don't know much about the longevity of graphics cards, and maybe it's not something that's easy to predict.

If at all possible, I'd like to try and go with a more powerful card than the GTX 760. I don't mean that to sound like a knock against the 760, as it's a great card. I'd be comfortable going with a cheaper case, and I could maybe stretch my budget close to $1100 if need be.

Unfortunately, I've already promised a family member that they can have my current PC after I finish the new build, so I won't be able to reuse anything. There's nothing very special there anyway lol.

Hello all! I'm looking to build myself a new gaming rig, and I'm interested in seeing what the Linus Tech Tips community has in the way of advice. I've been browsing around quite a bit lately, and am pretty impressed with the practical knowledge that comes out of these forums as opposed to others I've seen. The fanboy bias in particular seems to be at a record low here, so congrats to you guys for that, and from now on, I'll probably be visiting these forums on the daily. While I'm not a first-time builder, this will be the first gaming-oriented rig I've built, so I feel that I might be somewhat lacking in knowledge as far as price to performance goes. So without much further rambling, here goes... 1. Budget & Location I'm shooting to come in right around $1000 for this build, and I'm located in that heavenly oasis they call Kansas, United States. It should be noted that there are no Micro Centers in my surrounding area. 2. Aim This will be my go-to gaming machine. While I'll be doing a fair amount of programming and development work on it as well, its main purpose will be scratching a large digital destruction itch. I tend to play a fair amount of competitive first-person shooters, and I plan on playing quite a bit of Titanfall, Battlefield, etc. Generally I'll play just about anything I have time for, but this is likely where the majority of my time will be spent, with Skyrim coming in a close second. 3. Monitors Unfortunately, I will probably need to factor in a new monitor in this build. As much as I would rather have the money go toward the guts of my PC, my current monitor is an HP S2031, with a resolution of 1600 x 900, and it seems a shame to put good money towards a new build, and not enjoy some some sexy 1080 sauce. Being a programmer by trade, it's nice to be able to work with two monitors, but I don't really feel it's a necessity for gaming, so I'm comfortable with using one of my current monitors along with the new one for productivity. 4. Peripherals Other than the monitor issue described above, I'm set as far as peripherals go. I've already got a good mechanical gaming keyboard. That being said, I plan on upgrading my mouse, but I'm not really factoring that into the build budget. However, if anyone wants to recommend a good gaming mouse, that'd be great. I'm currently running Windows 7, and the license is good for another installation, so I don't need an OS. I'd like to have Windows 8.1, as I've seen that it can handle some games better than Windows 7, but I don't feel the benefits warrant taking money away from the build's other components. That's just an opinion, so if I'm wrong, just tell me. 5. Why are you upgrading? I'm upgrading because I've been on the same machine I built about 5 years ago, and want to make a shift from console to PC gaming, as I've missed out on it for most of my life. My current machine has served my basic computing needs well, but it's simply outdated, and is running on integrated graphics, so it's not the droid I'm looking for...