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[Dr.DoomCup]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2AtG4

 

My Game plan is strictly gaming and internet. lots of FPS, and Some D3 as well as some other games.

my budget is roughly $2500 give or take.

 

i also want reliability and longevity. i am going to OC the cpu but not extreme. 

any tips and tricks would be awesome. i also already have the Tower so that cant be modified.

[Amanaman83]

Looks good, you could get a cheaper version of windows though

[Erik4boss]

Why did you choose such a expensive hard drive? Get a caviar blue/green imo. I also believe you are paying way too much for that motherboard.

[Grave]

Perhaps I'm alone on this but I'm not seeing the benefits come through on this build for $2600+. It doesn't look special at all at that price tag.

[FloRolf]

Id go with the 840 evo, the X60 comes with preapplied thermal paste, 650w psu is enough (unless you plan on sli), get win8 or only win7 pro.

[SAV1OUR]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SAV1OUR/saved/3qd6 just sub in the mouse screen and such 

[Cryptonite]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2AtG4

 

My Game plan is strictly gaming and internet. lots of FPS, and Some D3 as well as some other games.

my budget is roughly $2500 give or take.

 

i also want reliability and longevity. i am going to OC the cpu but not extreme. 

any tips and tricks would be awesome. i also already have the Tower so that cant be modified.

you can save a few bucks by not going for such an expensive motherboard... 

[kinkywink]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2AtG4

 

My Game plan is strictly gaming and internet. lots of FPS, and Some D3 as well as some other games.

my budget is roughly $2500 give or take.

 

i also want reliability and longevity. i am going to OC the cpu but not extreme. 

any tips and tricks would be awesome. i also already have the Tower so that cant be modified.

we should play d3 together nice build, would change to a 2tb blue hdd

[AlwaysFSX]

Why did you choose such a expensive hard drive? Get a caviar blue/green imo. I also believe you are paying way too much for that motherboard.

$80 is not expensive....

 

I'd change the board to something not so expensive because I don't think you're doing liquid nitrogen overclocking on your cpu and you can use those extra few hundred dollars and get say a 780 ti

[Marco Martinho]

Any particular reason why you chose that Mobo? I'm assuming you're going to overclock your system, but you don't realy need that mobo for that. 

 

If you realy want a ROG board, take a look at the Maximus Hero.

 

Other than that.. seems solid.

[Langdon]

More price per performance like this in my opinion http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2AulU

Windows 7 Ultimate is unnecessary and the Kraken already comes with decent thermal paste. You could also drop the PSU to a 650W but if you SLI in the future, 750W should be good.

With the money saved in the build I made, you could get a 780Ti.

[Dr.DoomCup]

The mobo was a choice for the sound and internet, I also just fell in love with the armor. If I swap the mobo for what Langdon suggested what would I be losing in the sound? Or would the 363d amp take care of that? I'm going to be gaming so I don't need über expensive sound. Thanks for the tips though fellas.

[Dr.DoomCup]

Also I won't have access to an Ethernet cable so any suggestions on wifi?

[TheNinjaNextDor]

You could get a 780ti and 4770K for that really. But you should get cheaper Windows version and lose the $300 headset.

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Here is Langdon's build with a 780ti \http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2AIIE

[ForsakenLive]

If you are going Wifi, get a Wireless AC solution. a NIC and a Router.

[WoodenMarker]

Lots of FPS?

Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2APxI

 

A more sensible recommendation: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2APEn

Save the rest of your money for upgrades.

[brob]

Instead of a 144Hz display, I'm suggesting a 2560x1440 27" PLS panel.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard:  MSI Z87 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($100.74 @ Amazon)
Storage:  Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($114.99 @ Adorama)
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($545.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case:  BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply:  XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($116.66 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit)  ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor:  Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($549.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard:  Cooler Master Storm Quick Fire Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Mouse:  Logitech G400 Wired Optical Mouse  ($62.98 @ Amazon)
Headphones:  Sennheiser PC 363D 7.1 Channel Headset  ($299.95 @ Newegg)
Total: $2594.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-13 20:39 EST-0500)