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im helping friend build pc, his budget is 1500-1700EURO including monitor

he wants only to play games. not overclocking, video editing, blabla

monitor is fixed he wants same as mine (benq 120hz)

 

i choose following parts 

 

i5 4440

auss 780

msi b85-g41

corsair 8gb (later upgrade to 16)

samsung 120 evo (os)

seagate 2tb

seasonic 620w

asus dvdwriter

benq xl2420t monitor

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WSd6

it cost 1422 euro 

 

case undecided

 

he dont care about anything just want to play games at high fps and decent graphics for next 2 years.

 

what i need to know is are there any cheaper alternative to any

also is 620w enough for sli 780 in future ? i know linus made video about that but cant remember how much he said was enough/

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Swap that 780 out for this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd

 

Everything else seems ok. 

 

And no, 620 won't be enough for SLI/XFire. 700W+ is where you want to look.

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im helping friend build pc, his budget is 1500-1700EURO including monitor

he wants only to play games. not overclocking, video editing, blabla

monitor is fixed he wants same as mine (benq 120hz)

 

i choose following parts 

 

i5 4440

auss 780

msi b85-g41

corsair 8gb (later upgrade to 16)

samsung 120 evo (os)

seagate 2tb

seasonic 620w

asus dvdwriter

benq xl2420t monitor

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WSd6

it cost 1422 euro 

 

case undecided

 

he dont care about anything just want to play games at high fps and decent graphics for next 2 years.

 

what i need to know is are there any cheaper alternative to any

also is 620w enough for sli 780 in future ? i know linus made video about that but cant remember how much he said was enough/

 

That MOBO does not support SLI - only Crossfire.  If you want to consider SLI, you need a MOBO that supports it or supports BOTH SLI & Crossfire.  I would spend a little more money on the MOBO myself either way.  

CPU = Intel i7 4770K OC @ 4.1GHz | CPU Cooler = Corsair H105 | MOBO = Asus Z97 Maximus Gene VII | GPU = Asus STRIX 4GB GTX 980 | RAM = 32GB G. Skill Trident X Series @ 2400MHz | PSU = EVGA Supernova 850W 80+ Gold | SSD 1 = 120GB Corsair Neutron (OS) | SSD 2 = 240GB OCZ Vertex 3 (Games) | HDD = 1TB WD Green 7200RPM 64MB Cache (Storage)| OS = Win 8.1 64Bit | Case = Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition w/ Window | KB = RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate 2014 Stealth | MS = Mionix NAOS 7000 | Monitor = 24" BenQ XL2420TE @ 144Hz | 2nd Monitor = 27" Asus VS278Q-P @ 60Hz 
CPU = Intel i7-2700K OC @ 4.5GHz | CPU Cooler = Corsair H100i | MOBO = Asus Maximus V Formula | GPU = EVGA 3GB 780Ti Superclocked w/ ACX Cooler | RAM = 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz | PSU = EVGA Supernova 1,300W 80+ Gold | SSD 1 = 128GB Samsung 840 Pro Series (OS) | SSD 2 = 120GB Kingston HyperX (Games) | HDD = 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 64MB Cache (Storage) | OS = Win 8.1 64Bit | Case = Fractal Design Define XL R2 | KB = ROCCAT ISKU | MS = ROCCAT Kone XTD Optical | Monitor = 24" Asus VG248QE @ 144Hz | 2nd Monitor = 27" Acer G276HLDbmid @ 60Hz       
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This MOBO... a little better, supports SLI.  Mostly good reviews.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981

CPU = Intel i7 4770K OC @ 4.1GHz | CPU Cooler = Corsair H105 | MOBO = Asus Z97 Maximus Gene VII | GPU = Asus STRIX 4GB GTX 980 | RAM = 32GB G. Skill Trident X Series @ 2400MHz | PSU = EVGA Supernova 850W 80+ Gold | SSD 1 = 120GB Corsair Neutron (OS) | SSD 2 = 240GB OCZ Vertex 3 (Games) | HDD = 1TB WD Green 7200RPM 64MB Cache (Storage)| OS = Win 8.1 64Bit | Case = Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition w/ Window | KB = RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate 2014 Stealth | MS = Mionix NAOS 7000 | Monitor = 24" BenQ XL2420TE @ 144Hz | 2nd Monitor = 27" Asus VS278Q-P @ 60Hz 
CPU = Intel i7-2700K OC @ 4.5GHz | CPU Cooler = Corsair H100i | MOBO = Asus Maximus V Formula | GPU = EVGA 3GB 780Ti Superclocked w/ ACX Cooler | RAM = 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz | PSU = EVGA Supernova 1,300W 80+ Gold | SSD 1 = 128GB Samsung 840 Pro Series (OS) | SSD 2 = 120GB Kingston HyperX (Games) | HDD = 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 64MB Cache (Storage) | OS = Win 8.1 64Bit | Case = Fractal Design Define XL R2 | KB = ROCCAT ISKU | MS = ROCCAT Kone XTD Optical | Monitor = 24" Asus VG248QE @ 144Hz | 2nd Monitor = 27" Acer G276HLDbmid @ 60Hz       
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That MOBO does not support SLI - only Crossfire.  If you want to consider SLI, you need a MOBO that supports it or supports BOTH SLI & Crossfire.  I would spend a little more money on the MOBO myself either way.  

ok thanks i will do 290 instead of 780 then

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ok thanks i will do 290 instead of 780 then

OK, but it looks like that 2nd PCI lane is only 4x, rather than 8x on that MSI MOBO. 

CPU = Intel i7 4770K OC @ 4.1GHz | CPU Cooler = Corsair H105 | MOBO = Asus Z97 Maximus Gene VII | GPU = Asus STRIX 4GB GTX 980 | RAM = 32GB G. Skill Trident X Series @ 2400MHz | PSU = EVGA Supernova 850W 80+ Gold | SSD 1 = 120GB Corsair Neutron (OS) | SSD 2 = 240GB OCZ Vertex 3 (Games) | HDD = 1TB WD Green 7200RPM 64MB Cache (Storage)| OS = Win 8.1 64Bit | Case = Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout Edition w/ Window | KB = RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate 2014 Stealth | MS = Mionix NAOS 7000 | Monitor = 24" BenQ XL2420TE @ 144Hz | 2nd Monitor = 27" Asus VS278Q-P @ 60Hz 
CPU = Intel i7-2700K OC @ 4.5GHz | CPU Cooler = Corsair H100i | MOBO = Asus Maximus V Formula | GPU = EVGA 3GB 780Ti Superclocked w/ ACX Cooler | RAM = 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz | PSU = EVGA Supernova 1,300W 80+ Gold | SSD 1 = 128GB Samsung 840 Pro Series (OS) | SSD 2 = 120GB Kingston HyperX (Games) | HDD = 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 64MB Cache (Storage) | OS = Win 8.1 64Bit | Case = Fractal Design Define XL R2 | KB = ROCCAT ISKU | MS = ROCCAT Kone XTD Optical | Monitor = 24" Asus VG248QE @ 144Hz | 2nd Monitor = 27" Acer G276HLDbmid @ 60Hz       
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