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hello 

 

so im in the planning stage of my first ever PC build and i was wondering if any of you have any suggestions on what hardware that would be suitable for a mid- high end PC

 

this is my current wish list for parts

 

CPU: IntelCore i7 4770k

GPU: ASUS gtx 780 DirectCU II OC 3gb

Powersupply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G2 gold

RAM: 16gb Corsair vengance

MoBo: MSI Z87 -g45 gaming mother board

Storage: samsung 840 evo SSD + seagate barracuda 3TB 

optical drive: ASUS BW-16d1ht -Pro 16x blue ray burner

cooling: Corsair H100i

Case: Corsair obsidian 750D  

OS: Windows8.1 PRO

 

this plus SteelSeries mouse, mouse pad and keyboard and a BenQ XL2411t monitor will cost about $3497 plus shipping 

 

if any of you have suggestions on hardware ( my budget is $3500 AUD for parts) please let me know  

 

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What's the system being used for? Budget?

The psu is overkill. Are you planning to sli?

..Is the bluray drive really necessary?

Why Windows Pro?

 

This belongs in the New Builds and Planning section. I'm moving the thread.
Please post in the correct sub-forum in the future.

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CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ CPL Online) 

CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 

Motherboard:  Asus Z87-Deluxe ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($359.00 @ PCCaseGear) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($225.00 @ CPL Online) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card  ($1799.00 @ PLE Computers) 

Case:  NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 

Total: $3456.00

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Your budget is $3500 for PC parts or the whole deal?

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CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard:  Asus Z87-Deluxe ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($359.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($225.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card  ($1799.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $3456.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Your budget is $3500 for PC parts or the whole deal?

 

 

I'd whack in a Western Digital HDD for that amount of cash. Oh and having 2x 290x GPUs in CF would be about $400 cheaper for almost similar performance. But I realise that you probably did this build as a joke. Nice! :D

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I'd whack in a Western Digital HDD for that amount of cash. Oh and having 2x 290x GPUs in CF would be about $400 cheaper for almost similar performance. But I realise that you probably did this build as a joke. Nice! :D

lol yeah, but it's so ballin to have a 295x2 especially when you can afford it.

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CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard:  Asus Z87-Deluxe ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($359.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($225.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card  ($1799.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $3456.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Your budget is $3500 for PC parts or the whole deal?

 

that build... :) ...also if ur budget in 3500$, then increase on the storage...get a seagate barracuda 2 tb for 20$ more...still below 3500$... :P

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834

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that build... :) ...also if ur budget in 3500$, then increase on the storage...get a seagate barracuda 2 tb for 20$ more...still below 3500$... :P

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834

Oh yeah, do that ^^^

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What's the system being used for? Budget?

The psu is overkill. Are you planning to sli?

..Is the bluray drive really necessary?

Why Windows Pro?

 

This belongs in the New Builds and Planning section. I'm moving the thread.
Please post in the correct sub-forum in the future.

 

ill make sure to post in the correct sub-forum form now on thanks

 

Looks good, you dont need 1000w if you're not going to SLI soon

You dont need more than 8gb for gaming

im planning on making the build easy to put in SLI if i chose to later on

 

as for the ram i do a game design course at the local college (TCTC) and the computers there run out of memery all the time when using the UDK engine so when i bring my work home id like to have more ram to cope with more resource heavy tasks   

 

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard:  Asus Z87-Deluxe ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($359.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($225.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card  ($1799.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $3456.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Your budget is $3500 for PC parts or the whole deal?

 

 

i think the r9 295x2 is way overkill, i like it, but sadly i prefer Nvidia over AMD, i will be trying to scource parts locally so i dont have to pay for shipping so $3500 for parts only  and im already getting the seagate 3TB HDD so why downgrade to a 2TB?
 

that build... :) ...also if ur budget in 3500$, then increase on the storage...get a seagate barracuda 2 tb for 20$ more...still below 3500$... :P

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834

 

im already getting the seagate barracuda 3tb 

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ill make sure to post in the correct sub-forum form now on thanks

 

im planning on making the build easy to put in SLI if i chose to later on

 

as for the ram i do a game design course at the local college (TCTC) and the computers there run out of memery all the time when using the UDK engine so when i bring my work home id like to have more ram to cope with more resource heavy tasks   

 

 

i think the r9 295x2 is way overkill, i like it, but sadly i prefer Nvidia over AMD, i will be trying to scource parts locally so i dont have to pay for shipping so $3500 for parts only  and im already getting the seagate 3TB HDD so why downgrade to a 2TB?
 

 

im already getting the seagate barracuda 3tb 

Then this might be better:

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard:  Asus Z87-Deluxe ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($359.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($225.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $2317.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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im planning on making the build easy to put in SLI if i chose to later on

as for the ram i do a game design course at the local college (TCTC) and the computers there run out of memery all the time when using the UDK engine so when i bring my work home id like to have more ram to cope with more resource heavy tas

The psu is overkill even for sli. A good 750w is already more than enough.

What kind of programs are you using? Scale of projects you've been working on?

What about the bluray drive and h100i? 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AxSl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AxSl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AxSl/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($195.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($215.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($132.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($639.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2338.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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I have heard that problems sometimes occur when you get to the 3TB+ size HDDs.  Maybe go with 2TB, then add more later if necessary or an external HDD.  External storage might be a good investment if you are moving your files around often.

 

Also, if you aren't planning on going absolutely crazy with your overclocks, very favorable results can be had on air CPU coolers, other than Intel's stock cooler of course.

 

Blu-Ray player necessary?

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Then this might be better:

 

 
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($88.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard:  Asus Z87-Deluxe ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($359.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($225.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($869.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Case:  NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online) 
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $2317.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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im liking the case and the 780Ti  and DAT motherboard 

 

 

The psu is overkill even for sli. A good 750w is already more than enough.

What kind of programs are you using? Scale of projects you've been working on?

What about the bluray drive and h100i? 

 we are using the Unreal Dev Kit at them moment as well as doing screen capture and video rendering ( proof of work) using camtasia studio 8 and in future ill be ding animation and other courses and its probably better to be prepared with more ram then have to buy some later on 

 

as for the cpu cooling i F@#king hate the stock coolers you get with the intel cpus ive had 4 fail and i just dont trust them so i thought the corasir h100 would be a good fit plus its aesthetically pleasing

 

and the blu ray player i like to watch movies on my computer and most pf the movies i have in my house are blue ray the only 2 blue ray players in my hous are the one that my parents use and my ps3, my ps3 is breaking :( and i use a lot of disks as backups for my tafe work so burning to disks is quite important 

 

an lastly thanks i was unsure how much power dual 780's would consume so thanks

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AxSl

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AxSl/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AxSl/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($389.00 @ PCCaseGear)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($195.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($215.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($132.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($639.00 @ CPL Online)

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($21.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Total: $2338.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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I have heard that problems sometimes occur when you get to the 3TB+ size HDDs.  Maybe go with 2TB, then add more later if necessary or an external HDD.  External storage might be a good investment if you are moving your files around often.

 

Also, if you aren't planning on going absolutely crazy with your overclocks, very favorable results can be had on air CPU coolers, other than Intel's stock cooler of course.

 

Blu-Ray player necessary?

 

  for the cpu cooling i F@#king hate the stock coolers you get with the intel cpus ive had 4 fail and i just dont trust them so i thought the corasir h100 would be a good fit plus its aesthetically pleasing

 

and the blu ray player i like to watch movies on my computer and most pf the movies i have in my house are blue ray the only 2 blue ray players in my hous are the one that my parents use and my ps3, my ps3 is breaking :( and i use a lot of disks as backups for my tafe work so burning to disks is quite important 

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Why a high frequency TN panel instead of a better looking IPS panel?

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Unless you need certain features from a motherboard, get the least expensive motherboard with the features you need.  The least expensive Z87 that is SLI capable.

 

Motherboard doesn't impact performance

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Why a high frequency TN panel instead of a better looking IPS panel?

 

the BenQ XL2420TE loos pretty darn good one of my friends has one and it is a really nice monitor and i kinda like the high refresh rate.

 

 

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Unless you need certain features from a motherboard, get the least expensive motherboard with the features you need.  The least expensive Z87 that is SLI capable.

 

Motherboard doesn't impact performance

im not so good at choosing motherboards so if you have any suggestions throw them my way 

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the BenQ XL2420TE loos pretty darn good one of my friends has one and it is a really nice monitor and i kinda like the high refresh rate.

How important is high refresh rate? Have you ever used an IPS panel?

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How important is high refresh rate? Have you ever used an IPS panel?

to be honest it's not that important but i like a smooth as possible gaming experience and colour accuracy doesnt really mean a lot to me and no i have not used an IPS panel monitor 

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to be honest it's not that important but i like a smooth as possible gaming experience and colour accuracy doesnt really mean a lot to me and no i have not used an IPS panel monitor 

Have you been able to try your friend's display at 60hz and 144 hz to see if you could even tell the difference?

For most people, going from TN to IPS is a much more tangible improvement than 60Hz to 144Hz.

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the BenQ XL2420TE loos pretty darn good one of my friends has one and it is a really nice monitor and i kinda like the high refresh rate.

 

 

im not so good at choosing motherboards so if you have any suggestions throw them my way 

IPS is the way to go.  The gaming experience is very nice.  The price difference is not too much, so I say definitely go for IPS.  The overall visual experience is enhanced.

 

     For motherboard, you need a Z87.  Z87 will allow you to overclock your unlocked(k) Intel processor.  The least expensive Z87 that is SLI capable is going to be your best pick.  Unless there is a specific feature that you know you need.  The Asus Z87-A is a mobo that I own, it is not the least expensive, but it is not overly expensive.  I don't think you need to spend more than $130 for a motherboard you like, and you will be able to find ones for $100 that work and perform just as well.  Motherboard is all about features, not performance.  The color layout of the Z87-A is a turnoff for some.  I am not too concerned with aesthetics, I'm all about price to performance.

     I ended up getting it because my Z87-A because it had a lot of favorable reviews for its BIOS layout, and the AI Suite and Fan Controller software that comes with the board.  It supposedly comes with an above average sound card, but honestly, I can't tell the difference, I am no expert when it comes to sound.  Fan Xpert II is really nice, I like being able to control all of my fans that are attached to the motherboard.  They say not to auto-overclock, but I wasn't having good results doing it manually, so I let the software included with this motherboard auto-overclock it for me, and the results I got were very nice.  My results should be more attributed to me winning the silicon lottery on my CPU, but if it were not for the Asus auto-overclock, I would have never imagined I could get it such a high OC with such little voltage. i5-4670k @ 4.7Ghz, 1.275v using a Cool Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler($30).  Temperatures have never exceeded 77C, and that was during a stress test.

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all i know 

 

Have you been able to try your friend's display at 60hz and 144 hz to see if you could even tell the difference?

For most people, going from TN to IPS is a much more tangible improvement than 60Hz to 144Hz.

all i can say is that frame rate must have seen about 80 or so cos the movement was butter smooth how much more would a IPS panel monitor be i don't want to spend over $400

 

 

IPS is the way to go.  The gaming experience is very nice.  The price difference is not too much, so I say definitely go for IPS.  The overall visual experience is enhanced.

 

     For motherboard, you need a Z87.  Z87 will allow you to overclock your unlocked(k) Intel processor.  The least expensive Z87 that is SLI capable is going to be your best pick.  Unless there is a specific feature that you know you need.  The Asus Z87-A is a mobo that I own, it is not the least expensive, but it is not overly expensive.  I don't think you need to spend more than $130 for a motherboard you like, and you will be able to find ones for $100 that work and perform just as well.  Motherboard is all about features, not performance.  The color layout of the Z87-A is a turnoff for some.  I am not too concerned with aesthetics, I'm all about price to performance.

     I ended up getting it because my Z87-A because it had a lot of favorable reviews for its BIOS layout, and the AI Suite and Fan Controller software that comes with the board.  It supposedly comes with an above average sound card, but honestly, I can't tell the difference, I am no expert when it comes to sound.  Fan Xpert II is really nice, I like being able to control all of my fans that are attached to the motherboard.  They say not to auto-overclock, but I wasn't having good results doing it manually, so I let the software included with this motherboard auto-overclock it for me, and the results I got were very nice.  My results should be more attributed to me winning the silicon lottery on my CPU, but if it were not for the Asus auto-overclock, I would have never imagined I could get it such a high OC with such little voltage. i5-4670k @ 4.7Ghz, 1.275v using a Cool Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler($30).  Temperatures have never exceeded 77C, and that was during a stress test.

ok cool then ill look into the Z87-A

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You can find a 23", 1080p IPS panel for under $200 Australian.  Go to PcP and check off yes under IPS, and select the desired resolution and you're in business.

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all i can say is that frame rate must have seen about 80 or so cos the movement was butter smooth how much more would a IPS panel monitor be i don't want to spend over $400

I'd suggest something like this: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AygU

 

My guess would be that the smoothness was more from just having enough horsepower to push the frames on the system's side than the display itself. Having a higher refresh rate can definitely help though.

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I'd suggest something like this: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3AygU

 

My guess would be that the smoothness was more from just having enough horsepower to push the frames on the system's side than the display itself. Having a higher refresh rate can definitely help though.

ive checked out the monitors from pc part picker and to be honest im still finding the BenQ XL2420TE hard to beat although some of the ASUS IPS monitors are tempting 

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