1100$ Gaming Rig

[da_shack]

Hey Tech community Im building my new gaming computer for about 1100$ soon so I thought I would share my build with you guys.

Please note that I am in Canada and I only intend to buy from newegg (but if you can find cheaper stuff onother websites let me know) because their prices are usually the best.

 

System Specs,

 

Processor: Intel Core I5 4690k

Graphics Card:XFX Double D R9 280X

MotherBoard: GigaByte GA-Z97X-SLI LGA 1150

Powersupply: EVGA SuperNova NEX 650W G 80 Plus Gold Modular Powersupply

Hard Drive: Western Digital caviar Green 1Tb

Solide State Drive: PNY 120Gb ssd

Ram: Hyper X Fury dual Channel 8gb 1600mhz Ram Kit

Case: Corsair Spec 0-1 Mid Tower

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon V120 Liquid cooler

 

Total: 1120$

 

 

Also I know that ther airflow for The corsair spec 0-1 is pretty bad but i intend to put some Corsair SP 120's into the case later on.

 

Thanks in advance for all your opinions and ill check back soon too see what you guys would change and keep the same

 

 

[tugadude4]

seems perfect to me, but id go with the noctua nh-d15 though

[Sauron]

It's perfect, nothing to say. Go for it! Make sure you're not getting an overly expensive 280x though, you can find 290s for as cheap as 340$.

[Jerakl]

Seems fine!

[Guest]

I would swap the psu for the XFX XTR 650W. The EVGA Nex is a decent enough psu, but it isn't as good as the G2 version as it uses a different manufacturer.

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207031

[tommykw_wd]

Hi da_shack, if you're looking for a high-performance gaming machine of your dreams, I would strongly recommend you the Western Digital (WD) Black² dual drive.

 

With a generous 1 TB capacity hard drive, WD Black² also features a fully accessible 120 GB solid-state drive. It allows you to place your OS and favorite game software directly on the SSD which results in faster boot times and smoother game play while still having separate storage capacity available for your work and personal files. The WD Black² dual drive offers a lower cost-per-gigabyte advantage over the solid-state competition.

 

Furthermore, if the hard drive has experienced mechanical/premature failure, it's covered by limited warranty for 5 years.

 

Towards a better understanding of WD warranty, please feel free to visit URL:

http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/list/search/1/kw/warranty

 

For more information about WD Black² Dual Drive, please feel free to visit URL:

http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1190

 

I hope you will find this information useful. Cheers.