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When did $1600 ever become overkill?
That's the sweet spot.

 

There's technically no such thing as overkill.

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Hey everybody, I have been choosing parts for the PC I am to build this year, but the more I go, along with help from the people on this forum who I thank very much, it seems like people on this forum are building good PC's for about 700$ while mine has ended up at 1600$. I mostly game on my PC along with some photo, sound, and document projects. So is this overkill? Thank you! :)

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dDWxbv

 

Edit: Also, I plan on streaming in the near future and that's why it might be overkill.

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You can likely get away with a 4690K. The power supply is overkill though; get a 550w.

 

There's no aftermarket cpu cooler. Does this mean you're not overclocking? If not, don't get a K series cpu.

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When did $1600 ever become overkill?
That's the sweet spot.

 

There's technically no such thing as overkill.

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Even if you do a bit of editing with photos, I really doubt you'd need an i7. Could shave off a few bucks by downgrading that.

 

750W is a little overkill for a single card setup, but if you want to have that future proofed for SLI then that's fine.

 

If you really wanna save some more moolah you could try the AMD side for the graphics card.

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When did $1600 ever become overkill?

That's the sweet spot.

 

There's technically no such thing as overkill.

There can NEVER be enough thermal paste.

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Hey everybody, I have been choosing parts for the PC I am to build this year, but the more I go, along with help from the people on this forum who I thank very much, it seems like people on this forum are building good PC's for about 700$ while mine has ended up at 1600$. I mostly game on my PC along with some photo, sound, and document projects. So is this overkill? Thank you! :)

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dDWxbv

 

Edit: Also, I plan on streaming in the near future and that's why it might be overkill.

Get an i5-4690k, 600w PSU, cheaper case and a better GPU (like a r9 290 :3)

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When did $1600 ever become overkill?

That's the sweet spot.

 

There's technically no such thing as overkill.

Two Titan Blacks for 1080p is overkill. 

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

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You can likely get away with a 4690K. The power supply is overkill though; get a 550w.

 

There's no aftermarket cpu cooler. Does this mean you're not overclocking? If not, don't get a K series cpu.

There is a CPU Cooler the beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 3

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big edit-hell msi r9-290!!! plus a 2tb and a 240gb ssd for $130 less
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fh4Rgs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fh4Rgs/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($79.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.74 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus USB-N13 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($20.10 @ Amazon) 
Other: Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 
Total: $1229.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

could add another r9-290 for crossfire and it'd only be about $200 more than the original build.

Falcon: Corsair 750D 8320at4.6ghz 1.3v | 4GB MSI Gaming R9-290 @1000/1250 | 2x8GB 2400mhz Kingston HyperX Beast | Asus ROG Crosshair V Formula | Antec H620 | Corsair RM750w | Crucial M500 240GB, Toshiba 2TB, DarkThemeMasterRace, my G3258 has an upgrade path, my fx8320 doesn't need one...total cost £840=cpu£105, board£65, ram£105, Cooler £20, GPU£200, PSU£88, SSD£75, HDD£57, case£125.

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Hey everybody, I have been choosing parts for the PC I am to build this year, but the more I go, along with help from the people on this forum who I thank very much, it seems like people on this forum are building good PC's for about 700$ while mine has ended up at 1600$. I mostly game on my PC along with some photo, sound, and document projects. So is this overkill? Thank you! :)

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dDWxbv

 

Edit: Also, I plan on streaming in the near future and that's why it might be overkill.

My build was closer to $2200 before some accessories.

My Rig :  Case: Cooler Master HAF X ,Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H,PSU: Seasonic SS-750KM3,Processor: Core I7 4770k (overclocked 4.7ghz),Cooler: Corsair H100i, GPU: EVGA GTX 780 with acx cooler, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 16gb DDR3 1600 (overclocked to 2000mhz), HDDS  Samsung 840 EVO 250 gb SSD , Western digital  2tb 7200 rpm 64mb cache, Old 1tb laptop drive I had , 320gb for os backup daily, 80gb external for weekly backups,Drives 2x Lg Blu Ray burner WH16MS40,MISC: Tp-Link dual band wireless card, Logitech g510s, Razer Deathadder 2013, Acer G236HLBbd 23" monitor, Old tv I had 23" for secondary monitor, old 32" samsung tv third monitor

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There is a CPU Cooler the beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 3

Ah under custom. There is a spot for the cpu cooler other than custom.

Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow; Motherboard: MSI ZZ490 Gaming Edge; CPU: i7 10700K @ 5.1GHz; Cooler: Noctua NHD15S Chromax; RAM: Corsair LPX DDR4 32GB 3200MHz; Graphics Card: Asus RTX 3080 TUF; Power: EVGA SuperNova 750G2; Storage: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; Crucial M500 240GB & MX100 512GB; Keyboard: Logitech G710+; Mouse: Logitech G502; Headphones / Amp: HiFiMan Sundara / Mayflower Objective 2; Monitor: Asus VG27AQ

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You might have issues fitting the ram under the cooler. The bequiet is a huge cooler, and will most likely cover the first 2 ram slots. The gskill ram looks pretty tall. I don't know if you can move the fan on the cooler to the rear, or if moving the fan up will clear it. I just thought i would point it out  :)

 

If you swap the gpu to the 280X you can fit a larger SSD in.

 

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/beQuiet/Dark_Rock_Pro3/images/install9.jpg

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