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Smithy2402
By Smithy2402
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I'd get a cheaper board: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5

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I would add hard drive and get a lower wattage power supply, you could easily get away with a 500-600w. Seasonic make great power supplies. 

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Would it be best to have MSI or Gigabyte MOBO AND Graphics Card?

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Would it be best to have MSI or Gigabyte MOBO AND Graphics Card?

Doesn't matter. 

 

I would add hard drive and get a lower wattage power supply, you could easily get away with a 500-600w. Seasonic make great power supplies. 

750w is smarter if he has any intention to SLI, however. 

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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I would add hard drive and get a lower wattage power supply, you could easily get away with a 500-600w. Seasonic make great power supplies. 

I may add another 780 shortly after built so want to future proof a bit in case i do

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You can easily get a cheaper motherboard and a cheaper gtx 780 if you want to but other than that it looks good  

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What kind of content are you working on? Programs being used?

..is the bluray drive really necessary?

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