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Hey guys,

 

 I'm new to the forums and wanted to get some help in building myself a rig. There are just too many choices out there and I've been out of the building arena for too long.

 

Anyway, I'm looking to build a gaming pc for $1,500 usd, tower only.

 

Requirements:

 

OS - Win7

CPU - intel i5 or i7

Cooling - air cooled(watercooled if budget allows)

SSD -  240gb preferred

HDD -  2tb harddrive

Optional:

Blue or Red color matching with components

Sound card is preferred but not required

 

I would like to have a black case, not looking for a small tower or a large tower. Something that saves space on my desktop, semi-mobile and still maintains good airflow.

 

Keyboard, mouse and Monitors are to be purchased seperately after the tower. But my budget for 2 monitors and input devices is $600. If anyone has good suggestions for those as well, they'll be greatly appreciated.

 

I hope I haven't left anything out. If I did, please let me know and I'll give any needed information needed.

 

Thanks  :)

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Check this out:

 

 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1600.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Crap.. just noticed prices have gone up a bit :P I can redo the list later if you need.

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-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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I really don't see why people don't wait for the Nvidia 800 series to drop. They will likely have a performance increase, or atleast for the price. If nothing else, atleast the 700 series will drop in price. Wait a while, guys

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bpfxxr

Here is what I suggest

If you don't want the disc drive its 1500$

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Do you want an OS? Otherwise the suggested builds above are good.

 

EDIT: An awesome keyboard is the Corsair K95 but it's a bit on the expensive side. I have the Razer Tiamat 7.1 Headset and it is AMAZING. 

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bpfxxr

Here is what I suggest

If you don't want the disc drive its 1500$

Unfortunately my work has blocked pcpartpicker  :/   But I'll check yours out when I get off today.

 

 

Check this out:

 

 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1600.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Crap.. just noticed prices have gone up a bit :P I can redo the list later if you need.

 

Nah, the $1500 wasn't a firm limit. I don't mind going alittle over if needed.

 

Quick question regarding that MSI mobo(since just about everything pc related is blocked here at work), in leiu of a soundcard, is there room on that mobo for a wireless card?

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Do you want an OS? Otherwise the suggested builds above are good.

 

EDIT: An awesome keyboard is the Corsair K95 but it's a bit on the expensive side. I have the Razer Tiamat 7.1 Headset and it is AMAZING. 

 

Yeah I'm going to be using Windows 7. I stated that it's a requirement but it doesn't need to be included in the build cost.

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Check this out:

 

 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($68.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1600.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-15 10:46 EDT-0400
 
 
Crap.. just noticed prices have gone up a bit :P I can redo the list later if you need.

 

 

I'd recommend only 1 graphics card to save money. 

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($88.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($83.98 @ OutletPC) 



Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 



Total: $1526.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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30$ over, but I think you can manage 

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I'd recommend only 1 graphics card to save money. 

 

Go big or go home

Why get one when you can get 2? Also the improvement from 1 to 2 graphics cards is pretty significant, while the improvements from 2 to 3 or even 4 cards is much smaller, therefor 2 is kind of the sweetspot :D

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