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Hi, feel free to change CPU cooler or add any fans you want.. you will still fit in the budget. (You can change GPU to GTX 780 if you wish and still fit budget).

 

 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($208.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 
Other:
Total: $1285.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 13:26 EDT-0400
 
 
TOTAL $1309,13
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I am going to be building this soon and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas to make it better?

 

My budget is around 1400 - 1500 dollars. 

any ideas?

Change that HDD to a 7200rpm blue.

 

Everything else is great, especially the cpu cooler ;)

CPU: i7 3770k@ 4.6Ghz@ 1.23v - GPU: Palit GTX 660ti - MOBO: Asrock Extreme 4 - RAM: Corsair vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz - PSU: OCZ 650watt - STORAGE: 128Gb corsair force GT SSD/ 1TB seagate barracuda 7200rpm

                                                                                         COOLING: NH-U14s/ 3x Noiseblocker blacksilent pros/ Silverstone Air Penetrator/ 2 corsair AF120s

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Well it looks great overall! I might say if you want to save a little bit of money get Windows 8.1 Pro from G2A. I havent been on there in a while but it used to be like $25 US for the OS. Plus with Windows 8.1 overall its a lot faster and smoother than Windows IMO. 

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made some changes

 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Toshiba  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1222.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 13:14 EDT-0400
if you want wifi then throw in a wireless pcie card
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@ Do you care about looks much? An EVGA 770 with the ACX cooler would look really nice in there with that board.

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Well it looks great overall! I might say if you want to save a little bit of money get Windows 8.1 Pro from G2A. I havent been on there in a while but it used to be like $25 US for the OS. Plus with Windows 8.1 overall its a lot faster and smoother than Windows IMO. 

WOW thank you !! You can get Windows 8.1 for 18 dollars !!!!! HOLY COW here in Norway it costs around 100 dollars.

http://imgur.com/a/7fMHR

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Hi, feel free to change CPU cooler or add any fans you want.. you will still fit in the budget. (You can change GPU to GTX 780 if you wish and still fit budget).

 

 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($208.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 
Other:
Total: $1285.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 13:26 EDT-0400
 
 
TOTAL $1309,13
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@Wilson94 Nah i do not really care about looks. I will admit though that the ACX coolers look baller though.

 

Is the only reason you chose that board being WiFi?

Yes among other things. I do not have axes to a wired connection in my room I thought it would be a better deal to buy an integrated WIFI thing instead of buying an pcie wifi card.

Also I want to do a very modest OC on the 4690k to around 4.4 (or just anything that keeps me under 80C* under load) and really like the ASUS AI Suite that is on the Z97 motherboards, how it overclocks for you and their fan control. 

http://imgur.com/a/7fMHR

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Pushing to the limit a little.

 

 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($93.85 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($158.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($373.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1490.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 13:39 EDT-0400

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@Wilson94 Nah i do not really care about looks. I will admit though that the ACX coolers look baller though.

 

Yes among other things. I do not have axes to a wired connection in my room I thought it would be a better deal to buy an integrated WIFI thing instead of buying an pcie wifi card.

Also I want to do a very modest OC on the 4690k to around 4.4 (or just anything that keeps me under 80C* under load) and really like the ASUS AI Suite that is on the Z97 motherboards, how it overclocks for you and their fan control. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($209.97 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($76.50 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($83.24 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($401.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($86.99 @ NCIX US)

Wireless Network Adapter: Intel 7260HMWDTX1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($46.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ NCIX US)

Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 PWM 120mm  Fan  ($12.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1421.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-13 13:43 EDT-0400

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