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Hey All,

 

so, just keeping it simple:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($178.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($119.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($519.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Orange/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($155.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1866.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 20:29 EST+1000
 
 
What do you guys think?
Are the fans overkill?
I wanted a 980 GTX WINDFORCE but thats about $840 here, anyway you guys can see to afford that with price south side of $2000?
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Use BBCode when exporting from PCPartpicker. Max. budget? Aim? Region?

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Hey All,

 

so, just keeping it simple:

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/QQFzpg) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/QQFzpg/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $269.00 @ Centre Com 

**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i) | $149.00 @ CPL Online 

**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme4) | $178.00 @ CPL Online 

**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmy8gx3m2a1866c9b) | $119.00 @ CPL Online 

**Storage** | [intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-internal-hard-drive-ssdsc2bw120a4k5) | $89.00 @ PCCaseGear 

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $61.00 @ Centre Com 

**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970g1gaming4gd) | $519.00 @ CPL Online 

**Case** | [NZXT H440 (Orange/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cah440wm2) | $155.00 @ CPL Online 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-rm650) | $159.00 @ PCCaseGear 

**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nff12pwm) | $28.00 @ CPL Online 

**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nff12pwm) | $28.00 @ CPL Online 

**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nff12pwm) | $28.00 @ CPL Online 

**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nff12pwm) | $28.00 @ CPL Online 

**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nff12pwm) | $28.00 @ CPL Online 

**Case Fan** | [Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm  Fan](http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfa14flx) | $28.00 @ CPL Online 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1866.00

 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 20:19 EST+1000 |

 

 

What do you guys think?

Are the fans overkill?

I wanted a 980 GTX WINDFORCE but thats about $840 here, anyway you guys can see to afford that with price south side of $2000?

Fan is certainly on the extreme side... Usually I dont buy more than 2 additional fans.

The H100i is quite old, how about the H110 or Kraken X61 or H220-X instead?

Stay away from the ASRock Mobo :P it dont usually have any problem, it just something I dont trusted~ Get a MSI Z97 G45 or Gaming 3-5 from either MSI or Gigabyte instead.

After you remove those extra fan you might be able to get a 980, but... at 1080p gaming, I dont think it's necessary.

My rig: Intel Core i7 4790k | MSI Z97 PC Mate | GSKILL Ripjaws X 16GB 1866MHz | ADATA Premier SP550 480GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 3TB | Seagate Barracuda 2TB  | MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 | Thermaltake Versa N21 | Corsair CX550M Semi Modular PSU | AOC G2460PF 144Hz | Logitech G502 | GSKILL Ripjaws KM780  | GAMDIAS HEPHAESTUS V2  PCPartPicker | Old Build Log | New Build Log

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WHY IS EVERYTHING IN AUSTRALIA IS SO EXPENSIVE?!

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($155.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($279.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($119.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($519.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case  ($245.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 FLX 68.0 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($28.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $2063.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 20:30 EST+1000
 
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Edit: You could get a SeaSonic PSU
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This is better:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($178.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($459.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($459.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Total: $1971.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 20:37 EST+1000

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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I don't think that spending $168 worth of fans is exactly the best idea ever...

 

@vern021's build is almost twice as good for only a little bit more, although if you got a cheaper cpu cooler you could make them basically the same price. (e.g. Coolermaster hyper 212 evo)

CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 | GPU: XFX r9 280x DD BLACK OC EDITION | RAM: 8gb Kingston HyperX Fury 1600Mhz | Mobo: Gigabyte h97n-WIFI | PSU: EVGA 600B | Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 | Cooler: Stock intel | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120gb | Storage: WD 150 gb

CPU: Intel Core i7 4710MQ | GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 850M | RAM: 8gb Corsair 1600Mhz | Mobo: Metabox WA50SJ Motherboard | Case: Metabox WA50SJ case | Cooler: Stock | SSD: Sandisk 256gb

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Fan is certainly on the extreme side... Usually I dont buy more than 2 additional fans.

The H100i is quite old, how about the H110 or Kraken X61 or H220-X instead?

Stay away from the ASRock Mobo :P it dont usually have any problem, it just something I dont trusted~ Get a MSI Z97 G45 or Gaming 3-5 from either MSI or Gigabyte instead.

After you remove those extra fan you might be able to get a 980, but... at 1080p gaming, I dont think it's necessary.

 

 

so, which fans should i keep? rear 140, 2 for water or 3 front?

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This is better:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($178.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($459.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($459.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Total: $1971.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 20:37 EST+1000

 

 

 

this seems really good though what is 2 way sli optimised for? i dont have that great of a monitor at the moment.

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this seems really good though what is 2 way sli optimised for? i dont have that great of a monitor at the moment.

2-way SLI optimized simply means that you gan SLI 2 GPUs. I suggest that you get a 60Hz 1-5ms 1440p IPS monitor(with thin bezels). Build's pretty overkill if you ask me. :D

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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2-way SLI optimized simply means that you gan SLI 2 GPUs. I suggest that you get a 60Hz 1-5ms 1440p IPS monitor(with thin bezels). Build's pretty overkill if you ask me. :D

 

 

i currently own a Benq ET-0035-N , i did get it for free, what do you think?

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i currently own a Benq ET-0035-N , i did get it for free, what do you think?

Hahahaha. I think you only need 1 GTX 970 ;) Having two with only one 1080p monitor is overkill. :D

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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Hahahaha. I think you only need 1 GTX 970 ;) Having two with only one 1080p monitor is overkill. :D

 

 

How is this?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($274.00 @ PLE Computers) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($155.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($178.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.00 @ CPL Online) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($469.00 @ CPL Online) 
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  ($246.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $1692.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 10:10 EST+1000
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Looks good but the case is too big IMO(just my preference ;)). Other than that, looks good to me. :D

My Current PC Codename: Scrapper

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Intel i5-3570 | Some LGA 1155 MOBO | Some Generic DDR3 8GB 1600Mhz | PowerColor RX 560 2GB | Recycled HP Case | Crucial MX100 128GB | 1TB WD Blue 7200RPM | Some Generic 500w PSU | Intel Stock Cooler

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