Gaming build

[Bourne Endeavor]

Heya again. So I took a boatload of suggestions (all appreciated!) and have been playing around with a potential build. This is what I've come up with so far and I'd like some opinions, particularly on the graphics card. Anything I ought to add or swap out? Budget wise, I can go roughly to 3,500 now. This is also strictly for gaming.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vyRLpg

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($6.74 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($238.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card  ($1005.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($178.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($609.99 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $3226.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 05:26 EDT-0400

[-TesseracT-]

Way overkill PSU.

[GhostWindGamer]

Bump it down to an i5 you only really need 8GB's of ram and get a 980 or 970 instead

[GhostWindGamer]

Oh and get a 750w PSU instead aswell

[-TesseracT-]

Bump it down to an i5 you only really need 8GB's of ram and get a 980 or 970 instead

Why? When he wants to spend 3,5k

[GhostWindGamer]

Why? When he wants to spend 3,5k

Because it's a waste of bloody money

[askmax]

Well if you want to wait, im sure there will be a gtx 990 dual gpu card coming out in 2015, doubt you want to though. Don't listen to the people above me that build as is is great.

[GhostWindGamer]

Well if you want to wait, im sure there will be a gtx 990 dual gpu card coming out in 2015, doubt you want to though. Don't listen to the people above me that build as is is great.

You should never ever wait for things NEVER or you will be waiting your entire life

[FlashingKool_Z]

Oh and get a 750w PSU instead aswell

Why? 295x2 itself draws about 500-600w, and it's always good to have a bit of headroom

[SuperPug]

Two GTX 980 would only be slightly more expensive and probably significantly faster

[GhostWindGamer]

Why? 295x2 itself draws about 500-600w, and it's always good to have a bit of headroom

But why would he get a 295x2 when he is only gaming a better choice would be a 980/970

[FlashingKool_Z]

But why would he get a 295x2 when he is only gaming a better choice would be a 980/970

single 980 is gonna have trouble running 4k

[GhostWindGamer]

single 980 is gonna have trouble running 4k

Fair point

[Bourne Endeavor]

Two GTX 980 would only be slightly more expensive and probably significantly faster

 

I was debating between two GTX 980s and the 295. Another option was running 3 970s. Which would be better for 4k, as that is what I'm shooting for? 

[Firearm2112]

The H100i comes with pre applied thermal paste

[Feronix]

Don't buy the first gen NZXT Phantom. It's outdated and has limited front intake.

 

If you like the Phantom exteriour, have a look at the Phantom 410, 530 or 630 and buy whichever one you can afford.

[SimpleG]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($338.78 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Swiftech H320 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($151.56 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87 XPOWER XL ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($300.00 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($254.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($98.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($636.13 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($629.98 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($629.98 @ NCIX US) 

Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($171.36 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $3447.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 06:12 EDT-0400

 

This is what I put together. I think 3 980 would be better for a longer period of time. Altrough your build is very good, but if you get 295x2 or 2 980 get an i5. 

[Feronix]

^Nice spec up but total overkill and it doesn't include the $600 dollar monitor, a Windows License and other peripherals

[jurian123]

860 watt will be more than enough! 

[SuperPug]

I was debating between two GTX 980s and the 295. Another option was running 3 970s. Which would be better for 4k, as that is what I'm shooting for? 

 

I'd suggest two 980's. the triple 970's might be faster but the scaling on 3-way sli is pretty bad and 3 cards are gonna put out a lot of heat / suck a lot of juice even the super efficient 970... And the 980's will run 4k just fine. But you have to consider that driving a 4K display is basically like driving 4*1080p displays which is a heck of a challenge...

[SuperPug]

860 watt will be more than enough! 

 

Who puts a fecking 860W PSU in a 3500$ triple-sli build??

[jurian123]

Who puts a fecking 860W PSU in a 3500$ triple-sli build??

For the r9 295x2 not! Yeah for 3-way SLI its stupid. 

[Guest]

If this is purely a 'Gaming' PC I would take this Monitor over a 4K even though it is only a TN panel.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-90lm00u0b01370

[-TesseracT-]

Because it's a waste of bloody money

Yeah ok, whatever you say man. That's what you think.