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Hey guys need help in building a gaming rig...

 

 

Following is my build :

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7Hsbyc

 

 

Target : 1440p gaming for atleast 2-3 years...(i'll add another gtx 970 in a month or two ...the high psu is for that+overclocking head room)...

 

Also should i wait for ddr4 and haswell-e prices to drop or go with this ....rig purely for gaming purposes...

 

 

Finally a good monitor with this would be highly appreciated..:P

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if its purely for gaming get a i5 4960k instead. and a 750W PSU should be more then enough

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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Changed the old haswell to refresh and the Z87 to Z97 otherwise its fine.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($184.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($101.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1564.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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Core i7 4820K  |  NH-D14 | Rampage IV Extreme | Asus R9 280X DC2T | 8GB G.Skill TridentX | 120GB Samsung 840 | NZXT H440  |  Be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 650W

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Changed the old haswell to refresh and the Z87 to Z97 otherwise its fine.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.16 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($184.50 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($128.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($101.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ B&H)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ NCIX US)

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1564.55

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-11 10:22 EDT-0400

any specific reason for that ?

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Hey guys need help in building a gaming rig...

 

 

Following is my build :

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7Hsbyc

 

 

Target : 1440p gaming for atleast 2-3 years...(i'll add another gtx 970 in a month or two ...the high psu is for that+overclocking head room)...

 

Also should i wait for ddr4 and haswell-e prices to drop or go with this ....rig purely for gaming purposes...

 

 

Finally a good monitor with this would be highly appreciated.. :P

you dont need an i7 for gaming, 860W PSU is still overkill even for 2 way SLI, 700-750W is better. H100i is quite old already so I'd suggest you get smt else

So I'd suggest get: i5 4690k, MSI Z97 G45 Gaming Mobo (or Gaming3/5/7 from either MSI or Gigabyte), H110 or H220-X or Kraken X61 for CPU Cooler (note that you dont really need one unless you really overclocking your CPU. for low-mid lv OCing, a normal air cooler such as 212 Evo or Dark Rock Pro 3 should do the work perfectly at a much cheaper price. 

 

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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almost everything is updated with better parts for the money

 


 


CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($184.50 @ Newegg) 




Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 



Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($20.39 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050016-RLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($20.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1638.60

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Please follow your topics guys, it's very important! CoC F.A.Q  Please use the corresponding PC part picker link for your country USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Spain, Italy, New Zealand and Germany

also if you find anyone with this handle in games its most likely me so say hi

 

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any specific reason for that ?

it has les thermal output lets you buy broadwell in the future and lets you overclock further

Please follow your topics guys, it's very important! CoC F.A.Q  Please use the corresponding PC part picker link for your country USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Spain, Italy, New Zealand and Germany

also if you find anyone with this handle in games its most likely me so say hi

 

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