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So after completing my build, and helping out my cousin, my brother took interest and wants to build his own as well, he plans on using up to $2000.00 CAD but hopes to go low as possible. No peripherals needed or OS and usage will focus on gaming only.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($358.95 @ DirectCanada)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($101.98 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($368.98 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($113.50 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada)

Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($229.99 @ Memory Express)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ Memory Express)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)

Total: $2163.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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The only 2 thing that can't be changed is the 32GB Ram for whatever reasons he said that can't be changed. Also the 980, he plans on doing 2-way Sli later in the future. If you think there's a better case than provide a good reason and any thing can be changed from there thank you. Good luck as well

I prefer to make it under 2'000 but not sure what to change.

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You picked a gigabyte board, will this be a hackintosh? Also switch the nzxt with the fractal design r4 then you can get a second ssd.

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You could get away with EVGA's 750W G2 PSU and save $20.

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Overkill power supply, four 980s use 620 watts. 

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Overkill power supply, four 980s use 620 watts.

There's a chance he could be use water cooling at one point but I'm not sure as well. Meant for future changes if anything

You picked a gigabyte board, will this be a hackintosh? Also switch the nzxt with the fractal design r4 then you can get a second ssd.

No it won't be a hackintosh and I find that design rather bland tbh

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You really need to convince him to get less than 32Gb of RAM. The most intensive games still use less than 8Gb. Unless he is doing photo/video editing he is basically throwing money away. I went with 16Gb in my gaming build and even that was overkill. You could drop his power supply to a 750w and spend the money saved on a nice single or dual monitor setup. Such as the VG248QE. - IF NEEDED

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A bit of this..

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($358.95 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($310.48 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1970.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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You really need to convince him to get less than 32Gb of RAM. The most intensive games still use less than 8Gb. Unless he is doing photo/video editing he is basically throwing money away. I went with 16Gb in my gaming build and even that was overkill. You could drop his power supply to a 750w and spend the money saved on a nice single or dual monitor setup. Such as the VG248QE. - IF NEEDED

Just to ask a question than to everyone if everything could be changed even the Ram and Gpu what would you recommend than?

A bit of this..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($358.95 @ DirectCanada) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($310.48 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($110.98 @ NCIX) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 

Total: $1970.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I heard of Noctua but haven't checked how the performance is on it but I heard XFX psu wasn't that great compared to Evga

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You really need to convince him to get less than 32Gb of RAM. The most intensive games still use less than 8Gb. Unless he is doing photo/video editing he is basically throwing money away. I went with 16Gb in my gaming build and even that was overkill. You could drop his power supply to a 750w and spend the money saved on a nice single or dual monitor setup. Such as the VG248QE. - IF NEEDED

^^ Hes right. 32GB is insane. 

going 8 or 16 would get that price drop you're looking for. 

I could be very wrong

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Just to ask a question than to everyone if everything could be changed even the Ram and Gpu what would you recommend than?

I heard of Noctua but haven't checked how the performance is on it but I heard XFX psu wasn't that great compared to Evga

same performance, more quiet and your children will still use that cooler, yes indeed is not that good, but it gets the job done, is gold and is ok, is not like the energy won't run through those cables.

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or this, with 16gb 1866 ddr

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($358.95 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1813.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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and $1.7k I can't suggest anything else.

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($246.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1701.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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and $1.7k I can't suggest anything else.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($246.98 @ DirectCanada) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX) 

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 

Total: $1701.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Alright thanks I appreciate the help and see if I can get him to go 16gb

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Alright thanks I appreciate the help and see if I can get him to go 16gb

In case you don't succeed that haha

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($246.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($339.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.95 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1866.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 02:10 EDT-0400

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A elegant weapon, for a more civilized age:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($246.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($168.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($108.95 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Nanoxia NXDS1W ATX Mid Tower Case  ($147.11 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($15.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1732.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($358.95 @ DirectCanada)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Memory Express)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($168.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.98 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.95 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($402.75 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($402.75 @ Vuugo)

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.98 @ DirectCanada)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)

Total: $2033.25

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Still overkill, but it puts in work. 32gb of RAM is just stupid for mostly gaming. I know you said keep the 980, but for the price it isn't worth it. Getting 2 970s is much better. Enthoo Pro is a kick ass case with tons of room for upgrading. Downgraded to 750w because 850 isn't necessary. Coolermaster Seidon 240M is a bit better, and it's a tiny bit cheaper. MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard is a great mobo with tons of features. Crucial SSDs are great SSDs and you probably won't have any issues with it.

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So after completing my build, and helping out my cousin, my brother took interest and wants to build his own as well, he plans on using up to $2000.00 CAD but hopes to go low as possible. No peripherals needed or OS and usage will focus on gaming only.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($358.95 @ DirectCanada)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($101.98 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($368.98 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($113.50 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada)

Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($229.99 @ Memory Express)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ Memory Express)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)

Total: $2163.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-14 00:39 EDT-0400

The only 2 thing that can't be changed is the 32GB Ram for whatever reasons he said that can't be changed. Also the 980, he plans on doing 2-way Sli later in the future. If you think there's a better case than provide a good reason and any thing can be changed from there thank you. Good luck as well

I prefer to make it under 2'000 but not sure what to change.

 

32GB of memory is an absolute waste of resources.

 

The NZXT Phantom 410 is a mid-tower model with looks similar to the Phantom 820 but is almost half the price.

 

To get under CA$2,000 simply go with 2x8GB memory kit and the 410. You might also consider going with a Seagate Barracuda 2TB drive which would save a bit more.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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The NZXT Phantom 410 is a mid-tower model with looks similar to the Phantom 820 but is almost half the price.

 

I suggested the Nanoxia Deep Space 1 in white. It's like the Define R4, but it's less common.

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You don't need an i7 if you are just gaming. You can always upgrade to one later on. 

 

Does your Brother already have a Monitor ?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($246.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($86.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($396.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($396.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($189.99 @ NCIX) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($15.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1829.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I would go x99 for that amount of cash

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I would go x99 for that amount of cash

Games don't benefit from multiple cores, they benefit from strong single cores, so for his purposes, X99 would be a waste of money.
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I would go x99 for that amount of cash

If He isn't doing Video editing or rendering then stick with Z97. Even then you don't really need X99.

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Games don't benefit from multiple cores, they benefit from strong single cores, so for his purposes, X99 would be a waste of money.

If He isn't doing Video editing or rendering then stick with Z97. Even then you don't really need X99.

Its enough money to get a decent build with a 5820K. I also dont believe in building a PC "just for gaming" as i would rather build a well rounded PC so that you can do whatever you want with it when you expand what you want to do. Also with X99 or any of the higher end platforms you have more room for expansion withe the more PCI-E lanes among other things.

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Its enough money to get a decent build with a 5820K. I also dont believe in building a PC "just for gaming" as i would rather build a well rounded PC so that you can do whatever you want with it when you expand what you want to do. Also with X99 or any of the higher end platforms you have more room for expansion withe the more PCI-E lanes among other things.

You are looking at roughly $500 extra for an X99 build when you factor in the cost of 16GB DDR4, the 5820K and a decent X99 board.

 

The extra pci-e lanes won't make much difference - http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/#Conclusion

 

 

$500 more for little gain.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($419.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($246.61 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($269.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($396.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($396.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($189.99 @ NCIX) 
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($15.79 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $2306.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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