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Severin
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Hello everyone,

 

I'm in the process of building a new gaming pc. I mostly play BF4, Diablo 3 and other game like that.

 

I would like to have your opinion on the part I choosed.

 


 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($358.89 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($106.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($428.95 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($44.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $1672.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 10:44 EDT-0400

 

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The PSU and i7 are a bit overkill.

I'd downgrade them to a 500-550W power supply and an i5 and use the saved money to get a PCI SSD instead of a SATA one.

Also I'd go with a high end air cooler instead of a liquid one cause I can't help but worry about pump and tubing reliability on those.

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Hello everyone,

 

I'm in the process of building a new gaming pc. I mostly play BF4, Diablo 3 and other game like that.

 

I would like to have your opinion on the part I choosed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($358.89 @ DirectCanada) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($106.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.95 @ Vuugo) 

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

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

Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($86.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($428.95 @ Vuugo) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($44.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Total: $1672.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-25 10:44 EDT-0400

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

Dont get a WD Green, ever... get at least a Blue, else switch to Seagate Barracuda

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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I made some change on the built.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($358.89 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.89 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($428.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($44.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Other: Corsais H110 ($129.99)
Total: $1713.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 13:03 EDT-0400
 
I was wondering, is the gtx 980 really worth the 200-300$ more?
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I made some change on the built.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($358.89 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.89 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($428.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($44.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Other: Corsais H110 ($129.99)
Total: $1713.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 13:03 EDT-0400
 
I was wondering, is the gtx 980 really worth the 200-300$ more?

 

 

This is more cost effective:

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($248.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($88.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.89 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($379.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Cooler Master N600 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.50 @ Vuugo) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($44.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($0.99 @ NCIX) 
Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($0.99 @ NCIX) 
Case Fan: LEPA Vortex 12 PWM 63.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($0.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1335.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 15:12 EDT-0400
 
By the by, what monitor do you have at the moment? Both the 970 and 980 are a waste of money if you do not have anything a bit beyond a 60hz 1920x1080. What you will want is something like the Asus RoG Swift, then you can have a justifiable reason to get even 2 970s in SLI.
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