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1. Budget & Location : max 2.5k canada
2. Aim: gaming only (would like it based on x99)
3. Monitors: 1 so far ( any gud 2560x1080 , gsync? maybe but not a priority, good for gaming. benq?)
4. Peripherals: no
5. Why are you upgrading: old pc for brother going to make him a new one.

 

thanks :)

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i can make you one but for gaming no need for x99.....

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($566.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($122.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($273.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($599.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $2451.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: I5 4690 3.5ghz || MOBO: MSI B85-G43 Gaming Board || RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance Pro - Red || GPU: Gainward GTX770 Phantom 4gb || PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750W Gold || Case: Thermaltake Urban T31 || SSD: Corsair Force 120GB || HDD: 1TB WD Black
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If the goal is gaming only, X99 is not the way to go. You want Z97. Trust me. You save almost $300 right there between costlier chip, mobo and RAM. 

Look at a 4790K with a good aio closed loop cooler, a pair of GTX 970s, and a motherboard that suits your needs. Spend at least $140 on the motherboard. Buy for feature set. Most of the Z97 stuff ( don't like MSi) is pretty good.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($419.89 @ DirectCanada) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Memory Express) 

Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($299.85 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($233.50 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($224.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Storage: Seagate  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.98 @ Amazon Canada) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($633.25 @ Vuugo) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Canada Computers) 


Total: $2256.43

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($419.89 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($299.85 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($233.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($224.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($633.25 @ Vuugo) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Total: $2256.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'd go with a pair of 970s instead and go with a Supernova Gold rather than a Bronze. Good PSUs.

 

I'd also go to the Corsair Air540 or 760T cases.

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I'd go with a pair of 970s instead and go with a Supernova Gold rather than a Bronze. Good PSUs.

 

I'd also go to the Corsair Air540 or 760T cases.

I just took the build from another thread I built it for and put it in CAD xD 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($419.89 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($299.85 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($233.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($224.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($374.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($374.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 Silver ATX Mid Tower Case  ($142.30 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $2405.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I just took the build from another thread I built it for and put it in CAD xD 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($419.89 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($299.85 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($233.50 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($224.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($374.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($374.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 Silver ATX Mid Tower Case  ($142.30 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $2405.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I whole heartedly endorse this build. :)

 

BTW, OP, 2560x1080 , gsync? No. You won't find G-Sync in that resolution. It's all 16:9.

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x99 is a waste of money for gaming and a 4790k will perform better than any x99 cpu out there because games would rather have a smaller number of fast cores rather than more slower ones.  Get this and this is even way overkill for 1440p

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/QJFTt6

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($358.95 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($228.97 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($91.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($108.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($399.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($399.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2052.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I automatically ignore people who un-necessarily recommend highly expensive motherboards. What is the OP going to get out of a $230 motherboard? Nothing. He's not using liquid nitrogen for crying out loud. He's using 240-280mm AIO. That's $130-$160 motherboard territory right there. If he goes Z97, which I think is best for him, an ASUS Z97-A ($150 CDN) would be my suggestion.

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For gaming u don't need X99 build Z97 is more than enough  :)

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($358.95 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($114.43 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($228.97 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($194.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($139.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  ($648.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($188.37 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $2081.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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My rig:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K

Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO

Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5

RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB

SSD: Samsung SSD 840 EVO-Series 250GB

HDD: Seagate Barracuda HDD 1TB

Monitor: ASUS PG278Q ROG Swift 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor

Cooling: Corsair CPU Cooler H100i

Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series Platinum Power Supply AX860i

PC Case: Corsair Graphite Series White 760T

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Balls to X99 for gaming!

 


 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  ($16.99 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($147.00 @ DirectCanada) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($86.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($379.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($898.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case Fan: Zalman F3 (SF) 120mm  Fan  ($0.01 @ NCIX) 
Case Fan: Zalman F3 (SF) 120mm  Fan  ($0.01 @ NCIX) 
Case Fan: Zalman F3 (SF) 120mm  Fan  ($0.01 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2160.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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RoG Swift. A very cost effective build. PSU is good enough and will support SLI when you want to get another 970. Everything aside from the monitor and GPU is based on price for performance. The fans made me laugh, $0.01 each after MIR. Had to add them.
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really awesome builds you guys. I forgot to mention this but, if multiple game windows what would be changed? Meaning running 3-4 different games in windowed mode without having any issues. Thanks

 

It probably wouldn't run well. But then, why would you do this? What would be the purpose? Why the propensity for tomfoolery?!

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because he plays one game and leaves the other ones on running 'bots'

 

Bots? Oh dear. Does this mean he 'plays' multiple MMOs and uses these bots to progress at an unnatural speed, presumably so he can acquire more things so he can do more things? And let the cycle progress and repeat?

 

Call me an old fashioned fart, but that seems to defeat the point of playing an MMO, doesn't it? You're supposed to grind for gear in order to appreciate the game in it's entirety? That's rather why I stopped playing MMO's as a kid, they suck up your time. But I'm not sure circumventing this grinding is the route to fun. Perhaps you can persuade him to actually commit to a game that is genuinely fun?

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Bots? Oh dear. Does this mean he 'plays' multiple MMOs and uses these bots to progress at an unnatural speed, presumably so he can acquire more things so he can do more things? And let the cycle progress and repeat?

 

Call me an old fashioned fart, but that seems to defeat the point of playing an MMO, doesn't it? You're supposed to grind for gear in order to appreciate the game in it's entirety? That's rather why I stopped playing MMO's as a kid, they suck up your time. But I'm not sure circumventing this grinding is the route to fun. Perhaps you can persuade him to actually commit to a game that is genuinely fun?

technically he isnt 'botting' to progression further in game he got these 'stallers' basically alt accounts selling items so yea as far as i know they take up ram and cpu usage. Any help would be appreciated.

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technically he isnt 'botting' to progression further in game he got these 'stallers' basically alt accounts selling items so yea as far as i know they take up ram and cpu usage. Any help would be appreciated.

You could upgrade my spec to a 4790k and 16gb of RAM for the purposes of keeping it mostly unlaboured.

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