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So i just recently built my first computer and don't get me wrong its a great computer and all but i think for how much i paid i could have gotten much more looking back on it,
Here are my specs:
i7 4790k Quad Core 4.0Ghz
ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z97
CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3

CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W

EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Classified w/ EVGA ACX Cooler
Corsair Graphite Series 760T 

Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD10EFRX 1TB
ASUS VX238H Black 23" 1ms
Microsoft Windows 8.1

Rosewill RNX-G300LX, Wireless WRT54 Wi-Fi Adapter

Total Cost: $1,764.90

Thanks in advance for any replies and/or help!

CPU i7 4790K @4.8GHz | Motherboard ASUS HERO VII Z97 | Cooler Corsair H110i GT | GPU Gigabyte G1Gaming GTX 970 SLI | PSU Corsair HX750i


RAM Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1866MHz | HDD Western Digital Red 1TB | SSD HyperX Savage | Case NZXT Noctis 450 | OS Windows 8.1


Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB | Mouse Corsair Sabre Laser RGB | Headset Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1

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You paid too much, plain and simple. It's a good build, but why did you pay so much?

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 500GB Crucial P3 Plus, 4TB Silicon Power UD90 | GPU: AsRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Steel Legend | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Corsair SF850

Main Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 | Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair VII Hero WiFi | Storage: 512GB SKHynix NVMe | GPUs: NVIDIA TITAN Xp 2-way SLI | Cooling: Thermalright Frozen Prism 360mm | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM850

File and Media Server (AOOSTAR WTR Pro): CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Silicon Power DDR4-3200 SODIMMs | Storage: 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x14TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC530

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Yeah, that's pretty crazy price for that. You could do a little better for a prebuilt and massively better for home built. 

Ryzen 3700x -Evga RTX 2080 Super- Msi x570 Gaming Edge - G.Skill Ripjaws 3600Mhz RAM - EVGA SuperNova G3 750W -500gb 970 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 850 Evo - 250Gb Samsung 840 Evo  - 4Tb WD Blue- NZXT h500 - ROG Swift PG348Q

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Seems reasonable to me. Of course when you build a new PC new stuff will come out like GTX 970/980. But that doesnt mean your system is underpowered/overpriced :)

 

P.s. I am judging by prices in my country, feel free to correct me.

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daaamn, why did you pay that much? :o

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

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i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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Damn, I knew it! 
Any advice for making it a better system? (Added card, cooler, fans, etc)

CPU i7 4790K @4.8GHz | Motherboard ASUS HERO VII Z97 | Cooler Corsair H110i GT | GPU Gigabyte G1Gaming GTX 970 SLI | PSU Corsair HX750i


RAM Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1866MHz | HDD Western Digital Red 1TB | SSD HyperX Savage | Case NZXT Noctis 450 | OS Windows 8.1


Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB | Mouse Corsair Sabre Laser RGB | Headset Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1

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Yes, and honestly that 770 is meh considering what you got for everything else... for that price you could have gone for 2 970s in SLI, if you are still in time return it. Also, why isn't there an ssd on such a high end machine? And why did you pick a nas HDD?  :unsure:

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Yes, and honestly that 770 is meh considering what you got for everything else... for that price you could have gone for 2 970s in SLI, if you are still in time return it. Also, why isn't there an ssd on such a high end machine? And why did you pick a nas HDD?  :unsure:

Well, i am a little inexperienced and did't have the money after the cpu and gpu, PLUS the 900 series just came out and their better for $100 less, should i try returning my card and go for a 970?

CPU i7 4790K @4.8GHz | Motherboard ASUS HERO VII Z97 | Cooler Corsair H110i GT | GPU Gigabyte G1Gaming GTX 970 SLI | PSU Corsair HX750i


RAM Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1866MHz | HDD Western Digital Red 1TB | SSD HyperX Savage | Case NZXT Noctis 450 | OS Windows 8.1


Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB | Mouse Corsair Sabre Laser RGB | Headset Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1

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that cost more then mine =O,

 

current specs

 

CPU- i7 - 4790k

Cooler- corsair h105

RAM - 16gb Corsair vengeance pro 1866

Motherboard - ASUS Maximus VII Hero, (Z97)

PSU - Corsair RM1000

GPU - Nvidia GTX 980

Fans - Corsair sp140

Case - Corsair 750D

SSD - Samsung 840 EVO 250gb

HDD- 3 2tb drives / 2x 3tb drives (seagate)

Custom Sleeved cables

 

Edit: 

 oh maybe not just saw you had a monitor aswell .... dude return it if you can and get your money back 

Specs 

CPU-Intel I7 4790K- @ 4.5Ghz / Mobo - Asus Maximus Hero VII / GPU - GTX 980 @ 1592MHz / RAM - 16Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 2400Mhz / Cooler - Corsair H105 / SSD - Samsung 250gb 840 EVO / HDD - 2x 2tb Seagate/3x 3tb Seagate / PSU - Corsair RM1000 / Keyboard - Corsair K70 / Mouse - Corsair M65 / Case - Custom Glass panel Corsair Obsidian 750D -  Still saving for upgrades =)

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that cost more then mine =O, oh maybe not just saw you had a monitor aswell .... dude return it if you can and get your money back 

 

current specs

 

CPU- i7 - 4790k

Cooler- corsair h105

RAM - 16gb Corsair vengeance pro 1866

Motherboard - ASUS Maximus VII Hero, (Z97)

PSU - Corsair RM1000

GPU - Nvidia GTX 980

Fans - Corsair sp140

Case - Corsair 750D

SSD - Samsung 840 EVO 250gb

HDD- 3 2tb drives / 2x 3tb drives (seagate)

Custom Sleeved cables

What!? Where did you buy your parts from??

CPU i7 4790K @4.8GHz | Motherboard ASUS HERO VII Z97 | Cooler Corsair H110i GT | GPU Gigabyte G1Gaming GTX 970 SLI | PSU Corsair HX750i


RAM Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1866MHz | HDD Western Digital Red 1TB | SSD HyperX Savage | Case NZXT Noctis 450 | OS Windows 8.1


Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB | Mouse Corsair Sabre Laser RGB | Headset Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1

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Is it for gaming? If so, I would say yes. If you were gaming, getting a cheaper motherboard and an i5 would've been "better." Getting a WD Caviar Blue drive would've also made more sense. How much did you pay for the 770?

Too much... 420

CPU i7 4790K @4.8GHz | Motherboard ASUS HERO VII Z97 | Cooler Corsair H110i GT | GPU Gigabyte G1Gaming GTX 970 SLI | PSU Corsair HX750i


RAM Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1866MHz | HDD Western Digital Red 1TB | SSD HyperX Savage | Case NZXT Noctis 450 | OS Windows 8.1


Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB | Mouse Corsair Sabre Laser RGB | Headset Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1

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Too much... 420

 

....wow...... thats insane! 

Specs 

CPU-Intel I7 4790K- @ 4.5Ghz / Mobo - Asus Maximus Hero VII / GPU - GTX 980 @ 1592MHz / RAM - 16Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 2400Mhz / Cooler - Corsair H105 / SSD - Samsung 250gb 840 EVO / HDD - 2x 2tb Seagate/3x 3tb Seagate / PSU - Corsair RM1000 / Keyboard - Corsair K70 / Mouse - Corsair M65 / Case - Custom Glass panel Corsair Obsidian 750D -  Still saving for upgrades =)

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What!? Where did you buy your parts from??

im in the UK so i bought everything from Scan.co.uk , =) 

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CPU-Intel I7 4790K- @ 4.5Ghz / Mobo - Asus Maximus Hero VII / GPU - GTX 980 @ 1592MHz / RAM - 16Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 2400Mhz / Cooler - Corsair H105 / SSD - Samsung 250gb 840 EVO / HDD - 2x 2tb Seagate/3x 3tb Seagate / PSU - Corsair RM1000 / Keyboard - Corsair K70 / Mouse - Corsair M65 / Case - Custom Glass panel Corsair Obsidian 750D -  Still saving for upgrades =)

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Well, i am a little inexperienced and did't have the money after the cpu and gpu, PLUS the 900 series just came out and their better for $100 less, should i try returning my card and go for a 970?

 

If you can, yes absolutely. And in your upgrade plan the ssd gets NUMBER ONE priority. Don't dump any money on anything else until you have a 256gb ssd.

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USD?! 

Yes, and from Newegg, i have no idea why it was so expensive ,I'm looking on there site, its not listed anymore and the card that i bought it under a different link for $100 less

CPU i7 4790K @4.8GHz | Motherboard ASUS HERO VII Z97 | Cooler Corsair H110i GT | GPU Gigabyte G1Gaming GTX 970 SLI | PSU Corsair HX750i


RAM Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1866MHz | HDD Western Digital Red 1TB | SSD HyperX Savage | Case NZXT Noctis 450 | OS Windows 8.1


Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB | Mouse Corsair Sabre Laser RGB | Headset Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1

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Newegg won't take it back, Damn!

CPU i7 4790K @4.8GHz | Motherboard ASUS HERO VII Z97 | Cooler Corsair H110i GT | GPU Gigabyte G1Gaming GTX 970 SLI | PSU Corsair HX750i


RAM Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1866MHz | HDD Western Digital Red 1TB | SSD HyperX Savage | Case NZXT Noctis 450 | OS Windows 8.1


Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB | Mouse Corsair Sabre Laser RGB | Headset Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1

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=( how come?

Specs 

CPU-Intel I7 4790K- @ 4.5Ghz / Mobo - Asus Maximus Hero VII / GPU - GTX 980 @ 1592MHz / RAM - 16Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 2400Mhz / Cooler - Corsair H105 / SSD - Samsung 250gb 840 EVO / HDD - 2x 2tb Seagate/3x 3tb Seagate / PSU - Corsair RM1000 / Keyboard - Corsair K70 / Mouse - Corsair M65 / Case - Custom Glass panel Corsair Obsidian 750D -  Still saving for upgrades =)

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=( how come?

It's a used GPU, past 30 days and probably dont want me to get my money back :(

CPU i7 4790K @4.8GHz | Motherboard ASUS HERO VII Z97 | Cooler Corsair H110i GT | GPU Gigabyte G1Gaming GTX 970 SLI | PSU Corsair HX750i


RAM Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 1866MHz | HDD Western Digital Red 1TB | SSD HyperX Savage | Case NZXT Noctis 450 | OS Windows 8.1


Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB | Mouse Corsair Sabre Laser RGB | Headset Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1

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you bought it used ....wow ...dude ,.... sorry man =( that sucks 

Specs 

CPU-Intel I7 4790K- @ 4.5Ghz / Mobo - Asus Maximus Hero VII / GPU - GTX 980 @ 1592MHz / RAM - 16Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 2400Mhz / Cooler - Corsair H105 / SSD - Samsung 250gb 840 EVO / HDD - 2x 2tb Seagate/3x 3tb Seagate / PSU - Corsair RM1000 / Keyboard - Corsair K70 / Mouse - Corsair M65 / Case - Custom Glass panel Corsair Obsidian 750D -  Still saving for upgrades =)

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Ummmm no SSD? 

 

If I were you this would have been my build -

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($126.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 530 Series 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($356.13 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1668.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-14 19:31 EST-0500

CPU: i7 6700k @ 4.6ghz | CASE: Corsair 780T White Edition | MB: Asus Z170 Deluxe | CPU Cooling: EK Predator 360 | GPU: NVIDIA Titan X Pascal w/ EKWB nickel waterblock | PSU: EVGA 850w P2 | RAM: 16GB DDR4 Corsair Domintator Platinum 2800mhz | Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB | OS: Win 10 Pro x64 | Monitor: Acer Predator X34/HTC VIVE | Keyboard: CM Storm Trigger-Z | Mouse: Razer Taipan | Sound: Audio Technica ATH-M50x / Klipsch Promedia 2.1 Sound System 

 

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