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RockiLocky
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Hi guys from the linustechtips Community,

 

2 years ago I have bought a prebuild PC for around 1000€, since then I only upgraded my GPU. My current PC is not filling my needs anymore, so I decided to upgrade it this year around christmas. Why I want to upgrade is also, because I always have the feeling of too less RAM and I don't have any space left on my HDD and I didn't want to add a new HDD to this PC better I go for a kinda new one.

 

My current PC Specs are:

 

I also have the feeling that my Monitor is not really the thing I want so I also decided to get a new Monitor and use this current one as a 2nd Monitor for Overlook of tempretures and such. Was also looking into getting Windows 8.1

 

So my Budget is 2000€ and I am coming from Austria. 

 

That's what I thought about, but I am really open for every suggsetion:

 

 
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $299.98 @ NCIX US 
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h110) | $109.99 @ Amazon 
**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviiformula) | $294.98 @ SuperBiiz 
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx18c10at3k216x) | $169.26 @ Amazon 
**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te500bw) | $189.99 @ Amazon 
**Storage** | [Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10jpvx) | Purchased For $0.00 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2002faex) | $140.00 @ Amazon 
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtxtitanblack6gd5) | Purchased For $0.00 
**Case** | [Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes813pbl) | $219.99 @ Newegg 
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr) | $94.99 @ Newegg 
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc05956) | $75.00 
**Monitor** | [benQ XL2420Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-xl2420z) | $299.99 @ NCIX US 
 | | **Total**
 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1894.17 //1991€ here in Austria
 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 08:46 EST-0500 |

 

Hope you guys can help me out cause I don't know what exactly to upgrade and what not.

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Pick a 980, if you dont need the 6GB of gddr5... But why do you want to change your titan? It's a really good card...

rig: i7 4770k @4.1Ghz (delidded), Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz, ROG Maximus VI Hero, Noctua NH-D14, EVGA GTX980SC, Samsung 850 EVO 500GB, Corsair SF600, self-built wooden Case, CoolerMaster QuickFire TK, Logitech G502, Blue Yeti, BenQ GW2760HS

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Pick a 980, if you dont need the 6GB of gddr5... But why do you want to change your titan? It's a really good card...

As you see I do not change my TITAN I am changing the rest just check the PCPartpicker stuff.

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CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($127.99 @ NCIX US) 


Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 



Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit)  ($75.00) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($251.33 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1548.52

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 09:07 EST-0500

 

spend the other $500 on something else

 


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

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Hi guys from the linustechtips Community,

 

2 years ago I have bought a prebuild PC for around 1000€, since then I only upgraded my GPU. My current PC is not filling my needs anymore, so I decided to upgrade it this year around christmas. Why I want to upgrade is also, because I always have the feeling of too less RAM and I don't have any space left on my HDD and I didn't want to add a new HDD to this PC better I go for a kinda new one.

 

My current PC Specs are:

 

I also have the feeling that my Monitor is not really the thing I want so I also decided to get a new Monitor and use this current one as a 2nd Monitor for Overlook of tempretures and such. Was also looking into getting Windows 8.1

 

So my Budget is 2000€ and I am coming from Austria. 

 

That's what I thought about, but I am really open for every suggsetion:

 

 
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $299.98 @ NCIX US 
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h110) | $109.99 @ Amazon 
**Motherboard** | [Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-maximusviiformula) | $294.98 @ SuperBiiz 
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx18c10at3k216x) | $169.26 @ Amazon 
**Storage** | [samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te500bw) | $189.99 @ Amazon 
**Storage** | [Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10jpvx) | Purchased For $0.00 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd2002faex) | $140.00 @ Amazon 
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtxtitanblack6gd5) | Purchased For $0.00 
**Case** | [Phanteks Enthoo Series Primo Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes813pbl) | $219.99 @ Newegg 
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr) | $94.99 @ Newegg 
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-fqc05956) | $75.00 
**Monitor** | [benQ XL2420Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-xl2420z) | $299.99 @ NCIX US 
 | | **Total**
 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1894.17 //1991€ here in Austria
 | Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-01 08:46 EST-0500 |

 

Hope you guys can help me out cause I don't know what exactly to upgrade and what not.

 

 

Hey RockiLocky,
 
What are you using your build for? 
Your plan seems good. What are your plans for the storage (gaming, work, simple storage, streaming, etc.)? 
If you are not going to put more pressure the HDD, you can drop to WD Blue (again, depending on what are you using your build for). 
 
Captain_WD.

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Hey RockiLocky,
 
What are you using your build for? 
Your plan seems good. What are your plans for the storage (gaming, work, simple storage, streaming, etc.)? 
If you are not going to put more pressure the HDD, you can drop to WD Blue (again, depending on what are you using your build for). 
 
Captain_WD.

 

Ganing, Programming mainly and some live streaming

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As you see I do not change my TITAN I am changing the rest just check the PCPartpicker stuff.

Indeed it says that you are going to buy the black edition of the titan... Says that it's already purchased, and u said that u had the non-black one... Make a decision ^^

rig: i7 4770k @4.1Ghz (delidded), Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz, ROG Maximus VI Hero, Noctua NH-D14, EVGA GTX980SC, Samsung 850 EVO 500GB, Corsair SF600, self-built wooden Case, CoolerMaster QuickFire TK, Logitech G502, Blue Yeti, BenQ GW2760HS

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Indeed it says that you are going to buy the black edition of the titan... Says that it's already purchased, and u said that u had the non-black one... Make a decision ^^

Because the first GTX TITAN Edition was nit available to select on pcpartpicker.

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Ganing, Programming mainly and some live streaming

 

Since you are going also for programming and live streaming (not only gaming), the build that you are going for looks optimal. WD Blue might be a bit slow for streaming and gaming at the same time. WD Black is the better choice there. :) 
Depending on what programming you are going for, you could probably drop to 2x4GB of memory. If you are doing editing or content creation, you would benefit a lot more from 16GB, but if you are doing pure coding, your CPU would be more important.
 
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If this helped you, like and choose it as best answer - you might help someone else with the same issue. ^_^
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