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MattP123
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How does this build look? I have changed it up a little since the last time I posted something about this, but I will be buying the parts VERY soon, so I want to be positive I am getting the right things. Thanks for the feedback!  :D (Oh and I'm not getting that cooler for the 970, its a place holder for the reference card) 

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($0.00) 
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($18.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $908.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Other than the fact that you need to lose the ODD, it looks good. 

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Other than the fact that you need to lose the ODD, it looks good. 

I know... but it just seems SO much easier to install Windows with. I know how to install it off a USB drive, I feel like it'd be a pain in the ass though. 

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I know... but it just seems SO much easier to install Windows with. I know how to install it off a USB drive, I feel like it'd be a pain in the ass though. 

Not really. It takes about 2 minutes to create a bootable usb and then like 30 minutes of the .iso just being copied onto the flash drive, and then the actual install time is like 10 minutes compared to the usual 40~ minutes from a disc. 

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Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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Not really. It takes about 2 minutes to create a bootable usb and then like 30 minutes of the .iso just being copied onto the flash drive, and then the actual install time is like 10 minutes compared to the usual 40~ minutes from a disc. 

Alright, I'll look into it a little more. I can also get Windows from G2A which saves $40 + another $20 from the optical drive. 

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Why reference cooler? Plan to watercool down the line?

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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No, it was at a local Best Buy and it looks the coolest. 

NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-970-3.jpg

Lucky! My best buy has crap cards!

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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Good but there are other companies for ram that i would choose before Kingston (corsair or gskill)

Kingston makes excellent memory

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Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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