First Build

CMZ1234 · December 5, 2014

1. Located in the $US and I would suggest budget my max budget to be $2.5-3K.

2. This is going to be primarily a Gaming PC with some web browsing. I would primarily be playing FPS: BF and CS. I've played on consoles most of my life and now want to venture into the PC gaming (don't hate).
I would also like to incorporate CAD, CFD software however I think I would be best suited by building a separate desktop. Considering the cost of licensing for decent software it'll be a few years. Is this the right direction?

3. One Monitor.

4. I don't need any peripherals, but will need an Windows based OS.

I picked up a few components over Black Friday and Cyber Monday:

Corsair 760T - $126

Asus Maximus VII HERO II Z97 - $219

Corsair H100I - $105

JDS · December 5, 2014

You don't need a $2.5k computer to play FPS games, for the most part.

Unilision · December 5, 2014

1. Located in the $US and I would suggest budget my max budget to be $2.5-3K.

2. This is going to be primarily a Gaming PC with some web browsing. I would primarily be playing FPS: BF and CS. I've played on consoles most of my life and now want to venture into the PC gaming (don't hate).

I would also like to incorporate CAD, CFD software however I think I would be best suited by building a separate desktop. Considering the cost of licensing for decent software it'll be a few years. Is this the right direction?

3. One Monitor.

4. I don't need any peripherals, but will need an Windows based OS.

I picked up a few components over Black Friday and Cyber Monday:

Corsair 760T - $126

Asus Maximus VII HERO II Z97 - $219

Corsair H100I - $105

Do you want the part list to include those 3 into the budget or exclude it ?

Well to say you wanted to, here you go lol

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.98 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (Purchased For $0.00)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($184.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.00 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($122.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($807.58 @ Newegg)

Total: $2939.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-05 16:04 EST-0500

CMZ1234 · December 5, 2014

You don't need a $2.5k computer to play FPS games, for the most part.

I am aware of this.

Do you want the part list to include those 3 into the budget or exclude it ?

Well to say you wanted to, here you go lol

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.98 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (Purchased For $0.00)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($184.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.00 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($122.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Corsair 760T Black ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)

Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($807.58 @ Newegg)

Total: $2849.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-05 16:03 EST-0500

Yes I do.

SpagettiNinja · December 5, 2014

I went ahead and made a little list myself. I kind of like doing this. Yes, this is on the cheap side as it is, but you could switch out the 970's for 980's, and there you go. Although, if you ask me, the 980 compared to the 970 isnt really worth the big price difference.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.98 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($105.00)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($219.00)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($160.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.00 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($339.50 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case ($126.00)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($97.70 @ Mwave)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($251.33 @ B&H)