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Gaming/Work PC - Opinions?

 

Hello there! So, I've been thinking of purchasing a new PC, my budget is ~$2,300 and here are the parts I've chosen.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/4WdvvK

 

What can I change and improve? This would be my first build, so hopefully you guys can help! Thanks in advance.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/4WdvvK

 

 

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ Canada Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS12X Ball Bearing CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($348.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($397.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($208.26 @ DirectCanada) 
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($201.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2216.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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For that money, a better PSU. And a better quality case....

And do you really need a $350 motherboard? 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ Canada Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS12X Ball Bearing CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($348.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($397.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($208.26 @ DirectCanada) 
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($201.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2216.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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5800X3D - RTX 4070 - 2K @ 165Hz

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.98 @ DirectCanada) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($134.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($214.99 @ Memory Express) 

Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($178.35 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.98 @ DirectCanada) 


Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($419.95 @ Vuugo) 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers) 


Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($208.26 @ DirectCanada) 

Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($201.00 @ Amazon Canada) 

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $2132.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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A less expensive Mobo or are you really gonna use all the features? Higher clock speed RAM? A WD blue will be just fine even for gaming, when you are not going for more the 1 Tb then don't waste more money on a Black.

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For that money, a better PSU. And a better quality case....

And do you really need a $350 motherboard? 

 

Use BBCode please

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ Canada Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS12X Ball Bearing CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($348.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($397.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($208.26 @ DirectCanada) 
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($201.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2216.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 16:10 EST-0500
 
 

 

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($134.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($214.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($178.35 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($419.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($208.26 @ DirectCanada) 
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($201.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2132.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 16:12 EST-0500

 

 

Thanks guys! Added to the thread!

 

 

 

For that money, a better PSU. And a better quality case....

And do you really need a $350 motherboard? 

 

Use BBCode please

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ Canada Computers) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS12X Ball Bearing CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($348.95 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($397.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($208.26 @ DirectCanada) 
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($201.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2216.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 16:10 EST-0500
 
 

 

 

A less expensive Mobo or are you really gonna use all the features? Higher clock speed RAM? A WD blue will be just fine even for gaming, when you are not going for more the 1 Tb then don't waste more money on a Black.

 

Any suggestions for a better case, and Motherboard? I was planning on using most of these features, as I've been keeping my eye out for that motherboard for a while, but I'm definitely still open to suggestions.

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get a better gpu and do u need the ROG board?

>tfw no princessan 

my rig : Intel Xeon 1246-v3 , asus z97 sabertooth mark 1 , 16gb hyperx fury , 1tb wd black , 240gb hyperx 3k ssd , corsair 650w RM psu , hyper 212 evo , gtx 970 ,

and a cat

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($134.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($214.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($178.35 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($419.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($208.26 @ DirectCanada) 
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($201.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2132.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 16:12 EST-0500

 

 

This is overall much better. Although I wouldn't get the Corsair Platinum way to expensive and a gold rated is good enough. Get this instead:

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/6433jX
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($234.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($134.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($214.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($178.35 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($114.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($419.95 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Memory Express) 
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor  ($208.26 @ DirectCanada) 
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($201.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $2062.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 16:15 EST-0500
 
The EVGA G2 is one of the best 750W gold rated PSU and is more then enough to do 2-way SLI.
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Thanks guys! Added to the thread!

 

 

 

 

Any suggestions for a better case, and Motherboard? I was planning on using most of these features, as I've been keeping my eye out for that motherboard for a while, but I'm definitely still open to suggestions.

 

Well the build one guy linked is much better I adjusted it with a much cheaper PSU which is still one of the best look at this review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=380.

 

You can change the board back to the ASUS one and yeah then it will be a super good build. 

 

Edit: Maybe look at a NZXT H440 I love it but that is my personal opinion.

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Well the build one guy linked is much better I adjusted it with a much cheaper PSU which is still one of the best look at this review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=380.

 

You can change the board back to the ASUS one and yeah then it will be a super good build. 

 

Is it possible for a liquid cooler to leak? I think a YouTuber I used to watch had his leak, and for that reason I've been avoiding them...

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Do yourself a favor and buy at least a 240/256GB ssd...

 

The Formula Vii motherboard is a waste if you don't custom watercool it.

 

Realy that zalman cooler? In a full tower case? You don't even need that space.

 

Honestley for a 2300$ build at least but two gtx 970's in there.

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Is it possible for a liquid cooler to leak? I think a YouTuber I used to watch had his leak, and for that reason I've been avoiding them...

 

Uhm well then he is really unlucky and he might have fucked with the tubes. As long as you are not cutting it and check if there aren't any leaks then no it shouldn't leak but if you are gonna mess with it yeah shit might happen. Tbh youtubers who are not in the tech department are mostly really horrible at PC stuff and act like they know a lot. I cringed when I saw a youtube(Kootra is his channel) building PC's. 

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Do yourself a favor and buy at least a 240/256GB ssd...

 

The Formula Vii motherboard is a waste if you don't custom watercool it.

 

Realy that zalman cooler? In a full tower case? You don't even need that space.

 

Honestley for a 2300$ build at least but two gtx 970's in there.

 

It is Canada plus the fact he needs pheriphals which already take a chunk out the budget.

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It is Canada plus the fact he needs pheriphals which already take a chunk out the budget.

 

Do yourself a favor and buy at least a 240/256GB ssd...

 

The Formula Vii motherboard is a waste if you don't custom watercool it.

 

Realy that zalman cooler? In a full tower case? You don't even need that space.

 

Honestley for a 2300$ build at least but two gtx 970's in there.

I was thinking of a GTX980 since you guys lowered the costs so much... Opinions?

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I was thinking of a GTX980 since you guys lowered the costs so much... Opinions?

 

10-20% performance for for 40-50% more cost then a 970 not really worth it certainly when you are going for 1080p then one 970 is more then enough for a long time.

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10-20% performance for for 40-50% more cost then a 970 not really worth it certainly when you are going for 1080p then one 970 is more then enough for a long time.

Awesome, would you like to make a GTX970 recommendation, or should I go with the ASUS Strix I mentioned earlier...

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10-20% performance for for 40-50% more cost then a 970 not really worth it certainly when you are going for 1080p then one 970 is more then enough for a long time.

Also, I did a large search for the NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  and I couldn't find it anywhere in my City, everything but NZXT, is there any other Water Coolers you'd recommend, possibly?

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Also, I did a large search for the NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  and I couldn't find it anywhere in my City, everything but NZXT, is there any other Water Coolers you'd recommend, possibly?

 

Most recommend the nepton 240M, I looked at the Swiftech 220X and that one is also really good. the H105 from corsair if I am correct is also a favourite on this forum.

 

Awesome, would you like to make a GTX970 recommendation, or should I go with the ASUS Strix I mentioned earlier...

 

The ASUS Strix is one of the best GTX970 so stick with that one.

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