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I don't make much money, but I saved up for long enough to get what I think is a really nice gaming PC! Tell me what you think:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k 4.0GHz w/Asetek 550 Liquid Cooling 120mm

Video Card: EVGA GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 (Maxwell)

HDD: 2TB SATA-III 7200RPM (single)

Sound: Onbard 7.1 Audio

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-D3H

PSU: 750W EVGA SuperNOVA

OS: Windows 7 Professional 

RAM: 8GB DDR3 2133MHz Dual Channel 

Case: Raidmax Trinity Mid-Tower (White)

Headset: Turtle Beach z300 7.1 Wireless

Mouse: Razer Naga Hex

Keyboard: Razer Black Widow Ultimate

Monitors: Dual Samsung 1920x1080p

 

Got it from CyberpowerPC. Are they good/bad?

Intel Core i7 4970k 4.0GHz - EVGA GTX 980 SC 4GB - Crucial Sport 16GB 1866MHz - 750W EVGA SuperNOVA - Gigabyte Z97-D3H - Corsair H55 Silent - Samsung 850 EVO 500GB - 2TB HDD - 3840x1080 Display - Corsair 450D Mid-Tower -HyperX Cloud II Headset - Logitech G302 + Logitech G710+ - Windows 10 Pro

 

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Well, it doesn't have an SSD for a boot drive, and i wouldn't recommend Razer keyboards, but it looks like a great build!

Main PC: Core i5 4670 | MSI Mpower Max z87 | G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4gb | Stock intel cooler | PNY GTX 770 2gb (hoping to upgrade) | Seagate 1tb 7200rpm | Corsair RM850 | Corsair Carbide Air 540 | PCCG custom sleeved black/yellow extensions | Corsair K70 Cherry MX Blue | Corsair M45 |

Phone: LG Nexus 5 | Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-PDG1, Shure SRH440 | Laptop: Asus 303la (i5 model, 1600x900 res) | Motorbikes: 2004 Sherco 290i, 2013 Husqvarna CR125 | Xbox one

 

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Looks great, I don't like the headset but the internals look good.

Yeah I kinda bought it out of impulse. I needed one after my Corsair Vengeace 2100 broke. I really miss it lol

Intel Core i7 4970k 4.0GHz - EVGA GTX 980 SC 4GB - Crucial Sport 16GB 1866MHz - 750W EVGA SuperNOVA - Gigabyte Z97-D3H - Corsair H55 Silent - Samsung 850 EVO 500GB - 2TB HDD - 3840x1080 Display - Corsair 450D Mid-Tower -HyperX Cloud II Headset - Logitech G302 + Logitech G710+ - Windows 10 Pro

 

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Looks like the standard overkill build you'd get overpriced from a builder like CyberPowerPC. 

It lacks a ssd and the peripherals are questionable though--especially the displays.

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Looks like the standard overkill build you'd get overpriced from a builder like CyberPowerPC. 

It lacks a ssd and the peripherals are questionable though--especially the displays.

I didn't have that much money to go over $2000, so I couldn't really afford an SSD. Maybe in the future. For now, an HDD will have to do.

Intel Core i7 4970k 4.0GHz - EVGA GTX 980 SC 4GB - Crucial Sport 16GB 1866MHz - 750W EVGA SuperNOVA - Gigabyte Z97-D3H - Corsair H55 Silent - Samsung 850 EVO 500GB - 2TB HDD - 3840x1080 Display - Corsair 450D Mid-Tower -HyperX Cloud II Headset - Logitech G302 + Logitech G710+ - Windows 10 Pro

 

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I didn't have that much money to go over $2000, so I couldn't really afford an SSD. Maybe in the future. For now, an HDD will have to do.

$2000 is easily more than enough to get a ssd. What's sucking up your money is CyberPower and not your components.

For example (a pretty rough one at that): http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FsVHbv

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$2000 is easily more than enough to get a ssd. What's sucking up your money is CyberPower and not your components.

For example (a pretty rough one at that): http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FsVHbv

I probably wrote the poorly. What I meant was I didn't spend over $2000. I spent around $1700 and that was my max. If I had gone to $2000 I would be out of money.

 

I also didn't want to risk building it myself, being really clumsy and not wanting to ruin any hardware.

Intel Core i7 4970k 4.0GHz - EVGA GTX 980 SC 4GB - Crucial Sport 16GB 1866MHz - 750W EVGA SuperNOVA - Gigabyte Z97-D3H - Corsair H55 Silent - Samsung 850 EVO 500GB - 2TB HDD - 3840x1080 Display - Corsair 450D Mid-Tower -HyperX Cloud II Headset - Logitech G302 + Logitech G710+ - Windows 10 Pro

 

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I probably wrote the poorly. What I meant was I didn't spend over $2000. I spent around $1700 and that was my max. If I had gone to $2000 I would be out of money.

Check the list--$1700 is still easily more than enough for a better system.

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