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dukeofangus
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thats a fine build.

 

I would suggest though not really bothering with a custom water cooling loop on a system that isnt super high-end. Go ahead and pickup an AIO water cooler for the cpu and overclock the snot out of it, but dont bother going for a full water cooling loop in this system, or you'll quickly find yourself spending more on the loop than the RAM and Motherboard combined.

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It's good, but I suggest you get a better and cheaper psu (you really don't need 750 watts) and that you get an ssd, it's 600% worth it. Also, don't water cool it, if you have more money get something more powerful first, then maybe watercool it later.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($146.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.95 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1023.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I think if you plan on streaming you should get that other ram, in this modified build I lowered the motherboard a bit to balance out 8gb more ram, and added some cheapo ssd for 10x faster boost speeds, and fast loading for mostly used programs. 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($329.95 @ B&H) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1043.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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i really think your budget is too low for a dual card set up, a custom loop is also way out of the question. Closed loop cooler, a cheap card but with similar performance (gtx 780ti / r9 290) save up for another card in the future, and don't spend so much money on things you don't need like the expensive case and a over-the-top power supply. Regardless, I've got what i think is a pretty decent system for that amount of money

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y9xVHx

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y9xVHx/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($78.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer UM.WV6AA.B01 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1224.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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its $1117 without the monitor
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i really think your budget is too low for a dual card set up, a custom loop is also way out of the question. Closed loop cooler, a cheap card but with similar performance (gtx 780ti / r9 290) save up for another card in the future, and don't spend so much money on things you don't need like the expensive case and a over-the-top power supply. Regardless, I've got what i think is a pretty decent system for that amount of money

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y9xVHx

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y9xVHx/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z87M GAMING Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($63.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($78.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer UM.WV6AA.B01 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1224.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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its $1117 without the monitor

 

i meant to say that i was gonna get another gtx 970 and a custom loop in the future not right away though.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y9xVHx

 
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
 

 

 

i meant to say that i was gonna get another gtx 970 and a custom loop in the future not right away though.

@dukeofangus, hazza_ob has a real nice part list there.   I'm sure there are plenty of cases at that price if you don't like that one.  I have an R9 290 and I'm impressed with it.  Don't rule it out right away. 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  ($17.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.SNIPER Z97 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 



Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 


Total: $966.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If you're going to wait before you implement a full watercooling loop, you may as well get an inexpensive CPU cooler (Zalman Optima is inexpensive but excellent for the price) and decently cooled GPU. Also changed up the PSU for a gold rated model. Also changed the mobo, although that change is based on aesthetic preference (couple of bux less too). If you're rather intent on streaming, you may wish to consider the 4790k and 16gb of RAM instead of the i5 and 8gb. Food for thought.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X OPTIMA CPU Cooler  ($17.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.SNIPER Z97 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $966.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-19 08:31 EST-0500
 
If you're going to wait before you implement a full watercooling loop, you may as well get an inexpensive CPU cooler (Zalman Optima is inexpensive but excellent for the price) and decently cooled GPU. Also changed up the PSU for a gold rated model. Also changed the mobo, although that change is based on aesthetic preference (couple of bux less too). If you're rather intent on streaming, you may wish to consider the 4790k and 16gb of RAM instead of the i5 and 8gb. Food for thought.

 

yeah thanks man, i think i am gonna get the 4790k 

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