Gaming/editing PC upgrade

[aussietrucker]

Hey all,

 

So I'm planning an upgrade to my main gaming/editing pc.

 

Parts I am keeping:

 

CPU - i7 4770k

M/B - Gigabyte z97x g1 gaming black edition

RAM- 32gb Dominator Platinum

PSU- Corsair AX 1200i

SSD- Samsung pro 500gb x 2 (RAID 0)

HDD - WD BLACK 2TB

 

NEW Parts

 

Graphics Card : 2x Asus GTX 970 strix

Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift

Fans: Bitfenix spectre pro (green) 

Cooling: Full custom loop with acrylic tubing and ek water blocks

Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB

Case Corsair 900D

 

The build will have a green and black colour theme.

 

 

My main objective is to build a rig that will be able to game at 1440p with high to ultra settings.

 

My budget is $6000 AUD

 

any suggestions/comments would be appreciated

 

[dadasmithywinkle]

 

Hey all,

 

So I'm planning an upgrade to my main gaming/editing pc.

 

Parts I am keeping:

 

CPU - i7 4770k

M/B - Gigabyte z97x g1 gaming black edition

RAM- 32gb Dominator Platinum

PSU- Corsair AX 1200i

SSD- Samsung pro 500gb x 2 (RAID 0)

HDD - WD BLACK 2TB

 

NEW Parts

 

Graphics Card : 2x Asus GTX 970 strix

Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift

Fans: Bitfenix spectre pro (green) 

Cooling: Full custom loop with acrylic tubing and ek water blocks

Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB

 

The build will have a green and black colour theme.

 

 

My main objective is to build a rig that will be able to game at 1440p with high to ultra settings.

 

My budget is $6000 AUD

 

any suggestions/comments would be appreciated

 

$6000 AUD? Why not get X99 and 980's?

[soaringchicken]

honestly you could do anything with that budget

[aussietrucker]

$6000 AUD? Why not get X99 and 980's?

 

I have thought of going x99 but when i price it I end up around $700 over budget. I am considering selling my z97 setup to help cover the extra cost though.  

[dadasmithywinkle]

I have thought of going x99 but when i price it I end up around $700 over budget. I am considering selling my z97 setup to help cover the extra cost though.  

Im talking basic X99, not 5960X

[aussietrucker]

Im talking basic X99, not 5960X

With a 5820k 16gb Corsair Dominator Ram and asus delux mobo it comes in at $6780

[dadasmithywinkle]

With a 5820k 16gb Corsair Dominator Ram and asus delux mobo it comes in at $6780

I use DDR4 LPX and it works great. The 2666 kit even has a 2800 setting. Dominator is overkill, as is my ROG board.

[aussietrucker]

I use DDR4 LPX and it works great. The 2666 kit even has a 2800 setting. Dominator is overkill, as is my ROG board.

 

Ok thanks for the advice I'll play around with the specs a bit more