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My first build

SodaPunch
By SodaPunch
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/W62Ryc

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Universal 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card 

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply 

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer 

Total: $1096.74

 

My budget ~$1000 USD

 

Please leave any suggestions as well as parts where I can save some money since I'm already slightly over budget

:D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D

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Arcic Silver 5 is outdated, use Arctic MX-4 or Noctua NT-H1 or the stuff that comes with your CPU cooler.

 

Try to squeeze a SSD in there. It's well worth it.

 

Other than that it looks good. Don't know if you care about the GTX 970s flaws... ;)

who cares...

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.95 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($110.98 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 



Total: $1030.84

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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IMO, much better

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.95 @ SuperBiiz) 



Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.00 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz) 



Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $925.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-05 15:01 EST-0500

INTEL CORE I5 4670K | NVIDIA GTX 980 | NOCTUA NH-L9i | GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-SLI | KINGSTON 120GB V300

CM STORM QUICKFIRE TK | BENQ XL2420TE | ROCCAT SAVU | FRACTAL DEFINE R4

 

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Thanks for the advice. Could you maybe use a z97 mobo instead?

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($65.00 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($61.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($14.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $925.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-05 15:01 EST-0500

:D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D

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