$2500 1440 gaming computer

[farjoo]

As the title says this is what I am shooting for. I am also up for duel monitors. I7 4790k is a must because I want to give ocing a go this time around. Also red and black is the color scheme to go for. Thanks in advance.

[GarnetDevil]

Location? Do you need peripherals, OS?

[Virgule]

As the title says this is what I am shooting for. I am also up for duel monitors. I7 4790k is a must because I want to give ocing a go this time around. Also red and black is the color scheme to go for. Thanks in advance.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

[farjoo]

USA and only need a monitor or monitors 7 or 8.1 professional.

[Senzelian]

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This is just a quick idea. 

I didn't include any monitors or periphals.

Thats something you should choose yourself.

I wouldn't use a 4790k just for gaming. The i5-4690k would've been a better choice, but you wanted the 4790k, so I included it.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($321.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($123.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1579.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 10:22 EST-0500

[Tim Drake]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($368.88 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($123.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($182.98 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($101.99 @ Adorama) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($79.95 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($61.98 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus VE228H 21.5" Monitor  ($128.98 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor  ($419.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Total: $2418.70

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 10:24 EST-0500

 

You could literally destroy anything with this including 4K

Anything you want changed, just say.

[Tim Drake]

Please don't forget to follow your own topic, top right of this thread

[Imakuni]

Here, red and black. Partpicker is being a bit stupid with the CPU cooler; you can find it on newegg here. But it's the best CPU cooler evar, so it is worth it.

 

At any rate, the build lacks peripherals, but those HAVE to be bought in real life. Just trust me on this one, and go to a local store to buy your mouse and keyboard. Enjoy:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($321.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK TRITON 100.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.00)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($123.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial V4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($326.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H)
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($387.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2105.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 12:32 EST-0500

[farjoo]

@Tim Drake @Imakuni is there a reason for not using a single gtx 980? Also that liquid cooling looks cool but weird at the same time because of the reservoir location. Also wouldn't 16 vb of ram be better than 8 in that build?

[Imakuni]

@Tim Drake @Imakuni is there a reason for not using a single gtx 980? Also that liquid cooling looks cool but weird at the same time because of the reservoir location. Also wouldn't 16 vb of ram be better than 8 in that build?

Because 2x 970 crushes the 980, while only being a tiny bit more expensive. The only reason for buying 980s is if you are going 4k. Since that's not the case, 2x970 is better.

 

About the cooler... uh... the problem being? Every single AIO cooler has that reservoir on top of the CPU. The only difference being, that others are non-transparent, so you can't actually see that they are there.

 

16gbs of RAM is completely useless if you are only gaming. 16gbs only makes sense if you'll also be doing video rendering, but since you didn't say anything about it, we decided to stick with 8gbs. Besides, you can always upgrade later.

[Tim Drake]

@Tim Drake @Imakuni is there a reason for not using a single gtx 980? Also that liquid cooling looks cool but weird at the same time because of the reservoir location. Also wouldn't 16 vb of ram be better than 8 in that build?

My builds better

 

Two 970s has better price to performance than a single 980.