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Hello guys i wanted to post the list below to see if everything will be working perfectly without affecting with one another.

 

NZXT H440 – Designed by Razer
MSI Z77A-G45 motherboard
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 RAM
Intel Core i5 3570K CPU
Corsair GS700 power supply
Corsair H100i
Corsair SP Quiet fans
MSI GeForce GTX 660 Ti Power Edition
Intel 300 Series 180GB SSD
Seagate Barracuda 3TB hard drive
 
 
Budget is from 1500$ to 2000$
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Looks like everything will work ok. I assume this is a new build, so why Ivy Bridge instead of Haswell Refresh?

BOINC Setup:
i5 7200U @ Stock

Core2Duo T6600 @ Stock

i3 2330M @ Stock

i5 3210M @ Stock

 

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That cpu and board are both outdated. Have you bought anything yet ?

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those are older parts. Some cpu and graphics cards can be found now for cheaper and preform better. But what colors are you looking at?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1139.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-20 14:39 EST-0500

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

Old Rig

i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.89 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Micro Center)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.88 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($329.00 @ NCIX US)

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.75 @ OutletPC)

Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse  ($61.75 @ Directron)

Total: $1419.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-20 14:32 EST-0500

i will check this out, I don't really need the peripherals and can get windows 8.1 pro (regular) for 20$

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i will check this out, I don't really need the peripherals and can get windows 8.1 pro (regular) for 20$

updated :)

 

do you need a monitor?

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

Old Rig

i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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A small update to @SeanAngelo's build. Made it cheaper, with better RAM as well.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Total: $1071.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-20 14:49 EST-0500

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: 16GB 2133MHz DDR3 (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($150.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($150.00 @ MicroCenter) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 

Case: NZXT H440 – Designed by Razer  ($150.00 @ Razer) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US)

OS: Windows 7 (15.00$ @ reddit)

 

Ok , I changed it to this

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Check this out: $160 above budget but worth it ( has dual 980s, an i7, 16GB RAM)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4ynPGX

EDIT: here is the partslist from PCpartpicker

 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($118.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($526.30 @ Directron) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($526.30 @ Directron) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2166.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-20 16:12 EST-0500

Current Rig:   CPU: AMD 1950X @4Ghz. Cooler: Enermax Liqtech TR4 360. Motherboard:Asus Zenith Extreme. RAM: 8GB Crucial DDR4 3666. GPU: Reference GTX 970  SSD: 250GB Samsung 970 EVO.  HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB. Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro. PSU: Corsair RM1000X. OS: Windows 10 Pro UEFI mode  (installed on SSD)

Peripherals:  Display: Acer XB272 1080p 240Hz G Sync Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Brown Mouse: Logitech G502 RGB Headhet: Roccat XTD 5.1 analogue

Daily Devices:Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact and 128GB iPad Pro

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: 16GB 2133MHz DDR3 (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($150.00 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($150.00 @ MicroCenter) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 
Case: NZXT H440 – Designed by Razer  ($150.00 @ Razer) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
OS: Windows 7 (15.00$ @ reddit)
 
Ok , I changed it to this

 

That power supply isn't very good.

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Changed again... also what psu would be good

 

Case: NZXT H440 – Designed by Razer  ($150.00 @ Razer) 
CPU:Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz ($320)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron)
Memory: 16GB 2133MHz DDR3 (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($150.00 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($150.00 @ MicroCenter)
Storage:Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($75)
Power Supply: ?
OS: Windows 7 (15.00$ @ reddit)
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Whys the PSU bad?

The NEX models are not as good as the Super flower and Seasonic ones. 

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Changed again... also what psu would be good

 

Case: NZXT H440 – Designed by Razer  ($150.00 @ Razer) 
CPU:Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz ($320)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron)
Memory: 16GB 2133MHz DDR3 (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($150.00 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($150.00 @ MicroCenter)
Storage:Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($75)
Power Supply: ?
OS: Windows 7 (15.00$ @ reddit)

 

If you only plan on a single 970 then a good 500W/550W is enough. Something like the XFX XTR 550W is a good solid psu.

 

If you plan on going SLI in the future then the EVGA Supernova G2 750W or 850W if it is still on offer.

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