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Well i'm just posting here to ask what you think of my future build that i'm building in september/october, and i know that things will come out like the new amd cards which  i might go with instead of a 780 but at this time and moment here is what the build is along with the headset monitor mouse ect... but here is my build http://pcpartpicker....tree/saved/1MGh

 

 

 

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You have one hell of a budget.

Everything looks good so far.

Case: Fractal Design R4 (x2 Noctua 140mm Fans, x2 Fractal Design Fans)            Processor: Intel Core i7 3770k @4.2GHz (Hyper 212 Evo)             Audioengine A5+ Black Speakers

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3                                           Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 1080 SC                                               Corsair K65 RGB Cherry MX Red

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 4X4GB DDR3-1600                                                     Power Supply: OCZ Z-Series Semi Modular Gold 850W                 ASUS & LG 21.5 Monitor (Dual monitor arm)

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If it's just a gaming rig I would go Windows 8

OS - Windows 8.1 Motherboard - ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0 Processor - AMD FX 8350 Black Edition RAM - 16GB 2x8 Crucial Ballistix Sport Graphics Card - Gigabyte Windforce 2 OC GTX 660 Power Supply - Corsair CX750M CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken X60 Wireless Adapter - ASUS PCE-N15 PCI-E Adapter Fans - x3 Masscool blue LED 120mm Fans Case - Fractal Design Define R4

Monitor - Dell S2230MX 21.5-inch Keyboard - Logitech G105 Mouse - Logitech G602 Speakers - Logitech Z130 Headsets/Headphones - Tt eSports Shock, AKG K240, California Headphones Laredo Phone - iPhone 4S

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Get the 840 non-pro. The performance difference is negligible.

No need for a caviar black if you already have an ssd. Get a caviar blue or seagate barracuda instead. If you want faster loading in games, bump up to a 250GB samsung 840.

Don't get aftermarket thermal paste. The one that comes with the Evo will do just fine.

Since you're not doing extreme overclocking (Hyper 212), you can go with a much cheaper mobo. Even the cheapest z87 board will do. If you're getting it for looks, the G45 gaming shouldn't look too far off.

Same as above^--get Windows 8 if it's just for gaming.

You'll be cutting it close with Ripjaws ram. I'd get lower profile ram if I were you but it should work anyway.

Great monitor choice.

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Get the 840 non-pro. The performance difference is negligible.

No need for a caviar black if you already have an ssd. Get a caviar blue or seagate barracuda instead. If you want faster loading in games, bump up to a 250GB samsung 840.

Don't get aftermarket thermal paste. The one that comes with the Evo will do just fine.

Since you're not doing extreme overclocking (Hyper 212), you can go with a much cheaper mobo. Even the cheapest z87 board will do. If you're getting it for looks, the G45 gaming shouldn't look too far off.

Same as above^--get Windows 8 if it's just for gaming.

You'll be cutting it close with Ripjaws ram. I'd get lower profile ram if I were you but it should work anyway.

Great monitor choice.

Just to confirm, the Ripjaws DOES work with the 212 Evo.

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No need for thermal paste.

For that price why not get a mech keyboard? Look into the ducky zero.

 

Otherwise it looks okay. 

i5 3570 | MSI GD-65 Gaming | OCZ Vertex 60gb ssd | WD Green 1TB HDD | NZXT Phantom | TP-Link Wifi card | H100 | 5850


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No need for thermal paste.

For that price why not get a mech keyboard? Look into the ducky zero.

 

Otherwise it looks okay. 

The CM Storm Trigger is a mech keyboard and I have it on good authority (unknown sources) that it kicks ass

OS - Windows 8.1 Motherboard - ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0 Processor - AMD FX 8350 Black Edition RAM - 16GB 2x8 Crucial Ballistix Sport Graphics Card - Gigabyte Windforce 2 OC GTX 660 Power Supply - Corsair CX750M CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken X60 Wireless Adapter - ASUS PCE-N15 PCI-E Adapter Fans - x3 Masscool blue LED 120mm Fans Case - Fractal Design Define R4

Monitor - Dell S2230MX 21.5-inch Keyboard - Logitech G105 Mouse - Logitech G602 Speakers - Logitech Z130 Headsets/Headphones - Tt eSports Shock, AKG K240, California Headphones Laredo Phone - iPhone 4S

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Just to confirm, the Ripjaws DOES work with the 212 Evo.

Yeah, that's what I said.

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The CM Storm Trigger is a mech keyboard and I have it on good authority (unknown sources) that it kicks ass

Right, i got its name mixed up with another.

i5 3570 | MSI GD-65 Gaming | OCZ Vertex 60gb ssd | WD Green 1TB HDD | NZXT Phantom | TP-Link Wifi card | H100 | 5850


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Unless you're running one of AMD's APUs, I doubt you'll ever notice a difference between 1866mhz and 1600mhz memory. Good component to save a few bucks on. I really wish Samsung didn't discontinue their low-profile 30nm RAM. It's some of the most underrated and overclockable DDR3 RAM out there. And I agree with them, scratch the thermal paste, it isn't needed. If you do feel you must use aftermarket thermal paste, there are better ones than AS5. Once upon a time, it was the best. That isn't the case anymore. Some of the solutions by Tuniq are pretty good.
 
EDIT: Perhaps I was wrong. In the charts in this review, AS5 is still among the top. I could have sworn it was further down the list in some chart I looked at last year.

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Gaming PC

  • SSUPD Meshlicious White Full Mesh
  • Corsair SF650 Platinum
  • ASrock B550 Phantom Gaming ITX/ax (Won a giveaway from OptimumTech)
  • Ryzen 5 5600X w/ Scythe Big Shuriken 3
  • 2x8gb G.Skill Flare X @3200 CL14
  • PowerColor Gigabyte RX 6750 XT
  • Storage:
    • Samsung 970 Evo NVME
    • Samsung 860 Evo 2.5"
    • MyDigitalSSD BP4 250gb (mSATA inside 2.5" enclosure)
  • W11Pro
  • AOC C24G1 + Dell S2415H
  • Cheap CyerPower keyboard (Wooting 60HE coming later this year)
  • Glorious Model O Matte White
  • LTT Northern Lights DeskPad 1000mm x 500mm
  • FX Audio Dac-X6 + Monoprice Modern Retro + Fifine Studio Condenser Mic

Media Server

  • Rosewill RSV-L4412U 12-bay hotswap
  • Unraid 6.9.2
  • Asrock B450 Steel Legend
  • Ryzen 5 3600
  • 2x8gb DDR4
  • LSI 9207-8I
  • 9x 2tb IronWolf • 2x 2tb WD Red • 1x 14tb WD Shucked White Label
  • MSI GTX 1050 Ti
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Well i'm just posting here to ask what you think of my future build that i'm building in september/october, and i know that things will come out like the new amd cards which  i might go with instead of a 780 but at this time and moment here is what the build is along with the headset monitor mouse ect... but here is my build http://pcpartpicker....tree/saved/1MGh

 

 

Looks good I'm planning a fairly similar build and will be building at around the same time. Also, look at the Corsair K95 Keyboard - looks cool

System Specs - CPU: i7 4770K - RAM: 8GB(2x4GB) Vengeance Pro - Motherboard: Maximus VI Gene - Case: Modded PowerMac G5 - CPU Cooler: H100i - PSU: AX860i - SSD: Samsung 840 Series 120GB and Kingston V300 120GB - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - Graphics Card: 2x GTX 780 - Case Fans: SP120s and Spectre 140s - Headphones: HD700, Alpha Dog, SE215

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for a budget like that you should get a better cpu cooler to give you some headroom for overclocking.

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