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skaran27
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First Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pRFXpg

 

Second Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tPKhxr

 

I am a hardcore gamer. And I stream from time to time and school work. Lots of multitasking. I have dual monitors I would like to watch streams on one while the other is open to gaming with no fps drops. Which build is right for me? How can you fix these builds if you could? And money is not a issue.

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First build. 

 

The second is too expensive and a waste of money for the stuff you do. Making some edits rn

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What resolutions are your monitors?

 

Edit: Whats your budget?

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($229.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.99 @ Best Buy) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($96.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1774.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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That 980 is pretty bad value for money. The Gigabyte G1 is $130 cheaper and overclocks very well. 

 

I would also drop the WD Black and get a couple of Blue drives.

 

I agree the 1st build is the way to go for gaming.

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What resolutions are your monitors?

 

Edit: Whats your budget?

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($229.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.99 @ Best Buy) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($96.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1774.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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One of my monitors is hooked up through display port and it runs at 144hz my other one is a simple dvi hook up and its 1920x1080...Theres really no budget.

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First build will help to save money but just get a different cooler and ram (same goes for other)

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What resolutions are your monitors?

 

Edit: Whats your budget?

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($229.95 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.99 @ Best Buy) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($96.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1774.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Forget this guy, he has no idea on what he's doing.

 

THIS is a build you should go for. Super awesome looking CPU cooler, SLI 970, red theme, and a case with a few red strips. Don't worry about the 1066mhz RAM, it is CAS 7, so it averages it out. Also, you won't need 16gbs of RAM, unless you are also rendering videos (but you didn't mention that, so....).

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Apotop  256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H) 
Total: $1747.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Both are nice builds. I think the i7-4790K build is the optimal choice. It will provide better gaming performance in games that benefit from faster cores and will keep up with those that can exploit more than 4 "cores".

 

If you haven't already, you might want to consider something like Samsung MZHPU512HCGL-00000 instead of the 840 EVO. Much more expensive but with 4 lanes, transfer rates are significantly better. Will not make an appreciable difference in gaming but should improve everything else. If you decide to stay with a SATA III ssd, I would suggest getting the slightly more expensive Samsung MZ-75E500B/AM. Newer tech and better performance than the 840 EVO.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Forget this guy, he has no idea on what he's doing.

 

THIS is a build you should go for. Super awesome looking CPU cooler, SLI 970, red theme, and a case with a few red strips. Don't worry about the 1066mhz RAM, it is CAS 7, so it averages it out. Also, you won't need 16gbs of RAM, unless you are also rendering videos (but you didn't mention that, so....).

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($137.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Apotop  256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($339.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H) 
Total: $1747.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Seagate drives are more known for failure. And since he multitask. 16 GB is also a good option. You don't have to be a fucking ass and say I don't known what i'm talking about, you could nicely correct me

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Seagate drives are more known for failure. And since he multitask. 16 GB is also a good option. You don't have to be a fucking ass and say I don't known what i'm talking about, you could nicely correct me

Well, there are just wasted choices all over the place. For example, the PSU is actually poorly sized (dem efficiency...), the CPU cooler is overkill (mine is as well, but it was chosen just because of it's looks), WD black is a waste for non professionals, and last, 500gb SSD is also totally useless.

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Seagate drives are more known for failure. And since he multitask. 16 GB is also a good option. You don't have to be a fucking ass and say I don't known what i'm talking about, you could nicely correct me

 

I have yet to find a drive model that doesn't fail. Current models of Seagate are as reliable as their competition when used as designed, IMO.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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2nd one, I've made it cheaper than your first one.

 

[PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($186.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($101.05 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($544.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($104.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2037.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2603 V3 1.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($161.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($189.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($247.98 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1066.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Well, there are just wasted choices all over the place. For example, the PSU is actually poorly sized (dem efficiency...), the CPU cooler is overkill (mine is as well, but it was chosen just because of it's looks), WD black is a waste for non professionals, and last, 500gb SSD is also totally useless.

Your psu selection is just poor full stop. The op Has a decent budget so why not go for a quality power supply ? Also efficiency is going to be negligible, so no need to keep mentioning it every time someone specs a larger wattage unit. 

 

As for storage then you can't say that a 500GB SSD is useless, because it isn't. Everyone has different requirements. Games are getting larger and larger, so it makes sense to have a bigger SSD if you can afford it.

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