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ivaioi
By ivaioi
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New to all of this, but based on some research this is what I've come up with for a gaming build. Going to only be doing mild overclocking. Any suggestions? Critiques are greatly appreciated.

 

Really trying to get it down to 1,500$ though, already have a keyboard and mouse and I get the OS (Windows 8.1) for free from my university.

 

Intend on using only 1 monitor

 

$ amounts are in USD

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LHJ7Hx

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LHJ7Hx/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

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

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.79 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($423.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ B&H) 

Total: $1613.69 

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 23:05 EDT-0400

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If it's for gaming you should just get a 4690K and save yourself $100. Could get a 980 with the money saved instead. Besides that it looks pretty good.

 

Edit: Did it here for you

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $1639.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-19 23:15 EDT-0400

i5 4690K @ 4.5Ghz | OC'd XFX R9 290 | 8GB DDR3-1600 | 1TB HDD, 250GB SSD | Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H | 650W Rosewill PSU | Rosewill Thor White V2 Case | Windows 8.1 | 1440p 144Hz Freesync 27" |1080p 60Hz 24"
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get a 980/970 than an overpriced and less powerful 780ti

|CPU: Intel i7-5960X @ 4.4ghz|MoBo: Asus Rampage V|RAM: 64GB Corsair Dominator Platinum|GPU:2-way SLI Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 980's|SSD:512GB Samsung 850 pro|HDD: 2TB WD Black|PSU: Corsair AX1200i|COOLING: NZXT Kraken x61|SOUNDCARD: Creative SBX ZxR|  ^_^  Planned Bedroom Build: Red Phantom [quadro is stuck in customs, still trying to find a cheaper way to buy a highend xeon]

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change gpu for 970. change cpu for 4690k.

 

change psu for evga 750w G2 supernova (not the NEX)

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get a 980/970 than an overpriced and less powerful 780ti

Someone told me not to get the 970 because of the 3.5 instead of 4 gb vram issue

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Someone told me not to get the 970 because of the 3.5 instead of 4 gb vram issue

 

That shouldn't be an issue at 1080p.

i5-4690K@4.5 GHz // Asus Z87-Pro // HyperX Fury 8GB DDR3-1600 // Crucial BX100 250GB // Sapphire Nitro R9 390 // EVGA SuperNOVA 750W G2 // Fractal Design Define S // be quiet! Pure Rock & Pure Wings 2 // BenQ XL2730Z // Corsair Vengeance K70 // Logitech G403 Wireless // Sennheiser HD 598 SE

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