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Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BZgy7P/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.78 @ OutletPC) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($156.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($66.98 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.98 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($13.98 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  ($158.03 @ Amazon) 

Other: Silverstone Tek Sleeved Extension Power Supply Cable with 1 x 6-Pin to PCI-E 6-Pin Connector (PP07-IDE6R) 

Other: Silverstone Tek Sleeved Extension Power Supply Cable with 1 x Motherboard 24 Pin Connector (PP07-MBBR) 

Other: Silverstone Tek Sleeved Extension Power Supply Cable with 1 x 8-Pin to PCI-E 8-Pin Connector (PP07-PCIR) 

Total: $1354.07

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-01 17:33 EDT-0400

 

 

 

What User Wants

Upgradability 

Sexy Baclk and Red color scheme

Compact

Multi-GPU support.

Able to max out pretty much any game at 1080p

A CPU with overclock of 4.0 or higher

Photo-Shop/Streaming ready (Streaming only Minecraft,CoD:AW,and League on Twitch)

Bragability 

$1400>

Saves ALOT of power

Render at 2K

Torrenting Ready

Firestrike Ready

Minesweeper Ready

 

 

9590|EK-Copper|Sabertooth 990FXR2.0|16GB RIPJAWS Z|Dual MSI Gaming 290|Corsiar AX1200i|Corsair 760T|3TB Seagate+Dual 120GB Samsung 850EVO in Raid 0


LTT'S Official Radeon Master Race Club Founder-Predicts TitanX2 (Prediction Date: 3-30-15)


XFX Needs To Make A 3 Fan Cooler 

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I'd go 960 over a 280 but then I'd go 280x over a 960. 280x is probably the best card for maxing 1080p. 

 

 

Other than that, I like it!

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Get rid of that h75 anything other than 240mm is waste of money (in my opinion) I would get a bequiet instead :-)

Hardware: Intel I7 4790K 4Ghz | Asus Maximus VII Hero Z97 | Gigabyte 780 Windforce OC | Noctua NH-U12P SE2 | Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB | Seagate 500Gb 7200Rpm | Phanteks Enthoo Luxe | EVGA Supernova G2 850W | Noctua NF12 | SupremeFX 2014 | Patriot Viper 3 16GB.

Gaming Gear: Cooler Master TK Stealth | Sennheiser PC350SE | Steelseries Rival | LG IPS23L-BN ' 5ms | Philips Brillians 144hz 

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