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Project Tri-Snake

monjanger
By monjanger
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Hello LTT forum members! It's monjanger here and I am nearing a new build. You might of seen it up on the forums before but I'm nearing the final list and have already purchased a few parts. I have a few questions though. Should I try to get a 980 into this build? I am trying to keep it as color coordinated as possible and the only way I could get it in is if I used a ACX 2.0 GTX 980. The GTX 970 in here has the nice GeForce GTX logo. I am going to be gaming at 1440P. Also, should I use a Asus Z97 A or the Asus Sabertooth Mark 1. The z97 A does just about everything the Sabertooth Mark 1 does but its not as attractive...

 

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($236.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory: Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($144.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($116.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($749.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.00 @ NCIX US) 
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($57.02 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2736.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-09 11:01 EDT-0400
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 


Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.99 @ NCIX US) 


Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($355.99 @ Amazon) 



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

Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($749.99 @ Micro Center) 

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.00 @ NCIX US) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($57.02 @ Amazon) 

Total: $2431.81

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-09 11:11 EDT-0400

 

Get neither, get instead the Z97-AR! Also I changed things to make more sense. The GPU has a tiny (white) light on the side, colour that in with a green dry-wipe marker and you got a green led, whilst also having a quieter and cooler GPU.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($96.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($355.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($749.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($169.00 @ NCIX US) 
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($57.02 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2431.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-09 11:11 EDT-0400
 
Get neither, get instead the Z97-AR! Also I changed things to make more sense. The GPU has a tiny (white) light on the side, colour that in with a green dry-wipe marker and you got a green led, whilst also having a quieter and cooler GPU.

 

Thankyou! I will definitely be keeping a majority of these edits. I will use the EVGA card though, as I like the GEFORCE GTX logo :D

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