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Hey guys,

 

Im building a pc, and ive got a budget of 1500$. It must include a gtx 980. Any reccomendations? Ill use the rig primairly for gaming, and I dont need any Peripherals or monitors.

 

Grtz

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This is what I'd go with.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($535.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1401.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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it was PAINFUL to build a 1500$ machine with a single 980

 

but as you wish

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($517.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1468.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($189.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($535.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1401.90

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 07:40 EDT-0400

Thanks man, awesome suggestion, thanks for the effort, appreciate it.

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it was PAINFUL to build a 1500$ machine with a single 980

 

but as you wish

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($517.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1468.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 07:42 EDT-0400

Honestly it was pretty easy. Why the two SSDs though? Seems like unnecessary cost. The two are almost the price of the 500 GB 850 EVO I posted but not nearly as much space.

 

Thanks man, awesome suggestion, thanks for the effort, appreciate it.

Yup, just trying to make sure you get one awesome machine.

Always trying to find reason.

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*sigh*

I know, but I need 60 fps constant in Battlefield 4, I want to play competitive and with my friends. Itll run on a asus rog swift 1440p 144htz, so I found this to be the only cart capeble of handeling it.

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it was PAINFUL to build a 1500$ machine with a single 980

 

but as you wish

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($517.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1468.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 07:42 EDT-0400

 

Awesome! Ill probebly mix your and thought's builds to make the most epic one possible in the budget!

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I know, but I need 60 fps constant in Battlefield 4, I want to play competitive and with my friends. Itll run on a asus rog swift 1440p 144htz, so I found this to be the only cart capeble of handeling it.

Why are you only wanting 60FPS on a 144Hz panel? You have spent so much on a monitor that wont be worth it if you cant use it fully.

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I know, but I need 60 fps constant in Battlefield 4, I want to play competitive and with my friends. Itll run on a asus rog swift 1440p 144htz, so I found this to be the only cart capeble of handeling it.

 

Have you heard of the 295x2?

Or crossfire 290.

Or SLI 970.

Dear god.

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this will perform 5 billion times better,i also color coordinated it for the lols (except the mobo i couldnt put a sabertooth in there)

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1468.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Have you heard of the 295x2?

Or crossfire 290.

Or SLI 970.

Dear god.

i dont know man,he has gsync so it has to be nvidia but still why single 980 :((

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Awesome! Ill probebly mix your and thought's builds to make the most epic one possible in the budget!

i beg you look at my recent build ^

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I decided I wanted the 980, so I can upgrade to sli a few months later, but you guys really think 970 sli will outpreform?

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And yes, its a g-sync monitor, so Im kinda stuck with Nvidia

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And I wont run into trouble setting up two 970 in sli? Less vram and stuff...

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I just liked the idea of having the option of getting even more power when needed. If I go for sli immidiatly, I feel maxed out. knowing im not capeble of getting more power when needed

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Why are you only wanting 60FPS on a 144Hz panel? You have spent so much on a monitor that wont be worth it if you cant use it fully.

I forgot to write at least, more is always better

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And I wont run into trouble setting up two 970 in sli? Less vram and stuff...

 

you wont need to update sli970 for a good amount of time...the 980 isnt much faster than a 970

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A 970 matches a 980 when overclocked.

The answer is simple , yes.

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And what happens when you overclock the 980 ?

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You get about 10% performance over a overclocked 970 for 250 dollars more.

Pathetic lol.

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Basically this. Even if you have the ROG Swift you can still use an AMD card, you are not stuck only with Nvidia, but bear in mind you won't use the full potential of that monitor with a single 980.

It's just so overpriced.

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