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utkal
By utkal
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my current build

i5 3470

asus h77 mle

12 gb corsair ram 1600mhz ddr3

120gb ssd samsung

1tb wd green

500gb wd green

haf 912 windowed

cheap psu 450w

no graphics card

 

i live in east coast india

my total budget would be around 600USD

i would try to sell my rig except 120gb ssd,12 gb ram,1tb hdd,1080p samsung moniter

i wont be overclocking in future .i will not use liquid cooling/air coolers now for cpu/gpu.

this rig would be for gaming AAA titles(FC4,CODAW,HARDLINE,etc) at 1080p max/ultra fps .wont change gpu for next 3-4 yrs.

mini itx case i would use either CM ELITE110 or ELITE 130(plz comment)

plz specify next gen cpu/mobo mini itx which will give better performance on my current config(no x99 config)(specify model no) .i can wait for few months for new cpu releases

gpu either amd/nvidia gtx 960 2g/4g OR r9 290 or gtx 970 or wait till prices of above gpu falls due to amd 390 releases in june.(specify model no)

another 1tb wd green or red or blue for storage

a 240/256gb ssd in 100 -130 $ range for gaming sata ssd only or combination of small m.2 ssd(32/64gb + 120gb sata ssd)

 a good psu (corsair/cm/antec) upto 70$

 

 

 

 

 

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how about you just buy a 970 and put it in your existing rig?

Gaming HTPC:

R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B


Desktop PC:
R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


Boss-NAS [Build Log]:
R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 
250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

Synology-NAS:
DS920+
2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

Audio Gear:

Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

Reviews and Stuff:

GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister
Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino

Useful Links:
Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List 

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Radeon R9 290X or GTX 970

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i5 4690k

290X+4690K+MSI Z97I

Keep everything else.

And coolax I will be having a talk with you...

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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290X+4690K+MSI Z97I

Keep everything else.

And coolax I will be having a talk with you...

K message me :)

Lets all ripperoni in pepperoni

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r9 290x would cost around 700-800usd here

so its out of question

is this combo 4690K+MSI Z97I offer better performance than my  current rig but i dont want a oc cpu/mobo

will broadwell or skylake provide better performance than my  current rig.

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290X+4690K+MSI Z97I

Keep everything else.

And coolax I will be having a talk with you...

It is hot enough in india, do you want him to burn his house down?

Im so patriotic, I piss red white and blue. My doctor told me it was pancreatic cancer, I told him to SHUT HIS COMMIE MOUTH.

-A shotgun wielding redneck

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r9 290x would cost around 700-800usd here

so its out of question

is this combo 4690K+MSI Z97I offer better performance than my  current rig but i dont want a oc cpu/mobo

will broadwell or skylake provide better performance than my  current rig.

Incase you dont want to oc why not get a h97 board with a 4460

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so upgrade to haswell/haswell refresh/broadwell/skylake would provide substantial improvement than my current rig

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