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Tkitt21
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I'm building me a new PC for Gaming, I play games like (WoW,SWGEmu,BF,CSS,CoD,GTA V,FarCry,Etc)

I would like to keep my

Budget AROUND $1500 USD.

Here is what I came up with so far, let me know what y'all think, Any and All advice is greatly appreciated!!! Thanks

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6w3JHx

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why do you need to have the sniper RAM? it surpasses the Haswell MAX voltage. Get something less expensive. There is no real benefit to high speed RAM in gaming and the only point en which it helps is with video rendering and editing. Watch this:

“When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!”

- Cave Johnson, founder and CEO of Aperture Science, in Portal 2

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Get a cheaper mobo, an i5 4690K, 8GB of ram (DDR3-1600, no need to go further) unless you run virtual machine and dozens of chrome tabs, and maybe ditch that ssd and go for combo 250GB ssd + 1TB hdd

 

All those savings can probably get you a GTX980

Scarlet Knight: Intel Core i3 6100 || Antec A40 Pro CPU Cooler || MSI Z170A Gaming M5 || Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4-2133MHz || Samsung 850 Evo 120GB || Seagate Barracuda 1TB || Gigabyte G1 Gaming R9 390X 8GB || Seasonic M12II 620W || In Win 503 || Corsair Strafe || Steelseries Kinzu V3 MSI Edition || Dell UltraSharp U2414H || Xiaomi Alumunium Mouse Pad (S)

 

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Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

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I think its a really good build actually.  I wouldn't downgrade the RAM.  It's not that much more than the slow RAM, and while there might not be much benefit today, the benefit will start to show up over the next couple of years.  Your 850 EVO is an excellent choice.

 

All of those parts are pretty high end.  Very nice indeed.  Do it!

i7 4790k @4.7 | GTX 1070 Strix | Z97 Sabertooth | 32GB  DDR3 2400 mhz | Intel 750 SSD | Define R5 | Corsair K70 | Steel Series Rival | XB271, 1440p, IPS, 165hz | 5.1 Surround
PC Build

Desk Build

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xtQQ99

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xtQQ99/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($231.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK TRITON RED 100.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.90 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($207.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($207.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)

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

Power Supply: Rosewill 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($134.89 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-LPRO-12025R-RP 56.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Case Fan: BitFenix BFF-LPRO-12025R-RP 56.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Other: LG USB 2.0 external dvdrw

Total: $1609.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 12:36 EDT-0400

Old Build 5/2018-12/2023 - https://pcpartpicker.com/user/kdmb1331/saved/9gFcf7

New Build 12/2023-? - https://pcpartpicker.com/user/kdmb1331/saved/XTY2kL

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If i go with slower ram should i stay at 16gb or get 32gb?

And also would yall recommend a single gtx980? or Dual gtx970's in sli ?

You could honestly get away with just 8gb of ram without issue and save $50.

 

If you can afford it go with the single 980. SLI 970 may beat a 980 in performance now but you'll be stuck here without option to add a card down the road. Getting one 980 allows for you to add a 2nd one when performance is needed. I made a couple adjustments to balance out your build a bit and kept the budget a bit over $1,600 like your original build

  • dropped you to a i5-4690k, no need for i7 in gaming
  • Changed you to a Kraken x41, mounts perfectly in the H440 exhaust port in a push/pull setup
  • changed the motherboard, maximus Hero for a MSI Gaming 5 (Asus Z97-A would be comparable if you like Asus). The extra cost here isn't worth it for the Hero
  • changed the RAM to a 2133 8gb set that meets the 1.55v max of the intel memory controller, just have to enable XMP in the bios to run at full speed
  • Upgraded you to a MSI GTX 980 with the savings on the three above changes, you'll see much improved game performance for your money
  • Just personal preference here, but the Aerocool DS Led fans are killer in the H440. Have two 140mm in the build in my sig and love it

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($231.99 @ NCIX US)

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

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($65.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($207.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  ($549.99 @ SuperBiiz)

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

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($134.89 @ OutletPC)

Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case Fan: Aerocool DS 120mm Red 81.5 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Other: LG USB 2.0 external dvdrw

Total: $1658.69

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 16:32 EDT-0400

CPU i5-4690K(OC to 4.4Ghz) CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken x41 Motherboard MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Memory G.Skillz Ripjaws X 16gb 2133 Video Card MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X           Case NZXT H440 Power Supply XFX XTR 750W Modular Storage Samsung 840 EVO 250gb/Seagate Barracuda 2TB Monitor Acer XB270HU G-Sync http://pcpartpicker.com/b/3CkTwP

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