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First enthusiast build.

OceIot
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CPU. 5930K.

Cooler: Swiftech H240X.

MoBo: ASUS X99 Deluxe.

Memory: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 4x4. w/white LED bars.

Storage: x2 Samsung 850 EVO 120 GB.

GPU: x2 EVGA Reference 980.

Case: NZXT H440. White/Black.

PSU: Corsair AX860i

OS: Windows 8.1.

Monitor: TBD.

Parts to reuse: WD black 2TB.

Location: West Coast US.

Budget: $4700.

Reason: 1440p Gaming/light video editing.

I have some basic experiencing assembling PC hardware from a high school class about 8 years ago. I currently game on an old MSI laptop(no hate pls) I purchased a few years ago when I was staying on the east coast and didn't really have a residence nailed down.

I plan on a white on black color scheme. I'll be white plastidipping the light bars on the RAM, along with the silver portions of the reference coolers on the 980's. I've also looked into modding the GeForce GTX logo on the GPU's with light sanding to change it from green to white. As a side note, I know that having two SSD's is unnecessary, but the H440 has two drive slots right in front of the window, and having one empty would put a damper on the aesthetics I'm looking for. Basically I'm looking for advice, past experience, suggestions, ect.

For the monitor, I've looked into the ROG Swift, it has the 1440p high refresh/Gsync/1ms response that I'm looking for, but people have been having lots of problems or DOA units, so I'm definitely looking for suggestions on that.

I am also considering water cooling in the future, but not just yet.

TL;DR: If you had $4700 to throw in a pit and light it on fire, would you consider this a good way to do it.

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Titan x mate, titan x.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($542.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-A ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($236.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Directron) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($86.98 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer XB280HK 60Hz 28.0" Monitor  ($683.77 @ Amazon) 
Total: $4305.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Can't even reach 4700 :(

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12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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titaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan xxxxxxxxxxxx

 My Buyer’s Guide!   

Build:                                               

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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This is what i would get for a enthusiast build

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($984.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($362.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($999.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $4294.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Mainboard:ROG-STRIX-B360-G-GAMING/Cpu:I5 8400 /Gpu: Galax RTX 2070 /Ram: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB DDR4/ Storage:1TB HDD 2 Corsair SSD PSU : Corsair 550W/Cooling: Silverstone Air Cooler/ / Case : Corsair/Keyboard:Razer Chroma TKL/Mouse:Mionix Castor+Steelseries Qck Mass/Headphone:V Moda M100 

Quote me if you when me to reply to something. 

 

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You think a high budget can stump ME?????


NO!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VB3bzy

 

And I even went $5 over budget! BOOM!!

 My Buyer’s Guide!   

Build:                                               

CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate RAM: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB SSD: OCZ 100 ARC 240GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Graphics Card: Powercolor PCS+ R9 390 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) Power Supply: EVGA G2 750W Monitor: LG 29UM67-P 29" 21:9 Freesync Sexiness Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow 2014 Headset: Turtle Beach Ear Force XP400

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