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Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.98 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 



Total: $1366.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This build will obliterate anything in 1080p and even 1440p

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Here is my list: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/aldysts92/saved/VbdYcf

 

Question that stuck in my head right now is:

1. Is this build are enough to get maximum FPS in GTA/DOTA2/CSGO with maximum settings?

2. Is my build can handle current high-end game or maybe in the next 3-4 years without overclocking?

3. My budget are 1000-1500 if someone can give me better options it always welcome.

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.98 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 




Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($349.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC) 


Total: $1024.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.98 @ B&H) 

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ B&H) 


Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($142.89 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($499.19 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 



Total: $1441.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This is the best you could do for the top end of that budget. It allows you to overclock in the future should you want to. If you want to spend less, go with @SkywardKkalox 's build.

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CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.98 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($142.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($499.19 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1441.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This is the best you could do for the top end of that budget. It allows you to overclock in the future should you want to. If you want to spend less, go with @SkywardKkalox 's build.

 

980? no, just no... this card serves no purpose in the market atm, the cards you should be aiming for atm are the GTX 970 and R9 290 for 1080p and the GTX 980Ti and the r9 290x/r9 295x2 for 1440p

 

EDIT: and the strix model is the worst of all.

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980? no, just no... this card serves no purpose in the market atm, the cards you should be aiming for atm are the GTX 970 and R9 290 for 1080p and the GTX 980Ti and the r9 290x/r9 295x2 for 1440p

 

EDIT: and the strix model is the worst of all.

980ti is over his budget. My friend has had 3 290s fail on him, from 3 different manufacturers, so I avoid those. As for Strix, I picked the cheapest model that I recognized.

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980? no, just no... this card serves no purpose in the market atm, the cards you should be aiming for atm are the GTX 970 and R9 290 for 1080p and the GTX 980Ti and the r9 290x/r9 295x2 for 1440p

 

EDIT: and the strix model is the worst of all.

That is so ignorant...

The GTX 980 is a stellar card and with the price drops that are imminent from the 980Ti it will become an even better option. 

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That is so ignorant...

The GTX 980 is a stellar card and with the price drops that are imminent from the 980Ti it will become an even better option. 

It just doesn't have a place in the market, the 980ti screwed up the market. While the 980 is a great card it's performance doesn't justify it's cost.

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.98 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 



Total: $1366.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 09:05 EDT-0400

 

This build will obliterate anything in 1080p and even 1440p

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)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.98 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($349.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($87.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1024.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Made some tweeks.

 

I'm not really into AsRock MOBO at the moment since I was aware by people said that AsRock MOBO still have some problem. NO offense. I prefer Asus/Gigabyte Since look cooler design as well :)

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980? no, just no... this card serves no purpose in the market atm, the cards you should be aiming for atm are the GTX 970 and R9 290 for 1080p and the GTX 980Ti and the r9 290x/r9 295x2 for 1440p

 

EDIT: and the strix model is the worst of all.

what's wrong with Strix Model??

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CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.98 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($142.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($499.19 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1441.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-14 08:34 EDT-0400
 
This is the best you could do for the top end of that budget. It allows you to overclock in the future should you want to. If you want to spend less, go with @SkywardKkalox 's build.

 

You are overspending on the Cooler, SSD and HDD. Also the nex psu isn't that good.

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Here is my list: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/aldysts92/saved/VbdYcf

 

Question that stuck in my head right now is:

1. Is this build are enough to get maximum FPS in GTA/DOTA2/CSGO with maximum settings?

2. Is my build can handle current high-end game or maybe in the next 3-4 years without overclocking?

3. My budget are 1000-1500 if someone can give me better options it always welcome.

 

Do you plan on doing any video editing, rendering or streaming ?

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($649.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1366.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This build will obliterate anything in 1080p and even 1440p

 

I'm quite like with your build. But, I'm not really sure with the MOBO. I want the same or similar quality with my current MOBO that I already used like 2,5 years ago the MOBO is GA Z68X-UD3H-B3 :)

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I'm quite like with your build. But, I'm not really sure with the MOBO. I want the same or similar quality with my current MOBO that I already used like 2,5 years ago the MOBO is GA Z68X-UD3H-B3 :)

It's an LGA1155 mobo, what CPU are you using atm?

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)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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Yea 1155 MOBO and I'm using i7-2600 which is this mobo only support 2nd Gen CPU.

Keep that CPU and mobo, don't need to replace them then

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)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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Keep that CPU and mobo, don't need to replace them then

Hahaha yea but I need one more PC to put it in different place. That's why I need to build the new one which is better than my current build.

i7-2600

GA Z68X-UD3H-B3

Patriot 4x4GB RAM

Samsung 840 Evo 120gb

1TB HDD

Antec 80+ Bronze 620W

GTX 560

 

Also somehow my PC running slow and last month my PC even can't be logged in into Windows until 1 hour later I did restore backup then it worked again.

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Hahaha yea but I need one more PC to put it in different place. That's why I need to build the new one which is better than my current build.

i7-2600

GA Z68X-UD3H-B3

Patriot 4x4GB RAM

Samsung 840 Evo 120gb

1TB HDD

Antec 80+ Bronze 620W

GTX 560

 

Also somehow my PC running slow and last month my PC even can't be logged in into Windows until 1 hour later I did restore backup then it worked again.

Okaaaay......

 

Looks like you can keep the CPU. Mobo and RAM, if either your SSD or HDD is starting to slow down try to defrag them

 

The only thing I want to ditch is the GPU and (maybe) the PSU to get a better one

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)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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Okaaaay......

 

Looks like you can keep the CPU. Mobo and RAM, if either your SSD or HDD is starting to slow down try to defrag them

 

The only thing I want to ditch is the GPU and (maybe) the PSU to get a better one

Wew..

you sure iI can defrag SSD? It's dangerous right??

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Wew..

you sure iI can defrag SSD? It's dangerous right??

No, not the SSD, only HDD needed

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)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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Hmm..Sorry garnet I still thinking is it possible to put GTX 980ti/970 into my MOBO? Since my mobo only support PCI 2.0 Express I think.

Yes, you can still put that GPU in PCIE 2.0 without perf loss

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)

 

#Gadget: 

Phone: BlackBerry Classic Q20, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 S-LTE SM-N916S

Console: PlayStation 4 500GB CUH-1206A

Tablet: iPad Air 2 16GB Wi-fi Only

Laptop: MSI GE62 (i7 4720HQ || 8GB DDR3 || NVIDIA GTX960M || Samsung 650 EVO 120GB + 1TB HDD)

In-ear Monitor: Xiaomi Piston 3.0

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