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Hey guys, this is a list of my entire PC setup, is there anything I'm missing or overpaying for? I'd like to reduce the price a tad but don't know what I can hold back on without sacrificing a lot of performance (eg. Getting a GTX 970 vs. a 980). I don't need a supercomputer, but I want to play games like Metro and BF4 on good settings. Thanks!!

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Intel Core i7 4790K

Bitspower CPU Summit EF Waterblock

12 Primochill 1/2" OD Rigid GHOST Compression Fittings

Primochill 1/2" OD Clear Rigid Tubing

EVGA GTX 980 ACX 2.0 4GB

EK GTX 980 Strix Waterblock

EK GTX 980 Strix Backplate (Black)

EK D5 X-RES Top 100 Acetal

Alphacool NexXxos ST30 Slim Profile Dual 140mm Radiator

Alphacool NexXxos ST30 Slim Profile Dual 120mm Radiator

MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Motherboard

NZXT HALE90 V2 1200w PSU

Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit White

NZXT H440 White Mid Tower Case

Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB SSD

Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB SHDD

Samsung DVD Writer 24X

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PLEASE

 

HAVE MERCY WITH THE BALLER PSUs

 

Get an EVGA 850G2, you can SLI 2 Titan Xs on 850w You'll probably save enough money to double your RAM to 16gb

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Hey guys, this is a list of my entire PC setup, is there anything I'm missing or overpaying for? I'd like to reduce the price a tad but don't know what I can hold back on without sacrificing a lot of performance (eg. Getting a GTX 970 vs. a 980). I don't need a supercomputer, but I want to play games like Metro and BF4 on good settings. Thanks!!

Here's the list:

Intel Core i7 4790K

Bitspower CPU Summit EF Waterblock

12 Primochill 1/2" OD Rigid GHOST Compression Fittings

Primochill 1/2" OD Clear Rigid Tubing

EVGA GTX 980 ACX 2.0 4GB

EK GTX 980 Strix Waterblock

EK GTX 980 Strix Backplate (Black)

EK D5 X-RES Top 100 Acetal

Alphacool NexXxos ST30 Slim Profile Dual 140mm Radiator

Alphacool NexXxos ST30 Slim Profile Dual 120mm Radiator

MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Motherboard

NZXT HALE90 V2 1200w PSU

Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit White

NZXT H440 White Mid Tower Case

Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB SSD

Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB SHDD

Samsung DVD Writer 24X

 

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Use http://pcpartpicker.com

 

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Welcome!

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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PLEASE

HAVE MERCY WITH THE BALLER PSUs

Get an EVGA 850G2, you can SLI 2 Titan Xs on 850w You'll probably save enough money to double your RAM to 16gb

Haha alright, I'm just coming from a weaker setup with a 1000w, so I assumed I needed more
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Welcome to the Forum.

Please use http://pcpartpicker.com

Also, what are you wanting to do with the build, what's your budget and what's your location?

Budget is under 3 grand, but I'd like to keep it as low as possible and it'll be strictly for gaming
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Haha alright, I'm just coming from a weaker setup with a 1000w, so I assumed I needed more

Well you can probably re purpose the 1000w. Do you know the brand/efficiency rating? And with that budget you should be able to fit a 980TI or Fury X. The Fury X seems to perform a little better than the 980ti and I think it comes water cooled. But you'd have to wait for the Fury X to be released, it shouldn't be too long

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EVGA GTX 980 ACX 2.0 4GB

EK GTX 980 Strix Waterblock

EK GTX 980 Strix Backplate (Black)

Yeah a slight issue here...

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What's that?

Those strix blocks do not fit that card. 

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I'm completely selling my old pc, so I'm starting from scratch here :/

There's also no optical drive slot on the H440

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It said it had a physical match, is that not enough?

Better getting the right block for that card. 

 

What EVGA 980 specifically? Sine there's variations of the cards.

 

Either that or you've selected that wrong card. 

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Budget is under 3 grand, but I'd like to keep it as low as possible and it'll be strictly for gaming

Your budget is insane man. If you forget about the crazy (and unnecessary) water cooling setup you can get a whole new computer that performs better, and an amazing monitor, and an OS

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9JDFnQ

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Haha alright, I'm just coming from a weaker setup with a 1000w, so I assumed I needed more

I have that exact PSU and it has been great, can't hear it and Johnny guru gave it a great rating. MAYBE the cables are not the prettiest if that's a concern, but the point anyway is a single 980 and a 4790k don't need much power, you could probably get away with 700ish

System

  • CPU
    I7-4790K @ 4,7GHz
  • Motherboard
    Asus MAXIMUS Formula VI
  • RAM
    Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X
  • Case
    Cooler Master Cosmos SE
  • Storage
    Samsung 840 EVO 500GB+WD Green 3TB
  • PSU
    EVGA SuperNOVA 850G2 80PLUS Gold Certified
  • Display(s)
    ASUS PB277Q 27" WQHD 2560x1440 75Hz 1ms
  • Cooling
    Corsair H105 with AP121s and Phanteks fans
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G610 Orion
  • Mouse
    E-3lue E-Blue Mazer II 2500 DPI Blue LED 2.4GHz Wireless Optical Gaming Mouse
  • Sound
    Audio-Technica ATH-M20x
  • Operating System
    Windows 10
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I have that exact PSU and it has been great, can't hear it and Johnny guru gave it a great rating. MAYBE the cables are not the prettiest if that's a concern, but the point anyway is a single 980 and a 4790k don't need much power, you could probably get away with 700ish

Sweet, that should save some cash to sleeve the cables if they're that bad xD
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Just the standard base model, and the evga block was cool but a bit pricey

That HydroCopper card is what you may have saw.

EK do make EVGA blocks. They may not have the EVGA logo on them but they fit.

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Hey guys, this is a list of my entire PC setup, is there anything I'm missing or overpaying for? I'd like to reduce the price a tad but don't know what I can hold back on without sacrificing a lot of performance (eg. Getting a GTX 970 vs. a 980). I don't need a supercomputer, but I want to play games like Metro and BF4 on good settings. Thanks!!

Here's the list:

Intel Core i7 4790K

Bitspower CPU Summit EF Waterblock

12 Primochill 1/2" OD Rigid GHOST Compression Fittings

Primochill 1/2" OD Clear Rigid Tubing

EVGA GTX 980 ACX 2.0 4GB

EK GTX 980 Strix Waterblock

EK GTX 980 Strix Backplate (Black)

EK D5 X-RES Top 100 Acetal

Alphacool NexXxos ST30 Slim Profile Dual 140mm Radiator

Alphacool NexXxos ST30 Slim Profile Dual 120mm Radiator

MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition Motherboard

NZXT HALE90 V2 1200w PSU

Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit White

NZXT H440 White Mid Tower Case

Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB SSD

Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB SHDD

Samsung DVD Writer 24X

 

You said $3,000 budget, right?

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB HYBRID Video Card  ($1099.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer G257HL BMIDX 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Acer G257HL BMIDX 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 
Monitor: Acer G257HL BMIDX 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($119.95 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Mad Catz R.A.T. 7 Wired Laser Mouse  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro 250  Headphones  ($209.69 @ Amazon) 
Other: MXL 770 Cardioid Condenser Microphone ($78.99)
Other: NEEWER Microphone Suspension Boom Scissor Arm Stand ($13.20)
Other: Flexible Studio Microphone Mic Wind Screen Pop Filter Mask Shied Double Layers ($3.44)
Total: $3000.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-20 17:20 EDT-0400

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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