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MattP123
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What are you thoughts on this gaming (@ 1080p) build for ~$1000 Thanks 

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.98 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.78 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($20.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($19.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $978.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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solid, i would use ethernet instead of WiFi though

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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solid, i would use ethernet instead of WiFi though

An ethernet cable would have to be quite long to get to where I'll be and powerline is kinda expensive :/

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Looks good to me.

 

If you're planning on overclocking the CPU, get an AIO cooler or a Noctua air cooler. I would swap out the Gigabyte board for an MSI one as MSI offers you the ability to set an adaptive voltage for your Vring and Cache Frequency whereas Gigabyte does not.

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Looks good to me.

 

If you're planning on overclocking the CPU, get an AIO cooler or a Noctua air cooler. I would swap out the Gigabyte board for an MSI one as MSI offers you the ability to set an adaptive voltage for your Vring and Cache Frequency whereas Gigabyte does not.

 

 

Why a 4690K w/o an aftermarket cooler? Might as well save some money there if you don't plan to OC anytime soon.

I plan on getting an aftermarket cooler later. I couldn't get it in the budget right now though. 

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PSU is no bueno. Change to a Supernova G2, XFX, or Seasonic unit. Also change the Barracuda drive for a Western Digital drive.

PSU es no bueno? Por que? 

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PSU is no bueno. Change to a Supernova G2, XFX, or Seasonic unit. Also change the Barracuda drive for a Western Digital drive.

it is a supernova, and 650W if enough. a WD or seagate drive is better than barracuda anyday.

An ethernet cable would have to be quite long to get to where I'll be and powerline is kinda expensive :/

they sell really long cables. ethernet doesnt need a powerline

 

 

 

PSU es no bueno? Por que? 

is fine

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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Looks good! Only thing id personally change is the PSU brand

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PSU es no bueno? Por que? 

 

It is built by FSP, a pretty bad name in PSUs. Do as I say.

 

 

Está construido por FSP , una muy mala fama en PSU . Haz lo que digo.

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it is a supernova, and 650W if enough. a WD or seagate drive is better than barracuda anyday.

they sell really long cables. ethernet doesnt need a powerline

 

 

 

is fine

I don't want a cable going through my whole house lol. and powerline adapters - http://www.newegg.com/Powerline-Networking/SubCategory/ID-294

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I would go with either the Corsair H60:

http://www.corsair.com/en-ca/hydro-series-h60-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h60cw9060007ww

 

OR
 

The Noctua NH-U12S

http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=63&lng=en&set=1

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu12s

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it is a supernova, and 650W if enough. a WD or seagate drive is better than barracuda anyday.

they sell really long cables. ethernet doesnt need a powerline

 

 

 

is fine

 

Not a good Supernova. The only good Supernovas are the G2 and P2, Super Flower built units.

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I don't want a cable going through my whole house lol. and powerline adapters - http://www.newegg.com/Powerline-Networking/SubCategory/ID-294

k. enjoy slow interweebles

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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I was planning on getting that noctua cooler lol

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make sure your psu has been reviewed positively by jonnyguru.com. they know their stuff when it comes to psu's.

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