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imran16
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hey guys, i'm trying to build my first pc and i was wondering if you guys could help me out

 

i'm on a budget of around $2000 CDN 

i want to game with it but i feel that 4K is unrealistic for me and wouldn't mind 1080p or 2K gaming at 60+ fps

 

my first question is should i buy an expensive CPU (IMO) for example a 5930k or 5820k while keeping the garphics card cheaper (IMO) like 970 or 290x

or should i get a cheaper CPU like a 4690k or FX9590 with a higher end graphics card like a 780 ti or 980/980 ti. 

 

another question is does more cores really offer anything for gaming, eg an amd FX 8350 reportedly performs worse when gaming than a 4690K although th FX has double the cores and clock speed (i heard this from some friends and on some websites)

 

finally, would it be better if if SLI/Crossfire lower end GPUs instead of Buying one hgh end one?

 

my two builds that i'm looking at are as follows:

Component   Selection Price   CPU 3e1e53e1c14368995d467c7d0ff1b7e3.med.256 $474.75 Buy CPU Cooler 7cdd6e9ad8fcbd55b14a29f85bfa563d.med.256 $145.05 Buy Motherboard a048f2df2aef5fc6188933088d2da963.med.256 $325.97 Buy Memory ebb1c85e01345b51fb07d9adb6c7a221.med.256 $172.14 Buy Storage 6cd93596c818c7ea8b411fe6b3d0be2b.med.256 $109.99 Buy   eedfdd2dd582adb84bff4e52de2d47f8.med.256 $92.99 Buy Video Card eaa072ab396eb9de47b15bd924720a02.med.256 $408.00 Buy Case cd3878a158bc31cab6424b6ed198e884.med.256 $83.00 Buy Power Supply 571430fabdd343e6caaf262b84fdda34.med.256 $93.99 Buy Total: $1905.88
 

and

 

i would appreciate it if you guys offer your own build guides or try tweaking my build.

i want play games like the witcher 3 

 

thaks in advance, Imran16

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"2k or 4K" idk how it would handle on a GTX 970

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($53.16 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($219.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390X 8GB SOC Video Card  ($529.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Corsair 760T White ATX Full Tower Case  ($214.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($155.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1759.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'd go with something along the lines of the below which has plenty of headroom for SLI, should be taken with a grain of salt as I've had a few drinks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($404.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($145.05 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($154.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($124.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($88.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($631.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($133.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1919.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: i7 5820K 4.0GHz @1.15V | MOBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980Ti, LTT Orange | CASE: NZXT H440 Black 2015 | COOLER: Noctua NH-D15S w/ LTT Fans | RAM: 32GB Patriot 3000MHz | STORAGE: 512GB Samsung 950 Pro, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II 3 x 8TB Seagate HDD's | PSU: 750W Seasonic X series, black / orange cablemod cables| Monitors: 3x Asus VX24AH's | AUDIO OUT: Microlab SOLO 8C, Sennheiser HD 650's, Audio engine D1 Amp / DAC | AUDIO IN: Blue Snowball | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire TK MX Green | Mouse: Logitech G900 Proteus Spectrum + RSI Extended Mouse Pad | PCPP Link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/hPjFd6

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I'd go with something along the lines of the below which has plenty of headroom for SLI, should be taken with a grain of salt as I've had a few drinks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($404.98 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($145.05 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($154.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($124.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($88.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card  ($631.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($133.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1919.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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That but with a 980ti obviously

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That but with a 980ti obviously

Wouldn't fit in a 2k CAD budget.

Wth GTA using as much CPU power as it does I don't recommend dropping to an i5 for the upgrade.

http://puu.sh/iaHcq/e3427c6a6b.jpg

CPU: i7 5820K 4.0GHz @1.15V | MOBO: Asus X99 Sabertooth | GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980Ti, LTT Orange | CASE: NZXT H440 Black 2015 | COOLER: Noctua NH-D15S w/ LTT Fans | RAM: 32GB Patriot 3000MHz | STORAGE: 512GB Samsung 950 Pro, 960GB Sandisk Ultra II 3 x 8TB Seagate HDD's | PSU: 750W Seasonic X series, black / orange cablemod cables| Monitors: 3x Asus VX24AH's | AUDIO OUT: Microlab SOLO 8C, Sennheiser HD 650's, Audio engine D1 Amp / DAC | AUDIO IN: Blue Snowball | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire TK MX Green | Mouse: Logitech G900 Proteus Spectrum + RSI Extended Mouse Pad | PCPP Link: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/hPjFd6

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4k Ready..

 

 
CPU Cooler: Antec KUHLER H2O 1250 98.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($97.99 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($143.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($219.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($109.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($884.99 @ Memory Express) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $2010.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I don'T PreSS caPs.. I juST Hit THe keYboARd so HarD iT CriTs :P

 

Quote or @dzzope to get my attention..

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($65.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($127.99 @ Newegg Canada) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($884.99 @ Memory Express) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($154.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($134.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Total: $1915.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Unless you play CPU intensive games

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