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donsleeq
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This is a build im thinking of.. i want to know if you can do better for less while keeping the blue scheme going on and sacrificing nothing... 4k Gaming Purposes

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ Best Buy)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Video Card ($648.95 @ B&H)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: Acer K242HQKbmjdp 60Hz 23.6" Monitor ($349.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1607.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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one More Thing DONT TOUCH MY CASE!!!

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Where's the build tho

CPU: Ryzen 3 3600 | GPU: Gigabite GTX 1660 super | Motherboard: MSI Mortar MAX | RAM: G Skill Trident Z 3200 (2x8GB) | Case: Cooler Master Q300L | Storage: Samsung 970 EVO 250G + Samsung 860 Evo 1TB | PSU: Corsair RM650x | Displays: LG 27'' G-Sync compatible 144hz 1080p | Cooling: NH U12S black | Keyboard: Logitech G512 carbon | Mouse: Logitech g900 

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The arcticstorm 980ti from zotac is bluer, but it isn't cheaper

CPU: Ryzen 3 3600 | GPU: Gigabite GTX 1660 super | Motherboard: MSI Mortar MAX | RAM: G Skill Trident Z 3200 (2x8GB) | Case: Cooler Master Q300L | Storage: Samsung 970 EVO 250G + Samsung 860 Evo 1TB | PSU: Corsair RM650x | Displays: LG 27'' G-Sync compatible 144hz 1080p | Cooling: NH U12S black | Keyboard: Logitech G512 carbon | Mouse: Logitech g900 

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The arcticstorm 980ti from zotac is bluer, but it isn't cheaper

exactly.. i also chose the zotac over the other brands because of the backplate and its even sexier than I thought
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well the biggest cash drop is the 980ti,

but in general it would be hard to drop more than ~40$ without eating in on quality.

 

How much are you hoping to pay in total ? 1500$ ?

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Ehhhh

 

I think that maybe you'd be able to get away with a FX 8320 or a locked i5 and like an R9 Fury (but since the non-X Fury is not being sold yet, idk)

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Ehhhh

I think that maybe you'd be able to get away with a FX 8320 or a locked i5 and like an R9 Fury (but since the non-X Fury is not being sold yet, idk)

REALLY REALLY. ..

8320 + 980 TI? ??????

and the locked i5 will get a bit lower fps than the k.. since I'll be overclocking to say 4.5

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well the biggest cash drop is the 980ti,

but in general it would be hard to drop more than ~40$ without eating in on quality.

How much are you hoping to pay in total ? 1500$ ?

1600

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Just the 24" 4K display bugs me a bit.  You are driving a high resolution but not reaping the all the benefits. 

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1600

So you want to shave off 7$ ? xD

 

The only thing I would change would be the monitor, you are spending 350$ on it,

get a nice ips / 144hz pannel, 4k is hard to drive and at that size it's kind of dumb

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So you want to shave off 7$ ? xD

The only thing I would change would be the monitor, you are spending 350$ on it,

get a nice ips / 144hz pannel, 4k is hard to drive and at that size it's kind of dumb

im kinda aware of it but i love pixel dense screesns and i can always change the resolution whenever I want.. and also i dont play much intensive games.. i checked all the games i want to play and they all will play at 60fps smoothly. . most will even get to 144 + frames at 1080p or even 1440 maxed out.. but i want to play all at 4k 60fps.. also one thing is that at 4k i wont be needing any much AA. .. i planned to do this http://pcpartpicker.com/user/donsleeq/saved/RC2NnQ ... what do you think.. . see the things i sacrificed for a 980 ti. . verry funny
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im kinda aware of it but i love pixel dense screesns and i can always change the resolution whenever I want.. and also i dont play much intensive games.. i checked all the games i want to play and they all will play at 60fps smoothly. . most will even get to 144 + frames at 1080p or even 1440 maxed out.. but i want to play all at 4k 60fps.. also one thing is that at 4k i wont be needing any much AA. .. i planned to do this http://pcpartpicker.com/user/donsleeq/saved/RC2NnQ ... what do you think.. . see the things i sacrificed for a 980 ti. . verry funny

I would get a 1440p ips monitor and not a 4K one.

Or even a 21:9

 

Your above build was quite good http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cb8fZL

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REALLY REALLY. ..

8320 + 980 TI? ??????

and the locked i5 will get a bit lower fps than the k.. since I'll be overclocking to say 4.5

Maybe not the 980 Ti... I still think that you'd be better off buying a 1440p display and either running 1440p or 4k instead of gaming at native 4K.

If it's just a couple FPS then that's really not a huge benefit but I guess it makes your build sound a bit more interesting than if you were just at stock speeds.

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your i5 will bottleneck the 980 ti

asrock's aren't that good

your cooler needs to be improved

gigabyte g1 gaming 980 ti is better

monitor is wack for 4k

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your i5 will bottleneck the 980 ti  - WHAT?

asrock's aren't that good - WHAT?

your cooler needs to be improved - WHAT?

gigabyte g1 gaming 980 ti is better - For more cost.

monitor is wack for 4k - Hmmm

 

1/5 for good critique.  <<<My critique  :lol:

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1/5 for good critique.  <<<My critique  :lol:

 

lol

 

whatever you say

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1/5 for good critique. <<<My critique :lol:

hahaha really funny.. if it will maybe 2% or 3%.. also G1 gaming not for the money
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