Gaming PC Set Up?

[TheJawsOfDeath]

Hey guys I'm New to PC Building/Gaming and am coming directly from the PS3 because the PS4 never seemed worth buying and I know that PC's are objectively, when playing the same game, better than any consoles. Knowing this, I am looking to build a PC that run a constant 144fps on Ultra Settings 1080p(or 1440 if possible) on even the most demanding of games. Could you guys help out on the most cost efficient, not cheap, but cost efficient build I can make. I've already picked my monitor.

 

Monitor: Acer Predator XB270HU (1440p, 144hz w/ G-Sync,)

CPU:??

GPU: ??

Ram: ??

Motherboard: ??

HDD: ??

 

[Guest MinimalEffort]

4690K

GTX 970

Kingston HyperX Fury 2x4GB

Asus Z97-A

WD Blue 1TB

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

[Comessy]

You will need sli 980ti's for 1440p 144hz

[Oshino Shinobu]

Just an FYI, you're looking at 2 flagship cards to get 144Hz 1440p at ultra. This will cost around $1300 for the GPUs alone if you go with the best option. 

[Oshino Shinobu]

4690K

GTX 970

Kingston HyperX Fury 2x4GB

Asus Z97-A

WD Blue 1TB

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

A single 970 is nowhere near enough for what he wants to do. 

[Gix7Fifty]

Your going to want crossfire or sli to push the high refresh rate 1440p monitor.

[Guest MinimalEffort]

A single 970 is nowhere near enough for what he wants to do. 

Whoops, its late here and I didn't read the whole question In that case a single 980/980ti will be suitable.

[Virtual01]

Just an FYI, you're looking at 2 flagship cards to get 144Hz 1440p at ultra. This will cost around $1300 for the GPUs alone if you go with the best option. 

 

This. And even then there are still games where you won't get 144FPS at ultra. Either lower your standards or wait for technology to catch up.

[007agentHP]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($54.89 @ OutletPC) 

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

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($344.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $852.68

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-18 21:47 EDT-0400

 

 

for 850 this will game at 1080p ultra at 144fps

[Kinraka]

I'm guessing atleast 980/980ti in sli and do you need any peripherals? (Keyboard, mouse). $US? and are you going to overclock

[DarkBlade2117]

The most cost effective you'd easily need a 4790k, 980Tis in SLI ect ect.

Can I get a budget?

[Oshino Shinobu]

Whoops, its late here and I didn't read the whole question In that case a single 980/980ti will be suitable.

He'd be looking at 2 of them for his monitor. 

[himo Mo]

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

 

 

WD Blue 1TB

just wondering why not WD Black? ,maybe + a small SSD?

[Guest MinimalEffort]

He'd be looking at 2 of them for his monitor. 

Depends on the game, but yes, 2 would probably be needed to drive games like TW3 and GTA V

 

 

 

 

just wondering why not WD Black? ,maybe + a small SSD?

 

 

Also fine, but the WD Blue is just a cheap, solid drive

[Oshino Shinobu]

The most cost effective you'd easily need a 4790k, 980Tis in SLI ect ect.

Can I get a budget?

The i7 wouldn't be needed for gaming. An i5 4690K would be enough, or a Xeon if he wanted the rendering/editing performance without so much cost as the i7. 

[TheJawsOfDeath]

I'm guessing atleast 980/980ti in sli and do you need any peripherals? (Keyboard, mouse). $US? and are you going to overclock

 

 I'll pick the keyboard and mouse after the main rig is complete and I'm hoping not to need to overclock.

[Kinraka]

just wondering why not WD Black? ,maybe + a small SSD?

cost effective

[DarkBlade2117]

I'll pick the keyboard and mouse after the main rig is complete and I'm hoping not to need to overclock.

Overclocking isn't bad. Even a small one helps and now a days it's one click overclocks.

The i7 wouldn't be needed for gaming. An i5 4690K would be enough, or a Xeon if he wanted the rendering/editing performance without so much cost as the i7.

Yeah not now. Games ar gonna start using the multiple threads the 4790k offers and 980Ti in SLI with a i5-4690k doesn't seem right to me.

[DarkBlade2117]

I'll pick the keyboard and mouse after the main rig is complete and I'm hoping not to need to overclock.

Can I get a exact budget? $1000 would be enough but you would be getting about 60fps. $1250 would be great for a single 980ti, an i5, a nice size SSD and ect. If you want 1440p 100+FPS you'd be looking around $1800-$2000

[TheJawsOfDeath]

Can I get a exact budget? $1000 would be enough but you would be getting about 60fps. $1250 would be great for a single 980ti, an i5, a nice size SSD and ect. If you want 1440p 100+FPS you'd be looking around $1800-$2000

Budget well I haven't bought anything gaming/technology related for a while so I have money. But for practicalility's sake and to give you a number $2000 sounds cool so I'll go with that number.

[DarkBlade2117]

Budget well I haven't bought anything gaming/technology related for a while so I have money. But for practicalility's sake and to give you a number $2000 sounds cool so I'll go with that number.

USA? Canadian?

[TheJawsOfDeath]

USA? Canadian?

Canadian

[DarkBlade2117]

Canadian

WPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon Canada)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.98 @ DirectCanada)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($110.98 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.75 @ shopRBC)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.98 @ DirectCanada)

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

Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($160.50 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.24 @ NCIX)

Total: $2133.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-18 22:04 EDT-0400

Forgot how expensive Canada is. Choose whatever case you want, the NZXT h440 should be a little cheaper. 8gbs of ram may be enough. Since you don't wanna overclock I got a Xeon in there and now that I think about it a BeQuiet! Pure rock should be plenty. They should have a cheaper 980ti that's one of the upper end acx2.0 ones. With this build there is plenty of future proofing to be able,to add another 980ti for SLI And overclocking them.

[TheJawsOfDeath]

WPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon Canada)

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 113.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ NCIX)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.98 @ DirectCanada)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($110.98 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.75 @ shopRBC)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.98 @ DirectCanada)

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

Case: NZXT Noctis 450 ATX Mid Tower Case ($160.50 @ Vuugo)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.24 @ NCIX)

Total: $2133.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-18 22:04 EDT-0400

Forgot how expensive Canada is. Choose whatever case you want, the NZXT h440 should be a little cheaper. 8gbs of ram may be enough. Since you don't wanna overclock I got a Xeon in there and now that I think about it a BeQuiet! Pure rock should be plenty. They should have a cheaper 980ti that's one of the upper end acx2.0 ones. With this build there is plenty of future proofing to be able,to add another 980ti for SLI And overclocking them.

Is that Graphics card that powerful?

[Kinraka]

Is that Graphics card that powerful?

Its pretty damn good also goes well with your g-sync, i don't know if it was this one or another that beat the titan in benchmarks. May not do the 144fps on every game on ultra but you can blow another 880 if you want