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Hi I'm looking for advice with my build:

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($269.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($214.99 @ NCIX) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($26.86 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 
Speakers: Logitech Z213 7W 2.1ch Speakers  ($44.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1711.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I have 2k TOTAL budget to build a Computer and I NEED EVERY SINGLE PART to get a PC running. I'm going to use this Gaming PC to play mostly LoL and to edit videos. I want Black AND Red as a theme.I prefer dual monitor setup. And if possible to only buy at a single merchant to avoid extra shipping cost. And yes ill be looking out for sales as much as possible

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2k dollars and only a GTX 960? are you mad?

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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I made a little change,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($286.50 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($26.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($414.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($24.05 @ Vuugo)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($28.05 @ Vuugo)
Speakers: Logitech Z213 7W 2.1ch Speakers  ($31.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1734.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 22:04 EDT-0400

Replaced the gpu with a 970. Also you can save a lot of money on the OS cost by buying from reddit softwareswap or g2a

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Here are the changes I would make.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($286.50 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.00 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($426.80 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($24.05 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($109.98 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($35.99 @ DirectCanada)
Speakers: Logitech Z213 7W 2.1ch Speakers  ($31.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1892.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 22:09 EDT-0400

 

Motherboard has better audio for a small increase in $$$.

 

I thought the memory would match the red/black theme better.

 

Upgraded you to a 970, should be perfect for 1080p 60fps gaming.

7800X3D - MSI B650 MAG Tomahawk - 32GB 6000mhz CL30 - Gigabyte 3080 TI - 2TB NVME - 1000w PSU - ID Cooling 240mm AIO

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($286.50 @ shopRBC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.75 @ Vuugo)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.58 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($113.98 @ DirectCanada)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.95 @ Vuugo)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($435.00 @ Canada Computers)

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ Memory Express)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($139.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($109.99 @ Memory Express)

Monitor: LG 23MP47HQ 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Monitor: LG 23MP47HQ 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($169.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($25.99 @ NCIX)

Speakers: Logitech Z523 40W 2.1ch Speakers ($81.60 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $1994.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 22:11 EDT-0400

I feel you'd enjoy this much better. Especially the IPS monitors

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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980ti would be my choice.

in Canada? 980Tis are $850 for a non reference design.

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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I changed it to an i7 which is better for editing

I changed it to a 380 since it's better bang for buck 

Changed PSU as it's better quality, cheaper and fits the black and red

Also changed to a better quality TN gaming panel and a IPS secondary panel since IPS has better colours so it's better especially because of viewing angles if you have a TN on a side angle the colors and brightness like bad on it.

 


 



Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.75 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($315.00 @ Canada Computers) 

Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Memory Express) 


Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($24.05 @ Vuugo) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($109.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  ($189.50 @ Vuugo) 

Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($192.75 @ Vuugo) 


Speakers: Logitech Z213 7W 2.1ch Speakers  ($31.50 @ Vuugo) 

Total: $1988.01

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 22:18 EDT-0400

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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I changed it to an i7 which is better for editing
I changed it to a 380 since it's better bang for buck 
Changed PSU as it's better quality, cheaper and fits the black and red
Also changed to a better quality TN gaming panel and a IPS secondary panel since IPS has better colours so it's better especially because of viewing angles if you have a TN on a side angle the colors and brightness like bad on it.
 
 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($134.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ Memory Express) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($315.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Memory Express) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($24.05 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($109.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor  ($189.50 @ Vuugo) 
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($192.75 @ Vuugo) 
Speakers: Logitech Z213 7W 2.1ch Speakers  ($31.50 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1988.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 22:18 EDT-0400

 

OEM? also change it to a 980

 

 

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Hi I'm looking for advice with my build:

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ NCIX) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($269.99 @ NCIX) 
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($214.99 @ NCIX) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($26.86 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 
Monitor: Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($119.99 @ NCIX) 
Speakers: Logitech Z213 7W 2.1ch Speakers  ($44.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1711.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-23 22:06 EDT-0400

I have 2k TOTAL budget to build a Computer and I NEED EVERY SINGLE PART to get a PC running. I'm going to use this Gaming PC to play mostly LoL and to edit videos. I want Black AND Red as a theme.I prefer dual monitor setup. And if possible to only buy at a single merchant to avoid extra shipping cost. And yes ill be looking out for sales as much as possible

best IMO:

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/TVpzrH

 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($286.50 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.48 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($434.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case  ($199.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.82 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($24.05 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($109.99 @ Memory Express)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($339.00 @ Canada Computers)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($35.99 @ DirectCanada)
Speakers: Logitech Z213 7W 2.1ch Speakers  ($31.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1992.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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