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IBIubbleTea
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So I want to upgrade my crappy computer. I plan on reusing a few of the parts. With this in mind i plan on upgrading my CPU, Mobo, GPU & adding a SSD. I plan on doing video editing/rending for my film class in and also gaming on the side at. 1080p ~Medium Settings. 

 

This is what I have so far... Not sure about the GPU, R9 380? 

 

I might be able to up my budget if it's worth the extra $$ for the parts but as of right now I want to keep it around $1000.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($366.75 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ NCIX) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($63.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($419.00 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $949.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 22:40 EDT-0400
 
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dont get that ssd, get a samsung one because its 3 times faster.

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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-Don't get a V300

-Save your money and get a HT Xeon instead of a locked i7 if you're not overclocking

-Spend that money you save towards a G1 970 rather then the regular Windforce one

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-Don't get a V300

-Save your money and get a HT Xeon instead of a locked i7 if you're not overclocking

-Spend that money you save towards a G1 970 rather then the regular Windforce one

Pretty much do exactly this.

 

 

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-Don't get a V300

-Save your money and get a HT Xeon instead of a locked i7 if you're not overclocking

-Spend that money you save towards a G1 970 rather then the regular Windforce one

I never looked at Xeons before so which model should I be getting and also what motherboard? 

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I never looked at Xeons before so which model should I be getting and also what motherboard? 

Xeon E3-1231 V3 with the same motherboard

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Xeon E3-1231 V3 with the same motherboard

What about SSD? Will this be just fine? 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdp128gg25

 

also anything wrong with getting a different brand for the gpu? Like EVGA for example? 

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What about SSD? Will this be just fine? 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdp128gg25

 

also anything wrong with getting a different brand for the gpu? Like EVGA for example? 

The base model SanDisk are not great either. If you really want a cheap SSD go for this one: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-shfs37a120g

 

If you'd shell out a bit more and get one with actually good performance and reliability for an SSD, then here are some good choices

 

I have this personally and it's a great SSD so a personal recommendation http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdhii120gg25

 

These are $10 more but have received great praise for reviewers, I'm not sure if it's worth the extra $10 though, personally for me it wasn't so I got the Ultra II

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e120bam

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-arc10025sat3120g

 

And for the GPU, the Gigabyte G1 Gaming is the best 970 for the money that you can get, so I'd definitely go with that one. Also a happy owner myself.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970g1gaming4gd

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The base model SanDisk are not great either. If you really want a cheap SSD go for this one: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-shfs37a120g

 

If you'd shell out a bit more and get one with actually good performance and reliability for an SSD, then here are some good choices

 

I have this personally and it's a great SSD so a personal recommendation http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdhii120gg25

 

These are $10 more but have received great praise for reviewers, I'm not sure if it's worth the extra $10 though, personally for me it wasn't so I got the Ultra II

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e120bam

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/ocz-internal-hard-drive-arc10025sat3120g

 

And for the GPU, the Gigabyte G1 Gaming is the best 970 for the money that you can get, so I'd definitely go with that one. Also a happy owner myself.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn970g1gaming4gd

Like for the gpu. I can get this 

http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-geforce-gtx-970-ssc-c3-104474-1338.htm

http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-geforce-gtx-970-superclocked-10-102481-1338.htm

http://www.ncix.com/detail/asus-geforce-gtx-970-strix-0b-102345-1338.htm

 

Cheaper too. Are there any problems with the ACX coolers on evga cards or the ASUS cooler? 

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Don't get the Strix. Power delivery on it sucks. If you really don't want to spend the extra for the G1 then out of those three go for the SSC ACX 2.0+ http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-geforce-gtx-970-ssc-c3-104474-1338.htm

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