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Here is the link to my current build plan: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MVPLNG

 

This will be my first gaming pc so any opinions/suggestions are appreciated. I am still unsure about the cpu cooler, maybe a cheaper air cooler? And monitors so any other ideas for a different monitor configuration are welcome seeing ad I have had very little actual hands on time with desktops in the past...

 

P.S. I would like to shave the price down to about 1600 if possible, Thanks :)

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Here is the link to my current build plan: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MVPLNG

 

This will be my first gaming pc so any opinions/suggestions are appreciated. I am still unsure about the cpu cooler, maybe a cheaper air cooler? And monitors so any other ideas for a different monitor configuration are welcome seeing ad I have had very little actual hands on time with desktops in the past...

Are you going to be overclocking? And get this instead: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr939g1gaming8gd. Will last longer, a bit better performance and will do better in high res gaming(if you chose to do so) and cheaper.

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God i love that mobo. If I knew I was going the route I did with my build I would fore sure have got one, god its sexy!

Rig: i7 13700k +Contact Frame - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Crucial P3 2TB NVMe for photo work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - PTM 7950 - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads externally mounted - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - DellAlienware AW3423DWF 34" -- Logitech Pro X Superlight - - Logitech G710+ - - LTT Northern Lights Deskpad

 

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Homelab/Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 10x8TB WD Red RAID Z2 - - 2x 800 GB SAS SSD’s (1 SLOG, 1 L2Arc) - - 45 HomeLab HL15 15 Drive 4U - - Corsair RM650i - - LSI 9305-16i HBA - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

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Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($331.99 @ B&H) 

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

 

I would do these changes. The GPU is cheaper and comes in black and white the the case looks similar but is cheaper slightly.

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Here is the link to my current build plan: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MVPLNG

 

This will be my first gaming pc so any opinions/suggestions are appreciated. I am still unsure about the cpu cooler, maybe a cheaper air cooler? And monitors so any other ideas for a different monitor configuration are welcome seeing ad I have had very little actual hands on time with desktops in the past...

Unless you plan on doing some crazy overclocking, you really don't need water cooling. Most air coolers will do fine for that CPU. 

Something like this or even going down to a Hyper 212 EVO would be fine as long as you watch your temps on the OC. 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu9bse2

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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Ryzen 9 3900XT@4.5Ghz - Cryorig H7 Ultimate - 16GB Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz- MSI RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3x OC - SanDisk Plus 480GB - Crucial MX500 500GB - Intel 660P 1TB SSD - (2x) WD Red 2TB - EVGA G3 650w - Corsair 760T

Evoo Gaming 15"
i7-9750H - 16GB DDR4 - GTX 1660Ti - 480GB SSD M.2 - 1TB 2.5" BX500 SSD 

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Here are some tips to save money:

Buy the coolermaster hyper 212 evo. You wont get a better overclock than with the liquid cooler, but you can still overclock it to like 4.2 ghz. (the extra ghz with the aio cooler wont make much difference in games) - you save 65$ here

dont buy the fans because you dont really NEED them - save 30$

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Okay I guess I can drop the fans and replace the h100i with the Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK.

As for graphics cards if msi has a white and black gtx 970 could someone please post a link to it, I cant seem to find it... And I am also open to the 390, but I dont know very much about it (il do some research comparing it to the 970.)

 

More suggestions welcomes :), I need more input lol, cant decide!

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Okay I guess I can drop the fans and replace the h100i with the Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK.

As for graphics cards if msi has a white and black gtx 970 could someone please post a link to it, I cant seem to find it... And I am also open to the 390, but I dont know very much about it (il do some research comparing it to the 970.)

 

More suggestions welcomes :), I need more input lol, cant decide!

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1096403-REG/msi_gtx_970_4gd5t_oc_geforce_gtx_970_4gd5t.html

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Here's the white MSI 970

 

Edit: 100th post. Yay.

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god that case is ugly. left it in though... if it's your thing so be it. you need the h60 for a good overclock. you don't need the h100i

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.05 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.95 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($76.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($229.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1553.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-27 22:24 EDT-0400

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I could fit an 980ti in my budget, the 980 seems like its overpriced for what it is at this point... but that would mean cutting the ultrawide monitor... And seeing as the monitor the part you looked at I thought it a good idea to have a 144hz monitor for fps, and an nice ultra wide on the side for schoolwork, videos, and some gaming... i

 

If you think im wrong please tell me though, im worried the mismatched monitor config will suck so feel free to

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BTW I was checking out the r9 390 (specifically the gigabyte.) And it looks like it is pretty much tied up fps wise with the gtx 970... Does the extra Vram make it more futureproof? Are the driver issues really a problem?

 

it beats the 970. it's not even strong enough to make use of 8gb of ram. i dont even know why they have it as 8gb. there's no way you could make use of all of that while having good performance. i'm using a 7950 asus amd card and i've had no problem with the latest amd drivers.

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Does this seem like a good finalized list? Any last ideas?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sN4hXL

 

yea that looks pretty nice.

 

If you really REALLY want to go all white and black. check out the Gigabyte 980 Ti and also look up the HoF Video Cards.

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

 

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