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What would you build with 1.7k?

Axno
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This is what I'm planning to get, what would you build? (for gaming)

 

 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste  ($6.95 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($170.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($234.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1492.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
 
The cooler is about $150 so add that in btw.
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I'd go Haswell since Skylake isn't worth the extra cost. I'd also consider going with an 850G2 psu so you can throw in a second GPU in the future. 

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4k Gaming Monster. At 4k the Fury X performs almost identically to the 980ti, thanks to it's HBM memory. Given the boost AMD will likely get with DX12, it is my professional opinion that at 4k the Fury X will gain a marginal lead over the 980ti, making it worth the extra 20$ over the cheapest 980ti available.

 

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card  ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Rosewill Blackbone ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.65 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell P2715Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($534.37 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1756.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 21:28 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WYTtf7

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WYTtf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($321.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($50.99 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.68 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($678.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($83.95 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($243.43 @ Amazon)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.00 @ NCIX US)

Total: $1779.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 21:39 EDT-0400

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4k Gaming Monster. At 4k the Fury X performs almost identically to the 980ti, thanks to it's HBM memory. Given the boost AMD will likely get with DX12, it is my professional opinion that at 4k the Fury X will gain a marginal lead over the 980ti, making it worth the extra 20$ over the cheapest 980ti available.

 

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RR-HT2-28PK-R1 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($11.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: A-Data Premier SP610 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.60 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card  ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Rosewill Blackbone ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.65 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Dell P2715Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($534.37 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1756.44

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 21:28 EDT-0400

why do you get (2)1x8 when the 8x2 kit is cheaper?
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why do you get (2)1x8 when the 8x2 kit is cheaper?

Two 1x8 kits are 71$, when the 2x8 kit is $75.

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4k Gaming Monster. At 4k the Fury X performs almost identically to the 980ti, thanks to it's HBM memory. Given the boost AMD will likely get with DX12, it is my professional opinion that at 4k the Fury X will gain a marginal lead over the 980ti, making it worth the extra 20$ over the cheapest 980ti available.

 

 

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($81.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card  ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Rosewill Blackbone ATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.65 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell P2715Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($534.37 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1756.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-31 21:28 EDT-0400

 

 

You would buy a $12 cooler for a monster build like that? I'll blow up within a week man.

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You would buy a $12 cooler for a monster build like that? I'll blow up within a week man.

 

The cpu is locked mate, the cooler is only there to keep the noise down, and to make sure it doesn't go much more than a handful over 1700. 

The reason the board is a z97, is because it offers features that not many others do, and is only marginally more expensive than a similar board, of lower quality.

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The cpu is locked mate, the cooler is only there to keep the noise down, and to make sure it doesn't go much more than a handful over 1700. 

The reason the board is a z97, is because it offers features that not many others do, and is only marginally more expensive than a similar board, of lower quality.

 

Oh whoops didn't see the cpu change. My bad haha nice build then!

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Two 1x8 kits are 71$, when the 2x8 kit is $75.

 

Two 1x8GB kits mean that dual channel memory operation is not assured.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Two 1x8GB kits mean that dual channel memory operation is not assured.

Back in ye olden days, yes. Today however, that's a very very small chance, we're talking about less than 1:100

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Back in ye olden days, yes. Today however, that's a very very small chance, we're talking about less than 1:100

 

I don't know where the 1:100 ratio comes from, but any probability > 0 is not worth saving $4 IMO. Besides, XMP profiles are based on kit capacity so there is also a small chance that they will not work with multiple kits.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($113.98 @ Newegg) 


Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($339.98 @ Best Buy) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($419.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.60 @ SuperBiiz) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.03 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1721.61

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-01 23:51 EDT-0400

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