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[CalebTheEternal]

I only pay 300 for the reference is why i put it there. i dont get a discount on the others but if they are that much better ill look into it. i wanna do an ssd for my operating system and a HDD for mass storage but dont know how to seperate the 2 so that my games go to my HDD not my ssd. and im a noob what is a b2,g2,gs?

After market cards are a lot better. I like EVGA because of their very good warranty, they cover my GPUs even though I custom painted them. Cooling is a lot better and they also look a lot better. As for the separating games. On steam when you download it, it gives you an option to change the download drive. In Origin you have to go to your settings and change the drive that it downloads to, same for chrome. 

[DylanKingPresents]

EVGA power supplies series, the good ones

OHHH ok ive heard not to get corsair power supplies is that true?

[DylanKingPresents]

After market cards are a lot better. I like EVGA because of their very good warranty, they cover my GPUs even though I custom painted them. Cooling is a lot better and they also look a lot better. As for the separating games. On steam when you download it, it gives you an option to change the download drive. In Origin you have to go to your settings and change the drive that it downloads to, same for chrome. 

oh alright. ill be on steam almost all the time besides for things like mass effect 3 etc. ill look into evga and see what i like.

[CalebTheEternal]

OHHH ok ive heard not to get corsair power supplies is that true?

Depends what ones. DO NOT get the one I have, terrible. My PC turns off by itself and appearently has a heat issue. The RM ones are good though and I just ordered one, but it will cost about double the price. Also, my friend has an EVGA 600B and it caught fire so I wouldn't go with that either @JebKerman

[JebKerman]

OHHH ok ive heard not to get corsair power supplies is that true?

the CX (and CS to a lesser extent) seires should be avoided at all costs, certainly once the builds reach this "caliber". the RM(no "i") series are good, but not the best, the rest a great. but all are usually overpriced, with EVGA equivalents coming in cheaper, but not worse.

[DylanKingPresents]

Depends what ones. DO NOT get the one I have, terrible. My PC turns off by itself and appearently has a heat issue. The RM ones are good though and I just ordered one, but it will cost about double the price. Also, my friend has an EVGA 600B and it caught fire so I wouldn't go with that either @JebKerman

holy crap that sucks. i was looking at the rm series maybe ill get one of those.

[The Official Czex]

WTF is going on here! The link is now a z97 build, when i first clicked on the link it was a 2011v3 build with 2 980Tis

 

The link you clicked links you to your last configured build. The OP later presented the link to his specific build. Now, upon clicking the first link, it leads you to the OP's build.

[Leonard]

This is the link is a Z97

I feel like i went through a time warp with this post and it gave me a headache. 

 

Hope you get through with your build OP.......i am outta here!

[JebKerman]

Depends what ones. DO NOT get the one I have, terrible. My PC turns off by itself and appearently has a heat issue. The RM ones are good though and I just ordered one, but it will cost about double the price. Also, my friend has an EVGA 600B and it caught fire so I wouldn't go with that either @JebKerman

there's a big difference between the quality of the EVGA "B" units and "B2" units.

[CalebTheEternal]

the CX (and CS to a lesser extent) seires should be avoided at all costs, certainly once the builds reach this "caliber". the RM(no "i") series aren't great, the rest a great. abut all are usually overpriced, with EVGA equivalents coming in cheaper, but not worse.

Well shit, I just ordered the RM850x, should I return it?

[DylanKingPresents]

how is this one?

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IKDETOW?keywords=evga%20power%20supply&qid=1445835395&ref_=sr_1_5&sr=8-5

[DylanKingPresents]

I feel like i went through a time warp with this post and it gave me a headache. 

 

Hope you get through with your build OP.......i am outta here!

sorry man for some reason i have a feeling your face was alot like your avatar when reading my post haha.

[JebKerman]

how is this one?

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IKDETOW?keywords=evga%20power%20supply&qid=1445835395&ref_=sr_1_5&sr=8-5

very good, one of the best.

[DylanKingPresents]

very good, one of the best.

kind of related to power supplies. i have seen rgb lighting for cases and it says you need a molex connector from your power supply or something. where is that on the power supply?

[JebKerman]

Well shit, I just ordered the RM850x, should I return it?

I think that one's good as well, it just lacks the corsair link features of the i variant. I think they are the same otherwise, based off a seasoninc OEM iirc, so you should be fine. The RM series wasn't bad to begin with though, it's mostly just that EVGA did/does it better, cheaper.

[CalebTheEternal]

kind of related to power supplies. i have seen rgb lighting for cases and it says you need a molex connector from your power supply or something. where is that on the power supply?

Cables come with it.

[JebKerman]

kind of related to power supplies. i have seen rgb lighting for cases and it says you need a molex connector from your power supply or something. where is that on the power supply?

well this is what's called a "modular" power supply, meaning the PSU comes as a unit, but none of the cables are plugged in at first, so you only plug in what is needed, It comes with molex connectors, just follow the manual and it will be made clear.

[arnavvr]

Much Better Build for Cheaper:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($229.00 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.99 @ Micro Center) 

Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($45.89 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Superlux HD668B Headphones  ($42.89 @ Amazon) 

Other: Windows 10 from reddit ($25.00)

Other: Antlion ModMic ($50.00)

Total: $1692.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-26 01:04 EDT-0400

[DylanKingPresents]

Cables come with it.

i see you have sli 970. how would triple monitor gaming be for me with 1 970? and for a case should i go cheap with the s340 or spend more and get a h440 or a 750d?

[CalebTheEternal]

i see you have sli 970. how would triple monitor gaming be for me with 1 970? and for a case should i go cheap with the s340 or spend more and get a h440 or a 750d?

Honestly I like the s340 better than the H440. S340 is fine. Also a single 970 is enough to run 3 monitors, but it might be a stretch for surround gaming, games on low-med that are intense, like BF4 or Star Wars Battlefront. SLI would be great though in the future. 

[DylanKingPresents]

well this is what's called a "modular" power supply, meaning the PSU comes as a unit, but none of the cables are plugged in at first, so you only plug in what is needed, It comes with molex connectors, just follow the manual and it will be made clear.

ok that makes sense. thanks for helping me out. most people just give me crap haha.

[DylanKingPresents]

 

Much Better Build for Cheaper:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($173.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.00 @ Amazon) 

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($229.00 @ Amazon) 

Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($9.99 @ Micro Center) 

Mouse: Logitech G402 Wired Optical Mouse  ($45.89 @ Amazon) 

Headphones: Superlux HD668B Headphones  ($42.89 @ Amazon) 

Other: Windows 10 from reddit ($25.00)

Other: Antlion ModMic ($50.00)

Total: $1692.50

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-26 01:04 EDT-0400

 

ill save this list and really look into it!!! thanks.

[DylanKingPresents]

Honestly I like the s340 better than the H440. S340 is fine. Also a single 970 is enough to run 3 monitors, but it might be a stretch for surround gaming, games on low-med that are intense, like BF4 or Star Wars Battlefront. SLI would be great though in the future. 

how many 970's do i need to do triple monitors and 1080p 60fps?

[CalebTheEternal]

ok that makes sense. thanks for helping me out. most people just give me crap haha.

Also, if you don't mind spending another $100 on something just to make it look better I would pick up something like this. http://www.performance-pcs.com/cablemod-b-series-sp-cable-kit-red.html  I just picked them up to make my build look better. 

 

 

how many 970's do i need to do triple monitors and 1080p 60fps?

I run 2 970s on 1440p and get 100 FPS on BF4 ultra settings. I think you would be fine with 1 for now. And remember I have 4 monitors running at all times. 

[DylanKingPresents]

Also, if you don't mind spending another $100 on something just to make it look better I would pick up something like this. http://www.performance-pcs.com/cablemod-b-series-sp-cable-kit-red.html  I just picked them up to make my build look better. 

 

 

I run 2 970s on 1440p and get 100 FPS on BF4 ultra settings. I think you would be fine with 1 for now. And remember I have 4 monitors running at all times. 

oh man thats awesome!!! im trying to get a good system now and something i can build on in the future. there are so many parts but its fun. those cables are awesome btw. ill keep them in mind.