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Opinions on this build? This isn't for me it's for a friend who is a real conformist. He thinks this is overkill but I told him to fuck off. Anyways is it good?

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bYZ9gs
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($358.85 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $642.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I wouldn't say its overkill. It's a perfect build for the future. CPU is strong enough for games for the next 3+ years and the GPU can be upgraded whenever but its a 970 so thats pretty good for at least 2 years on 1080p as well.

Case: Fractal Design R4 (x2 Noctua 140mm Fans, x2 Fractal Design Fans)            Processor: Intel Core i7 3770k @4.2GHz (Hyper 212 Evo)             Audioengine A5+ Black Speakers

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3                                           Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 1080 SC                                               Corsair K65 RGB Cherry MX Red

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 4X4GB DDR3-1600                                                     Power Supply: OCZ Z-Series Semi Modular Gold 850W                 ASUS & LG 21.5 Monitor (Dual monitor arm)

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Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 


Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($304.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $672.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Added a cooler and changed the GPU.

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $642.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 


Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($304.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 


Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $588.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I guess it's too late to change taht PSU?

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($304.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $672.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Added a cooler and changed the GPU.

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $642.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Is the 390 better than a 970? Personally I prefer the 970 since it's from Nvidia and they simply offer more things. Like G sync which I have become accustomed to.

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CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 


Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 


Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $723.45

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Added a cooler that wont be an eyesore in the S340, added a better GPU and added a PSU that it way,way, waaaaaaay better than a CX600

Hello there, fellow dark theme users

"Be excellent to each other and party on dudes." - Abraham Lincoln    #wiiumasterrace

 

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CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($329.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $723.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Added a cooler that wont be an eyesore in the S340, added a better GPU and added a PSU that it way,way, waaaaaaay better than a CX600

 

Okay so power supply and Graphics card will be changed. Thanks

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Okay so power supply and Graphics card will be changed. Thanks

The CX would have been fine with the 970, but the 390+any OC'ing with the CPU/GPU would be stretching it thin.

Hello there, fellow dark theme users

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Opinions on this build? This isn't for me it's for a friend who is a real conformist. He thinks this is overkill but I told him to fuck off. Anyways is it good?

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bYZ9gs
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($241.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($41.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($358.85 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $642.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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First of all add a cpu fan in order to overclock the cpu, otherwise the build is really good, for 1080p or 1440p gaming its really good! For 4k tho its not! Also I would recommend you not to buy that PSU... I know its cheap, but its safer to get a more expensive one, because the power supply is the one thing that can fuckk up the whole PC! I would recommend a Supernova ;)

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