Build Planning

[Guest]

Basic Build using a 980Ti Watercooler from EVGA. I attempted to have all the parts available at Micro Center, since I live near one. Please keep the 980Ti, since it's available at Micro Center and I'd like not to order one. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vkLN8d

[Aytex]

looks gud

[Morgan MLGman]

Change the PSU to EVGA G2/GS/GQ, not the NEX, that series is much worse quality.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-210gq0650

 

[Streetguru]

Basic Build using a 980Ti Watercooler from EVGA. I attempted to have all the parts available at Micro Center, since I live near one. Please keep the 980Ti, since it's available at Micro Center and I'd

Includes a 1440p 144hz free-sync display, and a larger SSD with a mass storage drive, that build is fairly unoptimized as far as gaming goes

 

and please don't tell me your current display is a single 1080p display

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

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.97 @ OutletPC)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($453.99 @ Mac Mall)

Total: $1383.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-17 19:39 EST-0500

[Guest]

Includes a 1440p 144hz free-sync display, and a larger SSD with a mass storage drive, that build is fairly unoptimized as far as gaming goes

 

and please don't tell me your current display is a single 1080p display

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

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($34.97 @ OutletPC)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: Acer XG270HU 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($453.99 @ Mac Mall)

Total: $1383.78

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-17 19:39 EST-0500

 

I was actually going to buy a monitor separately..

[Streetguru]

I was actually going to buy a monitor separately..

Well then I'd up that GPU to a non X Fury and call it a day, mostly due to how much less free-sync displays cost compared to G-sync displays for effectively the same outcome.