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I want the build to be easily upgradable (in terms of storage, SLI, RAM). I chose parts that will get the job done properly (and won't really leave anything to be desired) without being too expensive in order to leave money for a very powerful GPU. Also there's a bit of a color scheme going on (red & black) which I think will make the build quite nice aesthetically. Any thoughts for overall improvement on price/performance or better choices for individual components? Thanks!



 


CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 


Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($634.99 @ Micro Center) 



Total: $1501.79

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Thanks @Senzelian for your part list in my topic yesterday, I built off of your list to come up with this one.

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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At that price point, a premuim air cooler would be better.

Main Gaming Rig:

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Core i7-4770, Cryorig M9i Cooler, ASUS B85M GAMER, 8GB HyperX Fury Red 2x4GB 1866MHz, KFA2 GTX 970 Infin8 Black Edition "4GB", 1TB Seagate SSHD, 256GB Crucial m4 SSD, 60GB Corsair SSD for Kerbal and game servers, Thermaltake Core V21 Case, EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2.

Secondary PC:

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i5-2500k OCed, Raijintek Themis, Intel Z77GA-70K, 8GB HyperX Genesis in grey, GTX 750 Ti, Gamemax Falcon case.

 

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At that price point, a premuim air cooler would be better.

I was thinking that, at first I wanted to go with an H100i, but it was a bit tough to fit that in the budget. So I wanted to pick an air cooler instead, but I thought the H80i would look significantly better aesthetically and that's really why I chose it. Are there any air coolers that would keep the build looking nice (red & black color scheme), provide better cooling performance than the H80i at an equal or lower price?

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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I was thinking that, at first I wanted to go with an H100i, but it was a bit tough to fit that in the budget. So I wanted to pick an air cooler instead, but I thought the H80i would look significantly better aesthetically and that's really why I chose it. Are there any air coolers that would keep the build looking nice (red & black color scheme), provide better cooling performance than the H80i at an equal or lower price?

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Hmm I like the idea, but I think it would be a bit over budget. Also I would like to get the latest CPU in there.

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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Hmm I like the idea, but I think it would be a bit over budget. Also I would like to get the latest CPU in there.

Ohh ok.

Might be worth to get a non-k 6600 and wait for the motherboard overclocks to roll out.

Then spend the extra money on a 980ti classified evga xD

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Ohh ok.

Might be worth to get a non-k 6600 and wait for the motherboard overclocks to roll out.

Then spend the extra money on a 980ti classified evga xD

Nah, EVGA "Classified" cards aren't worth it unless you are heavily overclocking.

 

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Look up the Cryorig R1 Ultimate / Phanteks PH-TC14PE

That Cryorig cooler looks really nice, but it doesn't come up on PCPP. Also would it restrict the use of any of the RAM slots?

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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I'd go Cryorig for the cooler. Depends; If you play strat in general (like total war and cities:skylines from the LTT test suite) I'd get a 4790k, if not, maybe go 4th gen i5 anyway if it's a fair bit cheaper.

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Don't buy the Asus 980 Ti, buy something else, like Gigabyte or Evga

So I updated it with an EVGA GPU, it's still under 1500$. I'm still not too sure what to do about the cooler though?

 

 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Micro Center) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($634.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1492.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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Look up the Cryorig R1 Ultimate / Phanteks PH-TC14PE

So I just realized that cooler doesn't come up because it's not compatible with the 450D case I chose :/ Is it worth changing the case for that?

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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So I just realized that cooler doesn't come up because it's not compatible with the 450D case I chose :/ Is it worth changing the case for that?

I personally would.

Shot through the heart and you're to blame, 30fps and i'll pirate your game - Bon Jovi

Take me down to the console city where the games are blurry and the frames are thirty - Guns N' Roses

Arguing with religious people is like explaining to your mother that online games can't be paused...

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I personally would.

Well I took your advice. I went with a Fractal Design Define S which even freed up a bit of budget to get a 2tb hybrid HDD. So does this look good?

 

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($634.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1501.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 09:49 EST-0500

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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So here's a final version based on everyone's feedback:

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($634.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1501.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 09:49 EST-0500
 
Thoughts @NinjaJc01 @Xenift @Minetex @refinedskillz @Elehat ? Thanks for all your help!

Setup Video -----------Peasant Crushing Specs----------- 4K Benchmarks


-CPU- i7 3930k @4.8GHz 1.4v -Mobo- Asus Rampage IV Extreme -GPUs- 2x GTX Titan Hydrocopper SLI -RAM- 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz -Storage- 500GB Samsung 840 SSD | 2TB WD Green HDD


-Monitors- 3x BenQ XL2420T | 1x Dell U2713HM -Mouse- Steelseries Rival -Keyboard- Corsair K70 Cherry MX Brown -Headphones- Audio Techinca ATH-M50 -Microphone- RØDE NT1-A

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Seems good. Nice! :)

 

 

So here's a final version based on everyone's feedback:

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($634.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1501.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 09:49 EST-0500
 
Thoughts @NinjaJc01 @Xenift @Minetex @refinedskillz @Elehat ? Thanks for all your help!

 

 

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So here's a final version based on everyone's feedback:

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($634.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1501.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 09:49 EST-0500
 
Thoughts @NinjaJc01 @Xenift @Minetex @refinedskillz @Elehat ? Thanks for all your help!

 

Ooh, that's the first time I've ever been tagged.

Main Gaming Rig:

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Core i7-4770, Cryorig M9i Cooler, ASUS B85M GAMER, 8GB HyperX Fury Red 2x4GB 1866MHz, KFA2 GTX 970 Infin8 Black Edition "4GB", 1TB Seagate SSHD, 256GB Crucial m4 SSD, 60GB Corsair SSD for Kerbal and game servers, Thermaltake Core V21 Case, EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G2.

Secondary PC:

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i5-2500k OCed, Raijintek Themis, Intel Z77GA-70K, 8GB HyperX Genesis in grey, GTX 750 Ti, Gamemax Falcon case.

 

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So here's a final version based on everyone's feedback:

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($634.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1501.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 09:49 EST-0500
 
Thoughts @NinjaJc01 @Xenift @Minetex @refinedskillz @Elehat ? Thanks for all your help!

 

Great! Time to press the buy buttons i guess? xD

 

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So here's a final version based on everyone's feedback:

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($634.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1501.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 09:49 EST-0500
 
Thoughts @NinjaJc01 @Xenift @Minetex @refinedskillz @Elehat ? Thanks for all your help!

 

Seems good!

 

But I would just change the Seagate to WD Blue. Just my opinion.

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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So here's a final version based on everyone's feedback:

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($634.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $1501.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-20 09:49 EST-0500
 
Thoughts @NinjaJc01 @Xenift @Minetex @refinedskillz @Elehat ? Thanks for all your help!

 

Looks very nice. Order, build and enjoy :). 

If you make a post contradicting mine that doesn't directly address my claims, or cites 'facts' without evidence, I'm probably not going to bother responding to it, because you probably didn't bother reading my post properly, and because life is too short. It doesn't mean I don't have an answer for you. It means I'm not dignifying you with a response. 

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