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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LH3c99

I need a 1440p-4K ready gaming system that will last me for a while. I will also be streaming. How are the parts I chose??

 

Good but paying more for ram than the CPU? A bit over the top if you ask me.

My Gaming Rig;  Motherboard - ASUS Maximus VI Hero | CPU - Intel i5 4670k @4.5Ghz 1.25v | GPU - GIGABYTE GTX 980 @Stock | RAM -  16GB Corsair Vengeance @1866Mhz | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i | Storage #1 - Samsung 840 Basic 250GB SSD | Storage #2 - Sandisk II 480GB SSD | Storage #3 - 2TB 7200rpm 64mb HDD | PSU - Corsair HX750 | Case - Fractal Design R4 |

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LH3c99

I need a 1440p-4K ready gaming system that will last me for a while. I will also be streaming. How are the parts I chose??

Upgraded CPU, upgraded PSU, downgraded RAM (do you really need 32GB? And Dominator Platinums?) and it's $150 under budget.

 

 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($118.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1860.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 04:33 EST-0500

Project White Lightning (My ITX Gaming PC): Core i5-4690K | CRYORIG H5 Ultimate | ASUS Maximus VII Impact | HyperX Savage 2x8GB DDR3 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Black 1TB | Sapphire RX 480 8GB NITRO+ OC | Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX | Corsair AX760 | LG 29UM67 | CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate | Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | HyperX Cloud II | Logitech Z333

Benchmark Results: 3DMark Firestrike: 10,528 | SteamVR VR Ready (avg. quality 7.1) | VRMark 7,004 (VR Ready)

 

Other systems I've built:

Core i3-6100 | CM Hyper 212 EVO | MSI H110M ECO | Corsair Vengeance LPX 1x8GB DDR4  | ADATA SP550 120GB | Seagate 500GB | EVGA ACX 2.0 GTX 1050 Ti | Fractal Design Core 1500 | Corsair CX450M

Core i5-4590 | Intel Stock Cooler | Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI | HyperX Savage 2x4GB DDR3 | Seagate 500GB | Intel Integrated HD Graphics | Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 | be quiet! Pure Power L8 350W

 

I am not a professional. I am not an expert. I am just a smartass. Don't try and blame me if you break something when acting upon my advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Added 2 way SLI 980 Ti. But $250 more. But really worth for ultimate gaming machine.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($249.99 @ Micro Center) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.50 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($124.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($629.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Total: $2256.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 04:38 EST-0500
 
You can remove that one GPU and add the 6700K. Could get some money out of it!

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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since your budget is nice i went with 850w for future sli

 

 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card  ($714.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $2010.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 04:43 EST-0500
RIG #1 : 4670k @4.4 / 1.25v vcore. @ 4.5 / 1.3v vcore/ 1.95v vccin. MSI GAMING 4G GTX 970 @1540/3700 1.275v BIOS MOD. 16GB Kingston HyperX Savage RAM 2400mhz. MSI GAMING 5 Z97 MOBO. Fractal Design Define S. Dark Rock Pro 3. 850 EVO 250GB Seasonic M12II 620w
RIG #2: 4790k @ 4.6 / 1.25v vcore. EVGA SC ACX 2.0 980 SLI. 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400mhz. Asus MAXIMUS VII Hero Z97. Fractal Design Define R5. NH D15. 850 EVO 250GB AX 860
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well do you already have 1440p or 4k displays?

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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you can get even better parts

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($364.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($249.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($147.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($196.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($639.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1979.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 05:44 EST-0500

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well do you already have 1440p or 4k displays?

2 1440p's and 1 4k display

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2 1440p's and 1 4k display

Well you could quiet easily fit in 2 non X Fury cards, assuming you were planning to SLI the 980tis the Fury cards aren't that far off as far as 4k gaming goes due to AMD's generally better performance at higher resolutions and dual GPU scaling

also Asrock is supposed to be pushing out the bios update to their boards so you can overclock non K CPUs, as well as other manufacturers

 

Also why 32gbs of RAM with an i5? even 16gbs is overkill

 

and the motherboard you picked appears to have mixed reviews

benchmarks, although I'd imagine those 980tis are at stock

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2947547/components-graphics/amd-radeon-fury-crossfire-review-2-fast-2-furious.html

 

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($132.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($126.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($159.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($496.98 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($496.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.89 @ Newegg)

Total: $1929.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 16:20 EST-0500

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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Well you could quiet easily fit in 2 non X Fury cards, assuming you were planning to SLI the 980tis the Fury cards aren't that far off as far as 4k gaming goes due to AMD's generally better performance at higher resolutions and scaling

also Asrock is supposed to be pushing out the bios update to their boards so you can overclock non K CPUs, as well as other manufacturers

Also why 32gbs of RAM with an i5? even 16gbs is overkill

and the motherboard you picked appears to have mixed reviews

benchmarks, although I'd imagine those 980tis are at stock

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2947547/components-graphics/amd-radeon-fury-crossfire-review-2-fast-2-furious.html

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

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ NCIX US)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($132.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($126.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($159.99 @ B&H)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($496.98 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($496.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.89 @ Newegg)

Total: $1929.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-24 16:20 EST-0500

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