$1700 1440p Gaming Setup

[Mullen_S]

So I've been thinking of getting a pc for a while now and I'm finally going to pull the trigger. I've come up with a build with help from people at this forum among others such as /r/buildapc and I was wondering if it is as good as it can get for the money. This is the build

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

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

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Micro Center) 

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($32.50 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($97.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($511.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($254.10 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $1640.37

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-02 09:56 EST-0500

 

I would like to run the latest AAA games at 1440p, high-ultra settings and 45-60fps. I would also like to not have to do any upgrades for the next 2 years which is when I'll do a $1000 upgrade. I will be purchasing this in California but I won't have access to a Microcenter. Anyways, I'm all ears for any opinions

[C0LL0SS0S]

Well since you are buying all the peripherals its good but seeing an i5 8GB of RAM and the Fury seems so odd for me in one build

[Kirky2k15]

Skylake skylake skylake

[Mullen_S]

Well since you are buying all the peripherals its good but seeing an i5 8GB of RAM and the Fury seems so odd for me in one build

Why, are Fury's usually in way higher end builds?

[Mullen_S]

Skylake skylake skylake

If I got skylake I wouldn't be able to get a nice GPU so the price to performance just isn't there yet

[C0LL0SS0S]

Why, are Fury's usually in way higher end builds?

nah cause the pricetag is 1700 and for that I thought way more high end but you also get those peripherals which makes sense then

[HKZeroFive]

A Skylake build would cost you something like $1750 minimum with a 980Ti so I decided to go for the good ol' Haswell chipset instead. The 4690K and motherboard is for some future SLI configurations and overclocking. I'm unfamiliar with the SSD you picked so I went for a good SanDisk one instead and WD HDD which I prefer over Seagate. Changed your PSU to a good EVGA GS one and pretty much kept the peripherals the same.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.99 @ SuperBiiz)

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

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($118.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.00 @ Amazon)

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

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($599.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($35.00)

Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($254.10 @ B&H)

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $1721.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-02 10:06 EST-0500

[Kirky2k15]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d6FhCJ

 

Save up a tiny bit more and get this

[Mullen_S]

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($35.00)

 

Should I just buy the OS from G2A or /r/hardwareswap or something

[Mullen_S]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d6FhCJ

 

Save up a tiny bit more and get this

Why would I get 16gb of RAM when I don't do video or photo editing and the only game that recommends it is Starwars battlefront but that runs fine on 8gb of ram

[HKZeroFive]

Should I just buy the OS from G2A or /r/hardwareswap or something

Yeah, you can get it for much cheaper prices there. The MicrosoftSoftwareSwap subreddit is also a good option:

https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/

[Kirky2k15]

Why would I get 16gb of RAM when I don't do video or photo editing and the only game that recommends it is Starwars battlefront but that runs fine on 8gb of ram

Mate, what about in 6 months time when a game comes out that DOES actually need it... unlikely but still think about the future (I'm not going to say the F word...)

[Coaxialgamer]

this

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jdYBMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jdYBMp/by_merchant/

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: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($147.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($254.10 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Corsair Raptor M45 Wired Optical Mouse  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1707.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-02 10:17 EST-0500

[Mullen_S]

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OS?

[Coaxialgamer]

OS?

20$ on reddit or g2a