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Is it possible? A 1440p Gaming/Editing PC under $1750

XeroDarkness7
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I'm looking to build my primary gaming PC and after good success with my wife's PC, I'm ready to tackle my own.

I'm looking to build a rig that can handle 60FPS gaming at 1440p at max settings for most or all modern games. There are a few things I'm going to insist on against coventional wisdom on a few parts.

I have a budget of $1750 at max for the PC, Monitor, Gaming Keyboard, and Gaming Mouse (don't need speakers or headphones).

I am going to insist on an nVidia graphics card and Intel processor due to previous experience. Also, I don't want to be replacing parts because capacitors fail and things like that, so please put in higher quality parts.

In A Nutshell:

-1440p 60FPS Gaming PC

-$1750 Budget

-nVidia Graphics

-Intel Processor

-Quality Parts

-Budget Needs to Include PC, Windows License, Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse.

I'll be building in March, so if you want to take some time, go for it! Thanks everyone who helps!

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Thing is, unless you want to spend more money on a 980 an R9 390 does the exact same for cheaper. But if you insist.

 

 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($95.99 @ Micro Center) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($349.00 @ B&H) 
Total: $1750.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I didn't know what you can do with that kind of budget :P

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Yup, You can choose almost every GPU on the market for that money. 

I need S340. But more Define S'ish

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Thing is, unless you want to spend more money on a 980 an R9 390 does the exact same for cheaper. But if you insist. Give me a while to makeYe

Yeah, $450 of the budget is on peripherals alone. $300 on monitor and about $150 for quality mouse//keyboard or $30 if he can live with the cooler master bundled keyboard/mouse that is pretty decent though not mechanical.

 

 

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Mouse and keyboard are based on preference. I would recommend the Corsair K70, but you will have to make the final decision on key switches. 

5800X3D - RTX 4070 - 2K @ 165Hz

 

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you could probably get a 5820k, 16GB of RAM, and a 980Ti for that... I have that but with FuryX, and mine cost me just over 2k before price drops and I have an OVERKILL PSU and alot of extra storage (including an NVME drive)

Edit just realized you're including peripherals which I wasn't still can probably get really good stuff for that price though.

5820k4Ghz/16GB(4x4)DDR4/MSI X99 SLI+/Corsair H105/R9 Fury X/Corsair RM1000i/128GB SM951/512GB 850Evo/1+2TB Seagate Barracudas

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Keyboard/Mouse would be fairly easy to replace in the future, don't need to splurge too much on it.

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Yeah, $450 of the budget is on peripherals alone. $300 on monitor and about $150 for quality mouse//keyboard or $30 if he can live with the cooler master bundled keyboard/mouse that is pretty decent though not mechanical.

Well, I'm in the process of making lists and I think I can fit a 980Ti in. And yeah I'm throwing a cheap m/kb in because he can just change them if he doesn't like it :P

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here you go man

980 ti,mech keyboard (reviewed by linus,just search it), ips 1440p monitor, xeon 1231 v3 (i7 like cpu), 16gb of ram, best ssd for the price

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($81.49 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card  ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
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)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($254.10 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Thermaltake POSEIDON Z Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($62.87 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1741.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz) 






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

Monitor: Dell P2416D 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  ($279.99 @ Mac Mall) 

Mouse: Logitech G100s Wired Optical Mouse  ($20.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $1730.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-03 16:22 EST-0500

 

No keyboard included because I don't know enough to recommend a membrane keyboard. 

The case is a silent one without a side window. The motherboard is quite better than you need, but allows for an unlocked CPU in the future, and SLI of your GPUs. The PSU can support that, and is higher quality than the GS series. (Japanese caps)

The monitor is one that I own, which may not be the best value, but has 100% sRGB color gamut. (More like 99.5+%)

5800X3D - RTX 4070 - 2K @ 165Hz

 

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30 seconds on pcpartpicker later....  get a cheap WIN 7 Key ( i used G2play.net for $10) then get a better Mouse/keyboard later. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gqV8f7

 

Edit* saw some of the other recommendations, I would not recommend xenon.  Currently my R9-290 is being RMA'd for the last 3 weeks, without the integrated GPU I would be SOL.  Having integrated graphics also helps with troubleshooting.  Oh and don't forget resale, in the future you can pull the GPU and sell/gift the rest as a working desktop. 

Computer: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZczbWZ ~$950

Computer w/ Peripherals: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/mZNNnQ ~$1650

Case: Blue s340 painted black CPU: 4790K OC to 4.5MHz Cooler: Dark Rock 3 GPU: Powercolor R9-290 MOBO: z97 MSI Gaming 5 RAM: Fury HyperX 2x8GB 1866Mhz PSU: Corsair rm750x Storage: 250GB 850 EVO & 1TB WD Black HeadPhones: HD598 SE Speakers: MAckie CR4 SE Keyboard: K70 Cherry-Brown Mouse: G9x Fans: Prolimatech Vortex 140mm

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9B9HXL

 
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($132.98 @ Newegg) 
 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
 
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($128.89 @ OutletPC) 
 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.99 @ Directron) 
 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($348.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
 
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.98 @ Newegg) 
 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.88 @ OutletPC) 
 
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($408.00 @ Amazon) 
 
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($7.99 @ NCIX US) 
 
Mouse: Logitech B100 Wired Optical Mouse  ($4.99 @ NCIX US) 
 
Total: $1744.66
 
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-03 16:37 EST-0500\

Cpu: i5 4690k @ 4.3ghz

Gpu: Asus GTX 970 Strix 

Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws 16GB

Mobo: Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 5

Psu: EVGA Supernova 750W G2

Case: NZXT Noctis 450

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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($183.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($69.99 @ Adorama) 


Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($625.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($625.99 @ Amazon) 

Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($84.89 @ OutletPC) 

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


Total: $2494.77

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-03 16:38 EST-0500

 

Doesn't look like it's possible unless you want to tone down image settings. 

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Dell P2416D 60Hz 23.8" Monitor  ($279.99 @ Mac Mall) 
Mouse: Logitech G100s Wired Optical Mouse  ($20.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1730.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-03 16:22 EST-0500
 
No keyboard included because I don't know enough to recommend a membrane keyboard. 
The case is a silent one without a side window. The motherboard is quite better than you need, but allows for an unlocked CPU in the future, and SLI of your GPUs. The PSU can support that, and is higher quality than the GS series. (Japanese caps)
The monitor is one that I own, which may not be the best value, but has 100% sRGB color gamut. (More like 99.5+%)

 

this is the best one yet, but if you're gonna spend 280 on a monitor, might as well just get a 144hz for him for futureproof gaming, 24 inches as well. and you can also get windows 10 from reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap. then you can get him a 250 ssd

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A single 980 Ti wouldn't be able to handle 1440p 60FPS?

it will, depends on what games

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Let's say Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for an example. Or Titanfall.

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Let's say Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for an example. Or Titanfall.

a 980ti is very powerful, i'm not too familiar with those games but there are always benchmarks on youtube

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A single 980 Ti wouldn't be able to handle 1440p 60FPS?

 

It will. I have a 980 that does that just fine. I get 60FPS @ 1440p on my 980 at high in black ops 3.

5800X3D - RTX 4070 - 2K @ 165Hz

 

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That's what I thought. Hmm, several great builds here, I'll be hard pressed to choose one. Thanks everyone! I'll let you know which one I pick soon and then the first thing I'll do after running benchmarks is post the results here and give my impressions on how well the build works.

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Here's another question, if I didn't use a 1440p monitor at first and just got a decent 1080p monitor for now, what would you change about your builds?

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