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Hey people :) I've been watching LinusTechTips for a little bit now and I figured since I'll hopefully be making a new gaming PC soon, I'd post it here and see watcha guys thought about it. Also I've seen some good reviews/tests done with the H105 but if there's a better AIO water cooler out there suggestions would be nice :D by the way my current build is an AMD system with an FX 8350 and a Sapphire Radeon R9 290x with 16GB of RAM. Oh and also money really shouldn't be much of an issue, so please don't try suggestions that would just save me money xD I've posted this build to other sites and most people tried persuading me to buy cheaper products just so I'd save "a few hundred" as they put it. I'm looking to play GTA V at 2k with 60fps IF this is possible? Currently I can do at least all High settings and get around 50-60 bouncing around.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($419.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste  (Purchased For $0.00)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($237.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card  ($676.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($20.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050017-BLED 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050017-BLED 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($20.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($20.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($759.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($759.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spark Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $4156.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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meh, PSU is overkill, the fans suck, and your storage drives are not really good for the money

 

also that motherboard is completely unnecessary, unless you  just want to spend that much for aesthetics

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Hey people :) I've been watching LinusTechTips for a little bit now and I figured since I'll hopefully be making a new gaming PC soon, I'd post it here and see watcha guys thought about it. Also I've seen some good reviews/tests done with the H105 but if there's a better AIO water cooler out there suggestions would be nice :D by the way my current build is an AMD system with an FX 8350 and a Sapphire Radeon R9 290x with 16GB of RAM. Oh and also money really shouldn't be much of an issue, so please don't try suggestions that would just save me money xD I've posted this build to other sites and most people tried persuading me to buy cheaper products just so I'd save "a few hundred" as they put it. I'm looking to play GTA V at 2k with 60fps IF this is possible? Currently I can do at least all High settings and get around 50-60 bouncing around.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($419.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H105 73.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ Newegg)

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste  (Purchased For $0.00)

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($237.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($329.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($124.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX Video Card  ($676.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($115.98 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($20.98 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($102.98 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($13.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050017-BLED 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair CO-9050017-BLED 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($15.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($20.99 @ Newegg)

Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($20.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($759.99 @ Newegg)

Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($759.99 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spark Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg)

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

Total: $4156.75

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 22:47 EST-0500

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with the money your spending I would buy a x99 motherboard and pair it with a 5820k if your going to overclock ( especially since your getting that cooler).

 

and with storage I would just go with SATA SSDs.

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Why do you need 2 144hz monitors?

IDK he said dont worry about the money, so balls to walls it is!

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dCXy6h

"dont worry about the money

Nah fam you did it wrong

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2699 V3 2.3GHz 18-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($3909.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2699 V3 2.3GHz 18-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($3909.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D8 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($543.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($1255.74 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($1255.74 @ Amazon)

Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB PCI-E Solid State Drive  ($1084.98 @ Mac Mall)

Total: $12140.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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and you sort of get the point

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Storage is overkill. Your fans aren't the best, something from Noctua would do better. This would be a much better build for your money, great AIO liquid cooler with two 980Tis for maximum performance:

 

 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver Ceramique 2 Tri-Linear 2.7g Thermal Paste  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($115.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($597.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($597.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($20.98 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($35.00 @ MicrosoftSoftwareSwap) 
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($759.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($759.99 @ Newegg) 
Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spark Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $4067.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 22:58 EST-0500

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Nah fam you did it wrong

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2699 V3 2.3GHz 18-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($3909.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2699 V3 2.3GHz 18-Core OEM/Tray Processor  ($3909.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D8 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($543.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Crucial 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($1255.74 @ Amazon)

Memory: Crucial 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($1255.74 @ Amazon)

Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB PCI-E Solid State Drive  ($1084.98 @ Mac Mall)

Total: $12140.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 22:56 EST-0500

and you sort of get the point

LMao, what about the graphics???

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($159.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($649.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition w/ Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($599.00 @ Adorama)
Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($599.00 @ Adorama)
Total: $4112.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Lol alright ya I shoulda been more specific with the no money issue thing... I guess what I was going for was a build that could do GTA V at 2k 60fps for around 4k or less xD and the reason I wanna go with two 144hz screens is really just so I'll have two of the same display. I'd just rather not have two different displays like I have now. A 32" tv next to a 720p HP monitor.

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