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https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Heuron/saved/#view=VhVj4D Heres my $2000 build, I want to see if you guys can get substantially more performance for the exact same or less. CHALLENGE ME! I will take into account the following: Build color scheme,  overall performance, overall style, and of course price. Rules: No OS, Monitor or Optical drives. Only enough to make the pc run at the minimum.

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i'm glad you used me for the build :D

CPU: me | Dark Rock Pro 3 | Asus Z170-A | 32GB Dominator Plats | 512gb SSD/4TB WD Black | 980Ti | BQ Silent Base 800 | EVGA 850w |

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If you want to Silence your PC/Room more, contact me.

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1 minute ago, Heuron said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Heuron/saved/#view=VhVj4D Heres my $2000 build, I want to see if you guys can get substantially more performance for the exact same or less. CHALLENGE ME! I will take into account the following: Build color scheme,  overall performance, overall style, and of course price. Rules: No OS, Monitor or Optical drives. Only enough to make the pc run at the minimum.

Good choice on the @i7-6700K, though, an @i7-3770kwould also do well.

(jokes aside, imma make a build)

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10 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Well, with an i7, GTX 1080, Full tower and flashy lights, it can obviously only be for one thing:

Solitaire. 

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1 minute ago, i7-6700K said:

i'm glad you used me for the build :D

You're welcome ;D

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a 980ti alone should be better than a 980 sli. Plus...Why do you need a 2tb hdd and a 500gb ssd? Unless you have an EXTENSIVE steam library you're not going to need that or 4k content or something etc. Hope this helps!

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1 minute ago, Digital_ said:

a 980ti alone should be better than a 980 sli. Plus...Why do you need a 2tb hdd and a 500gb ssd? Unless you have an EXTENSIVE steam library you're not going to need that. Unless you have some large files like 4k content, etc. Hope this helps!

Thanks for the feedback! :D

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7 minutes ago, Heuron said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Heuron/saved/#view=VhVj4D Heres my $2000 build, I want to see if you guys can get substantially more performance for the exact same or less. CHALLENGE ME! I will take into account the following: Build color scheme,  overall performance, overall style, and of course price. Rules: No OS, Monitor or Optical drives. Only enough to make the pc run at the minimum.

3-way SLI for shits and giggles:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nfdc3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nfdc3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($258.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($332.45 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($332.45 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($332.45 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2068.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 22:33 EDT-0400

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10 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Well, with an i7, GTX 1080, Full tower and flashy lights, it can obviously only be for one thing:

Solitaire. 

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Just now, Stardar1 said:

3-way SLI for shits and giggles:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nfdc3C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Nfdc3C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($258.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($332.45 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($332.45 @ B&H) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (3-Way SLI)  ($332.45 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2068.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 22:33 EDT-0400

;D Imma do some research to compare.

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Just now, Heuron said:

;D Imma do some research to compare.

3-way 970s will beat 2 way 980s in games that support SLI, I really just picked it for looks TBH.

 

I call the build "Dragon Fire"

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10 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Well, with an i7, GTX 1080, Full tower and flashy lights, it can obviously only be for one thing:

Solitaire. 

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4 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

3-way 970s will beat 2 way 980s in games that support SLI, I really just picked it for looks TBH.

 

I call the build "Dragon Fire"

Woah there bud. xD The thing is with 3 970's the stuttering and hitching at 4k is unbearable compared to 2 980's. As stated by Linus in this video ;) 

 

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7 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

3-way 970s will beat 2 way 980s in games that support SLI, I really just picked it for looks TBH.

 

I call the build "Dragon Fire"

But you are right about it being better in performance other than 4k.

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1 minute ago, Heuron said:

But you are right about it being better in performance other than 4k.

Bit it looks cooler

 

that's the important part. 

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10 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

Well, with an i7, GTX 1080, Full tower and flashy lights, it can obviously only be for one thing:

Solitaire. 

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Just now, Stardar1 said:

Bit it looks cooler

 

that's the important part. 

Lol, it does though. Another thing is the heat that 3 gpu's give off, it is quite uncomfortable.

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47 minutes ago, Heuron said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Heuron/saved/#view=VhVj4D Heres my $2000 build, I want to see if you guys can get substantially more performance for the exact same or less. CHALLENGE ME! I will take into account the following: Build color scheme,  overall performance, overall style, and of course price. Rules: No OS, Monitor or Optical drives. Only enough to make the pc run at the minimum.

 

Better performance, slightly less expensive, no significant difference in appearance. A more reliable hdd, better performing gpu and memory.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($107.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($135.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2001.70
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 23:12 EDT-0400

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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19 minutes ago, brob said:

 

Better performance, slightly less expensive, no significant difference in appearance. A more reliable hdd, better performing gpu and memory.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($107.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($135.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Toshiba  2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)  ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2001.70
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 23:12 EDT-0400

Ah, nice one. Didn't think of using the FURY's

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($351.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($163.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 120GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.87 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Other: 8 pin power cables from the creepy guy down the road ($0.00)
Total: $2035.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-22 00:08 EDT-0400

 

I win.

|Hurricane – My $1400 Gaming PC|AMD FX 6300 @ 4.5GHz|Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB @ 2133MHz|120GB Kingston HyperX Fury SSD|1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD|Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 2GB OC|Thermaltake Core V51|CoolerMaster Seidon 120V Liquid Cooler|AMD Master Race|

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You build is dam good, if rebate is not allowed than my build is out of this competition, if rebate is allowed than what do you think about 980 Ti 2 way sli. And about look, it is full black with some white shade, it is not completely white/ black build.

i7 4790K + 980 Ti 2 way SLI  :  http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WyMgD356f10ca7cc233_2000usd.jpg.804312e566f0d7

 

 

 

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12 minutes ago, amit523dutta said:

You build is dam good, if rebate is not allowed than my build is out of this competition, if rebate is allowed than what do you think about 980 Ti 2 way sli. And about look, it is full black with some white shade, it is not completely white/ black build.If you don't like the case you can change it to " bitfenix comrade "

i7 4790K + 980 Ti 2 way SLI  :  http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WyMgD356f10ca7cc233_2000usd.jpg.804312e566f0d7

with different case : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cFjCsY

 

 

 

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14 hours ago, Rabih.H said:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rYwZgs
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CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.99 @ Newegg)
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Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($599.99 @ Amazon)
...

 

I win.

Better gpu, worse cooling . . . worse overclocking.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Single 980 ti, but black/white and fast ssd
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.95 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 240 WHITE 182.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($154.99 @ Micro Center) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($322.57 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($134.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $2001.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-22 15:10 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor + Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX ATX AM3+ Motherboard Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive + Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive & Seagate Barracuda 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case + Thermaltake TR2 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter Monitor: Asus VK278Q 27.0" Monitor

Peripherals: Razer DeathStalker Wired Gaming Keyboard + Razer Abyssus Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Bose SIE2i Orange Earbud Headphones + Mic: Kaxidy Stereo MIC

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