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2 minutes ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

I see a lot of comments about the PSU and SSD, perhaps I should get a lower tier graphics card? Since apparently I don't need a 980 to do the things I want ...

It's your build man, so get what you want. But an SSD performs extremely better over a HDD and makes a huge difference in boot and load times. The 980 is a great card, we are just trying to give you pointers but at the end of the day it's your system. I bought the MSI 970 I have mostly from the fact it matched my black and red color scheme.
As for PSU, I'm having a hard time find quality PSU's that are actually available in Australia. More to come on that.

[CPU: 4.7ghz I5 6600k] [MB: Asus Z170 Pro G] [RAM: G.Skill 2400 16GB(2x8)]

[GPU: MSI Twin Frozr GTX 970] [PSU: XFX Pro 850W] [Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo]
[Storage: 500GB WD HDD / 128GB SanDisk SSD ] [Case: DeepCool Tessaract]

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1 minute ago, TriFlix Films said:

So... no pc part picker? haha What site was it?

In Australia most people use www.pccasegear.com

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1 minute ago, DioOmicida said:

It's your build man, so get what you want. But an SSD performs extremely better over a HDD and makes a huge difference in boot and load times. The 980 is a great card, we are just trying to give you pointers but at the end of the day it's your system. I bought the MSI 970 I have mostly from the fact it matched my black and red color scheme.
As for PSU, I'm having a hard time find quality PSU's that are actually available in Australia. More to come on that.

I guess ... but I really want to make sure I am spending the money properly, as my parents are footing 35% of the cost.

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3 minutes ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

I guess ... but I really want to make sure I am spending the money properly, as my parents are footing 35% of the cost.

For the games you play, anything over a gtx 970 or r9 390 would be unnecessary. Either of those would be a much more suitable choice and leave you with a decent amount with which to buy a good PSU and a nice sized SSD. 

Needs money for car parts :P

 

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3 minutes ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

I guess ... but I really want to make sure I am spending the money properly, as my parents are footing 35% of the cost.

For the games you play, anything over a gtx 970 or r9 390 would be unnecessary. Either of those would be a much more suitable choice and leave you with a decent amount with which to buy a good PSU and a nice sized SSD. 

Needs money for car parts :P

 

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2 hours ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

Maybe I'll put the GPU money into an SSD and PSU.

 

2 hours ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

I see a lot of comments about the PSU and SSD, perhaps I should get a lower tier graphics card? Since apparently I don't need a 980 to do the things I want ...

Yes get a better PSU get some SSD and get a 960 or r9 380 becuase with the games you are playing you won't need a 980

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1 minute ago, iDeFecZx said:

For the games you play, anything over a gtx 970 or r9 390 would be unnecessary. Either of those would be a much more suitable choice and leave you with a decent amount with which to buy a good PSU and a nice sized SSD. 

These are the GTX 970 models currently available in my country, all these weird names simply confuse me. Is there a reason for me to not buy the cheapest 970?

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1 minute ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

 

These are the GTX 970 models currently available in my country, all these weird names simply confuse me. Is there a reason for me to not buy the cheapest 970?

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Personally, id choose any of the EVGA cards with the ACX 2.0 cooler. They all perform roughly the same. 

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Perfect, I'm sitting at $1691 right now which leaves me a lot of room (hopefully) for a better PSU, thanks a lot guys.

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Asus X570-E motherboard

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EVGA 850W P2 PSU

Samsung 970 Pro SSD, Crucial MX500 SSD, WD Blue HDD, WD Blue HDD, WD Green HDD, Silicon Power SSD.

All wrapped in a Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL case.

 

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2 hours ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

 

These are the GTX 970 models currently available in my country, all these weird names simply confuse me. Is there a reason for me to not buy the cheapest 970?

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honestly go with the cheapest as they all perform basically the same...the only difference is like 2-3 fps

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Corsair CS550M Modular 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

 

Thoughts on this PSU?

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EVGA 850W P2 PSU

Samsung 970 Pro SSD, Crucial MX500 SSD, WD Blue HDD, WD Blue HDD, WD Green HDD, Silicon Power SSD.

All wrapped in a Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL case.

 

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1 minute ago, MIXFUSED said:

It is modular but it is only semi modular...It is a nice power supple however what is the price?

$125 AUD

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2 hours ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

$125 AUD

it is a bit pricey as on amazon it roughly translate from 79.99usd to 105aud and that's amazon...a site that isn't the cheapest for buying computer parts...but I would still get that PSU if I where you 

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5 minutes ago, MIXFUSED said:

it is a bit pricey as on amazon it roughly translate from 79.99usd to 105aud and that's amazon...a site that isn't the cheapest for buying computer parts...but I would still get that PSU if I where you 

It's because of currency situation and government policy... all computer parts cost more even after currency conversion due to tax.... but thanks I'll definitely pick this PSU up.

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Asus X570-E motherboard

KFA2 RTX 2080Ti SG

EVGA 850W P2 PSU

Samsung 970 Pro SSD, Crucial MX500 SSD, WD Blue HDD, WD Blue HDD, WD Green HDD, Silicon Power SSD.

All wrapped in a Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL case.

 

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Anyways, appreciate the comments and feedback for my first PC build guys, it helped a lot.

 

Good night from Brisbane! (2:40am)

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2 hours ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

It's because of currency situation and government policy... all computer parts cost more even after currency conversion due to tax.... but thanks I'll definitely pick this PSU up.

Good now you won't fry your build :D glad I could help

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2 hours ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

It's because of currency situation and government policy... all computer parts cost more even after currency conversion due to tax.... but thanks I'll definitely pick this PSU up.

But also where you looking for a ssd and another option for a gpu?

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10 minutes ago, MIXFUSED said:

But also where you looking for a ssd and another option for a gpu?

 

 

EVGA GeForce Gtx 970 +FTW +ACX 2.0 4GB

 

and

 

Samsumg 850 EVO  500 GB SSD

 

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Ryzen 7 3700X

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Asus X570-E motherboard

KFA2 RTX 2080Ti SG

EVGA 850W P2 PSU

Samsung 970 Pro SSD, Crucial MX500 SSD, WD Blue HDD, WD Blue HDD, WD Green HDD, Silicon Power SSD.

All wrapped in a Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL case.

 

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36 minutes ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

EVGA GeForce Gtx 970 +FTW +ACX 2.0 4GB

Samsumg 850 EVO  500 GB SSD

Corsair cs550w

The cards mostly differ compared on clock and ram speeds with different coolers.
All will perform about the same as every card can be overclocked yourself close to the same.
So usually cheaper doesn't matter as was quoted,"only a few fps difference."
As for the PSU, that's probably the best PSU you could get.
I really couldn't find any of the "top tier" models so it's a solid go to.
All in all, pretty great changes to your build and you'll be more than happy with it.

[CPU: 4.7ghz I5 6600k] [MB: Asus Z170 Pro G] [RAM: G.Skill 2400 16GB(2x8)]

[GPU: MSI Twin Frozr GTX 970] [PSU: XFX Pro 850W] [Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo]
[Storage: 500GB WD HDD / 128GB SanDisk SSD ] [Case: DeepCool Tessaract]

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3 hours ago, DioOmicida said:

The cards mostly differ compared on clock and ram speeds with different coolers.
All will perform about the same as every card can be overclocked yourself close to the same.
So usually cheaper doesn't matter as was quoted,"only a few fps difference."
As for the PSU, that's probably the best PSU you could get.
I really couldn't find any of the "top tier" models so it's a solid go to.
All in all, pretty great changes to your build and you'll be more than happy with it.

Yeah I was thinking he could overclock a 970 save himself some money and the ssd choice is really I also like the psu choice

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roduct Availability Price Qty Total  
In stock $19   $19 X
In stock $189   $189 X
In stock $229   $229 X
In stock $18   $36 X
In stock $19   $38 X
In stock $108   $108 X
In stock $335   $335 X
In stock $125   $125 X
In stock $49   $49 X
In stock $159   $159 X
In stock $529   $529

 

This is my choices of parts, after taking in all the feedback from people, thanks a lot guys!

 

*Edit* Price comes down to $1816 so I have some money to spare as well.

I'm no Special Agent myself, but my Dad was!

 

Ryzen 7 3700X

Lian Li Galahad 360mm White AIO

4 x 8GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB

Asus X570-E motherboard

KFA2 RTX 2080Ti SG

EVGA 850W P2 PSU

Samsung 970 Pro SSD, Crucial MX500 SSD, WD Blue HDD, WD Blue HDD, WD Green HDD, Silicon Power SSD.

All wrapped in a Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL case.

 

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14 hours ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:

Do you recommend any? I thought 550W would be enough so I just went with any haha...

You cant go wrong with Seasonic M12II 750.

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15 hours ago, Special Agent 星雨 said:
roduct Availability Price Qty Total  
In stock $19   $19 X
In stock $189   $189 X
In stock $229   $229 X
In stock $18   $36 X
In stock $19   $38 X
In stock $108   $108 X
In stock $335   $335 X
In stock $125   $125 X
In stock $49   $49 X
In stock $159   $159 X
In stock $529   $529

 

This is my choices of parts, after taking in all the feedback from people, thanks a lot guys!

 

*Edit* Price comes down to $1816 so I have some money to spare as well.

Nice if you have spare money buy a nice thermal compound they cost like 2-5 bucks 

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