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MrFub
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I am planning on purchasing and building a new rig for myself.

I am currently using a crappy HP Pavilion from 2009.

 

Current PC Specs:

CPU- AMD Quad-Core A6-3600

Ram- 6GB DDR3

Graphics- AMD Radeon HD 6530D

Storage- 1TB

 

For my new PC my budget is $3000 USD (Stated in the title) but I can go a little bit over. I will OC both the CPU and the GPU.

 

I used pcpartpicker for planning out my new rig. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2cd1t    <--- New Rig

 

(Desk, chair, and other peripherals included)

Just want some advice on the build, if you think you can make a better rig please post it. (Use PCPARTPICKER please)  :D

 

*Update* http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ceFL

Might switch to Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 2 instead of the H100i.

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Drop the sound card and get some noctuas, and i7 with 16gb RAM is overkill for just gaming and with the extra money get a 780ti

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Wasting money in places, but still a great build

Welcome to the forum :)

CPU - Intel 4670k  Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H  RAM - Kingston HyperX 8GB  GPU - EVGA 780  Case - Fractal Design Define R4    Storage - 2TB WD Black, Samsung 840 Evo 128GB     PSU - Corsair RM650  Display -  Benq XL2430T and Acer S235HL  Cooling - CM Hyper 212 Evo  Keyboard - Corsair K95  Mouse - Razer Deathadder  Sound - Sennheiser HD 558                                 Mic - Blue Snowball  Phone- OnePlus One  Tablet - Nvidia Shield

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if you wanna do hardcore gaming, don't go for a wireless mouse :|

  • CPU i5 3570k - 4.0 Ghz | Motherboard Intel DZ77SL50K | RAM Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600 BUS DDR3 4GBx1 | GPU 2x Sparkle GTX 570 OC edition | Case CM 370 Elite | Storage Seagate 1TB 3.5" SATA HARD DRIVE 64MB CACHE | PSU Cooler Master GX series 550W (80+ bronze)| Display(s) Samsung 46' series 5 TV(1080p), Dell 20' (1280x1024) | Cooling 3x Corsair SP120 QUIET EDITION HIGH STATIC PRESSURE 120MM FAN TWIN PACK | Keyboard DELL original default keyboard | Mouse A4 Tech x2 800dpi | Sound On board~!

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Would I be able to OC the 780ti with its current fan?

I know that noctuas are very good fans, but they are ugly. 

Yes

Don't get the performance edition corsair fans they are LOUD

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Are you planning to add another 780 for sli?

Why 144 hz?

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Not unless I get two GTX 780 for the price of one...

 

I heard its one of the best monitors.

High frequency TN panels tend to get such high frames by sacrificing color quality. Unless you're gaming competitively, I wouldn't sacrifice the better viewing angles and colors of a 60 hz IPS panel over a 144 hz TN one.

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High frequency TN panels tend to get such high frames by sacrificing color quality. Unless you're gaming competitively, I wouldn't sacrifice the better viewing angles and colors of a 60 hz IPS panel over a 144 hz TN one.

Can you recommend another one?

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Can you recommend another one?

Actually I have recommendations for the entire build.

But first, were you planning on sli later on or sticking with a single gpu and replacing it later?

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I'd prefer to keep 1 GPU. 

Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ckzw

Are you sure you need a bluray drive?

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I'd prefer one, might watch some movies or do other things.

What's your sound solution atm?

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This HP has beats audio in it.

._.

I meant like what headphones or speakers you have.

You put a xonar in your build.

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