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I am looking to treat myself for my upcoming 32nd b-day.

I shop on newegg as I have a store card with them so that is where I want to get my parts.

My current rig is:

CPU: Intel i7-4770k
CPU-Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper N520
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H
RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix 1600Mhz
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD Dual-X 7970 Boost (aka Ghz) 3GB
Sound card: Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium PCIe
Chassis: Corsair Graphite 600T
PSU: Corsair HX750 Gold
Monitor: Hanns-G HZ281 27.5" 1920x1200

Drives:
DVDRW
3 x SSD
2 x HDD
1 x External HDD

Keyboard: Coolermaster StormTrigger (CherryMX Blue)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus

I am looking to upgrade my GPU, Monitor and CPU cooler.

For resolution, I want 1440p High-refresh, low response time. IPS Prefer Matte display

GPU should be able to push games well on it. I play Escape From Tarkov, Battlebit, Ylands, Neverwinter, Elderscrolls Online, Black Desert Online, Star Citizen, S.T.A.L.K.E.R series and STALKER Online, and many other titles to give you an idea. I also dabble in Arma from time to time if I get the urge.

I feel like I probably should get a Noctua NH-D14 or NH-D15, which ever is compatible with AM4 as I want to eventually switch. But I am willing to consider a GOOD, RELIABLE AIO cooler. NOT a Corsair H100i as I already had one crap out on me.

I dont want to spend bookoos of cash if I dont have to so please try to keep the parts as close to MSRP as possible. I have been happy with AMD so far (since 2012) GPU wise. But, I suppose I am willing to give team green a try even though I DESTEST the GPP crap that is going on and some of their other business practices.

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I would say look into the newer Corsair AIOs if you wanted one of those or look at EK fluid gaming if you wanted something more custom, Noctua makes good air coolers

GPU wise, I would say try and find something close to MSRP and whatever you can find buy that otherwise wait until prices drop

monitor of that spec is going to be expensive regardless, A monitor like this might be a good option with an AMD GPU and as long as you don't care about G-sync if you were to switch

My Rig

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/T9J6sZ

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2 hours ago, KRDucky said:

I am looking to treat myself for my upcoming 32nd b-day.

I shop on newegg as I have a store card with them so that is where I want to get my parts.

My current rig is:

CPU: Intel i7-4770k
CPU-Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper N520
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H
RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix 1600Mhz
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD Dual-X 7970 Boost (aka Ghz) 3GB
Sound card: Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium PCIe
Chassis: Corsair Graphite 600T
PSU: Corsair HX750 Gold
Monitor: Hanns-G HZ281 27.5" 1920x1200

Drives:
DVDRW
3 x SSD
2 x HDD
1 x External HDD

Keyboard: Coolermaster StormTrigger (CherryMX Blue)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus

I am looking to upgrade my GPU, Monitor and CPU cooler.

For resolution, I want 1440p High-refresh, low response time. IPS Prefer Matte display

GPU should be able to push games well on it. I play Escape From Tarkov, Battlebit, Ylands, Neverwinter, Elderscrolls Online, Black Desert Online, Star Citizen, S.T.A.L.K.E.R series and STALKER Online, and many other titles to give you an idea. I also dabble in Arma from time to time if I get the urge.

I feel like I probably should get a Noctua NH-D14 or NH-D15, which ever is compatible with AM4 as I want to eventually switch. But I am willing to consider a GOOD, RELIABLE AIO cooler. NOT a Corsair H100i as I already had one crap out on me.

I dont want to spend bookoos of cash if I dont have to so please try to keep the parts as close to MSRP as possible. I have been happy with AMD so far (since 2012) GPU wise. But, I suppose I am willing to give team green a try even though I DESTEST the GPP crap that is going on and some of their other business practices.

GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($147.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($599.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB241YU 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($413.10 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1160.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-18 02:16 EDT-0400

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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7 hours ago, xXCapAwesomeXx said:

I would say look into the newer Corsair AIOs if you wanted one of those or look at EK fluid gaming if you wanted something more custom, Noctua makes good air coolers

GPU wise, I would say try and find something close to MSRP and whatever you can find buy that otherwise wait until prices drop

monitor of that spec is going to be expensive regardless, A monitor like this might be a good option with an AMD GPU and as long as you don't care about G-sync if you were to switch

Gsync can suck on a Popsicle for all I care about that tech. OpenSource is the way I play.

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