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TimeScorpion7
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Hey guys,

 

I have been with mac for a long time now except I can't play that many games on it so I recently got into building computers and I want to attempt to build my own computer but I have no idea of what is good or bad and what is pricy or not in the computer world. But I did create a imaginary setup. I was wondering what you guys thought of it. Here it is:

 

  • Obsidian Series 750D Full Tower ATX Case from Corsair
  • Rampage IV Black Edition Motherboard from Asus
  • Intel Core I7-4770k Processor from Intel
  • Geforce GTX 780 Graphics Card from Asus (probably dual)
  • Platinum Series 1000w PSU from Seasonic
  • Vengeance 16GB(2x8) Dual Channel  DDR3 2400Mhz

 

This is all I have so far... The total amount is roughly $2500 but I still have to account for cooling. So it would be great if I could have a little input here.

 

Thanks.

 

-TimeScorpion7

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Wrong board for 1150. 

 

Stick with air. If you're in for performance, water cooling is a hobby, it's not completely practical. 

 

The parts you picked except for the GPU are a bit...excessive, are you really sure you need them?

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The rampage IV black edition is for 2011 cpu's the 4770k is an 1150 cpu.

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the possessor wont fit in that motherboard. 

you will need a motherboard that will fit 1150 socket, if you still want a asus board that can use the i7-4770k you could get one of the asus rog series motherboards 

Specs

CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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Use this website to organize your build and find out what's compatible. Some compatibilities aren't checked, but you'll be able to find which motherboard works with which CPU.

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CPU: Intel i7-3770K @ 3.5 GHz | CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Frio OCK | Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LK | Memory: 16 GB Corsair Vengeance LP (DDR3-1600) | GPU: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition x 2 (Crossfire) | Storage: 120 GB Kingston SSDNow V300 SSD, 2 TB Toshiba HDD | PSU: Corsair TX850 V2 | Case: In-Win Mana 136 (Black)
Monitor: ASUS VS248H-P | Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 (Cherry MX Brown) | Mouse: Logitech G500 | Speakers: Logitech X-140 | Headphones: Philips Fidelio X1, Sony MDR-X05 | Webcam: Logitech C510
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you have to choose a motherboard that is compatible with your CPU. If you want water-cooling, go with the H100i, or Swiftek H220. Yu could also go a size up and get an NZXT Kraken X60 or a Corsair H110. This totally depends on how much money you want to spend. You can also just go with a great aircooler. They tend to be a little cheaper :) Good luck, and for gods sake, change that motherboard.

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Why don't you go post in the new builds and planning section and give a budget and your needs, I'm sure people will help you out


  • Cooler Master Storm Enforcer
  • I7 3770K @ Stock
  • Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H
  • AMD Radeon R9 290
  • Cooler Master Hyper 212+
  • 16gb Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz 
  • 2x 1tb WD Green Drives (RAID 1)
  • 256gb Samsung 840
  • Peripherals
  • Logitech G502 Proteus Core
  • Ducky Shine 3 - Blue LED, Brown Switches
  • Samsung SyncMaster 2443
  • Custom Mousepad http://imgur.com/xJWASQM
  • Logitech G35
  • Altec Lansing Octane 7


 

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This is overkill but here goes: (Note: Just a benchmark for what I think would be really great performance, can always be adjusted).

 

THE FULL PACKAGE
PCPartPicker part list

CPU:  Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($549.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($125.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard:  Asus Rampage IV Extreme EATX LGA2011 Motherboard  ($415.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.50 @ Newegg)
Storage:  Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($282.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage:  Western Digital  3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($194.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($525.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($525.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case:  Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($13.33 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($13.33 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply:  SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($183.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive:  LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)  ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor:  Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor:  Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor:  Dell U2412M 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($279.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $4147.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-07 02:49 EST-0500)

 

The 3x Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm fans are to replace the case fans.
The 2 x Corsair Air Series AF140 Red 66.4 CFM 140mm fans are to replace the AIO fans. Corsair doesn't make 140mm high static pressure fans.
I didn't pick Noctua fans because they look like absolute shit. If the OP doesn't care about that then slap 6 Noctua fans in this case.
You can obviously lower the budget by knocking off 1 GPU ($3621.91) or knocking off 2 x monitors and keeping both GPU's ($3587.91) and you can get a SSD for a bit cheaper for an "off brand" (save maybe $50), I prefer Samsung as they are some of the fastest on the market. Cheaper SSD's are fast but not as fast as ones you pay a little more for usually. You could also further reduce the cost by getting a standard heatsink like the Hyper 212 Evo and downgrading the PSU if you ditch one of the GPU's to like a 550-600W.

CPU: i7-3930K @ 4.8GHz MOBO: IV Gene RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 1866MHz GPU: GTX 780 Ti CASE: Corsair 350D STORAGE: 2 x Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB, 2x WD Red 4TB
PSU: EVGA SuperNova 650W DISPLAY: 1 x ASUS VG248QE, 3 x Dell U2414H COOLING: Corsair H100i INPUT: Corsair Vengeance K70, SteelSeries Sensei AUDIO: Sennheiser HD 280 Pro, ATH-M50s, Beredynamic DT770 Pro, Steelseries H Wireless

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If you are new to building I would suggess that you go for less expensive first setup. Unless you really are into video/photo editing or 3d stuff. So i5 4670K or FX-8350 will be enough. Find some nice mobo that has features you feel needed and some 1600/2133MHz ram with it. Doing your own build is good since you can always add stuff later.

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Build is overpriced for what it does and is a bit wonky with parts not fitting and psu being overkill and such.

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