NEW PC BUILD need help

[mrchance90]

Hi guys, I need some help I am building a pc for my birthday and I am trying to get some things figured out. so lets start off with what I know I want. I am going with a corsair obsidian 750d case, Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige – High Performance All-In-One CPU Liquid Water Cooling System with 240mm Copper Radiator, 2 gtx 780s after market coolers evga or someone, and I want a triple 144hz monitor set up. 

 so first off I need to try to stay under or at 3000$. now trouble is I don't know what motherboard to go with or what socket, cpu , ram, psu, or screens to go with. O and one more thing I want a black and red colors as much as possible. so let me hear you ideas. would you go socket 1150 with sli 780s  or should I go 2011?  is there anything I am forgetting?

[WoodenMarker]

Read before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

Also, there's a corsair sale if you want to buy the case now: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/99718-25-corsair-products-if-you-buy-from-them-directly-limited-time/

[KrazyKap]

1150 has enough bandwidth for SLI 780s, so a 4770K is fine. You'd be best with a 750W PSU, the likes of Seasonic, Silverstone, XFX, Antec and many more have good options. For non-ref 780s, MSI lightning is the best by a long shot, but might cost a little more, although this doesn't look bad for pricing: http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-Graphics-N780-LIGHTNING/dp/B00ER8HDME/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389237470&sr=8-1&keywords=msi+780+lightning

 

I would recommend G Skill RAM, but any 8 or 16GB kit will do at 1600 or 1866MHz.

 

As for a motherboard, I think the black and red gaming motherboards from MSI should be a serious consideration

[mrchance90]

ahh I was so close.. I live in the us I don't know weather to upgrade to windows 8 or stay with 7. Its strictly a gaming computer Day Z, BF, flight sims, other steam games and AAA titles.  

[mrchance90]

ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 as a motherboard?

[WoodenMarker]

ahh I was so close.. I live in the us I don't know weather to upgrade to windows 8 or stay with 7. Its strictly a gaming computer Day Z, BF, flight sims, other steam games and AAA titles.  

Windows 8 is better but you can just pick whichever you prefer.

ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO LGA 1150 as a motherboard?

Waste of money imo.

[mrchance90]

 

Waste of money imo.

 why is it a waste? and what would you go with? I am currently setting everything up in new egg to buy I know it may not be the cheapest but I want to get everything from the same place so if I have problems I don't have to worry about sending somethings back to 5 different places. 

[WoodenMarker]

 why is it a waste? and what would you go with? I am currently setting everything up in new egg to buy I know it may not be the cheapest but I want to get everything from the same place so if I have problems I don't have to worry about sending somethings back to 5 different places. 

There are cheaper mobos that do the same job.

If you want more help, finish reading what I linked above before posting.

[BasedGod]

Well I hope you like what I put together. With the Information you provided and what you liked, I put something together. Youcould get away without an optical drive, but I put one in for you. Its a little over budget by a smidge (because of going all new egg, which I also did ), but really, I think its okay. Sorry I couldn't get the GPU's to match the color scheme, but these are the best ones with aftermarket cooling! Also, because it's strictly gaming, I put you with an i5 4670k with a motherboard to OC on! I hope you like it!

 

EDIT: you could go with this GPU if you wanted it to match http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=136

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yfJY

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yfJY/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2yfJY/benchmarks/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige 60.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($68.00 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($114.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($556.81 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($556.81 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case  ($171.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer  ($14.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $3178.49

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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