Thread: ~$2000 Build

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    ~$2000 Build

    • Budget: Around $2,000
    • Resolution: 1920x1080 likely will upgrade in the future
    • Games / Settings Desired: I love high FPS on Max settings, MSAA can be turned down/off if I must.
    • Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc): Occasional uploads to youtube, Twitch.tv streaming, Watching full hd movies/tv shows while gaming, music, etc.
    • Country: USA
    • Parts that can be reused: None, giving existing computer to the kids. (I mean the tower, I will be reusing all peripherals.)
    • Do you need an OS? Nope.
    • Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? No, see above

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
    CPU Cooler: H240-X CPU Liquid Cooling KiT ($149.95 @ Swiftech.com)
    Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.09 @ SuperBiiz)
    Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($155.98 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($131.98 @ OutletPC)
    Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($80.88 @ OutletPC)
    Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($549.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case ($175.98 @ Newegg)
    Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
    Total: $1812.83
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-31 15:57 EST-0500

    I am just looking for some advice and/or suggestions. I am going for a red/black theme. I am looking to future proof this machine so I do not need to upgrade for a long time, and when/if I do, the existing parts do not need to be replaced and will be compatible with any new parts I buy.

    Possible future upgrades I have considered (in no particular order): Customer Liquid cooling or expanding the AIO that I will have already, Doubling up on the ram, M.2 PCIe SDD, Broadwell, SLI (980x2), 1440p Monitor (possibly even 4K).

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    Try this build:

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($316.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($120.98 @ Newegg)
    Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
    Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
    Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.00 @ Amazon)
    Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($549.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
    Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
    Other: Swiftech H240-X AIO Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.95)
    Total: $1754.86
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 08:08 EST-0500

    You can lose both SSDs and go for the BX100 512GB SSD, but I've got two in; one for OS and one as a streaming disk. There's an insane deal on a 2TB Barracuda disk ($15 at Newegg) but I'm not sure that it's better than the confirmed better Deskstar.

    EDIT: the Barracuda offer is only available to newsletter subs, so you'll haver to subscribe to Newegg's newsletter scheme to take that offer.
    Last edited by mmoc5a460f7641; 2015-02-01 at 01:13 PM.

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