5k Computer Budget - Advice please

[Jake5467]

Why would you need/want to bump it to a 1000W PSU when a good 650-750W can handle two of those GPU's?

Also your total is ~$4,400, with the suggestions I mentioned earlier you can get dual 970's for about $800 less.

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Here you go, add extra fans if you feel you need them. All parts from PCCaseGear

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($399.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 280L 122.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Monitor: Samsung U28D590D 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($549.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $3402.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-17 23:15 EST+1100

I didn't really skimp on anything, if you wanna pay an $100 for a longer warranty on the WD Black drive that's up to you. Double the GPU power or remove one and save $500. Double the SSD capacity, all for about $1000 less.

I'm not sure if my link was working but I was using GTX 970's the entire time.

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/trY

Changed 3tb drives over (good call thanks) but I'm happy with the rest. I'm not usre how yours is 1k less?

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I'm not sure if my link was working but I was using GTX 970's the entire time.

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/trY

Changed 3tb drives over (good call thanks) but I'm happy with the rest. I'm not usre how yours is 1k less?

No fans, much cheaper (yet near-equivalent) mobo, single SSD, single 3TB drive, and you have 32GB of RAM. Those five things total nearly AU$800.

[Remilia]

"GeForce GTX 970 or 980 in 2-way SLI - On your average system the cards require you to have an 700~800 Watt power supply unit as minimum."

thanks for proving yourself wrong in your link trying to prove me wrong ^_^

Only reason it says 800W is mostly because a lot of lower end / low watt does not have the necessary PCI-E connectors. Or it's so bad that it'll probably blow up. It also depends on how much other stuff you decide to stick in there.
Something like this 650W (only one I can think of atm) would, but a lot of em don't.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151118

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All these builds are nice but overkill even for CaD , maybe Toolpath needs more power but still sli 980's is too much. You also won't see major difference @ 4k in CaD from 1440p. I would say with half your budget you can have a very good build keep the rest and invest them in 3 years getting the new gpu at the time. A i7 4790k with 16gb of ram and a single gtx970 is enough for what you want to do.

I would consider a similar to Notarget's above build with a single 970, keeping in mind for a second if you need it in the future and go 1440p.

[Lohkay]

If you're doing CAD, wouldn't you want a professional GPU to accelerate it? Last time I checked, consumer cards are not supported by most CAD softwares.

[Arbiter]

If you're doing CAD, wouldn't you want a professional GPU to accelerate it? Last time I checked, consumer cards are not supported by most CAD softwares.

You'd have to be doing some heavy CAD work for you to need a workstation card. Only the OP would know if he needed one, but honestly he wouldn't be considering consumer grade hardware if it wasn't enough for his uses. Typically if you needed workstation grade hardware, you'd know it.

He's also wanting this for gaming, in which it would be handy to have a GPU built for it.

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No, you really can't. They use way too much power while SLI'd.

I call BS on that! NO way you're using that much power. I have Seasonic Platinum 760W and 970 SLI and they run juuuust fiiiiiiine.