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So a few things happened that made me lower my budget but I finally am ordering when my check comes tommorow. Here is my build what do you guys think.
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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($379.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($192.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($121.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($248.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.99 @ B&H)
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $2006.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($379.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($192.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($121.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($248.00 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.99 @ B&H)
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $2006.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Also quick question. will 750w be good if i ever get a second 970 or should i get a 850w. I also will be getting another 250gb ssd and ill run them in raid 0.
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Okay, no need for thermal paste, the X61 comes with paste pre-applied. If you want to buy some to have as spare, fair enough, but you won't really need any, unless you plan on having to re-apply paste in the near future. No need to spend $200 on a motherboard, it's honestly just a waste. Storage is hecka over-priced, you can pick up a 2TB HDD for $60 and a 240/256GB SSD for $60, so you're paying almost twice as much as you need to for your storage. I wouldn't be putting an S340 in to a $2k rig, rig of that budget deserves a more premium case IMO. M45>M65, I definitely wouldn't recommend the M65, it's just not a good mouse. A decent quality 620W unit would be enough for 2 x 970s in SLI, so you definitely wouldn't need an 850W unit. I wouldn't bother with the RGB K70, especiallyif you're going for a black/red colour scheme anyway. Just grab a non RGB K70 with MX Blues. If you really want RGB, get this one, with MX Browns, instead of Reds;
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You don't want the tramp stamp gen 2 K70 that you were originally looking at.
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K70(non RGB with MX Blues), better mouse(M45). 1440p monitor instead of a 144Hz TN panel, I'd definitely recommend 1440p over a worse quality 144Hz but it's up to you in the end. More premium case. Much better GPU, and XFire support so you could easily add a 2nd at any point. No reason not to get an R9 Nano since you can afford it, IMO. It performs almost as well as 980Ti for $150 less. Stuck with the Samsung SSD, but the 850 Pro isn't worth the premium over an 850-EVO. You could get this to save some money if you wanted though;
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Smaller. Something as low end as a 970 does not belong in a $2k rig though, nor does a 60Hz 1080p panel.
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You don't want the tramp stamp gen 2 K70 that you were originally looking at.
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K70(non RGB with MX Blues), better mouse(M45). 1440p monitor instead of a 144Hz TN panel, I'd definitely recommend 1440p over a worse quality 144Hz but it's up to you in the end. More premium case. Much better GPU, and XFire support so you could easily add a 2nd at any point. No reason not to get an R9 Nano since you can afford it, IMO. It performs almost as well as 980Ti for $150 less. Stuck with the Samsung SSD, but the 850 Pro isn't worth the premium over an 850-EVO. You could get this to save some money if you wanted though;
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Smaller. Something as low end as a 970 does not belong in a $2k rig though, nor does a 60Hz 1080p panel.
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If you didn't want to spend all of your budget;
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Balls to the walls, the 5820k is a mere $2 more expensive for 50% more cores and threads, absolutely no point in getting the 6700k while the price is anywhere near this;
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Balls to the walls, the 5820k is a mere $2 more expensive for 50% more cores and threads, absolutely no point in getting the 6700k while the price is anywhere near this;
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Sanctorum wrote Okay, no need for thermal paste, the X61 comes with paste pre-applied. If you want to buy some to have as spare, fair enough, but you won't really need any, unless you plan on having to re-apply paste in the near future. No need to spend $200 on a motherboard, it's honestly just a waste. Storage is hecka over-priced, you can pick up a 2TB HDD for $60 and a 240/256GB SSD for $60, so you're paying almost twice as much as you need to for your storage. I wouldn't be putting an S340 in to a $2k rig, rig of that budget deserves a more premium case IMO. M45>M65, I definitely wouldn't recommend the M65, it's just not a good mouse. A decent quality 620W unit would be enough for 2 x 970s in SLI, so you definitely wouldn't need an 850W unit. I wouldn't bother with the RGB K70, especiallyif you're going for a black/red colour scheme anyway. Just grab a non RGB K70 with MX Blues. If you really want RGB, get this one, with MX Browns, instead of Reds;
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You don't want the tramp stamp gen 2 K70 that you were originally looking at.
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K70(non RGB with MX Blues), better mouse(M45). 1440p monitor instead of a 144Hz TN panel, I'd definitely recommend 1440p over a worse quality 144Hz but it's up to you in the end. More premium case. Much better GPU, and XFire support so you could easily add a 2nd at any point. No reason not to get an R9 Nano since you can afford it, IMO. It performs almost as well as 980Ti for $150 less. Stuck with the Samsung SSD, but the 850 Pro isn't worth the premium over an 850-EVO. You could get this to save some money if you wanted though;
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Looks at R9 Nano
Looks at my Enthoo Pro...
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Sanctorum wroteZayev wrote Looks at R9 Nano
Looks at my Enthoo Pro...
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Performance for the price is ridiculous. That's reason enough.
Also, better than a GTX 970 in a $2k rig.
yeah, but will look retarded. just saying. my 970 looks small.
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Zayev wroteSanctorum wroteZayev wrote Looks at R9 Nano
Looks at my Enthoo Pro...
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Performance for the price is ridiculous. That's reason enough.
Also, better than a GTX 970 in a $2k rig.
yeah, but will look retarded. just saying. my 970 looks small.
If your 970 looks small in an Enthoo Pro, then anything is going to look small in it and there's no getting around that. I, personally, would not care at all. Edited my OP with a smaller case so OP can go mATX with all the same components(apart from mobo obviously), if he wants, or he could go mITX if he really wanted, but a 970 in a $2k rig is ridiculous.
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