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[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Closing this now. Thank you all for the feedback.[/font]
 

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RE: Help With Build

Okay I'm pointing out a few things to better improve it, and give you some knowledge.

CPU is good, but kinda over-kill, I'd drop it down to an i5 4690k as its still a very good CPU.

Motherboard is on a bad chipset for the CPU, you really should get a Z97 chipset board.

You should drop the HDD down to a 1tb WD blue, and get a 120gb MX100 SSD.

GPU is pretty below par for what you can get, I'd get an R9 285 honestly.

PSU is pretty low end, and its not very reliable.

You can get your windows os for free.
 

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RE: Help With Build

@Shock
Here you go, sick red, white & black theme too. Upgrade to i7 if you have the money and want to stream/edit
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_RD 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($120.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($62.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1096.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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RE: Help With Build

Same build I suggested for Zeus.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($136.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Colossus Mini Mini ITX Tower Case ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($56.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $1253.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-21 08:19 EDT-0400
 

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Again, crap PSU with an overpriced GPU (for what its capable of.. which is not a lot, unless you turn AA off. but who paids $300+ for a gpu that cant handle anti aliasing -facepalm-), could save money on Motherboard and RAM too
 

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Eevee said:
Again, crap PSU with an overpriced GPU (for what its capable of.. which is not a lot, unless you turn AA off. but who paids $300+ for a gpu that cant handle anti aliasing -facepalm-), could save money on Motherboard and RAM too
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Yep. Also more of a personal preference for me, but I don't like the lower end water coolers from corsair.
 

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Kowai said:
Yep. Also more of a personal preference for me, but I don't like the lower end water coolers from corsair.
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H80i is a decent cooler, however the Enermax Liqtech 120X is probably the best 120mm AIO, beats the H100i sometimes. (obviously depending on the case and airflow and fans)
 

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Eevee said:
Again, crap PSU with an overpriced GPU (for what its capable of.. which is not a lot, unless you turn AA off. but who paids $300+ for a gpu that cant handle anti aliasing -facepalm-), could save money on Motherboard and RAM too
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The PSU is cheap, no argument there. I haven't read anything on the 970, I just know it to be the go-to for budget builds. The RAM price is reasonable considering it's specs, you might be able to save $15 from another brand but 1866 CL9 doesn't get a whole lot cheaper. 
 

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The PSU is better than other entry level ones but it still isn't that great.
The 970 is just a no. 290x > 970 everyday. Read into the memory/bandwidth problems and how it affects gaming at 1080p (any resolution higher is stupid to even attempt on a 970

True on the RAM. latencies are okay below 11, depends on what you're doing and the speed of course
 
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