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Ok so my Main system the top one is now sold, now in late January I'll be building a new system for myself and I want something awesome. I will reuse my 1080p monitor, though my plan is in April to buy a 4k display, so keep that in mind. I only know I want a GTX 980 and an i7, but the rest of the parts are kind of up in the air currently, including SSD, HD, Case, ect. OS it taken care of, I didn't sell my Windows 8 Pro with my system so I'm reusing my Windows 8. Give me idea's yall, oh and I will SLI down the road if not right away.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/17 17:01:26
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Gonna watercool or air.. That should help in choice of case I would recommend a ssd or 2 and a storage device for starters.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/17 17:16:35
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U might have a problem with the Windows 8 ! My understanding of Microsoft's current License for OSs is that a COPY can only be used on 1 computer "period". That means you cannot move your copy from 1 computer to another. You must purchase a new copy of the OS for the next computer you own. The last version of Windows that could be moved from 1 computer to the next (if you had the correct copy, i.e. you purchased a Stand Alone Disk copy).
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/17 17:22:38
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yea this copy of windows 8 get's moved, this will be it's 5th home, im not to worried about that :P As for cooling, air for now, water is a goal though, though I'm tired of windows, and LED lights.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/17 17:26:19
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some other things that should I suppose be Mentioned. I need 5.1 Analog Audio, I like my 5.1 speakers, and I need room for expanion in storage, and a bluray burner will be a requirement for me. But my long term storage goal is to have at least 3 6tb drives in Raid 5.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/18 00:38:19
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If I have that much money to burn. -24" Eizo Foris FG2421 1080p 120Hz VA -Fractal Design Define R5 -2x Crucial MX100 256GB RAUD 0 -Swiftech H240X + 360mm radiator + Full GPU Water block
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Re: Help me spend $2300
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/18 09:40:38
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Personally, Id skip 4K monitors right now. Get ya a good set of 1440/IPS's. Unless ya need more than 32GB ram, stick to a i5_K and overclock the bird with water. Unless you rendering, I see no point of HT. K"
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/18 09:45:49
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I've got a 4K monitor now so you should not consider the GTX 980 but instead consider two GTX 970 SC or two 970 FTW video cards in SLI. A game running in 4K mode (like Crysis 3) even at 60 hertz needs a lot of horsepower. If you have enough cash for two GTX 980s then go with that.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/18 09:50:25
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/18 10:12:40
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Well I intend to buy another 980 when I go 4k
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/18 10:30:33
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I'd go Microcenter and get the CPU there. I got if for $299 plus tax. That will save you some money to put somewhere else! I see you live the DFW area. There is one in Richardson. That's where I got mine.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/18 10:52:26
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yea Richardson is a bit of a drive unless I have another reason to be there, im in West fort Worth lol
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/18 15:34:30
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It was $322 with tax, so you would save over $50. Gas is really cheap up there! Just an idea! I had my cousin take me there when I visited on Thanksgiving. He lives in Lewisville! I can't wait to build mine. Just waiting for a new case. I have everything except that! Good Luck!
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/18 16:54:58
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I see a few issues with the parts you went with. 1) Classified is $400 , unless you really care about overclocking and benching a lot, i wouldn't spend that much. 2) I would recommend bigger power supply if you plan on overclocking and running 2x GTX980 in the future. I would do some research to see what people around the net recommend for best X99 mobo for the money. You might be able to save money to spend on other parts.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/18 16:59:19
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candle_86 http://pcpartpicker.com/user/candle_86/saved/xghG3C ok this is what I've come up with, of course I'll water cool later
Oh I like the setup. Some might prefer one company over the other but to each their own. Case is badass btw! If your gonna eventually SLI 980's , Raid 3Tb drives, and Watercool, might want to up the PSU from 750w. But It works with the setup you have now.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/19 05:07:13
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i love overclocking honestly, if i didn't i wouldn't bother with water
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/21 02:28:59
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Your proposed build at PC Part Picker looks good. If you didn't say 3x HDDs plus SSD, I'd say look at the Define R5, as it fixes a few annoyances with the R4 (which the XL R2 also has), although perhaps the recent release of the R5 means there's an XL R3 coming around the corner..? On the topic of HDDs, WD don't seem to recommend using the Blacks in a RAID setup (they used to, but only as a mirrored pair) - the Red (5400rpm) and Red Pro (7200rpm) seem to be what they're recommending for that (outside of the enterprise Re and Se lines). With the Blu-Ray burner, what are you looking to use it for? Will you be wanting to burn the triple-layer discs? The reason I ask is that the ~120GB media is horribly expensive and the 50GB media is expensive, but the 25GB media is quite cheap, and not all devices will burn the ~120GB discs (e.g. the Pioneer BDR-209DBK won't but the 209EBK will) - might be something to check? If you're looking at an air cooler (you've said air, but looking at water later), the Noctua U12S cooler I have is very quiet, and I've yet to see my 4790K go above 60C with it. With a pair of Noctua intake fans set to 7V, the fans are quieter than the HDD and GPU ... KenMcCMy understanding of Microsoft's current License for OSs is that a COPY can only be used on 1 computer "period". That means you cannot move your copy from 1 computer to another. You must purchase a new copy of the OS for the next computer you own. If you buy it, you can switch it from PC to PC until you sell it, in which case it becomes like the old OEM licences. If the manufacturer buys it, it behaves like the old OEM licences, tied to the hardware.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/22 15:45:30
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Well for the blacks, Raid 5 not Raid 0 or 1, but they should be fine, WD doesn't want people using them in that reguard because they would rather people use enterprise class Red Drives. Bluray burner is more to play bluray movies with, and burn DVD's, I dont burn bluray, and I hate having multiple optical drives. For Aircooling its a short term use, after I move to water a month or 2 later the heatsink will sit on a 775 build
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/23 05:54:10
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candle_86Well for the blacks, Raid 5 not Raid 0 or 1, but they should be fine, WD doesn't want people using them in that reguard because they would rather people use enterprise class Red Drives. Probably true. (I got the feeling there was some "buy our special (and more expensive) X instead" going on with the RAID recommendations). A colleague did put 8 of the standard Red drives into an office NAS enclosure, and had one fail the next day, making a permanent grinding noise that was easily audible 10' away(!). Probably just a borderline drive pushed over the edge, rather than going over the "no more than 5 in a box" recommendation, although that does nag at me a little. candle_86Bluray burner is more to play bluray movies with, and burn DVD's, I dont burn bluray, and I hate having multiple optical drives. Fair enough. I ended up getting a BluRay writer to use as a secondary (non-magnetic) backup, given that 25GB BD-R's are cheaper than 8GB DVD-R DL's ...
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/23 06:56:04
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I dont use DL DVD's, I burn regular DVD's, they go with systems I sell as reinstall media lol
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/29 14:14:21
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Your going to need more than that evga 750w power supply if you planning on getting a second 980
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2014/12/29 18:47:59
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nah checked it on a few diffrent PSU calculators, the system comes out drawing between 620-660W depending on which one and that is SLI. Honestly I'm starting to think the days of needing 900W for SLI are over lol.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2015/01/01 22:03:11
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I don't like the low 750w PSU either. I would get at least a 1000w PSU.
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Re: Help me spend $2300
2015/01/01 22:35:09
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candle_86 nah checked it on a few diffrent PSU calculators, the system comes out drawing between 620-660W depending on which one and that is SLI. Honestly I'm starting to think the days of needing 900W for SLI are over lol.
For people that mainly game and turn off their PC when they are away, that is true. But if you are a crypto currency miner or you fold... You will definitely want something in the 850w range to keep temps down and last a while, also... running your PC at full load on something like that will usually take up more power than any game would. If you just game and don't really do much more than that. Then yeah, cutting it closer with a gold or platinum certified PSU is usually pretty safe since a lot of the newer power supplies have great ripple suppression that keeps them cool even around 100% load.
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