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I am new to pc gaming and was looking to build a system for BF4 and other high resolution games on the highest possible setting and room for possible upgrades for the future. My budget is looking like 1500$ more if necessary. Can someone help me with a build?
 
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the build looks great, thanks man.
i removed the operating system and HDD, i already have windows 7 and will go with a bigger SSD.
does it support 2 way SLI?
 
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Here you go man. :)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.93 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1484.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 20:03 EDT-0400
 
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Yes, all the gigabyte gaming boards do.
 
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you both posted a system build what are the differences between both of them? i see there is different mother board and GPU
 
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I would mix the builds a little.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($137.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($82.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card ($559.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1381.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 20:13 EDT-0400

If you want an i7. Get it. You have the budget but know there's very little difference between an i5 and i7 when gaming. You can definitely get an 980 GTX and you don't need to get more than 750 watt PSU. 980 SLI will only take about 500 watts which is why I only selected a 650 watt PSU. Definitely a larger SSD. I don't see a reason why a motherboard over $140 is necessary. If you are serious about overclocking, getting a water cooler for the CPU will be better but for casual overclocking, an air cooler will be fine.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($81.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($368.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1465.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 20:23 EDT-0400

The Gaming 7 is overkill, faster RAM that is cheaper, the M.2 SSD is not any faster since it is based on a normal SSD, data drive doesn't need to be fast so twice as much, better PSU for cheaper and large enough to SLI 970s in the future. Case is just preference any case around $100 could be used. Also SLI'd 970s is about 60-70% more performance than a 980 for only $110 more.
 
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these are all great builds as well as great information. anything else i need to know? comments? i'm most likely going to mix and match parts form all of your builds and opt out on some items, and do research of the builds. the price range of all the builds are perfect.
 
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Have you read up on SSDs? If not there's a couple things you need to know about them.

First, leave about 20% of the SSD free. SSDs begin to slow down as the capacity is filled. Leaving about 20% will retain enough space and keep the speed of the SSD. Keep that in mind when installing programs.
Second, never defrag a SSD. This may have changed as I haven't read up on SSDs lately but last time I checked, you do not want to defrag an SSD. It will scramble the data on it.
 
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okay i will stick with a 980, but there are different manufacturers of 980's, does that make a difference? yea i have heard abou that on the SSD's, i was thinking 30% room, if i will probably get like a 500gb SSD since the rig is mainly gaming, i got a laptop for all my media purposes.
 
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When it comes to the manufacturer, mainly it`s for your personal preference and style. What build you wanted (black-red, all black, black-green). I will also recommend getting the parts with same brand for better warranty and support.
 
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I don't think it scrambles it, but I don't think it helps any because moving the data doesn't matter on a SSD like it does on a spinning hard disk. Also it would be more erases and writes to wear out the SSD that much more.
 
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Why would getting them from the same brand improve the already existing warranty/support?
 
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I feel like you make a lot of compromises to add that extra ~$220 for the 980 for 10-15% increased graphics performance, personally I feel like you'd get a better balanced build with 1 970 now and another later.
 
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Well, with SSDs, they write in different parts where as HDD write sequentially. As files get removed from a HDD, blank sectors are left open. Defrags takes files and put them at the beginning (if you will) moving the files. If you have an idea of where and the order of how files are written on a SSD, I'm sure that the term "scrambled" wouldn't work. But as I don't have the time to read that technical document, "scrambled" has the same affect. Don't get bent over because of one word when the result is the same.
 
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For brand, as previously said, it really comes down to personal preference. Typically EVGA is renowned in for selling solid Nvidia cards. However, this round, they dropped the ball on the 970s and 980s. So people aren't recommending them. If you were to ask which one I would go for next, the brand would be Asus.
 
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