A $2500 pc!

[D_B_Z]

I have $2500 in my pocket and have absolutely no idea what kind of parts should i use for my gaming build!

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Its not really above the R9 290X CF and 3x the price of R9 290X:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7930/the-amd-radeon-r9-295x2-review/6
Idk what you want it for...

 

[gamingmaniac]

It's releases less heat as it's liquid cooled, power draw is less driver issues minimized and a bit decrease in performance from what i've heard!

 

[legend001523]

Or... The OP can just build their pc now, then wait for the 800 series to be out, buying a gpu now is sheer suicide

 

[MeteorsRaining]

It's releases less heat as it's liquid cooled, power draw is less driver issues minimized and a bit decrease in performance from what i've heard!

And 1.5x the price of 2 X R9 290X. I don't see paying $400-500 extra for cooler but less performing card.
And yes waiting for 800 series to be released is as good of an option, as legend suggested.

 

[DubbleClick]

I have seen where sli 780 ti pulls ahead of the 290x's and bear in and those are stock, a high end 780 ti will pull ahead

Agreed, but here a 780 ti costs 600€ while a 290x costs 425€-

 

[legend001523]

True

 

[D_B_Z]

If I wait for 800 series then i'm going to wait for r-300 series as well as intel's broadwell and to be honest right now i have a pc that can't even run most recent titles even with a 0.0000000000000000000001 fps so you can guess how badly i want to change my pc!
Nd in case you still want to know my current build it's a
Pentium 4 somewhere around Extreme Edition
a crap mobo with 1 gb of ddr ram
40 gb hard drive and a crap gpu of around 2003-04 and windows xp so i think you get the picture!

 

[legend001523]

Do what your heart tells you

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Do what your heart tells you

 

[D_B_Z]

as per what legend said I don't want to have spare money i wan't to completely spend my money so i won't have any money to spend on other things which is a good thing for me! the build that gamingmaniac said was a good build which completely fits my budget and i'll just change the psu and case coz u guys said that those were no good so i need case and psu only!

 

[gamingmaniac]

This might be your best choice if you want to completely fill up ur budget w/o SLI/CFX
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KQZWJx
Good Luck

 

[D_B_Z]

According to tomshardware psu tier list the psu gamingmaniac said is in tier 1 which is the best so i don't have any problems with the psu now and that case also looks good! so....... awesome! any other suggestions?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($435.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Classified K|NGP|N Edition Video Card ($824.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 (Black Pearl) ATX Full Tower Case ($116.52 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.81 @ Newegg)
Total: $2467.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-15 14:30 EDT-0400

Better RAM, better case, better PSU.

 

[legend001523]

Not really, looks sick

 

[MeteorsRaining]

The RAM he suggested is 1866/10 while mine is 1866/9. The case which I suggested is just that good, but less in price, and has awesome airflow. The PSU I suggested is 1kW Tier 1, better than 860W Tier 1.

 

[D_B_Z]

All the things could easily fit in a mid tower case why do i neeed full tower? and is'nt 1000watt to much for that rig?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

You might want to SLI down the road sometime when you realize it ain't that bad 😉
And 1kW will be really useful there. That Mid Tower was $170 this Full tower is $120 -.-

 

[RookieOfTheYear]

Here is another nice option.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($146.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card ($1472.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Apevia X-DREAMER4-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($142.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $2481.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-15 15:29 EDT-0400

It has a little better GPU than the selected answer and a better CPU cooler.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

^That cooler is crap, even an EVO is a better one. If you want to include a liquid cooler, get atleast H80i.
Ares series is a discontinued RAM.
That case is very small with no airflow.
Only 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD?
You can get 1kW Gold EVGA Tier 1 PSU in your PSU price.

 

[RookieOfTheYear]

^That cooler is crap, even an EVO is a better one. If you want to include a liquid cooler, get atleast H80i.
Ares series is a discontinued RAM.
That case is very small with no airflow.
Only 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD?
You can get 1kW Gold EVGA Tier 1 PSU in your PSU price.

hahahaha

 

[MeteorsRaining]

?

 

[Andrew Buck]

The unbalanced build suggestions here are making my head hurt... Make sure not to get a Titan Black for gaming. An i7 is becoming more and more needed in gaming as they are starting to utilize threads. 16GB wouldn't hurt. As seen earlier, a 1000 Watt PSU is a little bit unnecessary for a 780 Ti and a 4790K. I would also advise waiting for the Haswell-E 5820K or the Broadwell 5770K, but because that is pretty far away, the 5820K would be good. It has about the same core-for-core performance as a 4770K when overclocked and can overclock higher. It is also a hexacore, so even if games do not use all of it, rendering will surely make use of it, as well as the extra PCI-E lanes for expansion into M.2, PCI-E SSDs and GPUs. Eventually, you will also have those 6 cores and 12 threads for use. Even better - it will most likely only be $80 more than the 4790K and can get much more performance, because the die is SOLDERED to the IHS again! This makes much better efficiency and cooling, expanding overclocking potential by a large amount. You also have the option for DDR4, which runs 2133 MHz as stock with much lower voltages. This means lower power consumption. I would recommend getting that with a pretty good X99 board. Best of luck to you!

 

[Andrew Buck]

According to tomshardware psu tier list the psu gamingmaniac said is in tier 1 which is the best so i don't have any problems with the psu now and that case also looks good! so....... awesome! any other suggestions?

Please... God... Do not get that build. A Hyper 212 on a $2500 build? Oh please. I would spend it on at least a double radiator water cooler like a Nepton 280L or an H110 if not a custom loop. That PSU isn't needed because your system will definitely not use over 750 Watts. An AX860i would be fine. A 1 TB PCI-E SSD that isn't even that great? Come on! This isn't a value build. A Samsung 850 Pro 512GB would be much better. That HDD isn't really needed. A WD Black 2TB or 3TB would do the trick. And 1600 MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum? I am lost there. Why? Some DDR3-2133 is the sweet spot in gaming with Haswell and the Corsair RAM will not be fast enough. Some Ripjaws or Trident X RAM would do the job and save some good pennies. That motherboard is also wasting money. It is a non-exceptional board with features you probably won't use and is way overpriced. Honestly, a Z97-A or Gigabyte Z97 Gaming Board would do the trick. MSI Z97 Gaming and ASRock Z97 Gaming boards are good as well. That case isn't that good in terms of airflow. Get a Fractal Design like Meteors said or another good case like that. Again, unoptimized build that is stacked in some ways while cheaping out in others that will end up in inevitable failure or performance issues. You wouldn't get the full value of what you are buying. SLI isn't always bad, either. I thoroughly enjoy my Crossfire setup. It is in the end up to you, but those are my two cents. Good luck, and if you may have questions or concerns, feel free to contact me.

 

[D_B_Z]

just wanted to inform you that there are 30 users on this(D_B_Z) id so you don't feel like, why is this guy asking questions over and over again!

 

[RookieOfTheYear]

Ok what do you guys think of this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($237.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black 6GB Superclocked Video Card ($1019.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Apevia X-DREAMER4-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2416.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-16 15:45 EDT-0400

You can pick whatever case you like. To me that is always preference to the person building the computer should pick themselves. I just put in the Apevia because I like it.

This comes in about $85 under budget at $2416. For $2650, you can lose the 2tb HDD and optical drive, and get the r9 295X2. Up to you. Just thought you might like to see other options.