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Buying parts for my new gaming rig RIGHT NOW! Need advice

LucasWolfrey

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Nov 21, 2013
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GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz
GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133
ADATA Premier Pro SP900 ASP900S3-256GM-C 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
AZZA Solano 1000 Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front MicroATX/ATX/Full ATX Computer Case
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan
ASUS VG248QE Black 24" 144Hz 1ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen
Total price is around $1900 with monitor

This is what I'm getting. My goal is to have a pc that will max everything for the next few years, and I plan on grabbing another 780 later down the road. My question to the pros: Is there anything you would add or change to this build? Please let me know. I'm buying parts today!
 
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You don't need 16GB of RAM for gaming; drop it down to 8GB.

I would go with a different SSD, ADATA doesn't particularly make the fastest, nor the most reliable SSDs. Samsung Pro/Evo would do nicely.

If you plan on SLI-ing in the future, go with a HX850 or AX860 or higher. The 750 is below what is recommend, and it's wasted money if you'll need to upgrade it down the line.
You don't need 16GB of RAM for gaming; drop it down to 8GB.

I would go with a different SSD, ADATA doesn't particularly make the fastest, nor the most reliable SSDs. Samsung Pro/Evo would do nicely.

If you plan on SLI-ing in the future, go with a HX850 or AX860 or higher. The 750 is below what is recommend, and it's wasted money if you'll need to upgrade it down the line.
 
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