Approximate Purchase Date: 8/7-8/12
Budget Range: 2000-2400 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, some light 3d modeling, surfing internet, movies
Are you buying a monitor: Yes(1 to start with planning to get a 2nd within a month, any advice on monitor choice would be appreciated, looking to get high frame rate monitor(120+). Not looking for ultrawide, easier to multitask with multiple monitors.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes(not exactly sure how this will be affected by windows 10 upgrade.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, Newegg, Tigerdirect, any well trusted site really
Location: San Antonio, TX
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to upgrade to Intel CPU)
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tMfX7P) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tMfX7P/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $328.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $25.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97A GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97agaming7) | $151.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d16gxm) | $89.99 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn98tg1gaming6gd) | $689.97 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rbk) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr) | $117.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-bw12b1stblkgas) | $60.99 @ NCIX US
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $86.98 @ OutletPC
**Monitor** | [Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vg248qe) | $249.99 @ Amazon
**Keyboard** | [Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-keyboard-ch9000011na) | $112.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $2075.84
| Mail-in rebates | -$80.00
| **Total** | **$1995.84**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-08-03 01:01 EDT-0400 |
I already have 2 500 gb SSDs, planning to expand on this later as needed.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: If needed later
Your Monitor Resolution: because i want higher frequency will probably be 1080p due to prices of having both 1440p+ and 120hz+ are really high
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My desktop became outdated long ago and have been relying on my laptop since but cant run some games on it.
Budget Range: 2000-2400 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, some light 3d modeling, surfing internet, movies
Are you buying a monitor: Yes(1 to start with planning to get a 2nd within a month, any advice on monitor choice would be appreciated, looking to get high frame rate monitor(120+). Not looking for ultrawide, easier to multitask with multiple monitors.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes(not exactly sure how this will be affected by windows 10 upgrade.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, Newegg, Tigerdirect, any well trusted site really
Location: San Antonio, TX
Parts Preferences: by brand or type (e.g.: I would like to upgrade to Intel CPU)
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tMfX7P) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tMfX7P/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $328.99 @ SuperBiiz
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $25.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97A GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97agaming7) | $151.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31866c9d16gxm) | $89.99 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn98tg1gaming6gd) | $689.97 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rbk) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20850xr) | $117.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-bw12b1stblkgas) | $60.99 @ NCIX US
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $86.98 @ OutletPC
**Monitor** | [Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-vg248qe) | $249.99 @ Amazon
**Keyboard** | [Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-keyboard-ch9000011na) | $112.99 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $2075.84
| Mail-in rebates | -$80.00
| **Total** | **$1995.84**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-08-03 01:01 EDT-0400 |
I already have 2 500 gb SSDs, planning to expand on this later as needed.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: If needed later
Your Monitor Resolution: because i want higher frequency will probably be 1080p due to prices of having both 1440p+ and 120hz+ are really high
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My desktop became outdated long ago and have been relying on my laptop since but cant run some games on it.