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Gaming PC build

ILogiix

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Jan 28, 2015
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Hi, i will be building my first gaming pc soon, and was wondering if this would be a good build. i picked 850w because i will get a second card end of this year. will this PC be good for playing games like Battlefield, batman, League of Legends and other new games. Also if you are wondering my budget is $1700

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZwJVQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZwJVQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($405.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($118.99 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($239.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($429.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1612.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 19:02 EDT-0400
 
Solution
Everything looks good but I would change the mobo unless you want it for looks. There is no need for a mobo that expensive. You also may want to get a SSD for boot.


Ya i was getting that motherboard mostly for looks and i will be picking up a ssd later this year, thanks :)
 

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