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VincentKr

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This build is meant to be a Gaming PC build that will allow me to also record with Fraps at a steady 60FPS whilst playing games on Ultra/Highest.

The PC build is intended to be $1800 AUD or under. I have not bought it as of yet and was hoping some of you might have some suggestions to boost performance and lower the price.

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790 Quad Core LGA 1150 3.6GHz CPU Processor

Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO/4 x DDR3/2 x PCI-E 3.0/1 x PCI-E 2.0x16/3 x PCI-E 2.0/6 x SATA/DVI/D-SUB/

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Windforce OC 4GB Video Card

RAM: G.Skill 16GB DDR3-1600 Dual Channel [NT] F3-1600C11D-16GNT

SSD Samsung 120GB SSD 850 EVO

Hard Drive: Seagate SATA3 3TB

Case: Thermaltake Black Commander MS-III Mid Tower Chassis (USB3)

Power Supply Thermaltake Litepower 650W ATX PSU
 
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Do you have any suggestions as to the changes I could make?

 
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This is a better use of your money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($364.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($127.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($449.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($117.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1460.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 13:40 AEST+1000
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/LznWsY
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/LznWsY/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($1059.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($129.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($107.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1800.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 13:43 AEST+1000

1800$ exactly
 
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Just curious as to how you came to that conclusion, could you justify your response?
 
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Good lord the 980ti is over $1000 AUD?!?!?!


If you WANT to spend $1800,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($364.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($127.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($739.00 @ IJK)
Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($117.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1750.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 13:45 AEST+1000
 
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This build is meant to be a Gaming PC build that will allow me to also record with Fraps at a steady 60FPS whilst playing games on Ultra/Highest.

That's what I want it to be able to do without a problem.

Both of you have also only suggested 8gb of ram?
 
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Just curious as to how you came to that conclusion, could you justify your response?
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Sure

The Xeon performs almost identically to the i7 4790 but it is way cheaper.
The Asus Maximus VII Hero is a very expensive motherboard and I don't see any reason to get it.
I doubled the size of your ssd.
Couldn't find that specific case so I chose another.
Your psu choice was not very good so I swapped it for a very good one.


So all of that equaled a cheaper, and much more reliable PC.
 
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16GB of RAM is fine if you want. There is plenty of room in my build to add it if you want.

Obviously the 980ti is a better gaming card but geez it's over $300 more expensive. I don't think it's worth it unless you have a 4k monitor or 144hz 1440p.
 
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The only thing that's a problem with the build you've suggested Rhenzer is the 1tb hardrive, would be good to bump it up to 3tb but what could be taken down in price (keeping the same gpu)?
 
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