Motherboard – ASRock ATX LGA 1150 FATAL1TY Z97X KILLER
Processor – Intel Core i7-4790K or ntel Boxed Core I7-6700K
980 Video Card – EVGA GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0 4GB
RAM – Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB White
Hard Drive – Seagate 1TB
Power Supply – EVGA SuperNOVA 80PLUS 850W
CD Drive – LG Electronics DVDRW 24X SATA

~1.5k -1.6k build

not a bad build.. personally i wouldnt opt for asrock, or a single stick of ram, but thats just me...

just threw this together.. its approx $50 over your max budget of 1.6k (if you complete mail in rebates)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9W7ZkL

Base Total: $1711.56
Promo Discounts: -$13.00
Combo Discounts: -$13.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00
Shipping: $3.98
Total: $1649.54


e/ you can bring the price down by $40~ by removing the BR/DVD/CD burner

This post was edited by Canadian_Born on Mar 2 2016 03:39pm

assuming that's in USD,
it's very overpriced.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NF9FBm
Base Total: $1559.42
Mail-in Rebates: -$30.00
Total: $1529.42

u can get same shit, but 980ti, 500gb ssd, room for 16gb ram,dvd drive, if needed for cheaper

This

Well, i would not recommend the 980, since the price / performance ratio is terrible. The AMD counter card (390X) not only offers more performance, but is also like 60$ cheaper on average.
Dont use 8gb of Ram in an 1500$ build. Thats just stupid. Go for 16gb.
You should use a SSD. Also had to switch to a MSI main board as ASRock's models did not fit the design.

Here is my suggestion: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g7HRLk $1484.55

EDIT: with the 980 ti: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y397kL $1684.55

@Canadian_Born: Seriously? A 980 for 650$?? For that price you can get a 980ti and a big family pizza.

This post was edited by maulepan on Mar 2 2016 04:22pm

You definitely should get an ssd with that.

point being? its a hybrid card.. fin/fan and liquid.. i chose it for looks, performance, and overall heat dissipation. ive found through the hybrid/straight liquid setups that the heat generation within the case is minimal, as 98% of the heat is pretty much direct forced vent not to mention far superior cooling than just fans..

you pay for what you get.. quality over quantity..

e/ i removed 2x 4gb sticks to compensate pricing.. can double it back up easily enough.. and 8gb is still more than enough for even the most modern game..

e2/ could always save 150 off the price of my build by going with this card and adding the 8gb of ram back... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131676&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

This post was edited by Canadian_Born on Mar 2 2016 10:39pm

If it makes sense, i can go as high as 2k. Not including a case, monitors, keyboard, mouse (which i'm looking for recommendations)

Appreciate the help.




Nice, thank you for the help!




Very nice! It's evolving. Appreciate the help!




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Sent some gratitude.

Keep it coming.

modified my previous build. i forgot all about a 390x ive installed in a few friends computers/builds..

also changed the ssd, hdd, and added the 8gb ram back to equal 16gb

Base Total: $1649.78
Promo Discounts: -$13.00
Combo Discounts: -$28.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$40.00
Shipping: $7.97
Total: $1576.75

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YPDfJx

This post was edited by Canadian_Born on Mar 2 2016 10:53pm

for that much money at least get a 980 ti