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Feb 24 2015 10:21am

Quote (aneas @ Feb 24 2015 12:11pm)

Ofc nobody really NEEDS a 980. Well.. nobody really needs ANY of the parts we discuss in this sub tbh^^
But assuming the budget should be spent completely, H97 + 8 GB RAM + 980 will net you the better performance compared to Z97 + 16 GB + 970 in games :)

Assuming $1200 was his budget, even if you threw a the cheapest 980 and H97 board into the mix, it won't fit $1200.

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Feb 24 2015 10:37am

Quote (VVR4ITH @ 24 Feb 2015 17:21)

Assuming $1200 was his budget, even if you threw a the cheapest 980 and H97 board into the mix, it won't fit $1200.

Not sure how he managed to get to 1200$ tbh. When the thread was opened, the partpicker link already showed like >1300$ (even after MIR).
I just compared prices then:

Quote (aneas @ 24 Feb 2015 14:35)

Motherboard = same color = 75$ saved
PSU = better = 55$ saved
Cooler = better = 10$ more
RAM = 8 GB less @1600MHz = 90$ saved

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9y2KdC

Would have saved 210$, which should be ~the price difference between 970 and 980.

This post was edited by aneas on Feb 24 2015 10:43am

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Feb 24 2015 01:01pm

Quote (AbDuCt @ Feb 24 2015 01:02am)

CS is like the least demanding game chd plays. It's as lightweight as calc.exe

still doesn't explain why you guys have trouble with 8gb of ram, and need 16gigs

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