Computer thread!!!

[lambo]

Between the sales at Amazon, Newegg and Superbiiz tomorrow... I should have most of my compy parts and no money

[Wschnitz]

Damn you lambo, I was going to try that trick and didnt have money, oh well, more money to spend on RC parts.

[lambo]

Well the Amazon sale sucked. Ended up driving over to Microcenter and bought a bunch of stuff. All my parts should be here by Friday. I got sooo close to a sub $1k i5/GTX980 build.

[lambo]

What I ended up with:

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor - ($214.19)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler - ($89.00)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - ($97.09)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory - ($96.99)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB Solid State Drive - ($85.67)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - ($43.05)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked Video Card - ($255.46)
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case - ($84.24)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply - ($98.15)
Total: $1071.65

[goskidmark]

What I ended up with:

PCPartPicker part list


Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked Video Card - ($255.46)

Where the heck did you pick up a 980 for that price? I just looked and it's hovering around $540. Used maybe???

[HennaE30]

Computer thread!!!

Where the heck did you pick up a 980 for that price? I just looked and it's hovering around $540. Used maybe???

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[goskidmark]

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Mother fricken Microcenter.

[TheTacoMan]

Thats a solid build. Post pictures when youre done.

[kickinindian]

Lambo u fuckin scored on that 980... that in is self would make me happy as a clam. kinda blows prime lame sucked.

[Schnitzer318is]

Prime Day blew... stupid marketing scam to get more people to subscribe to Prime.

I enjoy Prime and it's associated services (music, video, etc)... but the sale was just garbage. Black Friday competitor my ass.

Very nice build though Lambo. Decent price too for a pretty beefy machine. I am green. I am on an i5 (not K sku though) and only have 960... but it gets the job done for what I use this comp for (we have 6 in the house).

[lambo]

Honestly, the 980 is overkill for me. I'm only going to be using a 1080p 60hz monitor until tax day when I can maybe pick up an ultra wide. I just couldn't pass up this price point.

[kickinindian]

just think it futureproofed you build by at least an extra year or so, i dont look at buying better parts as overkill more of how much longer you can use it before its obsolete

[Schnitzer318is]

Honestly, the 980 is overkill for me. I'm only going to be using a 1080p 60hz monitor until tax day when I can maybe pick up an ultra wide. I just couldn't pass up this price point.

Oh for sure. You got a "no-brainer" deal on that card. I paid the same amount for my PNY 960. I don't feel bad though as the 960 is still a helluvan upgrade over my 560ti, uses less power, and is quieter.

Glad you were able to find such a sweet deal. I am in an even worse monitor situation than you as my wife and I both game/work on 1080p 32" LG LED 60hz TV's. LOL... fortunately neither of us are into FPS's.

[Wschnitz]

You couldve saved some money on PSU mobo and the cpu cooler, but otherwise nice build.

depending on your headphones i bet youll be switching fans in your rig, I had the stock fans and some corsair ones and they got way too loud.

I personally ended up with some noctuas, but I heard good things about coolermaster quiet fans.

[Schnitzer318is]

^Lots of fans out there now that are decently quiet. Noctua is still the leader... but I am not paying that much for fans... ever. Just a preference though, I can definitely see why people choose them... even with their "shitty" color. I think they have black now too... bout time. ;)

Key is to make sure you can use PWM on them (Mobo or controller) and spin them slow.