New PC with $2500 budget.Post Date: 2014-10-13 |
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biggmac101 
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 Topic: New PC with $2500 budget.Posted: 13 Oct 2014 at 7:36pm |
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$2300-$2500 Expectations: I want to be able to game at 4K resolution when monitors start to drop in price, and have room to add a second video card eventually. Usage: I want to be able to play most new games at high settings and eventually on 4K resolution. I have been looking at the Apollo level 3 with the only change being upgrading the motherboard to the G1.Sniper Z97. I chose this one only because it was the cheapest option that allowed for SLI and has a Display Port connection, which the description says is capable of running 3840x2160 @60HZ. Although the description confused me a little with an * that's says "Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version". Does this just mean I can plug a Displayport 1.2 monitor into it? Also, is Displayport going to be a format supported into the future or will HDMI 2.0 make it irrelevant? I would greatly appreciate any input from anyone, because I really just started looking into getting a decent computer and don't really know what I am doing. Here is the system I have been looking at. Thanks for any help anyone can give me. Saved Ticket #:1063465 Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Apollo Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0 GHz (Codename Devils Canyon) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: GIGABYTE G1.Sniper Z97 (Intel Z97 Chipset) (Onboard Creative Sound) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair CX750M Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (120GB Samsung 840 EVO) Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Seagate) Storage Set 3: - No Thanks RAID Config: - No Thanks RAID Card: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB (Includes PhysX) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio HPC Processor: - No Thanks Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Airflow Control: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value) Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks Portable Gaming: - No Thanks Branded Gear: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement) |
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biggmac101
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Posted: 13 Oct 2014 at 7:46pm |
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Sorry, I should have also added that I do not need a monitor, mouse, keyboard etc.
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Ariktu
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Posted: 13 Oct 2014 at 10:43pm |
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I would probably go with the EVGA 850 watt PSU since it has the 10 year warranty plus a little more room for future upgrades.I would also go with a WD black HDD instead of the seagate.
The 980 is a great card and gives you a possible upgrade to SLI with a second one down the line. The display port from the MB will not be used anyway since you will be using the GPU ports. |
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biggmac101
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Posted: 13 Oct 2014 at 11:17pm |
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Thanks for the advice! Now that you mention about the monitor plugging into the GPU ports that makes a lot of sense. But it also has me womdering if I chose the best one for my purposes. As I said I just picked the cheapest one that allowed SLI. Are there any features that would be significant to my gaming experience that the more expensive motherboards offer over the one I selected?
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blackcatfoe
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Posted: 13 Oct 2014 at 11:55pm |
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Considering you plan to game at 4k it would help to know what current and future titles you plan on playing. Playing an MMO for example versus a FPS like Farcry 4 does make a difference on what video card to pick per playstyle and budget.
The performance between the 970 and 980 is not by far a large margin (most benchmarks I've seen showed about 5% to 8% on reference cards) but the cost per performance is. Being under $400 you can get SLI 970 for under $700 versus $1k+ with the 980 card. Something to consider if you are on a budget or you do not play FPS games primarly
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