Help with 3k build

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   Budget:

2-3k

Expectations:

Great Gaming rig that will be future proof for about 5 years

Usage:

hardcore gaming and music/movie storage and watching

Is this build solid for my needs? any overkill that i can cut back on to save a few bucks?

Specifications:

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm VIRTUE

Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish

Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish

Processor: Intel Core i5 4670K 3.40 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)

Motherboard: ASUS Z87M-PLUS (Intel Z87 Chipset) (MATX)

System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) 

Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) 

Expansion Bay: - No Thanks

Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (480GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps) 

Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks

Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (3TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (SATA 6Gbps) 

Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks

Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)

Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks

Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB (Includes PhysX) 

Add-on Card: - No Thanks

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 1: Corsair H60 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 Airflow: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow 140mm Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans) 

Internal Lighting: - No Thanks

Enhancements: - No Thanks

Chassis Mods: - No Thanks

Noise Reduction: - No Thanks

LaserMark: - No Thanks

CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz

Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)

Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory

OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system

Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition)

Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)

Virus Protection: - No Thanks

Office: - No Thanks

Game: - No Thanks

Display: - No Thanks

Surge Shield: - No Thanks

Speakers: - No Thanks

Keyboard: - No Thanks

Mouse: - No Thanks

External Storage: - No Thanks

Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks

Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed

Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

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zoihsai Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 Jun 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: Help with 3k build Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 8:50pm
	Budget: 2-3k Expectations: Great Gaming rig that will be future proof for about 5 years Usage: hardcore gaming and music/movie storage and watching Is this build solid for my needs? any overkill that i can cut back on to save a few bucks? Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm VIRTUE Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i5 4670K 3.40 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS Z87M-PLUS (Intel Z87 Chipset) (MATX) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (480GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Neutron GTX Series) (SATA 6Gbps) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (3TB Western Digital/Seagate/Hitachi/Samsung (7200 RPM) (SATA 6Gbps) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB (Includes PhysX) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 1: Corsair H60 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 Airflow: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow 140mm Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans) Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8 (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

bprat22 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391	Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 3:15am
	Hi zoihsai... Welcome to the forums. The build looks good. If you want to save a few bucks then go with standard ram. The higher heat spreaders is more for looks and the faster clock you'll never see. Standard DS at 1600mhz is fine. For gaming, 8 gb is all you need. Also, unless you plan on adding another video card in sli, the evga 750 supernova is all you need. Grab the free t-shirt. Looks great and good luck. Edited by bprat22 - 13 Jun 2013 at 5:51am

bprat22 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE DigitalStorm East -- (Unofficially!) Joined: 08 Jun 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20391	Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 5:52am
	Also, just noticed, the Plus motherboard in your config can't sli, so the smaller psu would do it. If you want sli capability then go with the Gryphon.

Nerek387 Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 11 Jun 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 165	Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 10:47am
	If your going to be gaming also, go with the i 5 3570k or the i 7 3770k, i5 3570k will work great for you and is a little cheaper, the i 7 is a better cpu however a little more expensive, both will work better for gaming over the 4670k. i5 3570k Edited by Nerek387 - 13 Jun 2013 at 10:49am

Onkel_Ken Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 17 Dec 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2961	Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jun 2013 at 8:40pm
	Got to get the t-shirt. It is the best part of a custom killer build. You need to be able to represent when you are in public.
	Velox X/AMD 5900X/MSI X570 Pro Carbon MB/32GB DDDR 3600 DSPS/850W PS/500GB Samsung 980 Pro/1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus/500 GB HDD/Sound Blaster AE-7/EVGA FTW3 Ultra RTX 3080 10GB/Liquid CPU cooler AIO/

retirednavysnipe Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 606	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jun 2013 at 7:38am
	Looks like a great build. Good Luck and welcome to the forums and to the Digital Storm family.
	Hailstorm Black Ops I7 3930K 4.5GHZ 16GB 1600MHZ ram 2 x GTX 680 120 GB SSD, 1 TB hardrive Fully liquid cooled CPU, GPU and chipset.

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