Need help pulling the trigger.

Hello everyone!  So I've finally made it.  I'm finally financially capable of buying my own PC big rig.  After years of playing on low settings, and always having to turn AA off along with all of the other fancy features, I've arrived.  The only thing is, is that i don't have the necessary know how to fully understand how to build a strong, fully functional PC.  I'm scared that i might put parts together that do not work together and the like.  Any advice on this build will be much appreciated.  I have been lurking the forums and read a lot of others advice and have come up with this.

1. Your Budget: $2500 give or take


2. Expectations: Game.  Dual monitors.  The ability to upgrade in the future.  Maybe stream if It's possible (I am clueless on streaming requirements.)

Usage: Same as #2 

4. Special Needs: Quiet is nice but not a must.  High FPS rates in MAX settings is what I'm ultimately shooting for.  Not needing to upgrade for a 2-3 years out of necessity.  Would like the option to add another GPU if I want.


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 Z97X-SLI (Intel Z97 Chipset)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 850W EVGA SuperNOVA
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (250GB Samsung 850 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Western Digital - Black Edition)
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): Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial 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)

$2,651

Thank you in advance.

Originally posted by Pacesetter Hi and welcome to the forums. The configuration is a bit of overkill but is a solid build and should carry you into the future as well as any other in this line. It will more than meet your needs now and upgradability is there.

Thanks for the quick response Pacesetter.  Would you be willing to elaborate on what you're seeing that is overkill?

The stock power supply should be fine even with SLI.

Really no need to OC the video card. It will do fine.

Generally TVs will have a 24Mhz refresh rate where gaming monitors will be from 60-144. (higher is better)

TN type for speed, IPS for quality, and you can use something like G-sync if you plan on using Nvidia Gforce Experience.

Price can go from 100 - well over 4k.

Here is a couple of links where you can browse and check out the best as well as learn about them.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/top-best-computer-monitors,3917.html

http://computers.toptenreviews.com/monitors/

http://elitegamingcomputers.com/the-best-monitors-for-gaming/

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402169,00.asp

hope this helps.

Many people like the Dell, BenQ, ASUS, AOC etc. so it can come to what you like and price.

Let us know if we can help more on this.

As far as the psu, the 750 watt would most likely be fine. I personally would get the EVGA 850watt for the little extra headroom, just me wanting more, and it being a better psu with 10year vs 3 year warranty if registered. Better warranty even if not registered.

Looks pretty sweet!

Nice!   Welcome to the family.