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Post Date: 2014-06-26
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Deezel View Drop Down
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    Posted: 26 Jun 2014 at 8:22pm
 I'm looking to purchase a gaming PC with a budget in the $2,500 neighborhood.  It's uses will be 80% gaming(D3 and Civ5 atm) and the rest Netflix and web surfing.  I have one monitor at 1920x1200.  I'd appreciate it if you guys could take a look at this build and tell me if I'm missing something. 

Configuration Code: 1000334

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) (ETA 6/25/14) <br><strong></strong>
Motherboard: ASUS Z97-C (Intel Z97 Chipset)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) <br><strong></strong>
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 780 Ti 3GB (Includes PhysX) <br><strong></strong>
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)
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Posts: 667 		  Quote danjw1 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Jun 2014 at 11:34am
I would going with a bit higher end motherboard like the Gryphon or Sabertooth. With the Gryphon, you could go to a Virtue case to save a bit more with that. You might also want to swap the HD for the WD Black for a bit better performance. For a little less then yours: https://www.digitalstormonline.com/configurator.asp?id=1000590

Edited by danjw1 - 27 Jun 2014 at 11:40am
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Jun 2014 at 1:43pm
Deezel, that's an excellent build you put together.    I agree with danjw1 and go with the Western Digital Caviar Black. For another $19 it's better quality with longer warranty.

The rest looks good.

Edited by bprat22 - 27 Jun 2014 at 1:54pm
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Posts: 22 		  Quote Vorlon92 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 27 Jun 2014 at 8:59pm
Nice build man!  Good idea danjw1 and bprat22 had - for a few extra go with WD black.  You inspired me to go back and add the gtx 780ti to mine.

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Posts: 2 		  Quote Deezel Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Jun 2014 at 5:04pm
  Thanks for the feedback guys.  Ended up going with this build:1000762.
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Posts: 22 		  Quote Vorlon92 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Jun 2014 at 9:25pm
Looks good. Are you in Stage 1 now? I am in stage 5 and the anticipation is building!
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Posts: 667 		  Quote danjw1 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 Jul 2014 at 6:48am
Looks like a very solid system Deezel!
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