How's This For A Gaming/Work Rig?

Hardware Build a PC
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Thanks to a few forum members, I've put together a build that I can play games, record clips, and do some light productivity on. Here's the list:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rNnjgs

To put things into perspective, click here to see a post I made earlier.

If you have any question/suggestions, leave a comment and I'll respond when I see it. Thanks for reading :)

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looks pretty good. id get a cheap 16gb set of ram if you can manage it. something like one of these would be fine.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226337&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568

even if you have to postpone that blu ray drive or get a less beefy psu to do so i think it would be worth it.

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I can postpone the BR drive for more RAM, but I'd like to go ahead and get the PSU I picked so I've got enough power for another 280 or a 290x in the future.

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definitely a solid build.

if you want a more silence oriented case, the define mini is a good option.

 

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I'm more concerned about airflow, but that is a nice case for the money.

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Build looks good although Id be tempted to go for a 1230v3 xeon then you can drop the mb and cooling down.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/deejeta/saved/xdzG3C - xeon, big ssd.

Yeah you wont be able to do xfire with the board but its always better to grab a strong single gpu over multi setups. Done it a few times now, hate it, never again. Plus the heat you'd generate with 2 cards in a small case will be pretty bad. My 2c.

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Fair enough. If I stick with AMD, I may upgrade to the 8gb version of the 290x. I'm waiting for more reviews to pop up before I add it to my wishlist.

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I'm pretty sure the 8GB version of the R9 290X is overkill for 90% of people.

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You are definitely wasting money on expensive RAM and a completely overpriced PSU.

This is going to save you 100 otherwise wasted dollars. I also changed the SSD from 840 to 850 EVO since it's newer, better and cheaper.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G2MmJx

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Nice :) I'll need the 750 in case I get a 290x in the future, but I appreciate the input.

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True, but I'm still going to wait for more reviews to pop up just in case. Otherwise, I'll grab the 4gb version.

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You'll need the 750 if you get TWO 290X in the future, otherwise not.

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Actually, if you go with 2 R9 290Xs, I'd highly recommend going all the way to 850w.