New pc $1500-1800 gaming

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I have been using a old dell precision 670(single Xeon) for the past couple of years. I bought it for 200 from my college and it has server me well.

I have since got a decent job and recently paid off my car and depending on how much my 6 month car insurance payment is next month I will be building soon or during tax returns.

I have a couple of questions to determine the route I take.

1. First I was considering using the Ncase M1. This means a 600 watt sfx power suppy.(It will fit a regular one but then you could run into clearance problems) Could I run the 4690k or 4790k with a 980 , one ssd one hdd some fans(possibly a radiator)? would overclocking be possible? The case is currently on group buy so I need to decide on this soon.

2. 4690k or 4790k from what I understand for gaming the i5 should be fine. But for 100 more would this make me more future resistant(no such thing as future proof).

3. What speed ram 1600, 1866, 2133, 2400. I noticed that sometime the price difference is very little.

 

I'm hoping that the only part I will ever have to upgrade during this systems life will be the graphics card.

This will be just the pc and os. I have keyboard mouse and will get a better monitor later.

For more of an idea of what  can be done In the ncase look at the site user builds gallery or these videos.

https://www.ncases.com

http://imgur.com/a/zOoA2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAN9HFOtN1Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioGHo_yM7SY

Let me know of any concerns you have about this build.

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600 watts with an i7 and GTX 980 will be fine.  Overclocking should be no problem as well - the maxwell architecture is very efficient.

4690K is plenty for gaming.  Go for the i7 if you're doing stuff like CAD or video editing.

RAM speed makes basically no difference in gaming once you have a dedicated GPU.  If you are video editing, though, having more and faster clocked RAM will help.  I usually aim for 1600 and up, but if there's a good 1333 kit for cheap, go for it.  For gaming, 8GB is fine.  If you tend to have a lot of background tasks running, then maybe consider 16GB.

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I have another question.

Should I get a gpu that rear exhausts and have the a bottom fan push air into it or a regular aftermarket cooler. Although the airflow isn't bad in this case it isn't great.

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I think in this case (lol puns), the rear exhausting blower design would better than an open air one. They generally perform better in closed environments so long as the fan can get some fresh air. They can be a little louder and not cool as well but are decent. Plus the Maxwell GPUs run so cool it doesn't much matter as you can keep the fans low.