Building another gaming PC-- Need help/advice!

[Dfuelleman]

Hello again. It's been about 6 years since I last used this forum to build my PC and I'm looking to finally upgrade.

My budget this time is around $2300 USD for a gaming PC. I want it to be top of the line and include a really nice monitor (1440 144hz? or 4k? I don't know much about monitors.

I have tried using various subreddits to get build advice and have recieved the following build suggestions, I just need some clarity as to which one is the best or what I can tweak to make the build great.

I play all kinds of video games on high settings and also tend to multitask (watching movies while gaming etc.)

Here are the builds:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Hrtqs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Hrtqs/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $324.98 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc14perd) | $59.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97mds3h) | $92.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [GeIL EVO Veloce Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/geil-memory-gev316gb1866c9dc) | $111.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Transcend SSD370 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/transcend-internal-hard-drive-ts256gssd370) | $89.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-ph3300u1i72) | $97.74 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9295x8qfa) | $599.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [NZXT H440 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cah440wm7) | $119.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20850v1) | $94.99 @ Amazon
**Monitor** | [Acer B286HK ymjdpprz 60Hz 28.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/acer-monitor-umpb6aa003) | $380.98 @ Newegg
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $2043.62
| Mail-in rebates | -$70.00
| **Total** | **$1973.62**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-03-05 15:18 EST-0500 |

Build 2

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wwmQNG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wwmQNG/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $222.75 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $28.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fatal1tyz97killer) | $106.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2k4g3d169ds3) | $59.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam) | $119.95 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $47.89 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB K|NGP|N ACX 2.0+ Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp45988kr) | $806.66 @ Newegg
**Case** | [NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caso530m1) | $68.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b10750vr) | $49.99 @ NCIX US
**Monitor** | [Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-90lm00u0b01370) | $779.89 @ Amazon
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $2405.06
| Mail-in rebates | -$113.00
| **Total** | **$2292.06**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-03-05 15:20 EST-0500 |

Build 3

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sXLpJx) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sXLpJx/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | $324.98 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h50) | $49.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97e) | $109.61 @ NCIX US
**Memory** | [Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/mushkin-memory-997069s) | $114.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1) | $99.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $47.89 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9010110p) (2-Way SLI) | $309.99 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9010110p) (2-Way SLI) | $309.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011042ww) | $69.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600) | $39.99 @ Newegg
**Monitor** | [BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/benq-monitor-gw2765ht) | $349.00 @ Amazon
**Keyboard** | [Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-keyboard-ch9000011na) | $129.99 @ Newegg
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $2036.38
| Mail-in rebates | -$80.00
| **Total** | **$1956.38**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-03-05 15:20 EST-0500 |

Any help is appreciated and sorry for the wall of text.

 

[Cisco001]

CPU: i5 4690K or i7 4790K, depends on how much you want to spend

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or be quiet! Dark Rock 3 or Corsair H105, depends on how much overclock you plan to do

Motherboard: Mid-range $130 - 140, SLi support
E.g. GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 or MSI Z97-GAMING 5

RAM - personally will choose faster RAM than DDR3 1600. Possibly DDR3 2133/ 2400. But you can always OC your DDR3 1600 RAM anyway

SSD - Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

HDD: WD Blue/ Seagate Barracuda. what ever size you need.

GPU: GTX980. Or last gen GTX 780Ti is good value.

Case: personally favourite is Fractal Design Define R4 (R5 is newer version, but personally don't see it worth $110 when R4 only $80)

PSU; go for modular. Single card, possibly 600W+. Dual card with 850W+

Monitor: No idea. But I don't see why you need to spend $770 on a monitor

 

[cheney]

Building gaming pc, you may want to take look at this review
http://gaminglaptopunder1000.org/review-gskill-ddr4-4x4gb-kit-f4-3000c15q/

 

[tylerjrb]

if your planning 4k id go for this build. The 850w psu is recommended with the r9 295x2 and with overclocking and future components id go for 1000w. also that first build you chose a M-ATX board, go for ATX. The r9 295x2 is $699 not $599 as stated in first build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GhmzsY

if your not overclocking you could quite easily drop the cpu cooler.

The r9 295 x2 is about the same as 2 gtx 970's in SLI but cooler and takes up less space, the 8gb vs 3.5 will also be more beneficial.