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splashykoifish

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•revolt mini tower case
•intel core i7-490k processor(4x 4.0 ghz/8mb l3 cache)
•asetek 550lc liquid cpu cooling [socket-1150]
•8 GB [4 GB x2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module (Revolt)
*iBUYPOWER Halloween Sale* Free Upgrade to DDR3-2133 G.SKILL Ripjaws X.
Corsair or Major Brand **Free Upgrade to DDR3-2133 G.SKILL RipjawsX
•NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 4GB
•MSI Z97-I AC --- 1x PCIe x16, 4x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0
•500 Watt - FSP 1U 80 Plus Gold Certificated Power Supply
•128 GB ADATA SP900 SSD -- Read: 550MB/s ; Write: 520MB/sSingle Drive
•2 TB WD Black HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/sSingle Drive
Maximum Performance for Power Computing.
•Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Slot Load Drive
 
Budget?

The usual answer is 'building it yourself would be more cost effective'. Seems okay for a rig though (even though you left out a digit on the CPU :P )
 
Seems like it will be a sweet build, but I cannot stress building it yourself enough. Its fun and gives you a sense of accomplishment. As that is probably like 2000 bucks, building it will be quite a bit less. Also, maybe swap the cooler for something different
 
only bad thing is i dont onow how i am going to get the case w nothing in it i dont know if u can buy it by itself if someone finds it please post the link thank you
 
Such a small case will only give you problems with the cooling / airflow ability and fitting long video cards very likely.

Get a nice mid or full tower case with at least 120mm fans instead.
Antec, Corsair, CoolerMaster and Fractal Design have good such cases.

Tip. Get the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO ( air cooler ) instead of the Asetek liquid system. The CM. H. 212 E, will cool good enough for some overclocking of that processor too and save you a bundle.
 
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yeah i have decided to get abtter tower, i wanted a small pne to fit next to my xbox hut looks like i am just going to have to suck it up n put it somewhere else
 
That's the problem with all small form factor cases. Also add the problem that some of the larger videocards might not fit the case. splashykoifish? Get a midtower or a fulltower case with at least 120 mm fans instead.

Antec, CoolerMaster, Corsair and Fractal Design have nice such cases.
 
Looking good and yeah for that quality of build you want something that has a good amount of room and can support the Gpu and watercool unit. Corsair do good cases like a corsair 450D. Or bitfenix, nzxt etc. the 200r is not a bad case but it may be a little small for your build.

Also if you can get a non reference gtx 980, like Msi twin frozr, evga, gigabyte etc. much better looking and better cooling/ overclock potential.
 
That case is very nice, but if you can afford it, step up to the h440, i love the look of it. Or the Fractal Design Define r4.

One thing you should know, is that that case doesnt have a lot of space for liquid cooling and no space at all for optical drives.
 
Case looks nice, but its very expensive. I can't seem to find an overview of the case, but I suggest you go for something a bit cheaper, by NZXT, corsair, or cooler master
 
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