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Hello guys, I would like to gather some feedback regarding the gaming rig that i am looking to build. Feel free to recommend any changes. Thanks all!

Asus Z97 - Pro Gamer with i5 4690
G Skill PC12800/1600MHZ DDR 3 CL 11 8GB (Any better options?)
Samsung EVO 850 250GB SSD
WD Black 500GB
MSI GTX 970 4GB Gaming/ Asus GTX 970 4GB STRIX / Palit GTX 970 Jetstream (Please recommend)
PSU (Please recommend one good modular PSU)
CM 690 II

OS, monitor, speakers, optical drive, kb & m no needed.
Not looking to OC. Using the PC for Battlefield, CS:GO and normal surfing.
 
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Free_MaN said:
Hello guys, I would like to gather some feedback regarding the gaming rig that i am looking to build. Feel free to recommend any changes. Thanks all!

Asus Z97 - Pro Gamer with i5 4690
G Skill PC12800/1600MHZ DDR 3 CL 11 8GB (Any better options?)
Samsung EVO 850 250GB SSD
WD Black 500GB
MSI GTX 970 4GB Gaming/ Asus GTX 970 4GB STRIX / Palit GTX 970 Jetstream (Please recommend)
PSU (Please recommend one good modular PSU)
CM 690 II

OS, monitor, speakers, optical drive, kb & m no needed.
Not looking to OC. Using the PC for Battlefield, CS:GO and normal surfing.
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Change your motherboard. Why would you get a z series board if you dont intend to OC
 
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jianrong said:
Get msi gtx 970 gaming bah.
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Was thinking about it. Read some reviews and all seems to favor the MSI GTX 970 more but I don't need an overclocking card and that could save me some $. I was thinking about the MSI GTX 970 LE version.
 
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Free_MaN said:
Was thinking about read. Read some reviews and all seems to favor the MSI GTX 970 more but I don't need an overclocking card and that could save me some $.
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Then get MSI 970 OC/Armour version at $499 instead?

It has better components than the Palit and it is at 1.8-1.9 slots as compared to 2.5 slots for the Palit. Roughly $20 more expensive than it only.
 
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If you comparing money value sense then 970 gaming or the 970 armor edition.

If you want more performance and uncapped 4gb VRAM then 390x is the next available upgrade rather than 390.
 
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royfrosty said:
If you comparing money value sense then 970 gaming or the 970 armor edition.

If you want more performance and uncapped 4gb VRAM then 390x is the next available upgrade rather than 390.
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If he's running mid-end games, does he really require overclocking on his GPU?

Also, 4GB of VRAM, isn't it overkill if he just has a 1920x1200 (16:10) screen resolution trying to run it at 60fps?
 
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paul02 said:
If he's running mid-end games, does he really require overclocking on his GPU?

Also, 4GB of VRAM, isn't it overkill if he just has a 1920x1200 (16:10) screen resolution trying to run it at 60fps?
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new gen games all use close to 4gb vram on ultra...
 
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I do not have any intention to OC and is GTX 970 sufficient to run battlefield 4?
 
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Hot ASUS ROG-like red and black theme premium yet cost-effective build for consideration :evil:

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-4460 + ASRock Fatal1ty B85 Killer @ $342
RAM: Kingston Fury DDR3-1866 CL11 8GB Dual Channel Kit [Red] @ $99
GPU: MSI GTX 970 4GB GAMING OC @ $519^ (Rakuten Singapore)
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB @ $159 (Qoo10)
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB @ $69
PSU: Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W [80 Plus Gold] @ $129* (Lazada Singapore)
CASE: Corsair Carbide SPEC-02 @ $84

Total: $1401

Buy others from Tradepac, #05-18.

*Price after Lazada EZBack2shopSG53js94 $20 discount coupon ($60 minimum spending)
^Price after Rakuten RAK7SS80 $80 discount coupon ($400 minimum spending) [TBA later]
 
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