HELP with friend rig .

[jiaweiii]

He wants it to run in 4k . His budget is at max 3k .
He need its to run as quietly as possible .Monitor not included Thanks

 

[Jian19]

Run in 4k not difficult

Game @ 4k is the issue

 

[Jian19]

i5-4690k + Msi z97s sli plus ~ $471
Kingston hyperx 8gb kit ~ $117
Crucial mx100 256gb ssd ~ $155
Wd blue 1tb ~ $67
Asus gtx980 x 2 ~ $1670
Superflower leadex 750w ~ $179
Nzxt H440 ~ $199
Win 8.1 64 oem ~ $125

$2983 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount.

 

[jiaweiii]

i5-4690k + Msi z97s sli plus ~ $471
Kingston hyperx 8gb kit ~ $117
Crucial mx100 256gb ssd ~ $155
Wd blue 1tb ~ $67
Asus gtx980 x 2 ~ $1670
Superflower leadex 750w ~ $179
Nzxt H440 ~ $199
Win 8.1 64 oem ~ $125

$2983 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount.

Game 4k can use 2x 970instead?
And what about using i7 4770k plus z87?

 

[Jian19]

U go see benchmark for sli gtx980 @ 4k

 

[jiaweiii]

U go see benchmark for sli gtx980 @ 4k

I'm convinced now I gotta convince him since he was not planning to sli

 

[Jian19]

Then wads with ur sli gtx970 suggestion ?

 

[jiaweiii]

Then wads with ur sli gtx970 suggestion ?

got no idea maybe cause i saw it can run 4k too and cheaper .

 

[Jian19]

If he does not see gaming as priority or game @ very high settings I suppose a sli gtx970 should work as well