Recommendation for new gaming rig

Swordsman

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Budget $3k

I will be playing game like dragon Age inquisition, GTA V, Witcher 3, Batman Arkham Knight on ultra settings 1440P monitor.

CPU: ??
Motherboard: ???
RAM: 8GB or 16GB ???
SSD: ???
HDD: ???
ODD ??? (can play blu-ray)
Graphics Card: ???
Cooler: ???
Casing: ???
PSU: ????
OS: Windows 7.1

Thanks in advice.
 

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i5-4690k + Msi z97s krait ~ $550
G.skill ripjaws 8gb ddr3 ~ $123
Samsung evo 850 500gb ~ $368
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Msi gtx980 gaming ~ $959
Superflower leadex 850w ~ $199
Corsair 780t ~ $299
Win7 64 oem ~ $133
CoolerMaster Nepton 240m ~ $178

Optional : Asus blu-ray drive ~ $155

$3039 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.
 

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AMD Fiji: June
Windows 10: July-August
Intel Skylake: August

August.. hmmmm :o

i5-4690k + Msi z97s krait ~ $550
G.skill ripjaws 8gb ddr3 ~ $123
Samsung evo 850 500gb ~ $368
Wd blue 1tb ~ $75
Msi gtx980 gaming ~ $959
Superflower leadex 850w ~ $199
Corsair 780t ~ $299
Win7 64 oem ~ $133
CoolerMaster Nepton 240m ~ $178

Optional : Asus blu-ray drive ~ $155

$3039 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount.

thanks for the recommendation.

K is for overclocking, If non K should be slightly cheaper right ?
 

Nitrile

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single gtx 980 not enough for witcher 3 ultra and hairworks at 1440p 60 fps
 

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Have to turn down the AA

i think with patches it will be easier to run ? :crazy:
 

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August.. hmmmm :o



thanks for the recommendation.

K is for overclocking, If non K should be slightly cheaper right ?

Its 2 gen ahead worth of wait though. National Day very fast coming.... :D

$3K budget worth the wait.
 

koroshiya8

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His monitor is 1080p :crazy:

Nitrile, what fps u getting for 1440p ultra settings with hairworks?

For reference purpose i'm getting abt 60-65fps in Witcher 3.. but that's only at beginning stage riding the horse running around.. in crowded battle may be different result.

TS may want to wait for 980TI and also MSI is $939 not $959 :D
 
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Nitrile

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Nitrile, what fps u getting for 1440p ultra settings with hairworks?

ultra, max settings, hairworks, optimised via geforce experience

VSync on:

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VSync off:

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i prefer locked 60fps, better temps and energy savings.

should be able to maintain 1440p 60 fps with 980 SLI at max settings.

screenshots look bad due to jpeg compression from MSI afterburner.
 
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