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    Posted: 13 Feb 2015 at 6:32am
Hello I'm trying to figure out what would be best for a gaming pc and this is pretty much what I've come up with so far, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Budget:  $3000.00 - $4000.00

Expectations:  Gaming mainly and I will be using a single monitor at 1920x1080p

Special Needs:  None really other than I would like to run most games on ultra settings like Skyrim and Battlefield 4

Configuration Code: 1148239
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That configuration should do what you ask and leave you some fun money after taxes and shipping

I like the larger SSD Drive, I went with the 250, but am now thinking I should have gone with the 500

Here is his Configuration for those who do not want to load the code;

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Apollo
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0 GHz (Codename Devils Canyon) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO (Intel Z97 Chipset) (The Ultimate Power Platform)
System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator Platinum DHX (Extreme-Performance)
Power Supply: 850W EVGA SuperNOVA
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Samsung 850 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (4TB Western Digital - Black Edition)
Storage Set 3: - No Thanks
RAID Config: - No Thanks
RAID Card: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H110 280mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Fans: Upgrade All Fans to Corsair Airflow Performance Edition (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Boost Graphics Card(s): - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)
Virus Protection: FREE: McAfee AntiVirus Plus (1 Year Service Activation Card) (Not Pre-installed) ($35 Value)
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
Portable Gaming: - No Thanks
Branded Gear: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)
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That is a real nice setup and will have no problems with a single 1080p monitor and the  980. 

Good luck. Big%20Smile
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For all I know you need 4 TB, but I have never used over a TB on a HD even with a lot of games and music.

If you are putting movies on your HD or video or have other unknown needs, maybe it makes sense.
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Hi Docsodacan,

That is a heck of a HDD for a gaming machine. If you really need that much HDD storage then you need to have some kind of back up storage. Either on the cloud or an external HDD. Or,I guess a second HDD in the computer for back up only.    

Frank

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Posts: 67 		  Quote Kaelara Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 13 Feb 2015 at 9:37am
Originally posted by FrankW

Hi Docsodacan,

That is a heck of a HDD for a gaming machine. If you really need that much HDD storage then you need to have some kind of back up storage. Either on the cloud or an external HDD. Or,I guess a second HDD in the computer for back up only.    

Frank


Well regardless of Size of the Hard Drive , everyone needs to have a back up Drive. that is separate/External.. just incase something really major happens to the Desktop unit,   keeping it external will save all you Data some of it will not be replaceable

My father had an internal back up HD and when he had Power surge,, it fried everything including the back up hard drive.. he should have also had a better surge protector.. but the one he had he thought was enough.. We get some major thunderstorms in Texas, it is why I invested in a 300$ back up battery and Surge protector that has an insurance policy if anything connected to it gets damaged, by a power surge, the Surge protectors manufacturer pays for the repairs or replacement..

Doc , I would invest in two more things an External Hard Drive to act as back up and a really good Battery back up/Surge protector
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Posts: 14 		  Quote Docsodacan Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Feb 2015 at 7:13am
Awesome thanks everyone I'll do some internet surfing and see what I can find for external hard drives and surge protectors.  Oh and one last question about the case I was wondering do you folks think the Apollo case will be large enough for future graphic cards or should I give the case listing another look?

Edited by Docsodacan - 14 Feb 2015 at 7:14am
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Posts: 20391 		  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Feb 2015 at 7:45am
Unless they go crazy with card lengths in the future, the 760T has plenty of room.   The gtx 980 for example is about 10.5" long, reference, and the 760t case can take a 13.3"(340mm) card with drive cage and 17"(450mm)  card if HDD drive cage was moved.

Should be good to go.  Big%20Smile




Edited by bprat22 - 14 Feb 2015 at 7:47am
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Posts: 2254 		  Quote FrankW Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Feb 2015 at 8:08am
Hi Docsodacan,

Take a look at the WD My Cloud external hard drive/server. They are available from 2T up to 6T. Here is a link to Cnet for a review of 10 Cloud Type Servers. WD My Cloud Review.

The WD is way ahead of the others in read/write speeds. You can even get them in a RAID configuration now.

Frank



Edited by FrankW - 14 Feb 2015 at 8:11am
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