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Post Date: 2015-04-29

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    Posted: 29 Apr 2015 at 11:38pm
Hi everyone, I'm planning to buy a computer so I've been googling companies that sell custom gaming PCs and I found this site. I've been reading the forums and see it's worth to buy from here. I would like if anyone can give me any advice to my build. I will really appreciate your help. Thanks in advance!

Budget:
Around $1700-$1900

Expectations:
Would like to play video games at high fps rates in Max settings. Using dual monitor at 1920x1080 resolution.

Usage:
Gaming and sometimes video editing

Special needs:
Have a quiet computer. Be able to upgrade any hardware in the future.

Build:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm Apollo
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i5 4690K 3.50 GHz (Codename Devils Canyon) (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z97X-SLI (Intel Z97 Chipset)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair CX750M
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (250GB Samsung 850 EVO)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Western Digital - Black Edition)
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 970 4GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
HPC Processor: - No Thanks
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)
H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Airflow Control: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz
Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (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
NVIDIA SHIELD: - 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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  Quote Gunner GzR Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Apr 2015 at 12:42am
Only 2 things I might change is the ram up to 16gb and the motherboard (I don't like gigabit boards but that's just me)

Everything else looks good
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  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Apr 2015 at 2:50am
Hi Sting...... Unless you don't like the looks of the Vanquish 230t case, the Vanquish level 4 is almost identical for hundreds less.

Either way, they look good.
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  Quote Sting Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 30 Apr 2015 at 5:14pm
Thank you for your responses, @Gunner what motherboard would you recommend me to pick? Honestly, I don't know which one I should pick. I'm gonna try to change my ram to 16gb as you said. @bprat22 I looked at the Vanquish case and it looks nice so I might pick that one instead of the Apollo. At overall, do you guys think it's a good setup?

Thank you again

Edited by Sting - 30 Apr 2015 at 5:16pm
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  Quote Gunner GzR Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 May 2015 at 1:33am
If the Asus is available go with that. I have always had good luck with Asus product's.

Edited by Gunner GzR - 01 May 2015 at 1:33am
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  Quote FrankW Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 01 May 2015 at 9:48am
Hi Sting,

I second bprat22 suggestion.

Frank
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