[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Tokthree]

Finally upgraded from my HD 7870, now I'm rocking a GTX 970 and hopefully by sometime in January I'll be rocking GTX 970's in SLI

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[Oasis]

Finally upgraded from my HD 7870, now I'm rocking a GTX 970 and hopefully by sometime in January I'll be rocking GTX 970's in SLI

Lucky bastard. :)

You'll have to tell me how well they work with SLI on some real benchmark-type games.

[Tokthree]

Based on in-game benchmarks I've seen it should be very very good. Just one is powerful enough to run everything I've got on max settings (sans ridiculous unnecessary x6+ AA) with good framerates (50+ at least) so even if I'm playing games which don't have SLI profiles I don't think I'll suffer all too much for going with SLI 970's over a single 980. Like I said though it looks like 970's in SLI scale extraordinarily well, at least up to 2x SLI. Pretty much everywhere I went on the subject recommended SLI 970's over a single 980

[Ninja Decoy]

And here I am sitting here with a non returnable 780 :/

[Ipquarx]

And here I am sitting here with a non returnable 780 :/

The 780 isn't bad at all...

[Oasis]

I forgot who it was but someone was going to buy a Fractal Design Define R4 case.

http://www.pcgamer.com/fractal-design-launches-110-define-r5-mid-tower-case/

Might want to hold off.

[Georges]

I forgot who it was but someone was going to buy a Fractal Design Define R4 case.

http://www.pcgamer.com/fractal-design-launches-110-define-r5-mid-tower-case/

Might want to hold off.

I saw the hardware canucks review of it. It's a really nice case, but I'm not particularly fond of its looks.

[Oasis]

I saw the hardware canucks review of it. It's a really nice case, but I'm not particularly fond of its looks.

Doesn't it look exactly the same? lol

[Georges]

Doesn't it look exactly the same? lol

yes

I don't like the R4 either

[Oasis]

yes

I don't like the R4 either

Oh, what were you getting then?

[Georges]

Oh, what were you getting then?

I'm going to get the Enthoo Pro.

It's been said to be one of if not the best case in its price range.

[Oasis]

I'm going to get the Enthoo Pro.

It's been said to be one of if not the best case in its price range.

Looks pretty good.

[Mr. Bill]

Update!
Since I last started out with my base design on the one site I have modified it to THIS final build I have in mind.

Mainly looking for this to be an excellent gaming build for modern games. (Battlefield, Skyrim, DayZ, etc.)

• Color scheme I am going with is Black / Red and a little bit of Gold in there it seems.
• As for the monitor I already have an HDTV I plan to use and I have speakers / headphones.
• The OS will be Windows 8.1 that I plan on buying through my university.

Comments and input from you guys is always usually helpful so please have at it!
Another list right here for convenience.

• CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
• MOBO: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
• RAM: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
• SSD: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
• HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card
• CASE: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case
• PSU: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
• ODD: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
• KEYBOARD/MOUSE: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse

And I am still planning on keeping this within my ~$700 budget since I'll be getting as many cyber Monday deals as possible.

[[Na Pulse]]

Hey guys. I have Christmas around the corner. What keyboard should I ask for? (Let's be safe and budget the keyboard to be at least 80 dollars)

[Mr. Bill]

Hey guys. I have Christmas around the corner. What keyboard should I ask for? (Let's be safe and budget the keyboard to be at least 80 dollars)

The one that is a part of my build is a nice back lit one for people on a budget. Comes in red, blue, and green.