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$1-1.5k Budget Upgrade, Some Parts Already #1
This case is coming in a day or two:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811853031

I have about $1000 to $1500 and the following parts currently:
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 680
  • ASUS Sabretooth Z77 Motherboard
  • 32GB RAM (Corsair Vengeance, maybe?)
  • Intel Core i7-3770S
  • EVGA SLI bridge

I'll be moving the parts I have over, but I'd be open to a new mobo/CPU/SLI/more RAM. I have an Intel and Nvidia preference. Ideas on what I can do?

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Got the following parts...
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RE: $1-1.5k Budget, Some Parts Already #2
Sounds like its going to be a pretty sweet build!

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RE: $1-1.5k Budget, Some Parts Already #3
Damn, @Oni that is a sweet case.

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RE: $1-1.5k Budget, Some Parts Already #4
(03-23-2016, 04:47 AM)m0dem Wrote: Sounds like its going to be a pretty sweet build!

I've had the parts for about 3-4 years now, I'd like to upgrade some.
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RE: $1-1.5k Budget, Some Parts Already #5
Hmm maybe a z87 board with 16-32GB DDR4 and a 6700k and get a cheap af second hand 680 for SLI?

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RE: $1-1.5k Budget, Some Parts Already #6
That build is Epic AF Already. That case is sick. There's a few things I would do, depending on what you want to use the computer for:
That MOBO, CPU, and RAM is already great. Nothing really needed here imo.
I would switch out the graphics card with a Nvidia 980TI, and preorder the oculus rift.


If you don't want to dish out 600$ on Virtual Reality, I would still get the 980TI, but deck out my desk with a nice (maybe even two) 1440p monitor .

Switching out the MOBO, RAM, and CPU might seem like a good idea, but you're not going to see much performance improvement. Stuff in the graphics space like Video Games tend to become more intensive faster than other things you would use on the desktop. Unless you're video editing or compiling code that requires 64gb+ of RAM, then that's a different story.

Not that the Nvidia 680 is a bad card by any means. It can pretty much play any game out right now. But comparatively I don't really see what else I would upgrade in the machine.

You could, ofc, get another 680Ti. If you do that,however, you may be blocking yourself on future use of VR. As of now, I don't think VR has much support for SLI configurations, and a single 680 may not be enough.
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RE: $1-1.5k Budget, Some Parts Already #7
(03-23-2016, 07:18 PM)insidious15 Wrote: I would switch out the graphics card with a Nvidia 980TI, and preorder the oculus rift.

I like that idea. Biggrin

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RE: $1-1.5k Budget, Some Parts Already #8
I'm planning to get a:
  • Titan X
  • Asus Maximus VIII Formula (motherboard)
  • Intel Core i7-6700k

I'll be using the old RAM and my 1TB SSD.
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RE: $1-1.5k Budget Upgrade, Some Parts Already #9
(03-24-2016, 01:27 AM)Oni Wrote: I'm planning to get a:
  • Titan X
  • Asus Maximus VIII Formula (motherboard)
  • Intel Core i7-6700k

I'll be using the old RAM and my 1TB SSD.

Case arrived. I'm going to try to buy the parts in town later. Will have to post pictures when I finish.
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RE: $1-1.5k Budget Upgrade, Some Parts Already #10
(03-24-2016, 08:11 PM)Oni Wrote: Case arrived. I'm going to try to buy the parts in town later. Will have to post pictures when I finish.

Looking forward to seeing an awesome build! Smile

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