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Question

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF THIS PC BUILD?

by Dec 13, 2015 4:51PM PST
This PC build is meant to be a Gaming PC / Workstation / Video editing build.

Tell me what you think?

Not sure on the mother board and Im probably going to change the case to Phantek enthoo pro.

Is that a good power supply and should I bump up the GPU.

CASE
Antec 900 Black Steel Frame ATX Mid Tower

CPU / PROCESSOR
Intel Core I7-5820K

MOTHERBOARD
Asus -X99-ALGA
or
MSI X99S SLI Plus

Which one should I go for?


HARD DRIVE / SSD
Western Digital Black 1TB 3.5 Sata
with
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

RAM / MEMORY
G Skill RipJawsX DDR4 (2x8GB)

CPU / FAN
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
or
Corsair Hydro Series H105 240mm

Again which one should I go for?


GRAPHICS CARD
GeForce GTx970

POWER SUPPLY
EVGA Super Nova 650 G2

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Doesn't seem any different to me.
by Forum moderator Dec 13, 2015 5:08PM PST
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Little different
by CST15 Dec 14, 2015 8:28AM PST

I'm going to use the Asus Deluxe , go with corsair hydro series 105 and change the case to phantek enthoo pro.

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Cases of cases?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 14, 2015 8:55AM PST

I've yet to find a case matters unless it's small. Even if it didn't come with adequate venting, that's just a trip to the garage to cut new vent holes. So that said, you seem to be asking for reviews on minor changes that need no review.

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