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R9 290! Not 260. 260 is a junker. That case will be fine but I don't like it as much as the 200R.
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****. My bad. That's what I meant. How important is having a SSD and HDD together? I'm thinking about ditching the SSD because I won't be storing a lot of games on the hard drive and I really need to cut down the total a little.
I added the Noctuna NH-D14. It costs a little more, but still within my price range.
Right on. How long do you think that build will last without having to upgrade anything? Keep in mind, I have no interest in keeping up to date with the latest and greatest games that strive for huge graphic improvements. I'm probably going to play a lot WoW and SWTOR before I start building up a collection on steam.
Sounds good. Thanks for all the feedback. With some extra hours at work I should have this build bought and put together within a few short months, hopefully no longer than two. Thanks again.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/mistersprinkles/saved/4phdnQ
Changed your power supply. Friends don't let friends use a bronze rated PSU in their main machine. That's for builds you do for people you don't respect, cheap HTPC's, etc. Not your main rig. I switched it for a Seasonic G-550. Way way better. You'll never need 750W. If you want to do dual GPUs in future (which will be a heat factory with 290s), get the 750 you were looking at. Or better yet the EVGA Supernova G2 750.
You realize it'll take many years to break even on the added upfront costs, right?
My 290 has yet to see over 55c in games (including crysis 3), and Fire strike tops out at 67c. Not sure why the radical claims of uncontrollable heat are so rampant around here ( not just you...).
Someone on a different forum recommended this video card, http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42972kr). Is that significantly better than the 290? If so, can I get the 970 without having to change anything else in my build?