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Kinda off-topic but the reason why your thread ended up in the fashion section is because you put the word "rate" in it. All threads with the word "rate" in the title get automatically moved to the fashion corner.

@Burning pls report to the dance floor

um looks good, but imo i would say change ur AMD to something else maybe an i5 or i7 processor, AMD is cheap and i know many people who use AMD but u know some games have issues with lots of AMD stuff so yea i would suggest changing that but overall looks good

I summon @Burning

I would say change your motherboard. Dont ever cheap out on your mother board if you are gonna get a 980. like most people say get the z97x
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128714 this is what i use and its been really good to me. Also switch out to intel to Intel Core i5-4690K (its a really decent CPU if you cant afford i7)
another thing is like @hyperfire7 said you really dont need that 750W Power supply. Settle for a 650W just for future small upgrades.

Heres one thing i really want to point out. You really dont need a 980 unless you plan on playing on ultra settings for all your games or going 4k monitor. i have a 970 and i play Tera at a stable 50-60FPS on max, its not something you need a 980 for. So its really up to you.

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get a better CPU like i7-4790k for 330, or an i5-4690k for 240 and 970 for 330
get z97 motherboard
get WD blue 64mb cache 7200rpm 1TB hd $49 newegg
get a bigger SSD, like 250GB $99
you want dual channel memory, get 4GB x 2 ~$60

[quote=ilikefoodand]@hyperfire7

My sensei said that I should only buy a full modular power supply.
I see that you have a semi one.
What's the difference? o.o[/quote]

The only difference is that a semi-modular comes with a non-removable 24 pin power connector (which is what is used to power your motherboard), and in most cases a non-removable 8pin power connector (which will be used to power your CPU). Fully modular PSUs have the option to remove every single cable.

Unless you're going to be doing some fancy cable modding (which also cost more $$$), you don't need a fully modular power supply. You already need the non-removable cables the CX600 semi-modular PSU from my build comes with anyways, so why bother spending extra $$$ on a fully modular PSU if you don't need to?

Edit: I really don't want to rag on your 'sensei', but if he's the one who recommended your 1st PCpartpicker list, consider doing your own research (or just follow my $1K build), because he seems like a complete amateur judging from his choice of parts.

Wait what, I live in Australia and I got my Samsung EVO 258 for around $240... Isn't that the normal price, or even cheaper? (Considering the exchange rate of AUD to USD). And oh yeah, your $80 CPU won't be able to do much, even with a GTX 980 Didn't look at the price of the CPU >.<

@hyperfire7

My sensei said that I should only buy a full modular power supply.
I see that you have a semi one.
What's the difference? o.o

[quote=nhan1st]I'm curious, why do people play with multi-monitor? Doesn't a big one do the same thing?[/quote]
With multi-monitor you can do various things one monitor can't, lets say you're playing a full screened game but you decide to alt+tab and find it annoying since you're constantly waiting for the duration between the black screen to get in and out. With multi-monitors you can play the game in window mode (Borderless) at full resolution and you don't even have to alt tab, you can just move your mouse to the other side of the monitor. This one effect game play, for example, you're playing counter-strike and you use your mouse to aim, the only way to move your mouse to the other side of the screen is pressing ESC so you can pause the game. Basically just for functionality!

For OP, your computer looks good. the bottle neck issue may come within the GPU towards its CPU. If you're getting a 980 I recommend you getting a higher tier CPU to compensate with your GPU or getting a lower tier GPU like a 970, other than that, the rest of your pc parts are all green to go! It's so cheap where you're from... in Australia a GPU can take a lifetime to save up for o.o

[quote=nhan1st]I'm curious, why do people play with multi-monitor? Doesn't a big one do the same thing?[/quote]

I would love multi-monitor just so I can pretend I'm one of those super-hackers in movies, but I'm actually just playing Maplestory and watching YouTube videos of cats.

Alot of people don't know what they're talking about, the only 2 parts they know are CPU and Graphics card lol. But other than that, drop the operating system, you can easily get one for free, and net yourself something else. Also if you have the money look into an Intel processor, it's more expensive but it's threads are different than AMD.

How do you go about spending 1k with an AMD in your build. Also you can just get an operating system online, wasting 100$ on that would be better spent on buying a better processor.

Being a pc junkie, your setup is great except the cpu you plan to get will bottleneck your graphics card. Might notice lower frames in intense modern games than other people with same gpu but a different cpu. Just adding that maple lag is generally caused by a bottlenecking cpu or storage drive (sometimes memory). Still a good build and you can upgrade your cpu anytime anyway. (Bottlenecking means the weakest link, not being able run as fast as othecomponents can and slowing the rest).

Ehh not the greatest build, but then again its only $1.1k However, I would suggest upgrading to a GTX 980 Ti, as it is currently the best graphics card out (Beats GTX Titan X). This should cost around $150 more. Judging from the size of your SSD, you're only going to mount your operating system in there, so Kingston is the way to go in terms of price. Drop one 1080p monitor for the case I'm using, Phantom 410 (search it up ). I'm not too experienced in AMD cpus so I can't judge... Overall, your rig looks nice but I would drop a 1080 for a Phantom 410, and switch to GTX 980 Ti for $150 extra.

nice build, but I would recommended getting a higher end processor for that beefy Gtx 980.

Spending the bulk of your budget on your GPU is ideal for a gaming rig, but you went too far here.
1) That FX-4350 will easily bottleneck the 980. Have fun with frequent stutters in even casual games.
2) The mobo will only support mild OCing on your CPU (and GPU) so you're just wasting money on that be quiet! aftermarket heatsink. The mobo also doesn't have PCIe 3.0 slots---which is pretty much the standard nowadays---yet another thing that'll bottleneck your 980.
3) You're overspending on the power supply. The Maxwell architecture of the GTX 900 series GPUs is extremely efficient, so you won't realistically need anymore than a 550W~600W PSU for a single 980.
4) You can do some googling to get a very cheap Windows 8.1 (like $20). Spending $80 for a retail version isn't price-savvy.
- If you're also currently (or going to be) a college student, many universities with a decent computer science/programming department have a partnership with Microsoft Dreamspark, allowing you to get Windows 8.1 for free.

[b][url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VdF83C]Here's my recommendation for a $1k build[/url][/b]
1) The i5-4460 isn't OCable, but you don't need to if all you're doing is gaming. If you absolutely need to OC your CPU for some reason (i.e. you want to do some mild editing & mild content creation), get the i5-4690k with a Hyper 212 EVO heatsink, and also a better motherboard [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128714]like this one,[/url] but this will go over the budget and you'll have to downgrade your GPU to a 970, which isn't the best bang-for-the-buck choice for building a pure gaming rig.
2) The 980 won't be able to max out modern AAA games on dual 1080p monitors @ 60fps; you'll need a 980 Ti for that, but that's out of the scope of your budget. However, TERA doesn't seem anywhere near demanding so the 980 should be able to play it on 2x1080p on max (or almost max) settings.
3) Your original build had a Corsair 200R---I used to have that case---its side-panels, despite being metal, are pretty thin and easily bendable. So I chose the NZXT S340 instead. It's reputed as one of the best $50~60 cases in the market right now with its full metal construction and decent aesthetics.

Edit: @ilikefoodand: Oh and also consult with @Burning. He/she is pretty much the PC guru on this site, thought I'll predict that he/she won't be happy with your mobo and CPU choices either.

[quote=nhan1st]I'm curious, why do people play with multi-monitor? Doesn't a big one do the same thing?[/quote]

I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing so they can either multi task with the two monitors or just make the game
view bigger.

OT: r8 8/8 m8 gr8

I'm curious, why do people play with multi-monitor? Doesn't a big one do the same thing?