friend of a friend becomes my friend asks for help with computer I give him this and tell him not to listen to the guys at the store and price match everything
I gave him this
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($330.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.00)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($150.00)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.00)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($113.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($78.00)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($380.00)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($380.00)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($110.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($150.00)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($140.00)
Total: $2010.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-23 00:44 EDT-0400
He (of course) listened to the mem ex guys and got this (and did not price match)
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($420.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($40.00)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($175.00)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($170.00)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($160.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($100.00)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($435.00)
Case: Thermaltake Core V71 ATX Full Tower Case ($170.00)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($180.00)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($20.00)
Monitor: Samsung S27D390H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($290.00)
Other: NZXT Sleeved LED Kit 1m, White ($15.00)
Total: $2175.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-23 00:43 EDT-0400
the motherboard and LEDs I can forgive him for but the rest of the stuff like the RM? not so much.
Front view
Strix headset (instead of the clouds which i told him to get)
2013 Black widow (mx blues?)
Rat 7 MMO (I want one so bad now)
its 1 inch too tall to fit under the desk XD
at least he was smart enough to use ethernet
oh well
sorry for bad pics were taken with his ipad