Hey guys I am thinking about pulling the trigger on a build. Would like some opinions on it. As i am getting a little sick of xbox one, and am planning on running the cv oculus when released.
Also can anyone tell me if this video card supports triple monitors on its own?
Will it run the oculus rift?
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5209#ov
First, a single 970 will likely not be enough for OR CV1 for a game like pCARS. iRacing, Assetto Corsa, rFactor2, others, yes. CV1 may have a panel that runs at 2560x1440p at 144hz (something less is more likely but this is the optimal spec) for all we know (current spec is 1920x1080p at 74hz). In which case(1440p@144hz), you will need a top end GPU. SLI support for OR CV1 is not guaranteed either ("we are working on it") so adding another 970 may not do the trick on day one. If you have the money ALWAYS go for the fastest single GPU you can buy.
This is not the most price conscious build. You could save money on the case, go for an air cooled CPU, and get a lower watt PSU that does not have room for future SLI additions.
On the case change. The Air 540 is one of the best mid tower cases out there. The 450D is not bad by any measure, but the 540 is more compact and is better set up for water cooling radiators.
Your GPU with model (ie within all 970's) does not matter as long as it is a non reference (modified body vs stock silver block) card from EVGA, MSI, Gigabyte or Asus. I have had good experiences with MSI so that is what I recommend. If you have the money for a GTX 980 (~$580), then definitely go that route.
This build will perform equally to the one you configured. The Mobo, SSD, Ram and PSU where all unnecessarily expensive (IE there were cheaper options that will perform equally).
[PCPartPicker part list](
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QQQHJx) / [Price breakdown by merchant](
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QQQHJx/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k) | $179.99 @ Micro Center
**CPU Cooler** | [Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i) | $79.99 @ Newegg
**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) | $6.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z97extreme4) | $123.79 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f31600c9d8gab) | $71.98 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct256mx100ssd1) | $109.97 @ SuperBiiz
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st2000dm001) | $79.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) | $349.99 @ Amazon
**Case** | [Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011048ww) | $114.99 @ NCIX US
**Power Supply** | [EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20750xr) | $89.99 @ NCIX US
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)](
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $89.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1297.63
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-19 09:35 EST-0500 |