After declaring a year wait before playing TW3...my desktop fried itself. Synchronicity at work.
Goals: Non-manually overclocking, reliable (quality components), SLI possible if TW3 is too much for one GPU.
Asus Z97 Maximus VII
Intel i7-4790 (stock air-cooled)
MSI GTX 970 4G (stock cooling)
SeaSonic X-1050 1,050W (newest version)
G.Skill Sniper 2x4gb 1866
Appropriate Case
Is there anything I can save money on? Place I should spend more on? Better alternatives? Thank You!
Looks good to me, get a 240 GB or above SSD for possible better experience but that's optional and we don't know how much benefit TW3 will get from SSD. After market air or water cooler (which ever fits your budget) for CPU if you plan to OC it. Personal experience with Cooler Master and Zalman (For Air) and Corsair (For Water), all are good, choice depends on the case you're getting and how much space it offers. Some huge cpu coolers make it difficult/impossible to install ram with large heat spreaders so keep that in mind as well.
Single 970 is probably enough for 1080p and ultra settings at 50 fps (Assumption) but if you're going for 1440p or above with ultra settings and absolutely desire 60 fps then SLI two of them.
NOTE: GameStar mentioned that a single GTX 980 can achieve ultra/1080p at almost 60 fps and that's how I am assuming that 970 will be close on similar settings.
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