3. Daily Purchase Advice Thread (2016-02-12)

Daily Purchase Advice Thread (2016-02-12)

Hi, I need a PCI card to work with my build found below. I have a Profire2626 that I will be using. Right now i'm leaning towards http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FW800PCIe as a card, but I can't find their chipset manufacturer as the forums have said TI is the best for the Profire 2626.

OPEN TO CRITICISM ON MY BUILD AS WELL

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor $374.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $114.99 @ B&H
Thermal Compound Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste $4.58 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard $184.98 @ Newegg
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $154.99 @ Newegg
Storage Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $68.00 @ Amazon
Video Card Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Vapor-X Video Card $200.00
Case NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case $47.99 @ Directron
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ NCIX US
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $17.78 @ OutletPC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) $20.00
Case Fan Cougar Vortex PWM 70.5 CFM 120mm Fan $14.89 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Cougar Vortex PWM 70.5 CFM 120mm Fan $14.89 @ OutletPC
Fan Controller NZXT Sentry Mesh Fan Controller $21.15 @ OutletPC
Monitor Achieva QH2700-IPSMS LITE EDGE 60Hz 27.0" Monitor $199.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1558.22
Mail-in rebates -$50.00
Total $1508.22
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-12 09:58 EST-0500
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