New build just under $2000. Advice? Suggestions?

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Corsair Carbide Series 500R Arctic White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case Corsair Carbide Series 500R Arctic White Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case Item #: N82E16811139010Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$10.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card $139.99$129.99


Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Item #: N82E16822148321Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
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2x's (SLI) GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-2GD GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-2GD GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card Item #: N82E16814125463Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy
$799.98($399.99 each)


CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC ... Item #: N82E16817139011Return Policy: Standard Return Policy -$30.00 Instant
$189.99$159.99


Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 Desktop Memory XMP Model KHX24C11K4/16X Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 Desktop Memory XMP Model KHX24C11K4/16X Item #: N82E16820104313Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy -$18.00 Instant
$193.99$175.99


ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Item #: N82E16813157293Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy

Service Net Replacement with Accidental Damage Service Plan2 year: $26.99(remove)
$134.99


Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K Item #: N82E16819116501Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
$319.99


ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink Item #: N82E16835118003Return-$8.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$51.99


SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Item #: N82E16820147192Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy $149.99


Subtotal: $1,994.90
Extended Warranty: $26.99
 
Are you going for gaming? Or video processing?

If you are going for video processing then you would not be going for GTX 770 two way SLI. That clearly means you are going for gaming and are not wishing for settling down with anything less than maxed out settings.

So, for that you should get Core i5 4670K. It has unlocked multiplier and can be overclocked pretty well. It would give you more FPS for lesser price. Much better suited.

For that CPU, you need same motherboard but LGA 1150 Socket (Z87).

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Now let us take the thing that you are inclined for video processing. At that time you should go for Core i7 4770K with same motherboard as said above (LGA 1150).

Leave out 1 of the GTX 770s then.

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Everything else is pretty good.