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I'm looking to build my first gaming rig. I have a prebuilt system but it's had problems from the start and it's extremely outdated at this point. I figured I would build my own pc this time rather than going through a company such as cyberpower.

My budget is $1000 - $1600.
I don't need an operating system
I don't need a monitor
I don't need a graphics card (at this point in time)
---I currently have a GeForce GTX 560 Ti
---In the next few months, if I were to upgrade, I am willing to spend ~$300 on a single card or ~$400 on SLI cards. Should I get a second GTX 560 Ti, a more powerful single card, or two new cards running in SLI? What cards do you recommend?

Anyways, here's what I've come up with at this point.

Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D $189.99 / $179.99 After Rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139006
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750B $89.99 / 74.99 After Rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438007
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128594
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670k Haswell $249.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CLP0575 Frio OCK $64.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106178
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 2133 $84.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233245
Boot Drive: Samsung 840 Series 120GB SSD $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147188
Data Drive: Western Digital Black 1TB Hard Drive $94.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
Optical Drive: Asus 24X DVD Burner $19.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Total (Pre-Shipping): $1104.91 / $1079.91 After Rebate

I have not done much overclocking before but I'm taking efforts to learn more about how to properly do it. Overclocking is something that I might consider in the future once I feel confident in my knowledge and ability to do it. Therefore I would like to have parts that are safe to overclock in case I do it in the future.

What are your thoughts on my current build? Is it solid? My budget maximum is $1600 so I have room to make upgrades. Is there anything that you would recommend me upgrading? Anything that should be changed?

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts/feedback.
 
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Tradesman1

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Have seen that a lot on this site, non-believers as far as high freq DRAM goes, need to learn how to use it and even more so, need to understand many people want to squeeze out all the performance they can from a rig, and while DRAM doesn't show the best increases, if you have money in the budget, might as well use it
 
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There's really no point in high RAM speed if your not using an APU. Its a total waste of money. The difference in $60 1600mhz ram and $85 2133mhz ram is about 1fps in games. Its a waste of $25.
Sure, if you want, go put in $25 and get that extra 1fps. Or you can save the money because 1fps difference is nothing.
 
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Even most pure gaming systems can benefit from faster DRAM, many of the gaming 'pros' go to 1866/2133. Also few systems built are 'strictly' for gaming, faster DRAM while it doesn't show much in BMs can really shine if you multi-task, it's all in what you do and how you do it...Most BM are single core test, just as most games are single core oriented, so in effect, the CPU can throttle what the DRAM can do, multi-task and everything changes with all (here) 4 cores running - a good example

a client believes this 1600 is the same as 2133, I build their system(s) to their spec with 1600, then I have them run through things they will do in normal day, i.e. muli-task, open lots of browsers, pop into CAD or applications of choice, run a virus check in the background…..whatever or how they use their system and see what they think, then I tell them I’ve been experimenting with some tweaks and I’d like them to try them and send them to get a coffee or whatever…..and in this case, since we’re discussing DRAM, I change the DRAM to my what I had suggested. Next I sit them down and have them try using the system again. I also at time, twist this around and have them use the rig with my suggested DRAM first, and then switch to the slower sticks (which often is 1600 as they have read the same things you and many others have), and have them basically duplicate what they did before with the rig (at times we even write down what they will do and on occasion time things)…generally about 7.5 to 8 out of 10 of these people always want the setup using the faster DRAM – to me that is real world testing. It’s even better with people buying multiple identical systems (i.e. for an office) where they can sit side by side at two systems and compare them, think this actually kicks the percentage up to about 8.5 out of 10.
 
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Thanks so much for the responses so far. With the cost of the build atm I definitely have enough money to spare so I'm thinking I might as well stick with the 2133 RAM rather than saving money and getting the 1600. It sounds like you guys think my build is fairly solid for my budget so I'll wait to hear some more responses and then pick up the parts. If my build maintains its current cost, I can probably use my extra money towards getting a new video card (sooner than expected) to replace my 560 Ti, maybe going with the 760 Ti when it's released. as suggested earlier.
 
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Tradesman1

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That's a good thing about forums, he who asks a question can get fifferent views and perspectives, sort of like the story I related, I get a client that is dead set on one thing - so that's what we do, then I give what he wanted and show him what I was saying...another good example is people want a 120 or 240GB SSD - I normally suggest instead going with two SSDs i.e. 2 120s instead of a 240 and popping them into a RAID 0...If they have never used an SSD then they are thrilled w/ one....and then totally blown away by a 2 or 3 SSD RAID 0.
 
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