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6 months after my first ground up build thanks to Tom's i'm much more knowledgeable and thanks to a friend who needed a rig, i have another shot. Firstly I've decided on the Haswell I-5 4670k as my CPU and from there i need 3 items to replace what he bought. I need storage, an operating system and a motherboard. My budget sits at 650-750.00.

I'd like to stick to an Asus board for reliability and quality but i'm not against suggestions. I've looked at MSI, Asrock, Gigabyte and Asus and they all have their strong points. The 2 I'm considering are:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131989
Asus ROG Maximus VI Hero 210.00 with a 10% promo code atm which puts it at a comfortable 189.00.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131976
Asus Z87 Sabretooth 249.00 but i can bundle it with the processor for 80.00 off puts it around 170.00. not real keen on the look and concerned about heat but the price is right.

plan to order this weekend and hope the promos last till then. For now assume a single gtx 770 which id like the option to sli in the future. Not decided on win 7 pro or win 8 pro yet. reviews are sketchy at best for the newest version. hoping a samsung 840 pro 128 gig will suffice for storage. if not i can bundle a 150 gig wd velociraptor for like 40.00 with the cpu :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1384520

Only plan to game and web browse so no rendering which is why i opted out of hyperthreading for the cpu and save 100.00. i think by the time gaming mainstreams hyperthreading tech ill be in the market for a new pc i think. thanks ahead of time for any and all suggestions.

 
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Either of your mobo choices would be I like the both (and as a side note the Sabertooth runs faster DRAM than just fine, have popped 32GB of 2400 in a couple of them)...Would suggest getting a platter drive for data that's not static and for redirecting temp, cache, etc files to as writes still denigrate the SSDs
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme II 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($405.91 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $827.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-17 19:11 EDT-0400)
Save some money on the motherboard. It can SLI though, however, if you need a wi-fi adapter you can opt for the Pro version too. I like the Sandisk SSD because it has more usable space. Most SSD's you need to keep 20% or so free, otherwise your performance severely starts to suffer. The Sandisk doesn't suffer from that, so you actually get more space even though it's a 120gb version opposed to the 840 Pro 128gb. This 770 has one of the highest stock clock rates out right now, for about the same price.

Make sure your current PSU is up to your new build. I'm sure it is, but always pays to double check.

:edit: I added a storage drive as well. Even though you only plan on gaming on the machine, you'd be surprised how fast your Pc fills up with other crap. Crap that is just fine stored on a slower HDD.

 
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the price range has to stay below 750, however the gpu isnt in the budget atm, only the cpu, mainboard storage and operating system. sorry for the confusion. only mentioned the gpu for purpose of compatability. coming from an a10 5800k amd platform ive been told it would have trouble running a 770. thanks.
 
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Either of your mobo choices would be I like the both (and as a side note the Sabertooth runs faster DRAM than just fine, have popped 32GB of 2400 in a couple of them)...Would suggest getting a platter drive for data that's not static and for redirecting temp, cache, etc files to as writes still denigrate the SSDs
 
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which pointds me to the ROG board with "secure erase". any thoughts on this software? seems viable but havent read any results on its claims. i tend to believe Asus considering their reputation, but how well does this idea work?
 
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