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I have a Titan graphics card and I'm looking to supplement it with a high powered computer that is built for gaming.

I'm looking for help with a setup that can run any game on max settings using this card. The only stipulation is that this setup must cost less than $2k. I already have a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. The monitor's screen ix 1200 x 900. Factoring in my budget, what would you all recommend for a computer?
 
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If he's new at assembling computers, I don't know that I'd recommend a liquid cooler or a SSD RAID. Neither are necessary for an outstanding machine based around the Titan.

Just because you have $2000 available, doesn't mean you need to spend it. However, if you really want a top-end machine, pulling no punches, you might look at this:

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($289.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage:...
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$2000 will get you a GREAT machine, capable of high-end gaming and small professional jobs too. Is this meant just for gaming or will you be doing other demanding tasks on it ( 3D design, video rendering/editing, etc? ) Answer that and I can give you some more detailed suggestions specific to what you want.
 
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Yeah, if your budget is $2000 on just the CPU, Chip, Ram, Case, Drives, and Power Supply, you are talking some serious hardware.

With that budget I would almost try to squeeze in another Titan just for kicks.

i7-4770k + z87 motherboard, 2x8GB DDR3 2133

OR

i7-3930k + x79 motherboard, 4x4GB DDR3 2133
 
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Okay so let's get this straight, a 1200x900 and you have a titan? Use some of that 2k budget on an amazing 27" 2ms monitor for gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.08 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($153.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118BB DVD/CD Drive ($17.74 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($374.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1545.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-08 18:49 EDT-0400)
 
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Please don't go wasting money on ram speed, it does not matter when it comes to gaming. Take a look at these benchmarks or have a quick google.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-bandwidth-latency-gaming,3409-6.html
 
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No monitor, but no regrets ludicrous...


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pPE6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pPE6/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pPE6/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Extreme ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case ($171.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($176.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1922.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-08 18:54 EDT-0400)
 
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Not sure where I left it, but if you browse around partpicker you will notice that there isn't a whole lot of price difference between 1600, 1866, 2133, and in some cases even 2400 memory. The very low-latency ones are fairly expensive, but there is no reason to hold your system back to DDR3 1600 if your budget allows.

Now were I to recommend DDR3 3000 or something crazy expensive I would agree with you.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler ($73.00 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($179.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Dell U2713H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($857.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $1964.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-08 19:05 EDT-0400)

Now here's a build. SSD for fast booting and game loading.
Most importantly, a nice 2560X1440 27 inch display for your enjoyment.
Top quality power supply.
 
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Just because you can spend the money doesn't mean you need to. Performance boosts due to RAM speed are marginal except for a few memory sensitive professional applications.

Now if you've got the money and the faster, lower latency RAM is only $5 more, yeah why not.

Still, we need to hear back from the OP to see if there's any specific needs for the rig, and his/her own tech savvy level to assemble it ( I wouldn't recommend a liquid cooler to most people if they've never tried one before. )
 
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This latest i5 4770k (able to oveclock in the future) goes perfect with the gd65 motherboard from MSI, the motherboard is great to overclock with and has an amazing sound card built in for better audio and killer ethernet for faster internet speed.

A great ssd performing nearly as fast as a samsung 840 pro for a lot cheaper stick them both in raid 0 and you have amazing performance. An amazing 2tb to store your documents, movies, songs, pictures and many more.

The 600t as it looks clean and looks different to the average case, it is just a preference but the bitfenix alchemy cables go amazing in the case and matches the white

Great psu 750w is all you need leaving head room for SLI in the future, featuring a semi-modular design to keep your case staying clean.

8gb 1600mhz of ram is perfect and can be overclocked to 1866mhz, low profile but still stays cool.

The h100i is an amazing cpu cooler, keeping your cpu as cool as possible and making it able to overclock into the high numbers.

As for the optical drive, they are all basically the same and if you don't use it apart from the install of your os than it doesn't really matter how cheap it is.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.08 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($153.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-118BB DVD/CD Drive ($17.74 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($374.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1770.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-08 19:11 EDT-0400)
 
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The i5 4670k is all you need for gaming, you can overclock it and will be able to run games for many more years. The h100i will help you achieve your desired overclock.
 
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If he's new at assembling computers, I don't know that I'd recommend a liquid cooler or a SSD RAID. Neither are necessary for an outstanding machine based around the Titan.

Just because you have $2000 available, doesn't mean you need to spend it. However, if you really want a top-end machine, pulling no punches, you might look at this:

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-WS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($289.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($439.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone SST-RV03B-WA ATX Full Tower Case ($175.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($176.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-14D1XT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PA248Q 24.1" Monitor ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1983.90

This gives you a huge SSD for installing games, and 2TB of high-speed mechanical storage for everything else, and even a Blu-ray burner. The PSU and mboard will even handle a second Titan card, if you really want. The monitor I picked isn't the biggest or highest resolution, but it does have full tilt, rotate, and swivel controls as well as a USB 3.0 hub built in. You can swap that for a crazy 27" display if you'd like. Feel free to change the case to something else, as I know personal preference plays a big role there.

If you want something a little more modest, you can save a lot of money. However, modest doesn't mean you have to sacrifice performance.

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone SST-RV03B-WA ATX Full Tower Case ($175.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($176.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PA248Q 24.1" Monitor ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1464.99

This saves you $500 by going with an Ivy Bridge CPU instead of a Haswell, halving the SSD capacity, cheaper CPU cooler ( though still an excellent one, ) and dropping the Blu-ray drive for a normal DVD. You still have a mboard and PSU that can handle any second GPU with no problem.

If you don't plan on a second GPU anytime soon, you can cut the PSU in both these builds to a [urlhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151126]Seasonic 550W[/url] and save $100 there.
 
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