The Ultimate $1500 Gaming Rig

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UnexceptionalJew

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Approximate Purchase Date: September

Budget Range: $1500 - After Shipping, No Rebates Please

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming, Editing

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: EVERYTHING :D

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Anyone reliable

Location: Portland Oregon USA

Parts Preferences: Intel and NVIDIA

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Yes

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Please try and fit 770's in SLI in the budget. I have access to a microcenter by the way. You may have seen some other build requests from earlier. Basically im going around different price points and seeing what I can get for the money. Also something to mention. I prefer haswell and a water cooler like an H100i not something like an H80i

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Cant even START Minecraft... -.-
 
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+1, unless you want to have a build like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RL-EB24-16FK-R1 60.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard:...
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Here you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1290.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-08 21:51 EDT-0400)

That gives you $210 to add whatever monitor, keyboard, and mouse you want. I don't suggest those things as they're mainly personal preference.
 
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UnexceptionalJew

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Thanks for the build idea but I asked for a water cooler like the H100i and for dual 770's. Also I said I didnt need an OS and I forgot to mention I dont need an optical drive. Also I said I lived by a microcenter.

 
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Dual 770s can't be done on a $1500 budget, let alone adding a water cooler on top of that. You have to cut somewhere, otherwise increase your budget to $2100.
 
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+1, unless you want to have a build like this

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master RL-EB24-16FK-R1 60.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 250GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($41.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($394.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($394.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Xion 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($56.50 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Hannspree HL161ABB 15.6" Monitor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: V7 Standard PS/2 Keyboard Wired Standard Keyboard ($6.36 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Gear Head OM900P Wired Optical Mouse ($2.99 @ Mac Mall)
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA-2016WB 3W 2ch Speakers ($7.97 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1535.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-08 23:26 EDT-0400)

It has an expandable water-cooling loop, Haswell and SLI 770s, but it's a horribly unbalanced build.
 
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