Good $1600 Gaming PC?

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HowBoutDemPats12

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Intel Core i5-3570K - $219.99
MSI Z77A -G45 Gaming Motherboard - $139.99
ASUS DirectCU II GTX 760, will upgrade to SLI later - $259.99
16GB G.Skill Ripjaw X Series 1600Mhz RAM - $139.99
128GB Samsung 840 EVO Series SSD - $109.99
2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD - $99.99
Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming Mid Tower Case - $89.99
Corsair HX750W 80Plus Gold PSU - $129.99
Razer DeathAdder 2013 - $57.99
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - $149.99
NPulse Monster Headphones - $199.99
Subtotal - $1,597.89
Btw, all I want to play is Skyrim, World of Warcraft, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Mafia II, Saints Row the Third, GTA IV, GTA V, Minecraft, Terraria, and a few others, none of them are really graphically intensive. I wish the settings to be at Max for all at 1920x1080 and hope to get 45+ fps maybe 60+ fps but 45+ feels pretty smooth for me.
 
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this is what you should get with skyrim:
Not Recording: 59.1 fps average, 41 minimum
Fraps: 47.5 fps average, 39 minimum
Ultra high settings

Mods:
Graphical:
Cinematic Lighting ENB
Enhanced Blood Textures
Enhanced Distant Terrain
Lush Trees and Grass
Realistic Lighting Overhaul
Realistic Smoke and Embers
Skyrim HD - 2k Textures
Static Mesh Improvement Mod
W.A.T.E.R Water and Terrain Enhancement Redux
you will be able to run skyrim 60+ fps if you don't install mods everything else can be playable at max settings including skyrim
 
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Do you really want the best for $1600, or would you like it if it could be under that price ?
Your build will run every game that you stated there, but I think that it could still be optimized, either to get another $1600 one, or to get the cheapest one that will run those games at max settings.
 
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Not going for a haswell build? Just in case you're open to suggestions i'm speccing a haswell board instead and using pcpartpicker.com to find some nice deals. You'll still have to find a G15 and the headphones which adds $350 to the price. Some optimisations are going for the Samsung 840 (not evo) as that saves $20 at the moment and different named Gskill sniper instead of gskill ripjaws as well as haswell motherboard and CPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($110.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill BlackHawk ATX Mid Tower Case ($73.50 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1104.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-16 22:57 EDT-0400)

So therefore the total comes to $1454 with the keyboard and headphones. That's enough to get you a GTX 770 & a cooler to overclock with whilst staying within your budget.
 
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HowBoutDemPats12

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What do you mean?
 
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Well obviously I'd be cool with dropping the price :D
 
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