A $2000 Lates Intel/Geforce Based Gaming PC (Intel based Katana)

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.96 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($204.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($139.08 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($649.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($107.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 800W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2059.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-03 08:06 EDT-0400)
 
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Change the PSU to XFX or Seasonic 80 Plus Gold PSU. Also you would not need more than 600W PSU with this build, so just get like 650W PSU.

But get an XFX or Seasonic PSU because the quality of them are much better. Also 80 Plus gold is more efficient. If you are spending 2000 dollars on a build. It should at least have a 80 Plus Gold PSU from XFX or Seasonic just because they are the best quality and you should not skimp on the quality of the PSU at all. Corsair PSU's are good but they are not as good as some other PSU's in the market

Also the case is fine, but it is not good at thermal performance as said in the review by Anandtech. There are much better alternatives out there for the same price, so grab any other case. I would...
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Why that mobo instead of say this one? :
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z87extreme4

Have you considered the sandisk extreme? :
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdx240gg25

As the above has said have you considered the i5-4670k if its a gaming rig?

This cooler maybe:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc14perd

The corsair 500R maybe:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rwt

The card possibly:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt7020310p

This PSU:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pc-power--cooling-power-supply-ppcmk2s950

Stuck em together in a build :p this is just to provide a sort of counter build :p :
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.96 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($204.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($139.08 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1983.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-03 08:47 EDT-0400)
 
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Change the PSU to XFX or Seasonic 80 Plus Gold PSU. Also you would not need more than 600W PSU with this build, so just get like 650W PSU.

But get an XFX or Seasonic PSU because the quality of them are much better. Also 80 Plus gold is more efficient. If you are spending 2000 dollars on a build. It should at least have a 80 Plus Gold PSU from XFX or Seasonic just because they are the best quality and you should not skimp on the quality of the PSU at all. Corsair PSU's are good but they are not as good as some other PSU's in the market

Also the case is fine, but it is not good at thermal performance as said in the review by Anandtech. There are much better alternatives out there for the same price, so grab any other case. I would recommend the Corsair Graphite 600T. The Corsair 500R is also a very good case for about the same price. I would recommend those two cases over this one.

This is the PSU I would recommend :

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Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $79.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-03 08:54 EDT-0400)

 
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