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September 16, 2013 3:07:34 PM

Good Day, My previous PC has begun to fail so decided to build my self a new one as opposed to buying one already assembled, this is my first time doing one. even though i have put a ton of research into it i would really appreciate if any one could give me some advice on the components i have selected, i was thinking of opting for an i7-4770k as opposed to the i5 however i am not sure if it is worth the extra 100
the primary use for this PC will be gaming
any help is very much appreciated

Components
CPU
Intel Core i5-4670K Quad-Core Processor
Socket LGA1150, 3.4Ghz, 6MB L3 Cache, 22nm

MotherBoard
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VI HERO Socket 1150 Intel Z87 Chipset
- Dual Channel DDR3 2800MHz, 2x PCI-Express 3.0 x16
- Giga LAN, 8x SATA 6.0Gb/s, 6x USB 3.0, 8x USB 2.0
- HDMI, ATX

Memory
Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 2400MHz CL10 DIMMs

Graphics Card
ASUS (GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5) GeForce GTX 650 TI BOOST 2GB GDDR5
- 1020 MHz Clock, 6008 MHz Memory
- PCI Express 3.0, Dual DVI, HDMI, DISPLAY PORT

Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Direct Heat Pipe CPU Cooler R2, Intel 2011/1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2

PowerSupply
Cooler Master GX 650W 80PLUS Certified Active PFC/PWM Power Supply

HardDrive
Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB 3.5" SATA3 64MB Cache OEM Hard Drive
(was contemplating getting an SSD for my OS not sure yet)

Case
Thermaltake Chaser A31 Mid Tower Case Black (or) Cooler Master HAF 912 Advance Mid Tower ATX Case


- Thank you very much for any form of help

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a b 4 Gaming
September 16, 2013 3:10:35 PM

For gaming this is not a well balanced build really. What is your budget? I can put together a list of parts if you want!
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September 16, 2013 3:11:52 PM

kirilmatthew said:
For gaming this is not a well balanced build really. What is your budget? I can put together a list of parts if you want!


1500 is my limit

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a b 4 Gaming
September 16, 2013 3:15:36 PM

harvesterJ said:
kirilmatthew said:
For gaming this is not a well balanced build really. What is your budget? I can put together a list of parts if you want!


1500 is my limit


This is a great option: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kirilmatt/saved/2bcc
Hope you like it!
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September 16, 2013 3:20:49 PM

kirilmatthew said:
harvesterJ said:
kirilmatthew said:
For gaming this is not a well balanced build really. What is your budget? I can put together a list of parts if you want!


1500 is my limit


This is a great option: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kirilmatt/saved/2bcc
Hope you like it!


it looks really nice, thank you very much
ill save the list right away
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a b 4 Gaming
September 16, 2013 3:22:25 PM

harvesterJ said:
kirilmatthew said:
harvesterJ said:
kirilmatthew said:
For gaming this is not a well balanced build really. What is your budget? I can put together a list of parts if you want!


1500 is my limit


This is a great option: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kirilmatt/saved/2bcc
Hope you like it!


it looks really nice, thank you very much
ill save the list right away

Not a problem! Feel free to ask any more questions you may have, and don't forget to pick best answer when you're done :) 
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September 16, 2013 3:25:57 PM

I personally like the components you picked more. Would be blazing fast.

edit: actually nevermind.. misread your GPU selection lol
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