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I personally would prefer to not over clock any components. That being said this is because this will be my first time building a rig from start to finish. I want all games over 60 frames, and in terms of hard drives space is not much of an issue. I tend to only play one or two games, and I intend to upgrade continuously, until I have an all around savage.


p.s already have basics such as mech keyboard, headset, mouse and monitor
 
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No card made does 60 fps in everything

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_780/13.html

I went $38 over

MoBo - $354 - MSI Z87-G45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1440496
CPU - included - Intel Core i5-4670k

Case - $170 - Corsair 500R http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1426297
PSU - included - Corsair HX850 $20 off w/ promo code EMCXLVN57, ends 10/3

RAM - $95 - (2 x 4GB) Muskin CAS 9 DDR3-1866 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226223

HD - $140 - Seagate SSHD 2 TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178380

GFX - $380 - Gigabyte GTX 770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463
- $380 - Gigabyte GTX 770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463

DVD Writer - $19 - Asus DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135304

See 770 SLI performance here:

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/4632/34/geforce-gtx-700-series-sli-review-geforce-gtx-760770780-in-sli-and-3-way-sli-geforce-gtx-770---scaling
 
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You could go for a 1tb drive seeing you only play 1 or 2 games will save you some money and also even if you play more than 2 games it will still be a challenge to fill the thing up :)
 
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I have been using the smaller SSHDs from Seagate in our office laptops (AutoCAD) and found that they boot almost 1 second slower than the ones with a SSD + HD. I have not personally sued a desktop versions but Seagate is advertising 10 second boot times and tweaktown gave it a 100% performance rating

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/5748/seagate-desktop-2tb-sshd-st2000dx001-review/index9.html

A situation like this left most power users using an SSD for their operating system, while still running a secondary mechanical drive for storage and games. A typical setup such as this would allow the OS to load very quickly, while leaving you stunned at how long it took to load a game. With the introduction of the Desktop SSHD, Seagate has again switched up the game, offering a substantial performance boost to those of you in this situation.



Now, if you are one that chooses to use a single drive for your operating system, and have held onto your standard desktop HDD for the benefit of capacity, the Desktop SSHD is calling your name. The 8GB of NAND cache in conjunction with Seagate's application optimized algorithms should offer a tremendous performance boost, and again the more you use, it the faster the drive will get, as it learns how you use your system.
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Marcopolo123

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I can build you a system which can play everything for ~800-1000$

I know you dont plan ato overclock, but i still choosed i5-4670k and z87 motherboard, because it doesnt cost much more...

Picked the new corsair rm 750w psu, becuse you might add a second gpu and the rm series is very good .
550w+ psu is enough for 1 gpu.

Hd 7970 has a very good p/p, its performance is near/better then gtx 770 for ~100$ less


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1022.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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This Marcopolo123 build is good. I mean really GOOD.
Couple things. Do OP want CF 7970's? Is it a good idea?
MoBo you can find cheaper. Like Gigabyte HD3 for 90$
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gab85hd3

Then look that corsair RM 550w. No SLI support on cheaper MoBo's.
If you go with Nvidia GTX card. Then take Gigabyte X-D3H or UD3H
Now you do not need GTX 770 you can take GTX 760 and if you sli them it is faster than one 780. And cheaper. THing isIv not seen any benchmarks on a 4GB GTX 760. So is it woth that extra price if you go to SLI?

CPU cooler Id pick bit better like this.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc12dxbk
Or Noctua 12S or 14S
Other good cooler is this.
http://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-BW-Support-Socket-Driver/dp/B008YTUN38
Really silent and gives good OC.

SSD is missing so take one. Sandisk ultra plus is cheap and fast enough SSD.
256GB is good choice. 120GB size is bit too small. So bigger is better.
SSD needs 10-205 free space or thay will slow down a lot.

Id build something like this with 1500 budget. If you drop the case to Fractal R4 you are in budget. But you need maybe couple more fans. And I think corsair air 540 is netter case for SLI:) Andmaybe bigger HDD like seagate 3TB just 120$ price and you have more room for store anything you want. If you go with that cheaper build Id take 4770k and 16GB ram. Because it is so cheap now. And GTX 760 2GB are cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($275.66 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($275.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Air 540 ATX Desktop Case ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1523.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-28 04:23 EDT-0400)

Look benchmarks sli 760. They are not much slower than 770. And you can OC 760 to really close to mach 770 performance.
http://www.lanoc.org/review/video-cards/6602-gtx-760-sli-results

Look this too.
http://extremespec.net/zotac-geforce-gtx-760-review-design-testing-performance/




 
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Marcopolo123

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amd hawaii has been released, i would wait
if you like smaller pcs, the cooler master elite 120 or bitfenix prodigy are a good choice.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-case-rc120akkn1


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($120.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $1157.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-28 04:49 EDT-0400)
 
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BitFenix prodigy iis nice.
CM elite 130 looks cooler than 120 :)

Id go with prodigy with build like this.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($155.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($275.66 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($275.66 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1638.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-28 05:36 EDT-0400)

Then the BitFenix Prodigy :)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345030

Or maybe that new tahiti video card is good to wait for.
And drop to 4670k if you need to save. :)
Other good case maybe this.
http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/phenom-micro-atx#overview
if OP wants smaall case. And new products on the way.
If you wait a few moments. :)
 
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wich of that bitfenix's cases will be FIT for this build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1I3xg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1I3xg/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1I3xg/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($165.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($283.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1324.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-28 13:40 EDT-0400)
 
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wich of that bitfenix's cases will be FIT for this build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1I3xg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1I3xg/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1I3xg/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($165.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($283.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1324.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-28 13:40 EDT-0400)
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This. http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/ronin/
But why do you need two cases for one build? :lol:

Was here something wrong in my build? :sarcastic:
mATX MoBo fits better in mATX case. If you use mITX ccase you need mITX MoBo. Right?
ATX case for ATX MoBo. and so on.. For EATX you'd need Full tower.
Bitfenix newmATX case id nice looking. Looks just likemITX :)
But I like more this mATX http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/news/show/87,bitfenix-introduces-phenom/

mATX prodigy is same as mITX just made for mATX size and for SLI and watercooling and so on..
http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/prodigy-m
tremendous_flexibility.jpg
 
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