Best $2200 Gaming Rig?

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iamthefurnace

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I may upgrade to SLI 780's in the future, but I am seeing if this is a decent configuration for about $2200!

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1QRf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1QRf7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1QRf7/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($239.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($159.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($239.00 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.97 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($199.00 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $2277.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-19 22:43 EDT-0400)
 
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I've actually found that to be one of the least accurate PSU wattage calculators out there. The one on PC Part Picker gives far more accurate wattage usage based on what GPUs actually require. I definitely agree that an i7 and 16GB of RAM are useless for gaming. For $2200 this is what I would do:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.79 @ DirectCanada)
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Yeah, an i7 will not give you any better performance than an i5 in gaming applications. If you do editing or have a lot of things running in the background it can give you pretty big performance improvements. And if the 16GB of RAM isn't to much more expensive then 8GB, then go with the 16GB kit.
 
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I've actually found that to be one of the least accurate PSU wattage calculators out there. The one on PC Part Picker gives far more accurate wattage usage based on what GPUs actually require. I definitely agree that an i7 and 16GB of RAM are useless for gaming. For $2200 this is what I would do:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.79 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($429.00 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($429.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Silverstone FT02S-USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($259.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: NZXT HALE90 V2 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($179.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $2169.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-20 00:10 EDT-0400)

- Silverstone case has a nice high end look to it
- Super Flower quality PSU
- Dual GTX 770 is ideal for gaming and will pretty much annihilate anything in its' path
- Swiftech H220 is better than Corsair H100
- i5-4670K is ideal CPU for gaming
 
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I'll make sure not to use the Asus wattage calculator on that note. Love the build you put together for him/her. Very good selection!
 
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Yeah most PSU wattage calculators base the wattage on poorly made power supplies and fail to take in actual real-world wattage draw, which is way less than what most wattage calculators on the internet think.
 
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iamthefurnace

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What I have so far:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1R20T
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1R20T/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/1R20T/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.79 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($85.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.97 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($429.00 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($429.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($199.00 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $2056.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-20 11:28 EDT-0400)
 
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DanLikesTech

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Very nice parts! Just make sure to include an OS.
 
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