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Kampeki

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Hello everyone,

I've been looking into some parts to build a new computer, and I managed to choose everything, but I'm not confident I made the best decisions. I'll only be able to buy everything in the end of the year, or beginning of January, so I should be able to wait for upcoming new parts. I will also get a SSD in the future, can't make it right now.

Link to a list of components

I will also make a list here:

My budget is around US$1300, could be a little more if it's worth it, and my main purpose is gaming.

I intend to overclock in the future, but that is not a priority.

CPU : Intel Core i5-4670K ( I'm between this and the 4770K, will depend on final price )
CPU Cooler : Corsair H60 ( More like a guess of mine )
Motherboard : Asus Z87-PRO ATX ( I intend to get a good sound card later on )
RAM : Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB ( I will consider any suggestion, but I'm not a fan of AMD cards, only had bad experiences with them )

Case : Corsair 600T Graphite
PSU : Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold

It's also important that everything or most things have International warranty.

Please point out anything wrong and ALL suggestions are most welcome, thank you very much.
 
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Looks good, if looking at the Asus Pro, might take a look at the Asus, Hero, it has the higher end ROG FX audio and prob won't need a sound card.

If thinking H60, can save some money and go Hyper 212 EVO, on air, cheaper and a better cooler.

On the DRAM, can get better and cheaper by going to the GSkill 1866/9 2x8GB or their 1600/9 2x8GB

The EVGA is a good GPU, think the Asus is a bit lower priced and a better OCer
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $644.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-21 19:07 EDT-0400)

-No need for 8gb of ram for gaming.
-Cheaper board. It overclocks well and has enough pcie slots for SLI and a sound card.
-Added in a SSD. If you don't have a spare HDD on you, you want to get a 1tb HDD for $60 for mass storage.
-850w psu for future SLI.
-The Corsair H60 is overpriced crap. This Phanteks aircooler is a bit more but does a MUCH better job at cooling.

Now you might have noticed that I left out the cpu and gpu.
Here's the gpu and cpu combo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1453554

It's an Asus GTX 770 paired with an i5-4670k. It's on a great combo deal and you get FF XIV for free. There's also a $10 rebate to bring it down to $604.98 after rebate before shipping/tax.
It might be the same price as buying it separately from different retailers, but you get FF for free so why not.
 
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Looks good, if looking at the Asus Pro, might take a look at the Asus, Hero, it has the higher end ROG FX audio and prob won't need a sound card.

If thinking H60, can save some money and go Hyper 212 EVO, on air, cheaper and a better cooler.

On the DRAM, can get better and cheaper by going to the GSkill 1866/9 2x8GB or their 1600/9 2x8GB

The EVGA is a good GPU, think the Asus is a bit lower priced and a better OCer
 
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Kampeki

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Between the 2 CPU cooler posted anyone could say which one is better? I will also get 8GB instead of 16GB ram, and I think I'll stick to the EVGA card.

Will add the SSD to my build and check the Asus Hero.
 
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Kampeki

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Alright, last thing. I'll get the ASRock motherboard, but which one would be better, the Extreme4 or Extreme6? Few difference between them, but enough to confuse me.
 
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