Gaming computer build: A school project

owensan

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Oct 23, 2013
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Hello all,
For a school research topic, I have set out to plan/build a gaming computer that can play the latest games at high settings comfortably at around 60 fps whilst spending below $1300 (the money i have saved up). Going for a Intel (planning to overclock)/ Nvidia set-up i have only chosen few parts:

CPU: Intel i5 4670k
GPU: Nvidia GTX 760

My question is: as im planning to overclock, what cooling solution and motherboard would you recommend?
Any other suggestions for parts would be appreciated but i just need a place to start.

Thanks in advance
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4820K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($304.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1298.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-23 22:10 EDT-0400)
 
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