Need input before i buy this please

Mbrady92

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Hi everyone would love your professional advice before i commit to buying this custom pc. Simply put i need it to be an excellent gaming machine that can run games like battlefield 4 on ultra settings without sweating :p Im torn between s2011 cpu and motherboards, is s1150 still good?
Will the motherboard and power supply chosen support gtx 780 in sli if i decide i want that later on? Also the ram i have chosen is it going to work just as good as say, 1866 mhz, 2133mhz , will i notice any performance difference when gaming with 1600mhz ram??

Appreciate your input greatly thank you very much!

Intel S1150 Core i7 4770K 3.50GHz Quad Core CPU Unlocked Bundle Price*
ASUS S1150 ATX Sabertooth Z87 Motherboard
DDR3 8GB (2x4G) G.Skill 1600MHz PC12800 Ripjaws RAM Kit PN F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
256GB Samsung 2.5" 840 PRO Series 7mm SATA 6Gb/s SSD Drive PN MZ-7PD256BW
2TB WD 3.5" Caviar Green SATA 6Gb/s HDD PN WD20EZRX
NVIDIA GTX780 OC 3GB ASUS PCIe Video Card PN GTX780-DC2OC-3GD5
Zalman ATX Z11-PLUS Case Black (No PSU)
850 Watt Antec HCP-850 High Current PRO Modular Power Supply
 

g-unit1111

Titan
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LGA 2011 does nothing for gaming, too much investment for almost no payoff in terms of performance gain.

That build could definitely use some work. Zalman cases are kind of overrated IMO, and the Sabertooth is way too expensive for what you get, and the i7 doesn't really do anything for gaming either. On your budget this is what I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($107.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (Gunmetal) ATX Full Tower Case ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: NZXT HALE90 V2 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($185.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1848.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-31 23:55 EDT-0400)

That's how you do a high end build.