Wewt, Completed PC build - with one tragic flaw

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Xilo

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Hi,

Woo! I finished gathering the components (haven't bought or built it yet :(), but I'm getting it soon (probably by Christmas). I've designed the build so I can get TOP NOTCH performance for the buck. However, no matter how good i think it is, I can't get it to fit the budget I'm trying to lean towards - $1500-ish.

Included Components in Debate:

Processor:
Intel (sorry AMD) i5 4670K vs i7 4770K
-I'm doing MOSTLY gaming
-I like the hyper-threading feature (for future games and multi-tasking, which I don't do much of)
-Like to future-proof this, but is it worth the extra $100

Storage:
Samsung SSD 120GB or larger + Western Digital CB 1TB or larger
-Debating on wether i should get more storage for the price
-Debating if I even need an SSD (for Win8)
-Worried If I'll be running out of spece (wouldn't want that to happen. Same thing happened with my old Computer)

-Power Supply
-Seasonic vs Corsair vs EVGA
-Have no idea which is the best one
-prefer 850W, but i'm flexible with 750W

I'm open to most suggestions (emphasis on most). I appreciate any price-reducing or performance-enhancing ideas.
 
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You might need more storage as 1TB seems to go fast for me. (I game and video edit occasionally.)
 
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Xilo

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I'm doing gaming, not video editing, as I know for a fact that video editing will:
1) require more RAM
2) require more storage
3) require a hyper-tread/6-8 Core Processor

I'm thankful that gaming doesn't require any of these (on my budget).
But yea. If you do a majority as gaming and not video editing, then I might just have to upgrade to 2TB.

I will be playing games like BF4, Far Cry 3 and so on...
 
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What resolution will you be gaming at? If it's 1080p, there is absolutely no reason for 2 770's. If you want to, spend more money(per card) and pick up just one 780. That will lower your budget by quite a bit.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.65 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill BlackHawk ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Anker AK-98ANDS2368-BA Wired Laser Mouse ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Razer Kraken Pro Headset ($65.99 @ B&H)
Other: Games ($80.00)
Total: $1630.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-09 01:12 EST-0500)
 
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My monitor (currently) runs 1920 x 1080 resolution natively. BUT I will be getting new monitors soon (2 monitors). However, I decided to not include them into the build because they were expensive, so I decided to hold off on Multi-monitors. HOWEVER, for $200 more, the 770's beat the Radeon 7990. The 780 is good for a single GPU, but it won't give me the raw performance I want honestly. For example, the 780 will have trouble running Battlefield 4 on max settings while keeping 100 FPS compared to the 770's, something which I desperately want. Appreciate the suggestions to the build though.
 
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Well, fair enough. If you are gaming on a multi-monitor set-up, two 770's will beat out one 780. For 1080p though, the 780 is much more than enough. What is the refresh rate on the monitors you want to purchase? Another though would be to get a motherboard that supports tri-SLI and get 3 760's. They'll beat two 770's for not much more, and allow you to defer the initial cost of the system(buy 2 now, and the 3rd down the road after you buy the monitors).

:edit: Nevermind. Just looked at the tri-SLI motherboards and they are quite a bit more expensive than I thought.
 
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Yea... Tri-SLI is not really what I was hoping for since SLI was enough as it is (it's worth it however). The refresh rates for the monitors will be 120hz, and I will replace my current monitor (75hz vertical and 86hz horizontal) for a 120hz monitor. Even if I got the 780, I would only suffer jealousy, hate, and regret, as 770's in my eyes are so much better. -_- Anything regarding the processors?
 
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Well, an I7 might offer better performance in some games(and possibly more down the road) but for right now it's really not worth buying one. If you absolutely wanted to, I'd just switch over to an x79 chipset motherboard, and probably the 4820k I7. You'd need to buy 4 x 2gb or 4gb stick of ram since x79 is a quad channel memory motherboard, but it would allow you to upgrade to the 6 core I7 Cpu if you ever wanted too. However, to save money, a 4770k would work too, and the motherboards to match are cheaper.
 
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Well, I'm trying to be budget-y about my CPU. x79 chipsets are great and the 4820k is also great, BUT they are insignificantly better at gaming from their previous generations (aka the i5), and a whole lot more pricey. The only time that they are worth taking is when you do video editing/multi-tasking/ PC abuse. Since I don't multi-task or video edit, the x79 and the 4820k doesn't seem worth taking. What I'm conflicted about is that the i7 (4770k) is sorta pricey and is a good future-proof CPU but the i5 is about as good, but might not last as long
 
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Well, the 4770k is more expensive than the 4820k, but like you said the x79 chipset motherboards are quite a bit more than a good z87 motherboard. The best advantage that an x79 has is the fact you can upgrade it to a hex or possibly even octa core cpu down the road. I believe Haswell-E will still be socket 2011 so that's a pretty nice feature. I'm not worried about how long an I5 cpu will last for gaming because for the most part, the cpu I bought over 4 years ago(Phenom II 940) would give me enough performance in games that I wouldn't notice how much better my new 3570k is. So what I'm saying is that a 4670k in 4 years will still probably give you plenty of performance.
 
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True but video editing does not always require a hyperthreading supported processor.
 
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Hyper-threading is more for multi-tasking. I know. But I'm still conflicted whether 1TB is enough.
 
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