Need help, I'm over budget for my recording/rendering build.

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YoMomo

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I'm about to build a computer for the first time. I'm gonna use it for recording and rendering(Sony Vegas, Blender, After Effects). I got only one problem, I'm over budget. My max budget is ~1200$.

I want to keep the GPU if possible, but any other Nvidia will be good. It's just that I need CUDA for Blender Cycles. I also want to keep the 16 GB of RAM and the 1 TB of hard drive space.

I may SLI in the future and overclocking is a possibility too

Here's my part list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.00 @ Canada Computers)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.80 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.13 @ DirectCanada)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($34.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.99 @ Canada Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1238.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-17 17:56 EST-0500)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.75 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($141.00 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1147.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-18 02:06 EST-0500)

Newer Haswell chip.
Added cpu cooler for overclocking.
Remove thermal compound. The Hyper 212 EVO already comes with decent one.
Cheaper ram.
Cheaper gpu, same performance.
No need for the extra fans.
Bigger psu for more headroom for overclocking.
Better case.
Windows 8.1 is overall faster.
 
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