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Mostly a gaming rig for BF4, but tired of buying a new rig each time the publisher upgrades their title. I'd rather be future-proof or be able to upgrade. It will also be used for my home business and other routine computer tasks.

NZXT Phantom 820 Full Tower Gaming Case (My wife thinks I am nuts, but I want some lights lol)
12X Internal Blu-ray Drive
Intel® Core™ i7-4770K
Corsair Hydro H110
1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
64GB SanDisk SATA III 6.0Gb/s SSD
16GB (8GBx2) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory (G.SKILL Ripjaws X)
ASUS Z87-EXPERT
Corsair RM1000 80 PLUS GOLD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GB GDDR5 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card (EVGA ACX Cooling Edition Powered by NVIDIA) x 2 in sli (I will be running 3 Asus monitors, hopefully at highest settings)

Any suggestions?

 
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All looks good but you don't really need the i7 for gaming (go with i5-4670K), a 64GB SSD will not be of much use, and you don't need 16GB of RAM. Instead of the H110, go with the NZXT X60 or the Swiftech H220 if they're still available. What is your budget? I could configure something much more suitable for gaming if I knew that.
 
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Feed parts to pc part picker and you have budget :)
Try xeon for this time for this build :) lol

i7 for a price i5 :D

btw in micro center there is sale. 4770k just 200$ :)

So it can be really good buy now :)

 
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My budget is to not exceed $5k (to include rig and peripherals,a limit my wife has stated, lol) I know many of the selections (ie. 4770k, RAM, etc) may be more than what is needed to play today's games, but I am trying to future-proof this machine and get out of the buying a new machine every 2-3 years cycle. I will take a closer look at the power supply and SSD. I might be able to trade off the price points. As far as building a machine, been there, done that and again the wife says "no!" lol. I built a few awhile back with mixed results and a lot lower budget. One gave up the ghost when I was gaming and ended up taking a short flight through a second story window. Needless to say, it must come with excellent customer support and a warranty. I know enough to be disastrously dangerous.
 
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Feed parts to pc part picker and you have budget :)
Try xeon for this time for this build :) lol
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Well I could feed a $17K build into PC Part Picker but that isn't I'm sure what the OP is going to spend. :lol:

No reason for a Xeon for gaming. The reason is that Xeons can't be overclocked. Overclocking will provide a far bigger advantage in gaming than a few extra threads will.



Well there is no such thing as future proofing and that doesn't matter if you're spending $500 or $5000. Things like BD-R drives - you don't need them as the optical disc is pretty much becoming a dead format. Even the new consoles only use them for installation. If you're going to run 3 monitors you want minimum GTX 780 or 780TI.

I would do this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vector 150 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.85 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($699.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($699.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($237.26 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2694.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-22 14:05 EST-0500)
 
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That's a pretty nice monitor!

I already have a: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043T7FHK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
and will be purchasing 2 more to go with it. I don't use the integrated speakers, and my desk is only so big.

My budget pretty much eats up my toy money for awhile, but my gaming keeps me at home and when I am happy and can be accessed by the family, she is happier and at ease.

Thanks for your input. I'll be pulling the trigger on this real soon.
 
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How about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($164.18 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($518.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($518.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Rosewill Lightning 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2154.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-22 14:14 EST-0500)

With this cooler you can OC cpu to 4.8GHz. Better than any slim so called water cooler than do.
Better silence too. Tan any water cooler solution can give. If you want water cooledpc make custom loop build.

But then nuy this case. Works with air cooler too.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/phanteks-case-phes813pbl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWsPYTDEmHQ

 
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Thanks for the input.

I am tweaking this project by dropping the Blue Ray for a DVD player, swapping the 64 ssd for a 120 ssd, and getting a smaller PSU.

I like your build and the price point between pcpartpicker and cyberpowerpc is only $137, but cyberpower will warranty the rig. I may never need it, but it will keep the wife happy. And it does come with a few game titles thrown in for swag.

That is a really nice monitor too. I currently have a http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043T7FHK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER and will add 2 more. I don't need the integrated speakers and my desk only has so much real estate.

This will be such a wonderful upgrade from the Dell XPS laptop (yep I know) that I have destroyed (actually melted the motherboard, Dell replaced it 2x when it was under warranty) playing BF3.

Again, thanks for the input. I have researched as much as I can and just needed a nudge to pull the trigger on this.
 
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No do not buy Cyberpower. They have a reputation for extremely poor build quality and are known for using crap components. The extra money you use for the warranty might as well best be saved. The system you can build from Cyberpower you can always build yourself and save lots of money. Plus if a part goes bad the manufacturers have their own warranties and by law they must be honored. Most like EVGA and Gigabyte are incredibly good and speedy with delivering replacement products.
 
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And zotac video cards do have 2+3 years warranty and big plus is you do not lose it. If you remove cooler and make your build water cooled. With GPU water blocks.

You just need to register cardin two weeks after did buy it.
Then you get + 3 year warranty :)

Look how fast zotac AMP GTX 780 is
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/59857-zotac-geforce-gtx-780-amp-edition-updated/
 
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I ordered the system on Black Friday and the total came to $2443 shipped. I spent another $790 on UPS power B/U, 2 monitors, cords, and Logitech steering wheel/pedals game adapter. I cannot wait!!
 
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