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Senorahlan

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Hello everyone at Toms Hardware I've finally decided to build my own pc but don't know where to start!
Looking for something along the lines of
I-5 quad core or 1-7
Liquid cooling
Nvidia GTX 780 Ti
Hopefully with an OS and keyboard( can get keyboard a week after so doesn't have to be included)
And a monitor
All for around 1700-1900 dollars after taxes and shipping thanks!
 
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Unless you want to spend a ton of money on a custom water cooling loop, air coolers perform on par and better than closed loops. I didn't consider taxes since you didn't give the tax rates for your area, I left some space for the taxes. I used the US pcpartpicker site since you didn't give a location either.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($31.74 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($157.27 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600...
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bob hays

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For liquid cooling do you want a custom loop (liquid cool cpu and gpu) or just liquid cool the cpu with a pre-built loop.

EDIT: Custom loop, is like building the computer, you buy all the parts and put it together, the pre-build is like getting a laptop, its all there you just have to use it.
 
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bobforapples

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Is this computer for gaming? What kind of monitor size and resolution are you looking for? Monitor could easily cost as little as $100 and as much as $700 without being stupid, so the cost of that will determine how much is left for the rest of the build.

For a first time builder I probably would recommend out of the box closed loop cooling unless you plan on cooling more than the CPU with liquid.
 
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CreativeUsername

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Unless you want to spend a ton of money on a custom water cooling loop, air coolers perform on par and better than closed loops. I didn't consider taxes since you didn't give the tax rates for your area, I left some space for the taxes. I used the US pcpartpicker site since you didn't give a location either.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($31.74 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($157.27 @ TigerDirect)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($735.91 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($128.31 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1753.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-11 23:03 EST-0500)

That should max out everything you throw at it.
 
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