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I'm building my first gaming rig $1500 is the amount I'm going here's my current build I'm looking at plz let me know if I can make a better decision. I am planning to overclock in the future http://
 
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If you gaming you probably will be fine with 8 gb's of RAM, so here is what I'd consider:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($87.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($166.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)...
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Case-fractal design define R4 ATX Mid tower $119.99
CPU-Intel i5 4670k 3.4ghz $239.99
CPU cooler- cooler master hyper 212 EVO. $34.98
Mobo-gigabyte z87-d3h atx. $159.99
HD- Seagate barracuda 1TB 7200rpm $64.99
PSU-XFX pro 750w black edition 80+gold. $119.99
Video- gigabyte GeForce TTC 770 oc 2gb. $369.99
OS-windows 7 64 bit home premium. $99.99
Memory-g.skill ripjaws 16 gb 4x4gb 1866 MHz. $189.98
Subtotal- 1449.89

 
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You could just get 2x8gb ram and beef up on something else. Maybe a closed loop liquid cooler or an ASUS or EVGA GTX 770.
Of course all motherboards are prone to someone having some type of error. A quick google serach will show this.

Consider a different motherboard as well, perhaps something like:
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming
MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming
ASRock Z87 Extreme4
ASRock Z87 Extreme6
ASUS Z87-PLUS

I hope this link works to compare those 5:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=Property&N=100007627%204017%2050001944%2050001402%2050001315%2050001312%2050001314%2050001157%20600438202%20600438204%20600036416&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=280%7C13-130-693%5E13-130-693-TS%2C13-131-980%5E13-131-980-TS%2C13-130-692%5E13-130-692-TS%2C13-157-369%5E13-157-369-TS%2C13-157-371%5E13-157-371-TS&percm=13-130-693%3A%24%24%24%2420%24%24%24%3B13-131-980%3A%24%24%24%2420%24%24%24%3B13-130-692%3A%24%24%24%2420%24%24%24%3B13-157-369%3A%24%24%24%2420%24%24%24%3B13-157-371%3A%24%24%24%2420%24%24%24
 
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Looks like a good build, would also suggest 2x8GB (less stress on the MC (memory controller), might look at the GSkill Snipers or Tridents in 1866 or 2133 (or even 2400 w/ current prices), Haswell loves fast sticks


http://www.anandtech.com/show/7364/memory-scaling-on-haswell

, the GB is a good mobo, but Asus seems to have the best handle on the Z87 and Haswell, at that price point might look at the Z87-A or the Z87-Plus both are great mobos for the 4670K
 
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If you gaming you probably will be fine with 8 gb's of RAM, so here is what I'd consider:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($87.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($166.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1407.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-12 22:24 EST-0500)
 
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