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Im building an overkill PC for myself, would this fit my needs? I'll be running games at 1080p and be video editing, if possible. Would this be overkill for most games? Leave suggestions below, or a better rig, or changes that I could add?
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z87-UD3H $239
Case: Fractal Designs Define R4 $149
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K $389
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler $89
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 2TB $99
RAM/Memory: Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M2A (2x8GB) $199
SSD: Samsung Evo 250gb $189
Graphic/Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked 3gb $889
PSU: Corsair RM-850 80 Plus Gold $225
Optical drive: LG 24x SATA DVD-RW Drive $25
Optional/Monitor: Asus VE248H 24in Widescreen LED $189
Optional/Monitor: Asus VE248H 24in Widescreen LED $189
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit $109
Keyboard; Corsair K70 MX Brown $170
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Z $129
Total: $3278

EDIT: THESE ARE AUSSIE PRICES
EDIT 2: Should I go with SLI GTX 780 ti? and get myself a Asus Maximus VI motherboard?
 
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Jacob McIntosh
Check this out. It will run ANY game, even future ones, at Ultra settings, 1080p+, with 60+ fps. Easily. It is a bit more that $3,000 with the aussie prices, so you tell me it adding $200 USD is about right.

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($568.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($125.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($245.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($158.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @...
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Jacob McIntosh

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Nice build, but for 3 grand you should do some water cooling. Pick up a NZXT Kraken X60 water cooler for the cpu, and grab a NZXT Kraken G10 and X40 water cooling setup for the GPU. If you can afford a 780Ti SLI, I'd first upgrade to a i7 4930K so you have a better upgrade path in the future.
 
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Check this out. It will run ANY game, even future ones, at Ultra settings, 1080p+, with 60+ fps. Easily. It is a bit more that $3,000 with the aussie prices, so you tell me it adding $200 USD is about right.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($568.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($125.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($245.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($158.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($735.91 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($169.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($169.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: SteelSeries Merc Stealth Wired Ergonomic Keyboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Other: GPU Cooling - Kraken X40 and G10 ($110.00)
Other: AUSSIE PRICES SO MAYBE $200 MORE? ($200.00)
Total: $3298.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-14 09:36 EST-0500)
 
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Jacob McIntosh

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Like gameboy1998 said, a closed loop water cooling setup shouldn't need any maintenance. But before you install it, set it up in a test bench, and just let it run for 24 or so hours, just to make sure that there are no leak. You don't need it to be connected to a CPU or GPU core, so just plug it into the PSU and turn it on.
 
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Jacob McIntosh

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If you ever wanted to do SLI, this is what it would set you back...
It would be on the level God's gaming computer.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($568.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($125.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($245.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($158.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($735.91 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($735.91 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Zx 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($169.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($169.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: SteelSeries Merc Stealth Wired Ergonomic Keyboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Other: AUSSIE PRICES SO MAYBE $200 MORE? ($200.00)
Other: GPU Cooling - Kraken X40 and G10 x2 ($220.00)
Total: $4144.61 -STILL not the price of the nVidia Quadro K6000!
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-14 09:47 EST-0500)
 
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gameboy1998

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Here you go:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($395.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($230.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($179.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($255.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($139.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($819.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($148.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($22.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($108.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($188.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($188.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2979.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 02:13 EST+1100)

You could probably squeeze in another 780Ti but you would have to downgrade the SSD, Motherboard, CPU Cooler for it and thus the build won't be balanced.
 
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