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geofelt
All in all, a good build.
With your budget, I have some suggestions.

1. WD blue is slower than Black. But, I will not build today without a SSD for the "C" drive. Everything becomes much quicker. Samsung EVO 120gb would be the minimum. 240gb would be better. If you will not be storing large files such as video's, perhaps you can defer on the hard drive and add it later if you ever need more storage space.

2. To overclock the "K" you will want a decent cooler. A $30 cm hyper212 of Xigmatek will do the job.
You will probably get 0.2 more oc if you use a top air cooler like a $75 noctua or phanteks

3. 750w may do the job. But this chart suggests 850w for sli GTX770 cards...
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Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k) | $219.99 @ Newegg
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz87xud3h) | $139.99 @ Microcenter
**Memory** | [Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx16c9b1bk28) | $79.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te120bw) | $89.00 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $64.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43765kr) (2-Way SLI) | $239.99 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43765kr) (2-Way SLI) | $239.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rbk) | $119.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1850bbefx) | $134.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-optical-drive-sh224dbbebe) | $16.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1360.88
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-27 10:09 EST-0500 |
 
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geofelt

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All in all, a good build.
With your budget, I have some suggestions.

1. WD blue is slower than Black. But, I will not build today without a SSD for the "C" drive. Everything becomes much quicker. Samsung EVO 120gb would be the minimum. 240gb would be better. If you will not be storing large files such as video's, perhaps you can defer on the hard drive and add it later if you ever need more storage space.

2. To overclock the "K" you will want a decent cooler. A $30 cm hyper212 of Xigmatek will do the job.
You will probably get 0.2 more oc if you use a top air cooler like a $75 noctua or phanteks

3. 750w may do the job. But this chart suggests 850w for sli GTX770 cards:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
I would not pay extra for gold rating or modular.
I have no problem overprovisioning a PSU a bit. Say 20%.
It will run cooler, quieter, and more efficiently in the middle third of it's range.
A PSU will only use the wattage demanded of it, regardless of it's max capability.
Buy only a quality unit like Seasonic.

4. Do you need a DVD drive?
 
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