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itzrichard

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Hi.
I am gonna build a new setup for gaming and video editing for my gameplay.
So I was wondering if anybody could build me a setup for around or less than 3000$ with the BenQ XL2420TE, Windows 7 and a Corsair 900d and a gtx780ti.
I also want to have everything ad cool as possible and water cool the cpu and the gpu.

Thanks for the help:)!!
 
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Are you making your own water cooling setup for the CPU and GPU? If so, I can't help you, but if you wanted a closed loop watercooler for the CPU and were ok with air cooling on the GPUs (which in some cases, like with Evga's ACX coolers, are really good), I can suggest the below build. Also, while you can easily afford a 780 Ti with this kind of budget, I think you are better off with a SLI setup of 780's as this will better maintain the very high FPS's you need to make use of that 144 MHz monitor across games. SLI with 780 Ti's come out a bit too expensive based on the suggested budget.

Also, just fyi the Corsair 900D is a massive case. If you went with a smaller watercooler like the H100i, you could get a smaller case - nothing you have said indicates to me you need anything close to that amount of space, check out some mid towers (and really, there are probably even some mini towers you could fit your build into using a micro ATX mobo if you were prioritizing space).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($327.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($157.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 900D ATX Full Tower Case ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($183.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ XL2420TE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($339.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $2730.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-30 18:53 EST-0500)
 
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Thanks for the suggestions!! Is there any other build I can do this with but without the 900d?? If so could you recommend a build?? After what you said about the size and space, I thought that since I am going to lan parties I need a smaller case, so is that possible to do?? Love the setup you made by the way, so please make it the same if possible.
 
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You could do a smaller case, but remember you're running two graphics cards, and that take up room in a hurry! Your option is to go a mid-tower case that's bigger than a micro ATX case, but smaller than a full ATX. I recommend something like the Corsair Obsidian 650D or 550D. You can get both of them from Amazon.com

650D http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Obsidian-Black-Computer-CC650DW-1/dp/B004UE1W9K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1393034802&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+650D

550D http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Obsidian-Black-Computer-CC-9011015-WW/dp/B006L6ZSWC/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1393034802&sr=1-3&keywords=corsair+650D

Anything smaller and it will be cramped inside. The water cooler doesn't take up as much room as a humongous air cooler, so that saves space, but you still want wiggle room if you need to adjust stuff.

For the hard drive, the WD Blue 1 TB is also on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/WD-Blue-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1393035268&sr=1-1&keywords=western+digital+caviar+blue

To water cool the GPU's, you need water blocks for those.
 
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