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I have around $100 to play with that can further go into this build, mind taking a look and seeing where it can be put to best use?

I currently have 4GB ram, I've been reading the forums about how anything above that doesn't do all too much, if I can't find improvements elsewhere I will toss it into RAM.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2NtKn
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 4g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.93 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($709.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-HERMES-RD ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1709.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-04 22:00 EST-0500)
 
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jimthenagual
You'll want at least 8gb of ram. Get two sticks of 4gb.

If you are not going to be doing any video editing/encoding, you could also drop down to an i5-4670K cpu to save some money. There is no real difference between the two for gaming purposes. If you WILL be doing video encoding, then you may even want to consider going all the way up to 16gb ram.

Your power supply is a bit overkill as well, but that's a good price on a very good unit so you may just want to keep that one. Just pointing out an area you could potentially save again. You could get away with a high end 650W.

Other than that, very nice build.
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You'll want at least 8gb of ram. Get two sticks of 4gb.

If you are not going to be doing any video editing/encoding, you could also drop down to an i5-4670K cpu to save some money. There is no real difference between the two for gaming purposes. If you WILL be doing video encoding, then you may even want to consider going all the way up to 16gb ram.

Your power supply is a bit overkill as well, but that's a good price on a very good unit so you may just want to keep that one. Just pointing out an area you could potentially save again. You could get away with a high end 650W.

Other than that, very nice build.
 
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+1 to that
Yes you want 8 GB of ram for sure. The PSU is a little overkill. Also I agree with the drop to an i5 for gaming purposes.
 
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If you are thinking about sli in the future, keep that psu. You really should add 4GB of ram, though. You could drop the cpu to an i5 to save some money and it wouldn't really hurt for todays games, but an i7 may be more futureproof.
 
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Sweet, I should have clarified on the parts more my apologies.
I have the PSU with the intention of, eventually, slapping another 780 ti in it in the future, I went with the i7 4770k to get the most future proof out of the deal, this will be my PC to last me through 5 years of college (Electrical engineering) so I am honestly not sure what I will encounter as far as programs I might be using etc, I know it will be used for gaming, and probably Autocad. I do not want to skimp out now as I have the opportunity to customize it. Later I might not have that ability (hi five ramen noodles budget)

Do you think its a better idea to stick with single card and smaller psu? If in the future my card is not keeping up, just purchase another single, better card? or would throwing in another 780 ti improve performance down the line enough to keep up and save money (hopefully it will be cheaper down the road)

so far its looking like RAM is my best bet. Do you think its worth going 1866? or would the increase be negligible?
 
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There is no guaranteed answer for this. In 3 years if cards become 100x faster faster than the 780 ti then of course, take that thing out. If not well, hopefully the price dropped enough. And if it hasn't dropped enough, consider selling it and getting a better card.
 
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Well its not likely, but I'd like to think the future is improbable :)
 
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