Advice with my 1st Gaming PC build

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Sijie

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Hi guys, so I've compiled a list of components at pcpartpicker and was wandering what your opinions are on it as my 1st gaming pc build?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($399.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($75.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($108.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($649.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($179.00 @ PLE Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow 2013 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($114.00 @ CPL Online)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($52.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $2147.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-07 12:14 EST+1100)

I've been told that for the GPU I should change it to a Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card, I would like some opinions on that.

Another thing is from the youtube video I've seen about the case, there is a top clearance of 160mm which I assume would fit the Noctua CPU Cooler?

PS: My main aim was to future proof these stuff and might consider SLI/CF and overclocking in the future, but the price for all these components are quite high. Any advice would be deeply appreciated. Also I'm currently in Australia.
 
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If you only plan to game, and aren't doing any CPU intensive tasks such as video editing, gameplay caputre etc, than you can save a few dollars and drop down to an i5 4670k. As far as the 290, its not better than the 780. It WAS at release when it cost significantly less than the 780, but after the nvidia price drops and AMD card prices skyrocketing because of cryptocurrency mining it shouldnt be compared unless it is cheaper. The only games it get closed to a good 780 is the AMD titles and even there its with a couple FPS. I recommend you watch this video...
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Unfortunately thats the price range for it in Australia :/
Amazon doesnt ship that internationally too.
 
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Dang I feel bad for you. I got mine for 278.92 Australian dollars.
 
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If you only plan to game, and aren't doing any CPU intensive tasks such as video editing, gameplay caputre etc, than you can save a few dollars and drop down to an i5 4670k. As far as the 290, its not better than the 780. It WAS at release when it cost significantly less than the 780, but after the nvidia price drops and AMD card prices skyrocketing because of cryptocurrency mining it shouldnt be compared unless it is cheaper. The only games it get closed to a good 780 is the AMD titles and even there its with a couple FPS. I recommend you watch this video to make what I said a tad more clear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqaHh-y51us
 
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Hey thanks! I've decided to stick with the gtx 780 after all. But im thinking of changing the i7 to an i5. Also would the heat be a problem?
 
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The heat wont be an issue, that case has some decent airflow and with the noctua cpu cooler and non reference 780 you'll be quite alright. Once again, the 4670k and 4770k are extremely close if not the same in gaming performance, the only reason the i7 should be considered is heavy multi threaded workloads, so yeah grabbing the i5 is by far the best choice for a gaming rig atm, and if you so chose to sli your 780 in the future, the i5 will handle it perfectly fine.
 
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