new intel i5 build, $1500 budget

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Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP
Budget Range: $1500 before rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming with high resolution texture packs, photo editing in lightroom, HD video editing in premier studio

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: everything except the monitor, keyboard, and mouse

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon w/prime shipping

Location: Portland OR

Parts Preferences: everything will be built around an i5 4670K, I will be willing to upgrade to an i7 if given enough reasons. All other parts are up for debate
Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: no

Your Monitor Resolution:1920 x 1080

Additional Comments: I need an understated case with a covered power/control buttons, preferably black

Upgrade reason: I built my current rig in 2010, and need more power for media editing and a new gpu for gaming

CPU:Intel Core i5-4670K, will be overclocked
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER
RAM: (2) Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2x4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz (16GB total)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Motherboard: undecided, must have at least 4 SATAIII internal ports, 4ddr3 slots, only need 1 pciX 16 slot, and must be a good overclocker

CPU fan: undecided, other than it will be air cooled

Boot drive: Samsung 840 EVO-Series 250GB
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Storage Drive: WD Red 3 TB NAS Hard Drive
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bi
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Optical drive: LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter without Software, Black (WH14NS40)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Power supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B 80PLUS Bronze
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Case: undecided, must have a front door covering the power button. Color preference would be black with an understated design. I have a baby who will be walking in a few months and is already grabbing at the current computer

What I already have: monitor, keyboard, mouse, headphones, xbox 360 controller

current computer:
intel i5 750 @3.5GHz
212+ cpu cooler
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P
8GB ddr3 @1600
gtx 560Ti
60GB SSD
750GB storage drive
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2SlyB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2SlyB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2SlyB/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2SlyB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2SlyB/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2SlyB/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($145.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($129.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($85.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1420.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-12 23:44 EST-0500)

For editing the i7 does make a difference with HT, gaming not so much. Higher Freq RAM also helps.
 
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1391.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-13 00:16 EST-0500)
 
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