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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TT2J) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TT2J/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TT2J/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
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**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54670k) |

**Thermal Compound** | [Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-silver-thermal-paste-as535g) |

**Motherboard** | [Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z87a) |

**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl8d8gbxm) |

**Storage** | [Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7te250bw) |

**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) |

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43765kr) |

**Case** | [Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-500rwt) |

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx750m) |

**Optical Drive** | [Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas124-04) |

**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050) |

Thanks for any help.
 
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shortstuff_mt
I would recommend getting a cheaper case and upgrading to a GTX 770. The GTX 760 is the weak link for gaming. A GTX 770 would be a great upgrade. The CX line of PSUs are Corsair's budget line. They aren't terrible, but they aren't great either. I would go with something like the SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze

You also don't need the Arctic Silver paste. It's not a very good option any more since many new pastes cool better, aren't conductive, and don't have a cure time. The paste that comes with the Hyper 212 EVO is actually pretty good.
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Build looks alright but your PSU is a little too large wattage-wise unless you plan on adding a second GTX 760 down the line. Also, if you are planning to overclock the CPU, you will need to get an aftermarket cooler.
 
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shortstuff_mt

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I would recommend getting a cheaper case and upgrading to a GTX 770. The GTX 760 is the weak link for gaming. A GTX 770 would be a great upgrade. The CX line of PSUs are Corsair's budget line. They aren't terrible, but they aren't great either. I would go with something like the SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze

You also don't need the Arctic Silver paste. It's not a very good option any more since many new pastes cool better, aren't conductive, and don't have a cure time. The paste that comes with the Hyper 212 EVO is actually pretty good.
 
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