Looking for a good 1900$- 2000$ gaming rig .

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Shreyas Dutt

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My laptop , which is about 4 years old now , is not working good for games of this generation. So I wanted to buy a good 2000$ (basically for gaming) gaming computer which can last for something like 3-4 years. But i had one problem which is that if I will buy a direct x 11 card then games which are based on direct x 12 will work or not ? I do a bit of video editing stuff and i also use 3dsmax. One more thing, I will by it by the end of march or april first week.
 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($32.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($295.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($162.84 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1994.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 10:51 EST-0500)
 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.13 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($174.89 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($174.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($85.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1911.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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2TB for videos and 64GB SSD for OS. Yes, you will be able to play games based on future Direct X games on a DX11 Card. Plus, with 32 GB of RAM, you can do video editing really fast.
 
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Gives you SLI ability in the future if you want, but the 780 will max out anything right now. And comes in way under budget too :)

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($137.71 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1571.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 10:41 EST-0500)
 
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[strike]Nothing against the above build, but[/strike] I think your money is better spent on these parts:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/357yJ

What's nice about this build is that it gives you a ton of performance now, and plenty of options later. If you ever need more CPU power: Overclock
If you ever need more GPU power, add another 780 Ti.

Edit: Whoops! Looks like there have been a lot more posts since I last checked in here.
 
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This is a complete gaming build:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.96 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($603.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Tempest 410 ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($276.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Logitech MK710 Wireless Ergonomic Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1836.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 10:47 EST-0500)
 
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Is this good ?

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($194.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($709.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.50 @ Amazon)
Total: $1727.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 11:03 EST-0500)
 
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Only 8GB of ram??? For video editing that's not much. I would go with at lease 16 GB. Also 1TB will fill up fast with games as well as videos. I would go with 2TB. I posted a build up the thread more. Tell me what you think!
 
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DonQuixoteMC

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For stability's sake, he might want to get two 1 TB drives.
 
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There are no good AMD options in the upper GPU range. The Litecoin miners made sure of that. Plus, AMD cards are pretty bad when it comes to stuttering/dropped frames - pure fps count isn't everything.
 
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ImPrettyIrish

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Really? I guess I didn't know that. Thanks for the heads up for my future build.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($194.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($162.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($709.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1958.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 11:22 EST-0500)
 
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For a SLI-ready build imho you should buy a stronger PSU:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($194.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($162.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.89 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($709.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1963.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 11:32 EST-0500)

Ref, http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm
 
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Yeah. It's not a HUGE issue, but the larger the size, the higher the chance it will fail (statistically speaking). You have a very good point though. 1 TB in a $2000 build is a little on the small side :p
Also, nice job pointing out the RAM thing. I didn't even notice the part about video editing in the original post. I need to read more carefully!

@Shreyas Dutt: your build is very nice, but why do you want the Maximus VI Hero? Something like the ASRock Extreme6 or even the Extreme4 would be just as good and you would be able to afford a bigger, faster SSD.

@filippi: His PSU is fine, but I like the PSU you linked more than the Corsair. (At the very least it's cheaper)
 
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