Need Help with a Gaming Build $1700 Budget

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dragenyious

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Helping a friend out with his Build.
He doesnt really know much about pc's at all, and neither do I lol.

He plays games like TF2/CSGO/Borderlands

Approximate Purchase Date: This Week

Budget Range: $1500-1700

Are you buying a monitor: Yes , Need a 144 hz

Parts to Upgrade: n/a

Do you need to buy OS: Yes , Windows 7

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg/Amazon/Microcenter

Location: Dallas, Texas, United States.

Parts Preferences: Anything

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: Either

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080
 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($198.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
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zemiak

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
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: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($328.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ TigerDirect)
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 PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1731.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-08 21:14 EST-0500)
 
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JimF_35

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Wow that is a lot of money for a game machine so the question is what beside playing games are you focused on?

- Large Multi High Resolution Monitors
- The highest possible Frames Per Second (FPS) on all games at 1080p maxed settings
- The best Key Board / Mouse / Controllers
- Astatically coolest looking system.

I would probably start with the Graphics Cards and build a machine around them. I personally like GTX 770i from MSI and I would get 2 and SLI them. The other option is one Titan which has built in two GPUs but I think they are over priced at $1000 and 2 770s in SLI should probably keep up with one Titan.

This suggestion is if you care most about FPS. If it is monitors you are after then you might want to start there.
 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($198.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($83.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.98

Total: $1679.15
 
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