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I already have RAM and an OS. I need a PC that looks good and plays hard. Matching color schemes are nice, but not a must-have. The system being upgrade-ready is a top priority. This PC will be used for streaming to twitch and video editing with Sony Vegas. I will also be doing a lot of encoding with Handbrake. I have no preference b/w Intel and AMD. I just want whichever one is going to give me the most performance for my money. I have a few builds ready to go, and want to see how many similar builds will pop up here before I pull the trigger.

System needs:
-Case with good cable management potential. Windowed or not.
-A SLI/ Crossfire capable card and board.
-Power supply that supports sli/ crossfire of 2 mid-range cards

Thanks and have at it!
 
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Here is a start:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($167.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $969.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 14:04 EDT-0400)

PSU- 650w XFX psu is good quality and will be able to support any single card, If you plan to SLI or dual card you would need 750-850w in which case I would recomend this:
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)

SSD- For another $20 you could grab a samsung evo SSD if you prefer them as a brand. Shouldn't make a difference though.
 
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Great build. Im sorry, but I forgot to add that I need a second monitor for monitoring the stream. I was looking to go with the $70 Hanns-G from Newegg. Gonna change the budget
 
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So you could save $30 on the motherboard but it would not support SLI then.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($126.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $928.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 14:31 EDT-0400)
 
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It supports x-fire though so I may go for a 270x
 
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Here is an AMD build for overclocking the cpu and SLI in the future (the intel build above could be OCd too)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.79 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $892.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 14:40 EDT-0400)
 
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Another option would be to cut the SSD to 64 GB for boot up and core applications and keep the original motherboard

Also the performance difference between the gtx 770 and the 270x is huge. 270x is a bit worse than the gtx 760 but the 270x are overpriced in the US due to cryptomining.
 
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Those builds are REALLY good. Newegg has a few 270Xs for less than the price of the ref 760s

 
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