Help $1500 Gaming PC Build

Gengstar

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I do not need peripherals. I was looking for i7 4770k because I like to do a lot of video editing and software stuff. But Ive seen a lot of people building with the I5 4670k. I was looking for a gtx 770 or better. I do not think I would need more than 8gb of ram. I want to able to run watchdogs on max settings if possible @ 1920x1080. BF4 at max settings. Not sure if I should get Win 7 or 8.1.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPf1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPf1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPf1/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($330.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.41 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.39 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($473.99 @...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPf1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPf1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vPf1/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($330.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($18.41 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.39 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($473.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1429.68

Unless you really want to OC a xeon will get the job done and better.
 
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