Best gaming PC build for about $2,000

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What is the best gaming PC build that you can make for about $2,000
With:
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
OS
Optical Drive
Asus motherboard
Intel CPU
CPU water cooling
nvidia GPU
No SLI
 

Diox55

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3x7NF
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3x7NF/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3x7NF/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($71.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($346.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.88 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($51.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1839.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 14:17 EDT-0400)
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($71.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($649.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.88 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard ($70.37 @ NCIX US)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser Mouse ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1945.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-23 14:26 EDT-0400)

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