Budget includes accessories too. Have a friend helping me a bit, but many opinions are much better than one, so here I go.
Current so far:
--Motherboard: ASRock z87 Pro4 ATX ($170) - just recommended for being good
--Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX ($200) - recommended and has a mini-amp too, for headset
-Headset: Sennheiser PC350 Special Edition ($250) - i want to hear those footsteps, sound quality is as important as graphical quality for me
--SSD: 240gb Samsung Pro ($150) - price assumes you find a good deal, and samsung pro i hear is the best of the best in SSD
--HDD: 240gb 7200rpm Seagate, reusing from laptop ($0) - its brand new, and i don't need much space
--CPU: i7-4770k Turbo > 3.9ghz Haswell ($300) - was told never to cheap out on the CPU
--CPU Cooler: Nocta NH-DI4 Heatpipe Cooler Fan (80$) - i want very long longevity of parts
--GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770 2gb OC ($320) - i want 100fps constant capped in any fps game with nearly maxed settings, but settling with high is perfectly fine for me, as long as i get 100fps constant, and im not a fan of AA, so 2xAA/4xAA is the ideal amount for me
--RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8gb(2x4) 1600mhz DDR3 240-pin($80)
--Monitor: 1920x1080 native 1080p 2ms 100hz capable refresh LCD with LED backlight ($300) - one of the most important parts for me, i want extreme clarity at 100hz, which means ill most likely tune it down from 120hz
--Mouse: Razer Mamba ($120) - wireless is important, i really don't want to deal with the cord pulling on my movement anymore, but anything wireless with a few programmable buttons for MMOs and of gaming quality is fine for me
--Keyboard: Razer Deathstalker ($70) - keyboard lights are extremely important for night gaming lol, tired of having to squint at the keys
--Mouse Pad: Razer Goliath 2014 Med Control ($15) - anything will do, just don't want to deal with unresponsiveness such that my current mousepad does, be it the fault of mouse or mousepad...
--PSU: Unknown, futureproof hopefully, 650w will do, though i think 850w will be ideal for the next 10 years in case of SLI etc
This is everything so far... lol
This is totaling somewhere of ~$2200, deals included I HOPE to get it something more like ~$1700, but $2000 is my absolute max, I've been competitively gaming and also having fun for the last 8 years, and discrepancies are seriously starting to frustrate me, thus I saved up enough for getting something to last, longevity is key, I plan another 5-6 years without even having to upgrade anything, but as low as 4 would be ok too, no less, I'm very tight with my money, thus the best bang for buck is best, I don't care the brand, as long as it lives up to expectations, although I've very little knowledge of AMD.
When listing better options than listed above, please state why it's a good choice, a good second choice, perhaps some reasons, anything to better make an informed decision instead of 'Just buy A-F they're good.' Of course it will be for gaming, FPS(CoD, BF), also MMOs. Sound quality and minimalist graphical discrepancies are the most important thing. I have no problem turning graphics down a bit if it means I get that 100fps constant, as I've been playing minimalist graphics for the last 8 years with basically 20-40fps in all games.
Current so far:
--Motherboard: ASRock z87 Pro4 ATX ($170) - just recommended for being good
--Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX ($200) - recommended and has a mini-amp too, for headset
-Headset: Sennheiser PC350 Special Edition ($250) - i want to hear those footsteps, sound quality is as important as graphical quality for me
--SSD: 240gb Samsung Pro ($150) - price assumes you find a good deal, and samsung pro i hear is the best of the best in SSD
--HDD: 240gb 7200rpm Seagate, reusing from laptop ($0) - its brand new, and i don't need much space
--CPU: i7-4770k Turbo > 3.9ghz Haswell ($300) - was told never to cheap out on the CPU
--CPU Cooler: Nocta NH-DI4 Heatpipe Cooler Fan (80$) - i want very long longevity of parts
--GPU: Gigabyte Windforce GTX 770 2gb OC ($320) - i want 100fps constant capped in any fps game with nearly maxed settings, but settling with high is perfectly fine for me, as long as i get 100fps constant, and im not a fan of AA, so 2xAA/4xAA is the ideal amount for me
--RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8gb(2x4) 1600mhz DDR3 240-pin($80)
--Monitor: 1920x1080 native 1080p 2ms 100hz capable refresh LCD with LED backlight ($300) - one of the most important parts for me, i want extreme clarity at 100hz, which means ill most likely tune it down from 120hz
--Mouse: Razer Mamba ($120) - wireless is important, i really don't want to deal with the cord pulling on my movement anymore, but anything wireless with a few programmable buttons for MMOs and of gaming quality is fine for me
--Keyboard: Razer Deathstalker ($70) - keyboard lights are extremely important for night gaming lol, tired of having to squint at the keys
--Mouse Pad: Razer Goliath 2014 Med Control ($15) - anything will do, just don't want to deal with unresponsiveness such that my current mousepad does, be it the fault of mouse or mousepad...
--PSU: Unknown, futureproof hopefully, 650w will do, though i think 850w will be ideal for the next 10 years in case of SLI etc
This is everything so far... lol
This is totaling somewhere of ~$2200, deals included I HOPE to get it something more like ~$1700, but $2000 is my absolute max, I've been competitively gaming and also having fun for the last 8 years, and discrepancies are seriously starting to frustrate me, thus I saved up enough for getting something to last, longevity is key, I plan another 5-6 years without even having to upgrade anything, but as low as 4 would be ok too, no less, I'm very tight with my money, thus the best bang for buck is best, I don't care the brand, as long as it lives up to expectations, although I've very little knowledge of AMD.
When listing better options than listed above, please state why it's a good choice, a good second choice, perhaps some reasons, anything to better make an informed decision instead of 'Just buy A-F they're good.' Of course it will be for gaming, FPS(CoD, BF), also MMOs. Sound quality and minimalist graphical discrepancies are the most important thing. I have no problem turning graphics down a bit if it means I get that 100fps constant, as I've been playing minimalist graphics for the last 8 years with basically 20-40fps in all games.