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I was wondering if you guys could look over my build and give me any advice. I hope to play games at the highest settings with no problems. I plan on overclocking only a small amount. I will also be using it as a regular computer and would like to watch Blu-rays, DVDs, and play CDs on it. Thanks!

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($142.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($334.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($120.95 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($372.99 @ Amazon)
Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter ($29.71 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($57.58 @ NCIX US)
Speakers: Logitech Z623 200W 2.1ch Speakers ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2014 ($139.99)
Total: $2140.07
 
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It's not better, but it's not worse. You'll maybe drop 1 or 2 FPS from the i7 to i5, but the jump from 770 to 290x will be massive.

As you can see in these benchmarks, you can see around 50% better performance in BF4, and almost 70% better in Tomb Raider. If you go with the 770, a 144Hz monitor is pointless. But in most modern games, the 290x will be able to actually take advantage of the higher refresh rate.
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For that money you need much better than a 770. You won't be able to nearly take advantage of a 144Hz monitor with it alone. Revised it to include a 290x, which will get you much, much better performance, and put that refresh rate to use :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($500.00 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($120.95 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG278HE 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($372.99 @ Amazon)
Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter ($29.71 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($57.58 @ NCIX US)
Speakers: Logitech Z623 200W 2.1ch Speakers ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2014 ($139.99)
Total: $2128.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 21:03 EDT-0400)
 
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It's not better, but it's not worse. You'll maybe drop 1 or 2 FPS from the i7 to i5, but the jump from 770 to 290x will be massive.

As you can see in these benchmarks, you can see around 50% better performance in BF4, and almost 70% better in Tomb Raider. If you go with the 770, a 144Hz monitor is pointless. But in most modern games, the 290x will be able to actually take advantage of the higher refresh rate.
 
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