What do you think of this build (price range ~$1200)

Shishkebop

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Any input on this build would be great (compatability, etc.)
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Harddrive: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Thanks so much!
 
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This is better and it's barely over $1100


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PB1k
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PB1k/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PB1k/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($70.06 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($477.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black...

Shishkebop

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May 22, 2014
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What parts specifically do you think could be upgraded?
 

Shishkebop

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May 22, 2014
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Thanks much appreciated! I'm thinking windows 8.1 for the OS
 

CTurbo

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This is better and it's barely over $1100


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PB1k
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PB1k/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PB1k/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($70.06 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($477.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1112.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-23 17:01 EDT-0400)


For less than $100 more you could get an i7(Xeon) and 2TB of storage.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PBa7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PBa7/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3PBa7/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($70.06 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($477.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1196.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-23 17:06 EDT-0400)


Don't want an i7? You could get a Sapphire Tri-X 290x


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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($70.06 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1194.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-23 17:12 EDT-0400)



You could skip the ssd and get a GTX780ti

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1204.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-23 17:14 EDT-0400)
 
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