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I'm trying to make this build the best I can for $1500 or less. I want to go with an intel processor and a Nvidia graphics card. I plan on overclocking the CPU so it won't hold back the 780 I plan on using in this build. If you can switch out some parts for cheaper ones without sacrificing performance that'd be awesome. I'm trying to bring the price down but it's a lot harder than I thought it'd be. I'm hoping I can come up with a build that I won't have to upgrade for a long time and that will allow me to play any game maxed now and that'll come out in the future. Thanks!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3RKEM
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.28 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeF(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-27 03:42 EDT-0400)orce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.23 @ Amazon)
Total: $1496.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
 
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you made several mistakes in the build such as getiing a motherboard that cannot overclock youd need z87 to be able to overclock(non overclocked 4670k would not hold back a 780 by the way) and before investing money into $100 cooling systems it would be smarter to invest into hardware.
here is my suggestion

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
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: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1442.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Not being rude or anything but your CPU price probably isn't going to work, it's an "in store pick-up item only". For the CPU cooler do you think as long as I get any type of CPU cooler that's good/cheap that'll be enough, so I don't need to invest into a huge cooler even if I do overclock my CPU? For the motherboard that's explanatory and for the RAM as well. SSD I may or may not invest in, i'm on the fence but I do know the benefits. The Barracuda hard drive is still an awesome hard drive. Case is same. I may keep the 600w semi-modular power supply to cut down on cost because the build only takes around 450w-500w. I don't need an optical drive and if so I can just get on from a friend or get something later on down the rode. The OS is the same. Why the MSI graphics cards rather than the Gigabyte card I mentioned before or maybe an EVGA? And I really like the monitor I had before but i'm assuming you took it out due to cost or is it not a good monitor?
 
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Sorry i assumed you have a microcenter nearby as your build has cpu listed as from micro center. Yes cpu 212 evo is fine for moderate overclocks but as far as power supply i REALLy recommend you don't skimp on that its a common mistake people make you want something that has good capacitors in it and just because it says 450-500 you still need headroom left over and you might upgrade your stuff later down the road. The reason i picked MSI is because it cut the costs down a bit but if you have a brand preference you can surely get evga or whatever you want so here i made few adjustments another cost cutting consideration would be to get gtx 770 as you will be playing only at 1080p it will handle any game you throw at it as i actually have gtx 670 and still runs any game on max setting no problem and yes i picked monitor purely to cut costs i actually have the one you had in there before it is an excellent monitor but i only got it after i got cheaper asus one so you can always get it later for dual monitor setup my old one looks almost exactly the same as new gaming asus one so they match.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
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: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VE248H 24.0" Monitor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1395.27
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-27 17:48 EDT-0400)

 
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