is this a good build for 1500

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Price:1498
Gaming Chasis: CYBERPOWERPC Zeus Mini mITX Gaming Chassis w/ USB 3.0 [4.4in(W) x 13in(H) x 17.4in(D)] (Black Color w/ Red Light)
Laser Engraving: None
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 (All Venom OC Certified)
CPU / Processor Cooling Fan: Cooler Master Seidon 120M Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler - Enhance Cooling Performance (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini-ITX w/ 802.11ac WiFi + BT 4.0, Dual GbLAN, 1 PCIe x16, 4x SATA 6Gb/s (Pro OC Certified)
RAM / System Memory: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB GDDR5 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card
Power Supply: 600 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready
Hard Drive: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
Optical Drive: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X + DL Super-Multi Drive (DVD±RW ZEUS Mini)
Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
 
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Here is a much much more efficient gaming build

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($158.99 @ Mac Mall)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($578.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1434.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-30 08:32 EDT-0400)

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($158.99 @ Mac Mall)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1350.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-30 08:34 EDT-0400)
 
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Yes because it is more powerful and will last longer in the long run.
 
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The 780 is about %5-10 more better in performance but the 290 is much more cheaper and has more VRAM.
R9 290X: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/R9_290X_Gaming/
R9 290: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/R9_290/
GTX 780: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_780_TF_Gaming/
GTX 780 Ti: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_780_Ti_Gaming/
 
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Basically r9 290x is the OC'd version of r9 290, but Yea its worth the price diff. Coz even if u OC'd r9 290 it'll scale up but also will produce more heat. So 290x is better to go with. And if i may suggest, go with the Sapphire Toxic edition of R9 290x. Sapphire jst announced 8GB version of Toxic r9 290x, will be a little more costlier than competition........
 
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Sapphire is not a good company in terms of cooling. I would go with MSI or Asus as they have the best cooling. Also, 8 gigs of VRAM that the Saphire editio will come with is completely unnecessary. The MSI or Asus versions I recommended have gigs which is enough for any game out right now on multiple displays.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x7hVD3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x7hVD3/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/x7hVD3/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($545.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1479.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-31 13:58 EDT-0400)

is this a good setup i went for an upgraded graphics card
 
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Heh dude, what did ya jst said, gimme a break...... are u crazy... go and read da reviews of amd r9 290x vapor-x..... then you'll realize that you were day-dreaming....... currently sapphire builds best gpu coolers for amd cardz.......... And bout 8gb vram, its pretty usefull when using multimonitor setups.......
 
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Speaking of r9 290 or 290x if you pla to do OC you should avoid asus, the cooler they use its the same as the nvidia, not made for the radeon so its runs hotter, if not going to OC its enough you can find a pic of the removed heatsink here: http://vr-zone.com/articles/asus-radeon-r9-290x-directcu-ii-oc-review/70398.html
as you can see 2 of the heatpipes are not even in contact with the gpu
The MSI gaming series twin frozer had some early issues with fans leaking non conductive gel/grease in some units after prolongued periods of time at full load, they are accepting RMA it and changing it for a revised version and i suppose than newer manufactured cards are already equipped with those, but just in case letting you know.
The MSI 290x lightning its unnaffected cause it doesnt use twin frozr, and its actually the best performing and cooler 290x in this toms hardware test:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/r9-290x-lightning-performance-review,3782-4.html
The sapphire vapor x its not there but the 290x tri-x oc is, and performs really well, I expect the vapox x to perform similar to the lightning
So vapor-x or lightning (the one you can find cheaper) if both are too expensive the sapphire tri-x OC gets the best temp results of the rest 290x, the msi gaming would go next
i wont say gigabyte because a less than a year old gpu just died in one of my 2 PCs this week and right now im quite pissed off
 
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