A PC build I'm thinking of

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apudgypanda

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I was wondering if anyone could give me some feedback on a higher budget gaming PC build I'm planning on using. It has to be under $1800 and the monitor, and mouse, don't have to be included in that price as I already have those covered.

Build
Processor: Intel Core i7-4820K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage (ssd): Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Z 70SB150200000 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card
PSU: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Price:$1761.88
I'm using windows 8.1 since I might as well be up to date (even though I've heard there have been some issues with it).
Am I missing anything? Is there a part I could replace that would be more efficient and still keep me under 1800$?
 
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Traciatim

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This, so much of this. Get a Z97 board and one of the new unlocked I5's or i7's.

You also really don't need the sound card. I have a Sound Blaster Z, and the only thing it seems to do better than the on board is that it has a software switch to go between my headphones and my speakers. Though, you can't automate it so I have to alt-tab out of whatever I am doing, launch their controller software and flip a switch . . . so it's not even that convenient.

The money you saved from the CPU/MB combo sink in to the video card to get a 780 instead. If you need a little more cash you can not bother with the huge power supply or even water cooling in order to swing the better video card. You would have a much better gaming rig overall.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($143.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($649.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.39 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($138.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1746.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-06 11:08 EDT-0400)

Swap out the 4790 for the 4790k(releasing 6/25/14)
 
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