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Hey everyone. I am building my first gaming PC. Alot of my buddies bought theres off of TigerDirect for like $800 but I feel like building it may be better. I am looking to spend no more than $1K and will be playing FPS. Here is my build so far. I am over-budget right now and need to bring it down possibly. Also, if anyone knows of any prebuilts already for a great price I may entertain that idea as well.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xdBvqs
 
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Looks good.

If you need to save, you can get a slightly cheaper CPU, and a 280x will perform marginally slower than a 770, but will save you a few $$$.

You could save marginally on additional components, but its good to have a bit of headroom to future proof etc.
 
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Great build. I'd recommend you might want to look into an SSD, it doesn't even need to be a big one, maybe 120-240GB, just for your OS & apps that need to load often. For a $1000+ build an SSD is a nice cherry on top. It's great for boot times and having things run zippy'er. Also, you can find a 750Q PSU of a better quality and the same/or less price than the Corsair CX series. Overall, well done & great choice with the 4670k & mobo.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($279.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1018.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

The R9 280X is only about 5% weaker than the GTX 770. It's not a big deal. Let me know if the extra $18.01 is a big deal. I'll probably start with dropping the case to a HAF 912. Unless you have an attachment to the Phantom 410, you do get better price/performance by getting a case that works for housing what it needs to. Especially if you are budget-conscious and you care about performance.
 
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Everything looks great except for the power supply. I would recommend a different power supply because the CX series are fairly low quality. I would recommend something from XFX, Seasonic, or Corsair (no CX, CS, or RM series). A 600-650w would be fine for the build but I would say to go for a 850w one if you plan to SLI.

Here are some revisions I made:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($142.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1043.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-12 01:28 EDT-0400)

-R9-280X over the GTX 770. They perform about the same but the R9-280X is more of a power hog and runs hotter.
-Better quality psu for the same price.
-Cheaper version of the Phantom 410. This one just has blue trims instead of the black trims but it saves you a lot of money. Shouldn't be a big deal.
 
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bbullard

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KSHAM,
I am leaning towards the GTX 770 as I am trying to stay Intel/Nvidia over Amd/Radeon. As for the case, for some reason I have been stuck on it since I found it. I will keep looking though.
 
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