So the price of your build have actually changed since you posted that, im getting a number that says ~$2360
YOUR BUILD
PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wMDfFT
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($217.36 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill BLACKHAWK-ULTRA ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($156.44 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($156.44 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($156.44 @ Amazon)
Total: $2361.57
But I've made some changes, you've had some stuff that needed correcting and i'll just go through it after this build post.
MY CHANGED BUILD
PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZzLqBm
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($391.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($391.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($87.32 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($116.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($156.44 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($156.44 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($156.44 @ Amazon)
Total: $2319.50
1: you had a non-k CPU on a more expensive Z97 board, plus a non-overclockable processor means the H100i is almost obsolete, since a more quiet and cheaper fan solution is better when not overclocking. I've putted in a great budget gaming z97 mobo which overclocks pretty well too, that made room for a nice i5-4690K which is overclockable and overall also faster at stock than the other CPU, also makes the H100i viable since you can overclock.
2: Z97 only support dual-channel ram, so putting more than two ram dimms in doesn't help performance, only limits your options for upgradeability and costs you more. I've changed it for a nice dual-channel ram kit which runs faster and costs you less.
3: I changed the SSD, the M500 isn't a very good SSD either after what i know, and overall a solution of SSD + HDD is better, since you have the cheap storage for all the files you don't use that often, or just for big files, like games. I myself run a 128GB SSD and a 2TB HDD, and i tried running the same game on each place, didn't notice much of a difference, and considering the cost per GB, you defently want a HDD for games, and since the HDD isn't occupied by the workload from windows (since you should put that on the SSD), it's going to only concentrate about loading your games.
4: This is the big one, the gpus. I've owned the old version of the 280X, the 7970Ghz, and it was a pretty nice card, but because of the changes i've made, theres enough space to get TWO R9 290's! I also upgraded my 7970Ghz (R9 280X) to a single R9 290, and it's a beast in everything i throw at it. Im not limiting my setting when playing, i have more trouble trying to limit my fps to suit my 60hz screen. It's faster but a pretty imortant thing when doing CF, it's carrying 4GB of VRAM, that's important since CF means running twice the speed on only one cards VRAM (would be like having a 1GB version of the GTX770)
5: changed the case to something not that expensive. You can change this how you will to something you like, just don't let the case price limit the price of what's inside it.
6: changed psu to one good enough for CF and for overclocking, and it's still pretty high quality.
EDIT: buying the monitors from newegg for $159.99 gives you a promo of $20, which would make this ~$50 cheaper, making it the same price as your original price. I don't know why it didn't count the promo from newegg in and just took amazon.