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Yes - they should work together OK

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Change EVGA mobo to http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mainstream-gaming-z97-motherboard,3824.html - ASRock Z97 Extreme 4

For gaming, you only need 8gb ram. Get 2 x 4gb 1.5v, cl9 1866 GSkill ram ($78 newegg)

SSD - for just putting your OS on, you'll only need 120GB. But with 500GB you can also put some games on for faster loading.

Do not buy the Corsair CX power supply. We've had a lot fo problems with those on this forum.

For the gtx770 you'll need 42A on the 12V rail and 600W in total. Get a good quality psu per - http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html eg Seasonic 620, XFX 650 or Antec HCG 620M

You will be able able to run 3 1080p...
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Yes - they should work together OK

Improvements -

Change EVGA mobo to http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mainstream-gaming-z97-motherboard,3824.html - ASRock Z97 Extreme 4

For gaming, you only need 8gb ram. Get 2 x 4gb 1.5v, cl9 1866 GSkill ram ($78 newegg)

SSD - for just putting your OS on, you'll only need 120GB. But with 500GB you can also put some games on for faster loading.

Do not buy the Corsair CX power supply. We've had a lot fo problems with those on this forum.

For the gtx770 you'll need 42A on the 12V rail and 600W in total. Get a good quality psu per - http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html eg Seasonic 620, XFX 650 or Antec HCG 620M

You will be able able to run 3 1080p monitors with the GTX770. But not all for gaming. You'd need the 4 gb version to do that

 
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I would suggest that you get a 16GB ram kit now, and used the saved money to get a 850W PSU.

That way, you will be able to SLI with a second 770 in the future, which would be beneficial when running 3 monitors.

You can always get another 16GB of RAM later too, but 16GB is enough for everything at the moment, even video editing.

Drop down the SSD to a 250GB, it will still have enough space for windows and some games

+1 for i7Baby's suggestion of the Z97 Extreme 4, it has the same features, and costs less than the one you were looking at too.


This would be a better option, and gives the ability to SLI later, if you need more performance.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked Video Card ($518.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1610.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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Answering your question, it will work.

What are you using this system for?

This build will do better with a 3 monitor set up. GTX 780Ti will do much better in 3 monitors compared to the gtx 770 2gb

I don't think you need a 500gb SSD, a 240GB ssd is probably more than enough for most things already I'd imagine, and you have a 2tb hard drive for storage anyways.

The Corsair CX vs the XFX for the same price the XFX is much better and will more likely not fail you in the near future, and it will provide more power.

For RAM, I think 32gb is a bit overkill, 16 is plenty. Of course if the purpose of this system will do better with 32gb then go for it.

I swapped the CPU to a Haswell-R cpu, and swapped the motherboard for one that will do just as well as the other one you had.

I don't know what else i did to this. But yeah. It should perform just as well if not better.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hc8vqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hc8vqs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($147.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($139.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($679.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1670.42
 
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Ok but I'm not a PC Gamer I'm going to be playing the Xbox on my monitors and using the computer mainly for Video Editing for YouTube videos.
 
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I'm not going to be using it for PC Gaming. I don't PC Game I'm going to be playing the Xbox/Ps4 on the monitors and I want to use it mainly for video editing/making youtube videos.
 
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I want to use the PC for mainly video editing/rendering I don't PC Game I'm going to play the Xbox on the 3 monitors. Just want to get the best performance out of it.
 
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OK, now we know what your usage is, i have changed the build. I would say that this would be a good option:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1651.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

The build costs a bit more, but the extra cores will give a real boost in video render times.
 
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I like it, but do you think that video card is worth it? What if I don't get a video card at all? and use the integrated graphics from the processor.
 
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The i7 Extreme do not have integrated graphics.

I think you should stay with the GTX 770, it will provide reasonable GPU acceleration if you use software that needs CUDA.

I have changed the case to a Corsair 500R, because i just saw the price. It is bigger, and is currently 59.99 from Newegg. It will easily hold the parts in this build. I have the white version, and it makes my 30cm GPU look small.

I changed the CPU cooler, because i forgot it was the hyper 212. The 6 core chips need a reasonable cooler, so the Noctua NH D14 is a good option. That made the price increase slightly, sorry :(

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler ($73.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($106.81 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1647.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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Ok thank you man. You've been a great help! :)
 
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So this is the final build suggestion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($559.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler ($73.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($106.81 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1647.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Have fun with the build, and dont hesitate to ask for help on the forum during the build process.
 
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http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
 
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And I might have a computer company get all these parts and build it for me for a shoutout during a setup video not sure though. Is it hard to actually put the parts together I hear you have to be very delicate.
 
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Putting in the CPU is delicate, mainly because you can bend the pins in the socket it if you arent careful.

Most things in a computer build now days are plug and play pretty much.

I would suggest watching this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq-zqQiY-OA

Skip to about 3 mins. LinusTech are a great channel, and videos like that build guide show how to do everything.

You can skip some of the stuff in between, and some of the off topic stuff. The video is for a 4K gaming build, but the basics- CPU installation, GPU installation, RAM installation etc is the same for most PCs.

The motherboard will come with a detailed manual, explaining installation and setup.
 
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