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Akka

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This may seem like a dumb question, but here goes. I'm currently using a "gaming" laptop from Dell that's two years old, and the way it handles games... Isn't quite what I'm hoping for. I'm hoping to play games with graphics on high and up, in 1080p with decent frames. I'm aware I could build something for cheaper, and although this price range is rather high (Including the components, plus a keyboard, plus a mouse and a monitor, it's about $1,917.88 .. So about 2 Grand.) My reasoning for posting this as a question is both to ensure all of the parts go with each other, because I may have over looked something and I'd hate to order it only to find one part doesn't work with another, but also to ask if this is worth it or should I look in another direction. With this ramble out of the way, here are the parts.

Hard Drive - Intel 730 Series SSDSC2BP240G4R5 2.5" 240GB SATA 6Gb/s MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Processor - Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I74770K

Case - Corsair Carbide Series 500R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Motherboard - MSI Z97-G45 Gaming LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Graphics Card - MSI Gaming N760 TF 4GD5/OC GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card

Power Supply - COOLMAX ZU Series ZU-800B 800W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Ram - Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model 997124

Extra CPU Cooler / Fan - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan
 
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Not sure exactly what you plan to do with this computer, so providing that information will allow people to help you more specifically.

For compatibility, use PCPartpicker and they have a compatibility filter.

I made a build for you as a base on the context of "gaming".

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5"...
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SSD - have a look at Samsung 840 evo - good reviews

cpu - try i7 4970k now

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

If you want to overclock the cpu, get a Noctua air cooler or a water cooler eg Corsair H90i - if they'll fit your case. The coolermaster is a bit light on.

A GTX760 is a bit of a disappointment seeing you have the i7. Either go down to an i5 4690k or go up to a Asus GTX780

The power supply is in Tier 5 of http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html - Replace Immediately!!!

Instead, get a Seasonic (520 for 760, 620 for 780), XFX 550/650 or Antec HCG 520/620M



 
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Not sure exactly what you plan to do with this computer, so providing that information will allow people to help you more specifically.

For compatibility, use PCPartpicker and they have a compatibility filter.

I made a build for you as a base on the context of "gaming".

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($460.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1359.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available


Left room for keyboard, mouse, monitor.

For just gaming, you only need an i5 and 8gb of ram. Anything more is overkill. I'm not sure about the effectiveness of higher clocked ram, so maybe someone else can chime in, but that ram is cl9 1600MHz.
I didn't know if you wanted to do air cooling or water cooling, so I picked one of the better air coolers out there, since you had the EVO 212 already listed.
A GTX780 is pretty top of the line right now.
Kept the same case. Fun fact, the white variation is significantly cheaper right now.
The PSU is good, fully modular. There are other quality options as well, as mentioned above, Seasonic, XFX, or the Antex High Current Gamer series. You'll need at least 600w with a GTX 780.
Did an SSD and HDD combo. Samsung makes great SSDs. Cheaper than intel too (I think). Intel may have better SSDs though.. but you can make the call on that. Personally, I wouldn't spend that extra money for an intel SSD.

This is just a base. You can modify it as you like, but as is this would be great gaming computer.
 
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Akka

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Thank you all for such fast replies; I'll have a look at the both of those with pricing and reviews and so on. Although I do, do a lot of gaming, the other major majority of what I use my computer for is my YouTube account and rendering/recording videos, which was why I went on a weird extreme.
 
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