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The first two builds I used the Gigabyte R9 290 4GB Windforce. The last build I used the Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB. The 770 is not a bad card by any means. My 7970 is very close in performance and I can play pretty much all games quite well. But if your budget allows for a better card, why not get it?

In the first build, I had included a motherboard that would allow dual GPU's for both Nvidia and AMD, as well as a power supply powerful enough to do so. But since you won't be doing that, option 1 does not need to be looked at. I then was able to reduce cost of the motherboard and power supply. So I put the money saved towards getting you a Samsung SSD and a black series 2TB HDD (black series is the high performance drives by Western...
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Dude...
mine's got hyperthreading, twice as much memory, ten times as much HDD space, more video memory with a cheaper card and a badass sleeper tower, total being just a little bit more than what you've got.

Actually, considering that the PSU isn't included, mine is actually a little bit cheaper I think.

So yeah, another example of you paying for overclocking and getting less at the expense.
 
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I would go with this PSU. It's a much more reputable brand and cost a lot less. 650 watts is plenty for you unless you plan on running two GPU's in SLI/Crossfire in the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $59.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 13:09 EDT-0400

If you tell me your budget, I can let you know what I think would be the best components for the money.
 
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Thanks man appreciate it!

I am looking for a PC around 1200$ NOT including a case, OS, monitor or any peripherals.
 
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I was looking at benchmarks for the 280x vs gtx 770, look like GTX is the better overall card, although i got to give it to AMD for Frostbyte games, seems to be well optimized. No game on the market (that i play at least) will use more than 2gb of GPU, so i dont think that is an issue.
 
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boosted1g

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Hyperthreading does not necessarly equal better cpu
If this is a gaming only rig then 16gb of ram is pointless and a waste of money so yeah
You have more HDD space because yours is a HDD, his is an SSD, meaning his drive does doughnuts around your hard drive in speed and seek times.
Is your card a GTX 770? If it is less then a 770 then yes your less performing card cost less money.
 
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texans975

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My thoughts exactly boosted1g! What would you change on this build?
 
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Do you plan to run dual GPU's in the future?
 
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Here is a build with the ability to just add another 290 in the future if you ever want to.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($87.01 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($114.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($389.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1204.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 13:31 EDT-0400

If dual GPU's is not something you would be interested in. We could get a cheaper PSU, and get a 2TB black series HDD instead of a 1TB Caviar Blue.
 
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No i dont think that will be necessary
 
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Here is an updated build for single GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($87.01 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($389.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1194.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 13:42 EDT-0400

Or you could go with this. I just brought down the HDD from a 2TB black series to a 1Tb caviar blue...and used the money saved to upgrade your GPU to a GTX 780.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($87.01 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB OC Video Card ($494.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1207.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 13:44 EDT-0400
 
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The first two builds I used the Gigabyte R9 290 4GB Windforce. The last build I used the Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB. The 770 is not a bad card by any means. My 7970 is very close in performance and I can play pretty much all games quite well. But if your budget allows for a better card, why not get it?

In the first build, I had included a motherboard that would allow dual GPU's for both Nvidia and AMD, as well as a power supply powerful enough to do so. But since you won't be doing that, option 1 does not need to be looked at. I then was able to reduce cost of the motherboard and power supply. So I put the money saved towards getting you a Samsung SSD and a black series 2TB HDD (black series is the high performance drives by Western Digital). On the third build, I went with the middle of the road Caviar Blue 1TB HDD, and upgraded to the GTX 780 GPU (There are few cards better than the 780). But it all depends on what you prefer. If you need more than 1TB of storage then option 2 is better. If you already have an old HDD laying around or would rather just buy another one when its needed (if ever needed) then option 3 is better for you. I was just trying to give you a few options as I don't know exactly what is important to you.
 
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