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I mostly do gaming, editing, and watching videos.

My budget range is around $1300 it can stretch to about $1350 but that is it.

This is what I currently chose for parts : http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Nexxed/saved/MXcG3C

The biggest question I have is am I going to need more power when I get a better graphics card after the gtx 770 gets old and when I'm going to overclock my CPU would I need more power then?

I bought a new version of windows 8 after my hard drive burned out, so I was wondering if I could use that hard drive along with the second one i'm buying

I want to buy all my parts from newegg

My monitor resolution: 1920x1080 but if I might buy two 2560x1440 if I can find them fairly cheap in my area.

Currently I play a lot of skyrim, but after I'm not bored of RuneScape I play that mostly and minecraft

I'm upgrading because I bought about 20 steam games that I can hardly run at the lowest setting for example: Metro 2033, Battlefield 3 and 4, Payday 2. Also I got my computer back in 2008 so I thought it would be time to get a new one

Edit: should I get the dual superclocked 770 or should I get a different 770?
 
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You can get better CPU, GPU, MoBo, RAM, PSU, Cooler, a cheaper but equally good case, Blu-Ray Writer, HDD $1345 all bought from Newegg:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($303.98 @...
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You can get better CPU, GPU, MoBo, RAM, PSU, Cooler, a cheaper but equally good case, Blu-Ray Writer, HDD $1345 all bought from Newegg:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1315.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 02:17 EDT-0400
 
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Made some changes and give you more powerful R9 290 with 4GB VRAM with Haswell.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($144.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($364.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1263.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 02:23 EDT-0400
 
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I don't think the prices that you have are fair though. He wants all of them to be ordered on NewEgg
 
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Let me elaborate why I and EasyLover included better parts:

CPU: Why buy a 3.5GHz quad when a 4GHz Quad is available at the same price? If I elaborate further, what you chose was 3rd gen which's now behind the 4th gen, which's the latest and the included i7 is simply the best.

MoBo: You were getting a good Z77 MoBo but we included a Z97 becuase that's what Devil's Canyon supports (w/o BIOS updates on Z87) and you'll have upgradibility to 5th gen too, in the future.

Cooler: Well, liquid coolers are good but the one you chose was in no way near a Noctua D14, also, the EVO is a good choice if you wish to OC to say around 4.5-4.6GHz, above that, the D14 will be better (and quieter), you can chose as per your needs.

MoBo: Z97 was the obvious choice, Z97-A for some more features (like M.2) and EX3 for better performance/ price. Both are solid ones and good for OCing.

Storage: Doesn't really make a difference, the Seagate is just a few bucks cheaper.

GPU: Well, 770 is good, but 2GB will suffocate it on 2k. 3GB is what's recommended. R9 280X directly competes with 770 and in 2k, the extra 1GB of VRAM will prove better, its comparitively cheaper too. 290 is more like vs 780, so its obviously better and more VRAM will only add to advantage. But, both are comfortable on Ultra on both FHD and 2k, so I went for the cheaper one, and Easy saved up on above mentioned parts to go for 290.

Case: We all chose the same thing, so need for explaination here.

PSU: Corsair Pro is a good PSU but G2 is better. Its Tier 2 class A (corsair) vs tier 1 (G2), and G2 being cheaper, I'd recommend it over the Corsair.

Opti-drive: Its about money again, I found something cheaper but still solid so included it.
 
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Well I didn't really mean it as if we're in the same "Game"

I kinda meant it as, the prices are different for different websites.

Kind of like Micro Center, I know for a fact that they don't ship online. That's why you're lucky if you live close to one.
 
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I just wanted to have most of my parts from one site (NewEgg was cheapest by about $30 on parts I chose, so why not order everything from them) but I'm fine with 2 - 3 coming from others if it saves me some money.
 
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I personally went with Amazon. WIth their Prime membership? You can save tons of money. They also have a two day free shipping that comes along with their Prime membership. There is a trial for thirty days. I suggest you try it out.
 
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I swapped some parts of what said EasyLover for some parts what MeteorsRaining said and came up with this: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Nexxed/saved/MXcG3C
and I looked at how much that would cost with amazon and I don't think ordering the parts with Amazon Prime would save me $120, but I'm just making a guess.
 
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Good build! I don't think Prime will save you that much, not even half, even if you take the trial and not the paid service.

I'd go with Newegg first as prices there are literally the cheapest 5/10 times. Total cost on New is $1305 shipping and stuff included.

With Prime, it'd just cut you the shipping costs and get you the stuff in 2 days, and will cost you $1380+. Not worth it IMO.

http://lifehacker.com/is-amazon-prime-worth-it-1038496234
 
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I bought an SSD for $200 when it was listed for $400

Saved me tons of money when I ordered my GPU's too.
 
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Oki. Good enough. In my humble opinion, you should consider the build I proposed. It is good value for your money. I'll check options from NewEgg as well soon.
 
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Now this is all from NewEgg,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown 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 ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($157.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($364.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($43.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1296.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 04:46 EDT-0400
 
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Alright guys thanks for all the help I'm going with this
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card
Case Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DG 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card
Total: $1260.90 (after rebates)

I'm going to bed now that I see day light out side
 
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Do you really need an I7 and 16GB of RAM for 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-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 730 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($142.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.66 @ Newegg)
Total: $1184.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-30 05:57 EDT-0400
 
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I agree. Don't drop in for a sound card until you want 7.1 surround sound (not from headset). SSD will be a good compliment for such a high end build. It'll give you faster boots and loading times :)
 
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That. Also, you don't need an I7 for gaming, you're also not gonna need 16GB of RAM lol.
 
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Look, he has finalized the build and we've suggested to drop the sound card and grab SSD. Best bang for buck. Most games use few cores (many use only two cores) not four cores. It is highly expected that next gen games will be utilizing more cores.

Anyhow, it is upto OP :)
 
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I picked the sound card because I also play CS:GO and I thought my A50s wouldn't be as use full with out one, but you're the expert so I guess i'll go for an SSD, or would a hybrid drive be good also?
 
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An SSD would be a better choice.
 
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