I want to build a PC under 1300$ which includes nVIDIA GTX 980 ($550). Help me?

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I have an Alienware X51 R1 with GTX 760 and i7 3770. I feel its starting to give me lower FPS in recent games like Dead Rising 3, Watch Dogs etc.
I have a budget of 1300$ and want to build a CPU. This is solely for gaming and the cabinet needs to look good. I already have Windows 8 CD.
The GTX 980 is a must. Rumors are that it costs $550 ie I should be able to get all the other parts like Motherboard, RAM, Processor, PSU etc for under $750. And, sorry to state the obvious, all of them should be compatible with each other. Please help me as this will be my first custom rig. Links would be helpful.
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Are you sure you want the GTX 980? The GTX 970 is only 20% slower, but a whopping $200 cheaper! You could get that and a better CPU and you will have a rig which will run mostly all games, including Battlefield 4, maxed out @ 60 fps. You can add another GTX 970 for SLI when you need to. If you have a 1080p display, then this applies to you. But if you have a higher resolution, then disregard this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.95 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZXGrpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZXGrpg/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.96 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card ($549.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($144.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $1287.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 11:00 EDT-0400
 
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Are you sure you want the GTX 980? The GTX 970 is only 20% slower, but a whopping $200 cheaper! You could get that and a better CPU and you will have a rig which will run mostly all games, including Battlefield 4, maxed out @ 60 fps. You can add another GTX 970 for SLI when you need to. If you have a 1080p display, then this applies to you. But if you have a higher resolution, then disregard this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.95 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($144.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $1246.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 11:14 EDT-0400
 
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970 would be fine as long as I get 60FPS in all the games till 2017. I mean even if they are badly ported to PC. And yes, I do have a 1080p display. And could you suggest a good SSD for the remaining price difference and that would fit in the cabinet.
 
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I threw in a decent SSD into the build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.95 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($348.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($144.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $1311.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-29 12:01 EDT-0400
 
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Hmmm. The guy says the 980 is a must then chooses a selection that is years behind it..... I would think if a guy was ready to drop over $500 on a GPU he would be ok with another $60 for a 1TB 7200rpm HDD since the SSD will only give slight improvement for gameplay at a much higher cost. So you are ok to lose the 20% in actual performance so you can buy a 120GB SSD that will only load your games faster but offer minimal increase in game flow? The difference between the I5 and I7 is minimal in gaming except for heavy threading games like BF4. You will not bottleneck an I5 with the 980.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2304596/cpu-wont-bottleneck-gtx-980.html
Joseph DeGarmo even agrees. " An i5-4690k running at stock should work fine with it. "

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1060511&gclid=CNrS4dCWiMECFUoF7AodYXgAZQ&is=REG&Q=&A=details
$235.00

You can cut the cost with an evo cooler and cheaper ram. That I5 wont need that $50 = cooler and any ram over $80 for 8GB 1600 is pretty much a waste.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card ($549.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($144.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $1319.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-30 01:33 EDT-0400

Or drop the SSD and opt for more RAM. I would.
 
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I only chose that as the BA because the answer before it lacked of a Hard drive. Also, this is just the second time I have posted on this site, and didn't know we could not change the best answer later on.
Your build is amazing, I might as well go with that unless someone else answers on this thread. I have time till Christmas and my poking around would go on till then. Also, I wanted an SSD instead of RAM because I would be transferring my current 8GB (4 x 2) RAM sticks in the new motherboard along with the new RAM I'd buy. I think I should have mentioned that. My fault.
 
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It is always best to keep the RAM all the same make and speed, mixing will most likely give you problems. What RAM do you have now? Also you can go with a much better and cheaper PSU like this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139048&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Power+Supplies-_-N82E16817139048&gclid=CL6-4qG8isECFTAQ7AodQBkAOg
$44.99 after rebates and discount. That's another $100 saved.
The 600w should be fine but if you want to be sure you have more than enough power go with this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139051&cm_re=CORSAIR_CXM-_-17-139-051-_-Product
Still only $59.99

If you want the best 750w money can buy IMHO this is the crowned jewel. As quiet as it is powerful and still cheaper than the seasonic.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Power+Supplies-_-N82E16817139010&gclid=CLX-1PLCisECFW4V7AodRWcAfQ
$109.99 after rebates.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=89
http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/corsair_hx750w_power_supply_review/index2.php

I know it's easy to go with purchase reviews over actual tech reviews but remember, most ppl who get it and it works fine don't bother doing a review at all. Just about every person who gets a bad product will, so take this into account when you buy an electronic item on the internet. I feel these companies should offer mail rebates to those who offer their reviews at time of purchase then a couple years later to make a better case for their product.
 
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Hello GmanBOSS, I am also in the process of building my first PC. I like this build but what do you think of me going down to the 970 and eliminating the SSD? I basically want this game to play games eventually, but want it more for the power to stream my Xbox One, edit through video programs such as Vegas, Windows movie maker etc, and rendering. I really do not know what components will give me that power and I would appreciate your input. Thanks!

 
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If you need to keep it under $2000, and Water cooling is a must. I would say pick out your water cooling parts, case and PSU first. Then start filling in parts and making sacrifices until you are comfortable with what you got.

I have a Xeon 1230v2 E3. and a 708Ti.

I am about to buy a 708Ti K|NGP|N Edition and water Cool only my 780Ti SC. I also am getting a pcie SSD.
But in the interest of saving money the need for water cooling didnt apply to my CPU cause it is a low wattage, low temp CPU, and with the aggressive cooling design of the K|NGP|N and the fact that burning up a card in SLi is a thing that happens. My needs only necessitated only water cooling one of the cards and nothing else.

I hope this answers your question and also I AM SUPER SORRY FOR THE AMAZINGLY SUPER LATE ANSWER.
 
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Guys. I think people should start suggesting the Intel Xeon 1230v3 as a viable i7 option. It runs at 3.3ghz and has the same things as an i7 and even more. It has an 80w tdp and would run frosty even with all cores and threads maxed in Prime95.
 
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Xeon CPUs cannot be overclocked. The i7-4790k is way better, especially when clocked over 5 GHz on liquid cooling.
 
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There's no reason to overclock a CPU in this day and age. It's a waste of time, and past a certain clock, the CPU starts to use more power and become less efficient. And how in the hell did you get a Hyper TX3 on a i7 to 4.4ghz?
 
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4.4 GHz is the CPU's default turbo clock speed. It stays within 80°C under load, but rarely goes over 70°C when turbo is disabled.
 
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