Build me a GAMING PC for $1300 MAX!! Please?

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Here's a Wishlist of what I would like..

The OS to be included in the build
A Glass side case
The PC to be able to run 15+ Hours
For me to be able to RECORD AND EDIT with it
and last but not least.
It to be able to game 1080p 60fps..

If you cant do this on a $1300 (a little over) Build just Ignore the Recording and Editing, Glass side case and OS system with it.. I hop you can help me.. I truly need it!!

THANK YOU!!
 
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Best possible use of $1300. SLI ready, psu has 10yr warranty

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VG3vhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VG3vhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($318.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video...
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Best possible use of $1300. SLI ready, psu has 10yr warranty

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VG3vhM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VG3vhM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($318.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($333.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1280.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-12 20:37 EST-0500
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($21.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($124.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($74.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($329.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 240 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H)
Total: $1201.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-12 20:49 EST-0500

This is seriously the most you will need to spend. This is wayyy way more than enough for what you will be doing. I chose a couple things that would be specific for your use case. 1. I chose a after market CPU cooler because this thing will be running for a long time and I am guessing that it will be under load quite a bit too. So due to this, picking up a cheaper after market cooler will preserve the life of a xeon.

2. 16GB of RAM. All you need is 8GB but since there is no point in waiting (Youll need it eventually) I put in 16GB.

3. The BLACK SERIES HDD will allow you have have faster load times in games and it will quicken things in regards to video editing.

4. Last but not least. Normally I would suggest a normal TS 550 (Bronze) but since you will be running this quite a bit I used a gold rated. This allows the PSU to be more efficient since it will be on so much.

Feel free to ask any questions :)
 
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This seems great! Leaves about $100 for some Steam games..

Just a quick question.. Will I also be able to play 1080p at 60fps? maybe lower on more intense games like STAR CITIZEN, ARMA 2/3, DayZ? but more importantly... CAN IT PLAY MINECRAFT 1080p 60fps?!?!?! Lol.
 
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THIS LOOKS GOOD! Thank You!! :D
 
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Can it play minecraft.. Haha. Yes of couse. This system can max out any game at 1080p with 60 FPS as long as it wasn't developed in a some library. For example, ARMA 3 and DayZ. Two of those most inefficient games. This GPU can definitely play those games with solid FPS. But those games are so poorly optimized that the best hardware out there can barely play these games well over 60FPS. The same story is for CT's build with these games. Our builds are very similar with some things.
 
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Ahh, Okay. One last thing, what about a sound card? I could get speakers , but all of the build people have suggested don't have sound cards. Do I need them or?
 
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Why? I'm not trying to fight or anything, I just don't understand. Also most system requirements say "Intel-core I-5 - I-7. and Quad-Six Core processors..
 
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Ahhh, Thank you!
 
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The Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core ProcessorP.. Is that good? All I've heard of is I-3 I-5 and I-7. I'm probably going to order this build tomorrow but I just don't know about the processor..
 
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The Xeon e3-1231v3 is probably my favorite cpu on the market. It offers i7 performance for an i5 price. Throw it in a solid H97 motherboard and you're good to go. Just remember that it has no igpu so you MUST use a video card at all times with it.
 
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Not unless you are good at guessing where everything is ;)
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vCQrnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vCQrnQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.73 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($354.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1370.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-20 02:27 EST-0500
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.73 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($354.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1326.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-20 02:52 EST-0500


Thought I would join the fun and post a build to :)
 
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