1500 dollar gaming build ideas?

golfer760

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I've already done a build for about 1500 dollars and I posted it earlier today. I got some great responses but I still want to hear other ideas. Here's the peramiters. I plan on doing video editing in premier and some work in after effects. And I will also be playing games such as Arma 3, Battlefield 4, and Crysis 3. In that 1500 dollars, I need to put aside 50 for the Steam Summer sale and would prefer a larger case to a smaller one. The two I had in mind are the H440 or the Phanteks Enthroo Pro. I would like the option to overclock but I don't expect myself to be upgrading many if any of the components. Also, I need a wifi card that is really good, as my parents are tired of me complaining about my internet and we just got a new router with (I belive) AC. If you have any further questions, just post but I'm curious what the larger community of PC builders would do with a 1500 dollar budget and the above requirements. Also, add 70 for the student discout of windows 8.1 pro.

Thanks so much!
Golfer760

UPDATE: I would rather get 2 monitors than 1. It makes the kind of stuff I do much easier. And it looks beastly. So, if you could, add 2 monitors into the budget.
 
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CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($93.99 @ Newegg)
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Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
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Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($19.69 @ OutletPC)
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