Haswell Gaming Build - First PC - $2000 Budget

[patricktx10]

I'm looking to build my first PC, primarily for gaming, but also for various applications. The following are the components I have come up with for the build. Please give me any tips/suggestions for it.

CPU: i7-4770k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157371

Memory: ? - What 16GB would be best for Z87?

SSD: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB or 256GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192

HDD: Western Digital WD Black 2TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136792

Video Card: ? - Undecided on AMD/Nvidia

Case: Fractal Design Define R4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352024

Power Supply: Corsair HX750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

Optical Drive: Asus Black BluRay Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64bit OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116997

 

[realchaos]

What are the "various applications" you will be using?

 

[Shadowblade2652]

Don't waste your money on a Haswell processor, get an Ivy Bridge, because haswell isn't worth the extra money.

Get some 2133MHz memory, that'll be REALLY good

 

[patricktx10]

What are the "various applications" you will be using?

I don't want to limit myself in the future, possibly some web dev or other programming. Currently use video editing software and photoshop.

 

[realchaos]

@Shadowblade: What is wrong with the new Haswell chip? Sure, the improvements are minimal. But you are paying to get the newest hardware available on the market, which is a smart choice. Also, 2133mhz won't really help. It only help with APUs, the performance increase with regular processors are minimal.

For the RAM, just grab some Low-Profile 2x8gb RAM like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226404
Cheaper 2tb HDD storage: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148834
The GTX 770 is a very strong card for it's price and has CUDA cores if any of your programs utilizes CUDA cores: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463
You don't really need a blu-ray drive.

 

[g-unit1111]

Don't waste your money on a Haswell processor, get an Ivy Bridge, because haswell isn't worth the extra money.

Get some 2133MHz memory, that'll be REALLY good

Why, on both counts? There's almost no performance gain by going 2133, but there is a performance gain by going with the 4770K over the 3570K. Actually using speeds above a certain limit (I believe for Haswell it's 1866) will cause your warranty to be voided by Intel.

On the original build - Windows 7 Ultimate is not necessary. If you need anything more than Home Premium, get Pro. Otherwise you're wasting money.

Here's what I would suggest for $2K:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($181.13 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Vector Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($425.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1821.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-16 00:51 EDT-0400)