Building new Haswell computer ~1500$

[brownballa55]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: This week

Budget Range: 1500 - 2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Programming, Gaming, multitasking, etc.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: New CPU

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: any - been using pcpartpicker.com

Location:US, california

Parts Preferences: Intel Haswell CPU, GTX 780 and x87 mobo

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Was thinking 1 GPU ~ flexible though.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Getting a new desktop, upgrading from a laptop. Really need 16gb RAM because I do a lot of multitasking and programming and some of the build environments/emulators take up a ton of memory, which, along with multitasking games takes up a lot of memory. I would also prefer a ssd.

 

[Munchbot]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1cKaF
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1cKaF/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1cKaF/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($128.53 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1582.42

This is a great, well rounded build. It includes everything you asked for and is well within budget. Some upgrades if you want to max out your budget are an i7 4770k, which would improve multitasking for 100$ or dual GTX 770s, which would greatly improve graphics performance for 150$. The case, of course, is a matter of preference, replace it with one that suits you.

Hope this helps!

Edit: If you want to overclock, you can add a high-end cooling solution. The noctua realchaos selected is good, the swiftech H220 is better. (Although it's more expensive at about 150$) For both, check if they fit into your case before you purchase them, as the noctua is quite large and the H220 requires an appropriate mounting location. A cheaper alternative to both is the Hyper 212 EVO at 30$.

 

[realchaos]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($332.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.61 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($648.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1732.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-03 00:31 EDT-0400)

-i7 and 16gb of ram for your programming.
-Noctua NH-D14 is a high-end air cooler that performs extremely well with low noise.
-The Fractal Design Define R4 is a very silent case due to the sound dampening pads in the case. It also has great airflow.
-A single GTX780 should be enough for your needs, as it can max any game on 1080p, but the psu leaves the option of SLI for the future.

 

[brownballa55]

Thanks a lot guys! I'll take both into consideration~!