$2.7k Intel Based Gaming Build

[ElZoidberg]

Purchase: this week (or weekend)
Budget: Under $3k before taxes or shipping, if prices are equal I'll use Amazon Prime to ship
System Usage: Gaming, gaming, gaming
Monitor: Yes, want to go WQHD and overclock to 96Hz at least
Parts to upgrade: All parts listed below in current build
OS: Buying Windows 8.1, listed below
Websites: Newegg, amazon
Location: Wichita, KS
Parts: Prefer Intel
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Yes
Monitor Res: 2560x1440

Why the Upgrade: Giving someone my 5 year old PC and I want to bask in glorious high FPS max quality gaming

Current Build:
Monitor: Perfect Pixel 27" QNIX QX2710 2560x1440 QHD PLS Matte Panel Monitor $369.98
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme4 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $143.99
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K $339.99
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan $24.99
RAM: G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-16GTX $189.99
Video Card: 2x XFX Black Edition Double Dissipation R9-290A-EDBD Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $419.99
Main Storage: WD BLACK SERIES WD2003FZEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive $139.99
SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE500BW 2.5" 500GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $249.99
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries P1-1050-BEFX 1050W ATX12V 2.2 / ESP12V 2.91 SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply $159.99
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 White ATX Full Tower Computer Case Includes 1 x 200mm Front, 1 x 140mm Rear 2 x USB 3.0 Fan Controller $89.99
Drive (will barely use): LITE-ON DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model iHAS124-14 - OEM $19.99
Windows: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - Full Version (32 & 64-bit) $119.99

Total: $2,674

I have no problem spending my full budget but have already been through the build twice to tweak and cut price that maybe did not add value.

I appreciate any help with this. I will be playing newer games and currently things such as Elder Scrolls Online, Planetside 2, Metro: Last Light, Crysis 3, Total War: Rome II.

 

[GetOwnedGaming]

For that price just get a titan Black....

 

[ElZoidberg]

I was taking more info from the 2k build threads. My build is similar but I have to buy a monitor and windows 8. I wanted to avoid the 3gb memory cap of SLI GTX 780s while keeping the price down and the fps up.

 

[ElZoidberg]

Closed, I got useful answers from another forum. A titan black is a stupid suggestion.

 

[g-unit1111]

Closed, I got useful answers from another forum. A titan black is a stupid suggestion.

Depends if you're ultimately going for a 4K setup or not. If you are a Titan Black is definitely a wise purchase, but dual 780TIs will handle the job just as easily as a single Titan Black will.

 

[GetOwnedGaming]

You asked for suggestions... I gave you one, if you are going to be rude about what I suggest then don't post a thread asking for suggestions.....

 

[Beezy]

Im from Kansas city! I would go 6 core Intel (12 w ht) to really future proof

 

[g-unit1111]

Im from Kansas city! I would go 6 core Intel (12 w ht) to really future proof

That's not really going to do much - games at the most currently use 2 cores - the rest rely on the GPU. It will be a long time (we're talking years) before games will take advantage of hex and octo core CPUs. I'm getting a 5820K but that's not for a long time out.