$1000-$1200 2013 Gaming PC!

[TheTekJake]

Hi Tom's Hardware!

I need your help picking out parts for a $1000 gaming PC! All I ask is it has a 4670k and a Fractal Design Define R4 Titanium Case with window! I have tried this one many times without any luck. IF you can please try to squeeze in the following:
1. A water-cooler (closed loop)
2. SLI or Crossfire
3. SSD

I have done this build countless times but I cannot seem to find one that fits me, they seem to be repeating themselves. They all meet my "requirements" I just don't enjoy them.

 

[realchaos]

1. I wouldn't go for a closed loop cpu cooler. They are expensive, loud, and has a chance of leak. High end heatsinks can cooler just as good as most closed loop coolers.
2. At this price point, there's no point of SLI or crossfire. You can fit in a SLI/crossfire of weaker cards, but it's more advised to stick with a single strong gpu and SLI/crossfire in the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Titanium Grey) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($132.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1220.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-05 00:48 EST-0500)

Overclocks extremely well. The Phanteks cooler performs just as well as the Corsair H100.
Included a SSD for os/games.
Define R4 Titanium Gray with Window. You can save $30 if you opt for the Black version of the csae.
Allows for crossfire in the future.

 

[g-unit1111]

1. I wouldn't go for a closed loop cpu cooler. They are expensive, loud, and has a chance of leak. High end heatsinks can cooler just as good as most closed loop coolers.
2. At this price point, there's no point of SLI or crossfire. You can fit in a SLI/crossfire of weaker cards, but it's more advised to stick with a single strong gpu and SLI/crossfire in the future.

Yes this is exactly the way I would go on such a budget, and what I did with my own personal build. Buy one GPU now and then when the second one comes down in price that's when you SLI / Crossfire.

If I had that budget this is what I would get:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9B SE2 37.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($47.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 2 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1254.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-05 01:39 EST-0500)