1500-1700$ Gaming Rig

[dc4dorian]

Building a new Gaming rig, Price Range 1500-1700$ more or less any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Don't need monitors Already have 2, and I will be using this computer for Streaming/Gaming

Thanks in advance!

Edit #1 ** thx DVI for both monitors

 

[Romeru]

I don't have time to answer everything but do mention what ports your monitors use? VGA/DVI and so on. As there is a chance that they may be incompatible with the GPU.

 

[Ahmadjon]

Excellent build with OC and lots of room for upgrading!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($71.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1483.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-17 12:56 EDT-0400)

 

[dc4dorian]

Is there any point in getting a "Better" motherboard and Is it worth it to spend more on the better Video card ?

 

[Ahmadjon]

Is there any point in getting a "Better" motherboard and Is it worth it to spend more on the better Video card ?

Better overclocking and stability and graphics card is the best price/performance one
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z87-haswell-motherboard-review,3524-31.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-780-performance-review,3516.html

 

[dc4dorian]

Is there any point in getting a "Better" motherboard and Is it worth it to spend more on the better Video card ?

Better overclocking and stability and graphics card is the best price/performance one
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z87-haswell-motherboard-review,3524-31.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-780-performance-review,3516.html

In your opinion with the extra 200$ I have to work with what should I consider spending extra on?

 

[Ahmadjon]

Is there any point in getting a "Better" motherboard and Is it worth it to spend more on the better Video card ?

Better overclocking and stability and graphics card is the best price/performance one
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z87-haswell-motherboard-review,3524-31.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-780-performance-review,3516.html

In your opinion with the extra 200$ I have to work with what should I consider spending extra on?

I gave you best price/performance option, that extra 200$ you can save up for future upgrades, for example you can add second 780 in a year or another 8GB kit to get total 16GB RAM, getting 780ti is not worth the money, or at last you can get higher capacity SSD!
CPU and graphics card is overkill for everithing!

 

[dc4dorian]

Is there any point in getting a "Better" motherboard and Is it worth it to spend more on the better Video card ?

Better overclocking and stability and graphics card is the best price/performance one
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z87-haswell-motherboard-review,3524-31.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-780-performance-review,3516.html

In your opinion with the extra 200$ I have to work with what should I consider spending extra on?

I gave you best price/performance option, that extra 200$ you can save up for future upgrades, for example you can add second 780 in a year or another 8GB kit to get total 16GB RAM, getting 780ti is not worth the money, or at last you can get higher capacity SSD!
CPU and graphics card is overkill for everithing!

Awesome thanks. Last question haha I saw what you posted about the motherboards, Is it worth it for me to get a higher end one now? and What are the better PSU Brands and how Many watts would the 780 take?

 

[Ahmadjon]

#1 is Seasonic and XFX also made by Seasonic. Single GTX-780 requires 600W PSU and XFX 850 which I've chosen can run two 780's in SLI
For motherboard I'd suggest you Sabertooth Z87 with it's 5 year manufacturer warranity if you want really high end board!