$1500 - $2000 PC for BF4

[bangforthebuck]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: June - Sept

Budget Range: $1500 - $2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming - watching movies - Excel

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: None

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Ncix (open to all suggestions where there is a better deal).

Location: City, State/Region, Country : Champaign, Illinois, USA

Parts Preferences: Preferably Intel, but open to any suggestions

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Additional Comments: Basically should be able to run the upcoming BF4 at high performance

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My Desktop is way to old, unable to compete with new games

I am wondering, do i need haswell 4770k for gaming? would it be worth it to get?
I am also considering to get a 120 HZ monitor, is it worth it?

 

[bangforthebuck]

PlanarX999, isnt water cooling not recommended??

 

[PlanarX999]

Why say so? Water cooling definitely better than air cooling, you can overclock better in water cooling than air cooling system.
But having a close-loop water cooler, ensure no leakage on pipe or else.
Yet, water cooler(extreme mode) also produce more noise than air cooler.
Due to Haswell heat problem, overclocking capability limited by air cooling(4.3-4.5GHz could be max point). Thus, water cooling is more recommended.

 

[bangforthebuck]

Hi PlanarX999 Im not really confident in my overclocking skills, so i might not even overclock at all. Btw, i was thinking a single 780 gtx would be better since i could SLI in the future?

 

[g-unit1111]

Hi guys im finalizing my choices now, i am thinking of following this built posted by Dapotatoes. My main concern is the CPU, should i reduce it to I5?

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.24 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.49 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1854.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-28 21:47 EDT-0400)

Yes drop the CPU to the i5. And drop the motherboard to something way less expensive. Use the difference to get a dual GTX 770 SLI setup - far faster than a single GTX 780. I'd also personally look at getting Windows 7 instead of Windows 8.