$1500 Gaming PC STARTING FROM SCRATCH

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Hello, i would like a gaming pc build that includes everything because as of right now I do not have anything so yeah everything from scratch. Thanks. Also I made a thread about a mini-ITX but I might just drop that.

Budget Range: $1500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: 70% Gaming, 20%Video Editing/Photoshop 10% Web surfing

Are you buying a monitor: YES , Starting from scratch I do not have anything.



Parts to Upgrade: Starting from scratch

Do you need to buy OS: YES , Starting from scratch

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, amazon, does not matter.

Location: City, State/Region, Country - San Diego, CA , USA

Parts Preferences: Does not matter

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: I don't know what they are.

Your Monitor Resolution: I Dont know.

Additional Comments: Plays BF4, LoL, DOTA 2 in medium to high setting. Window please.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: current laptop sucks and overheats.

 
Solution
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b9gP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b9gP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b9gP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b9sF
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b9sF/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b9sF/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS10X Performa CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ 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: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($172.98 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1454.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 21:09 EDT-0400)
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b9gP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b9gP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3b9gP/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($179.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($154.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.50 @ Amazon)
Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($172.98 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1532.20
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 21:47 EDT-0400)

SLI: 2 or more geforce graphic cards working together.
Crossfire: 2 or more AMD graphic cards working together.
 
Solution
CPU: Xeon E3-1230 V3, performs like an i7-4770K, just not good for overclock
Motherboard: GA-H87-D3H, nice quality H87 board for non-overclocking build
RAM: Ripjaws X Series 16 GB, 16 GB for those editing when you need it
SSD: A-Data SP600 128 GB, nice quality SSD for its price
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3 TB, 3 TB for those videos
GPU: GTX 780, no questions for this, unless you want to save some money and go GTX 770, which is still excellent
Case: Bitfenix Shinobi, USB 3, Winow panel, sleek looking
PSU: Antec HCG 620W, top brand in the PSU industry
Monitor: AOC i2367Fh, 23" IPS 5ms I think that says it all

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.68 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($156.80 @ Amazon)
Total: $1503.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-16 21:44 EDT-0400)