$1700 gaming computer?

[bubbleradish]

This is probably a dumb question but is this a good build? Im hoping to spend around $1700 (including monitor) on my first ever gaming computer to play most new games at 1080p at the high/max settings- no problem. I might sli in the future and i might also buy another monitor later on. Thanks!

GPU: EVGA GTX780 SuperClocked
CPU: i5-4670K 3.4 GHZ
MOBO: ASRock Z87 EXTREME4
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8)1600
CASE: Corsair Obsidian Series 450D
SSD: Kingston Digital 120GB SSD
HDD: WD Blue 1TB
PSU: EVGA Supernova 850w 80plus gold
CPU COOLER: Hyper 212 EVO
OS: Windowes 7 64bit
LED LIGHTS: NZXT RGB Hue
Case Fans: Corsair Air Series AF140 LED X5


Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6-Inch

 

[cdrkf]

Yes that's a good build. For 1080p the GTX 780 is probably a bit overkill (but then for future proofing it might be a good idea any way).

If you wanted to improve the perf per $ then maybe switch to an R9 290 instead (they similar or slightly faster than the 780 for less money).

Other than that all good.

 

[bubbleradish]

Yes that's a good build. For 1080p the GTX 780 is probably a bit overkill (but then for future proofing it might be a good idea any way).

If you wanted to improve the perf per $ then maybe switch to an R9 290 instead (they similar or slightly faster than the 780 for less money).

Other than that all good.

The only reason im staying away from amd is because it runs hot. If i want to future proof, shouldn't i have my parts running cool?

 

[cdrkf]

Yes that's a good build. For 1080p the GTX 780 is probably a bit overkill (but then for future proofing it might be a good idea any way).

If you wanted to improve the perf per $ then maybe switch to an R9 290 instead (they similar or slightly faster than the 780 for less money).

Other than that all good.

The only reason im staying away from amd is because it runs hot. If i want to future proof, shouldn't i have my parts running cool?

The new R9 290 cards with after market coolers don't run hot, they're probably about the same as a 780. The 780 is a little more power efficient, but the PSU you've got there can handle either with no problem. Running cooler is good from the point of view that it puts less stress on the parts so the life span might be longer (although as long as the parts are operating within their designed range it should be fine).

 

[Romeru]

An r9 290 will only run TOO hot if you buy the reference card. All the aftermarket coolers are just fine. However the ones from powercolor and sapphire have provided the best temperatuers. Or msi.

I recommend an Sapphire R9 290 Tri-x. It runs at around the same temperatures as the gtx 780 and is faster in general. Also it has a larger memory bus with 1 gb more vram. (4gb)