$2000 - $2500 Workstation/Gaming build, need input.

[iixsubmarinex]

Hey everyone, planning on building a workstation/gaming build. This build will be primarily for gaming but will also be used for video editing and occasional 3D work. I would like to run most of the modern games such as BF3, skyrim etc on very high - ultra with decent FPS. Gaming resolution will be 1920 x 1080

My budget is 2000-2500 but am willing to go that extra stretch if it's worth it.

NZXT Phantom 630 Case White with Window
$185.00

-is this case efficient?


ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II OC 2GB
$409.00

-May SLI in the future, should I swap it out for a 4GB or is 2GB adequate?

Samsung 840 EVO Series 120GB SSD
$99.00

Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001
$99.00

Corsair Dominator Platinum CMD16GX3M2A1600C9 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3
$279.00

Intel Core i7 4790
$339.00

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ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark1 Motherboard
$305.00
OR

ASUS Maximus VII Hero Motherboard

$275.00

-Do not plan on overclocking what so ever.
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Corsair AX760 Platinum Power Supply
$249.00

-is this adequate power?

-How much would I need if I SLI'd 770's.

Total Cost = approximately $2000
-IIxSubmarinex

 

[Beezy]

You can save a lot of money going with a Xeon E3 1230 or 1231. Its basically the i7 without built in graphics, and will do just fine for the 3d work with 8 threads. Plus you mention NO overclocking, so you dont a "Z" motherboard. This is also another reason to consider the Xeon (they are cheaper because they CANT be overclocked and have NO built in graphics; but you have a GPU and dont want to overclock so its something to consider). While the boards seem expensive a lot of boards unofficially support the Xeon or do now with updates (on many 1155 boards)

for the Sli you will want at least 850W but 1000W will leave you a lot of headroom at load.

 

[LavyDunois]

I would get a GTX780 instead and not SLI. Single card is still better then a dual card configuration. The PSU is enough for a single GTX780.

If you stay with the GTX770 and you do want to put another one in later on you need atleast 850w. 1000w is overkill unless you are running a power hungry RAID setup in it aswell.

 

[Ytyoussef]

What do you want to include in that build? Only the parts for the PC, or the peripherals and monitor?

This is just a quick example of what you can get for not nearly as much.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($247.94 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($599.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($97.33 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1609.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-03 10:10 EDT-0400

 

[iixsubmarinex]

What do you want to include in that build? Only the parts for the PC, or the peripherals and monitor?

This is just a quick example of what you can get for not nearly as much.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($247.94 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($142.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($599.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($97.33 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1609.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-03 10:10 EDT-0400

Thankyou for that, I will definitely be using this template as a guideline. I have one question though, if I was going to possibly be overclocking the GPU alone, would that Motherboard still be efficient, or would using one of the two I mentioned above be recommended?