Best PC gaming build for 1400$?

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This might be better :
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Eg4h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Eg4h/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Eg4h/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($111.23 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($142.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: AMD RG2133 Gamer Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($167.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Corsair Force Series GS 360GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($287.27 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-HERMES-RD ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.51 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1416.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 07:06 EDT-0400)
 

Nick M 2014

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Your build is pretty solid mate you won't need i7 for gaming a 4th gen i5 is more than enough and 16 gb of ram is a bit of overkill 8gb is enough also the psu is a bit high I am pretty sure you could run this on a good 650w psu nice to have that fully modular psu for cable management. Hope that helped.
 
Yes that build is probably the best you can do for your money, Might want to check the shipping on it though, it might creep up closer to $1500.

I wouldn't go with windows 8 or the SSD though. Windows 7 is less of a hassle to use, and the SSD is pointless for gaming, only effects loading times.

 

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Get the I5 instead of I7, and you don't really have to get the liquid cooler on the Cpu to be honest, save money, get the cm evo 212. Windows 8 really isn't a hassle at all... If you absolutely want an ssd, get a smaller one for the os and one or two important games, then a hdd for other stuff. Not sure about evga Psu costs right now, but I prefer them, just preference. Only need 8g of ram. Get a stronger gpu for sure, at least a Gtx 770 or r9 280x.

Edit: On my phone and can't load partpicker sorry.

Got it loaded, the build on the op's post is fine.
 
Are you looking for a build still?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1342.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-01 04:23 EDT-0400)
 
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It is VERY easy to build. Took me about an hour, so for a beginner it will take you maybe 2 hours.

I would get these specs:

Intel Core i7 (best one for gaming on CPU intensive games like Arma 3)
Asus Motherboard
1 TB Seagate HDD
Nvidia Graphics Card with 2 gigs of allocated ram; choose GDDR5 if you can
Windows 7 Home Premium
8-16 gigs of RAM (16 to future proof)
 

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On many Windows 8.1 systems, Morrowind and Oblivion give a runtime error and will never play. Newer games work just fine on it. I tested all of this on 3 windows 8.1 PCs.

 
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