Choosing a system in the $1000-1500 range

[Kaji_atsushi]

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Within November '13

Budget Range: Rough total of $1000 - ~$1500

System Usage from Most to Least Important: 3D Design and Engineering applications. Engineering stress and physics simulations and design. Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks(http://www.solidworks.com/), Maya, Cinema 4D, and Autocad. Gaming, watching movies.

Are you buying a monitor: Yes(Could be separate from the computer system price range.)



Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) **Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using**

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, I will, Windows 8

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any website that is reputable, newegg.com, tigerdirect, etc...

Location: Homeland, CA

Parts Preferences: CPU: Intel, GPU: nVidia or any other brand that is good.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Not sure.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1200 at the very least

Additional Comments: I'm new to the building my own computer any recommendations and pointers would be appreciated.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Currently having some trouble running Solidworks with complex assemblies and 3d object designs.

Part I have chosen so far(Feel free to supply me a completely different list of a computer build, or help me with the missing parts I will need, Again I'm a new at this so if I can get confirmation that the follow parts work together would be nice) :

Motherboard
Asus P9X79_LE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131855


CPU
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116940

GPU
GeForce GTX 770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121770


Memory
16GB kit (8GBx2), 240-pin DIMM
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=EF403A49A5CA7304

Storage
WD Blue HDD 1 TB SATA-600
http://www.crucial.com/store/modelpart.aspx?model=P9X79&imodule=WD10EZEX

Power Supply
Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold - 800W Power Supply with 80 PLUS Gold Certification and Semi-Modular Cables
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171057

Case
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

I'm sure I'm missing quite a few more computer parts, such as cooling fans and systems etc.

 

[AMD Radeon]

if you want to consider haswell build, you can start modify this template

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1192.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-24 01:19 EST-0500)

 

[Kaji_atsushi]

if you want to consider haswell build, you can start modify this template

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1192.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-24 01:19 EST-0500)

Thanks for your reply, I'll will consider the parts you've chosen. What would you say this build is best for and what task would it not be able to handle well?