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You dont need an i7, get the i5-4670K

You don't need an expensive EVGA board. Get something cheaper like an Asrock Z87 Extreme3/4. It will work just as well and still allow you to overclock.

With $ you saved, get a much better graphics card. The GT740 is not powerful for gaming at all.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($78.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $733.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 04:41 EDT-0400

The gt 730 is a very poor low end gpu you cannot even expect to play games at medium settings with decent fps.
 
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thanks for the feedback, pretty much what i want to get going is a pc that outputs 1080p at 120hz or more, I want to play BF4 on the highest quality with no trouble. I feel lost trying to figure out what i need.

 
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i was thinking no more than 2000$, like i said im looking for 1080p 120hz or more and up to the highest frame rate, i want to play games in ultra video quality, room to upgrade for the future if possible. i might be low balling and shooting for the stars, but i am new to this so im not to sure if im going in the right direction.
 
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You have a generous budget i am giving you a build which will satisfy every gaming needs the products are also top quality.
Plus i have given you a 750 watt PSU in this build because if you want to SLI in future you dont have to change the PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($585.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1436.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 16:59 EDT-0400
 
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thanks for the information, i was thinking on opting out on the HDD and using a 25-500 gb SSD.what is SLI?

 
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this is a very good build. way under budget and will do what you want it to do. Have you though about 1440p at all?

for your questions, with that budget you should get a 120gb - 240gb ssd for os, games, and programs. Once you fill up an ssd, it slows down alot, so you want to keep it under 70% or so filled. thats why you also get a hdd, 1 or 2 tbs, for big file storage and other games not played as often.

sli is a technology (amd's is called crossfire) where 2 graphics cards can be used together in 1 computer to boost performance. gains aren't 100% though, you usually cant double fps. however, the extra horsepower allows you to move into higher resolutions (like 1440p) and gives better performance. the downsides are more poewr used and more heat created. the 980 and 970 are really efficient though, so they have consistently lower temps and power draw
 
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SLI is running 2 or more cards at a same system at a time to get more performance especially in high resolution and triple monitor setup its a must.
 
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thanks bro this is good information from all three of you, much appreciated, i have yet to here of 1440p, and havent seen any monitors nor tvs that support it, the more frames the better, thats the reason i asked for a motherboard for future upgrades, such as adding another gpu or ram. is there anymore information i should know before buying and building?
 
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