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Thealchemistx

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Alright,I have a lot of questions,i have asked so much people and yet no one has honestly recommended what i really need.

These are the current components i have chosen (mainly because they are at a reasonable price in my country):

CPU: intel core i5 4670K
CPU Cooler:Raijintek EreBoss
Video card:MSI GeForce GTX780 TF OC, 3GB DDR5
Memory:KINGSTON 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM HyperX FURY Blue Series
Motherboard:ASRock Z87 KILLER or ASRock Z87 EXTREME4
Storage: WD Black 1TB SATA 3
Case:Thermaltake Commander MS-I USB3.0x1
Power Supply:Thermaltake Smart 730W

I would like to know if this currently works and additional suggestions about the motherboard,power supply(and how much power do I actually need),and perhaps a different cpu cooler (considering the price of them should be close to the price of the current components).
Then i am uncertain would i get better performance if I got an amd cpu (would it actually work with and nvidia gpu?) for the same price.
I am planning to use the pc mainly for gaming,and although i am going for a single monitor i would still prefer putting a gtx 780 inside.
 
Solution
Your build will work as is.
But, I have a few suggestions:

1. Use any Z97 based motherboard. It will preserve your option to a future broadwell 14nm upgrade.

2. If the new i5-4790K(aka devil's canyon) is available to you, buy that instead.
With your budget do not think about an amd cpu. The i5-467xK chips are as good as it gets for gaming.
3. Cooler and GTX780 are both good.
4. Make the ram a 2 stick kit of 2 x 4gb.
5. I will not build again without a SSD for the "C" drive. Everything is so much faster.
120gb at least. 240gb will hold a good number of games. If you are not storing large files such as videos, buy a 240gb Samsung evo and defer on the hard drive.
6. Your GTX780 needs only 575w. Stronger is not bad, a...

jaraldo

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Just wait for 120gb. Unless you had some HTPC to put the 30ssd in afterwards it's really a waste as you won't be able to fit much in it for desktop usage. You might only have 10-15 GB left after windows install and all your programs.

I know you can almost buy 120gb for the price of many 60gb here at the moment. So the lower you go the more overpriced it is.