New Gaming Build $1600-$1800 Help

[Build-O-Matic]

Hey guys, I wanted to build a gaming PC with a $1700 budget.

Approximate Purchase Date: Feb 2014

Budget Range: $1600-$1800

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing the internet, 3D modeling.

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon

Parts Preferences: CPU: Intel

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Additional Comments: I'm using 3ds max, maya. Playing games like Skyrim, WoW, BF4, AC4, Watch Dogs.

Hope you can help me, thanks.

 

[AMD Radeon]

you can start from here
i put the most powerful GPU in this build, GTX 780 Ti, you can save money buy swapping with 780, or even further GTX 770
as well as i7 haswell, you can swap with i5

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($134.95 @ Amazon)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 450 Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($86.48 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card ($699.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black/Green) ATX Full Tower Case ($100.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1801.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-25 21:46 EST-0500)

 

[lucasz]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HDYk
$1850 from newegg

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Just a hair over $1,800, but if you can swing an extra $50, this gets you 2 780s, which destroys a 780 Ti, and will look badass in the 350D's window

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.67 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($505.91 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($505.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($125.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1853.67
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-25 22:20 EST-0500)