New Gaming Rig - $2000-3000 - Skyrim & More

[FallenLegends]

Approximate Purchase Date: Two weeks

Budget Range: $2000-3000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Lots of gaming and general school work.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Everything - Starting from scratch

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Open to all

Location: Honolulu, HI (96815)

Parts Preferences: Open to all, but I heard Intel is better for Skyrim.

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Yes

Your Monitor Resolution: I have 2*35 inch monitors at 1920x1080, and a 40 inch Toshiba TV that I have jacked in thru HDMI (if that matters!)

Additional Comments: I am building a new rig to handle all the new games that have been coming out recently. One that I really want to be able to max out and add all sorts of mods to is Skyrim, but I really play everything. I don't need a "Crysis-Machine", but would like something that can max out all the current generation games with ease, and will have viability to upgrade in the future.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Need a new computer to get back into gaming hard after a few years off.

 

[jinayhvora]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX4 20g Thermal Paste ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($176.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($448.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($448.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.41 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.41 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (2-Pack) 62.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.41 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($52.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $2308.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-08 09:28 EDT-0400)

 

[Rafeed Iqbal]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($212.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF X ATX Full Tower Case ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec 1300W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($285.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($52.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $2758.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-08 09:55 EDT-0400)

since you have the money i went with two 780s and a psu which is kind of overkill, but allows for future upgrade-ability.

if you want you could get two 780s and a 950w psu or a single 780 with a 650w psu or two 770s with a 800w psu.