Strike what I said about selecting 8GB of RAM. I kind of wrote stuff out of order, and was still on the fence about intel vs AMD and how much room there'd be left in the budget. There is definitely enough room for you to just grab another kit of that 8GB i listed.

General rule of thumb for gaming PCs is that 8GB is optimal and 16gb is still overkill, but higher end systems tend to get used in environments beyond gaming, with the potential for a lot of other shite running at the same time.

Trust me, with 1440p you don't need to back up from the monitor. You can sit as close as you comfortably could with a smaller 1080p monitor.

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Posted on 7/19/13 at 3:19 am to ILikeLSUToo

Well, I took everything you and puffulufogous said into account and came up with this:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($180.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.49 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($56.22 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.73 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($134.02 @ Amazon)
Other: 1440p Monitor ($307.90)
Total: $2371.27

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I stuck with the Intel CPU because you mentioned video editing and it's only an extra $80 for what seems to be a significantly better CPU.

Thoughts?

ETA: By the way, the second fan on this case is located at the front. That doesn't make a lot of sense to me, considering the front will be covered by the door. Am I missing something here?

This post was edited on 7/19/13 at 4:18 am

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