TheActualFunkMan

GTX 770 (This one is the DCUii flavor)

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550bbefx Thats not a PSU... Talking about the picture I know what it links to

RAID 1 Drive one Storage Drive Two Redundancy ----------------------------------- RAID 0 Drive one Storage Drive two Storage

I would say to get a Chromebook, but you need office. Are you OK with using Google Drive instead?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Qr3N

Nope

Ducky Shine III MX Brown White LED ($150)

I used to use a Note 3 and I had no issue reaching any of the corners.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $1252.56 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-09 21:04 EST-0500)

From the joint, ~3.0-3.5" (6'4" male)

Get whichever is the cheapest.

The only difference is that the Xeon cant be OC'd, nor has it onboard graphics.

True.

Well technically you dont need one to boot.

All you need to boot is a PSU, a Motherboard, a CPU and RAM. So as long as you have a PSU and RAM, yes.

My Ripjaws can go straight to 2133 with my 3930k on stock, and they can go straight to 1866 with my 6300 on stock.

Would Molex to three pin work?

Oh I had a stupid moment