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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3OBEu Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3OBEu/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3OBEu/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($223.98 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.98 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($139.99 @ Best Buy) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($124.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.98 @ Best Buy) Total: $1205.89 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-21 22:52 EDT-0400) I took some of your suggestions and toned down the PSU and upped the GPU. I'm sticking with the H80i simply because I like how the liquid coolers look compared to HSF, and I like the zero RPM mode on the Corsair RM series PSU, so I'm sticking with that model. I may downgrade to the Phantom 410 as well, but thank you all.

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 ($144) CPU: i5 4670k ($235) RAM: 2x4GB ($75) PSU: Corsair RM 750 ($123) Cooling: Corsair H80i ($75) SSD: Samsung 840EVO 250GB ($140) GPU: Asus GTX 760 ($250) Case: NZXT Phantom 530 ($130) Total price: $1172 Budget: $1250 I'll be using 64-bit Windows 7 and running a single 1080p monitor. I designed my build with some silence in mind, but I prefer the look of the Phantom series as opposed to all of the rectangular silent-optimized cases. I'll probably be sticking to some older games Arkham City, Arkham Asylum, Natural Selection 2, Strike Suit Zero, and possibly new-ish games like Skyrim: Elder Scrolls. I'm hoping to get 50+ fps in most of my games with my budget of $1250. Is this achievable with what I have? Additionally, I'll likely only do a very mild overclock with the CPU. I'm considering upgrading to the i7 4770k for overall better performance with things like converting video files and copying large files. Will upgrading the CPU help?