CrookSmash

Here is my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2JCIb I ordered from Digital Storm this morning and pieced it together on partpicker.

Thanks for the response. I may have to go with them just based on shipping time. I cannot wait until feb 18th for origin to ship. Hopefully the Cyberpower in the states performs as well as the UK company.

Outstanding. Thinking about going with OriginPC; they are a bit more expensive, but based on reviews of customer service and quality building, they seem to be the most viable option. Does anyone have an opinion on boutique builders?

After much deliberation, here is the final build that I have chosen. It will probably be a few days before I order it, so if there seems to be any problems please let me know. Specs are as follows: *Nzxt Source 530 Case *i5-4670k w/20% OC by the seller *Corsair Hydro H80I 120MM *1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA-III HDD *250 GB Samsung 840 EVO Series SATA-III SSD *16GB (8GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory Corsair Vengeance *Asus Z87-A ATX *Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition) *850w Corsair RM850 80 plus gold *NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (EVGA Superclocked Edition)

I am not going to be using it for anything other than gaming, Microsoft office for school, and surfing the net.

I was thinking that I will probably end up SLI sometime in the future, just not right away. I have noticed a lot of companies utilizing X79 boards as well. What is the difference between X79 and Z87? In regards to the processor, I believe I am going to go with the i5 4670k

I am looking quite forward to not slamming my Huey into the ground while in the midst of a gun run because the frames dive so low. I appreciate the responses guys.

I am still within the early stages of the never-ending process of learning about computer parts. I currently have an AMD heavy setup that I am not as happy with as I would like to be. Currently I have a store bought HP h8-1414 envy in which I replaced the PSU with a 600W Thermaltake and the graphics card with an XFX HD7950 Core Edition. It is running with a six-core FX-6120 at 3.5Mhz. DCS runs decent, except for when I look into areas with a high object count; sometimes it will drop to 5 frames depending on the scenario. I also play FSX as well as X-plane. Fsx does decent as well, other than when I am using TacPack as I assume the MFCD screens in the cockpit slow it down a lot. Without rambling anymore about my plight, I was looking at different building websites yesterday, such as CyberPower, and I believe I have put together some decent rigs. I just need feedback as to what is considered overkill now but might be a "future-proof" setup down the line. I am working within a budget of $2k to $2500 and the following are some of the parts I have been looking at: *Corsair Obsidian Series 750D Full Tower Gaming Case w/ USB 3.0 & Full Side-Panel Window *Intel® Core™ i7-4770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 *Asetek 570LX 240mm Liquid Cooling Extreme Performance CPU Cooler *2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive) *HDD2:128GB ADATA SP900 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 550 MB/s Read & 520 MB/s Write *16GB (8GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory [+89] (Corsair Vengeance *ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX w/ Xfast Technology, Purity Sound Audio, Display Port, Intel GbLAN, 3 Gen3 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 2 PCI *Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition) *850 Watts - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850 V2 850W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply *NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (EVGA Superclocked Edition The price for the aforementioned build is around $2400 to have Cyberpower build it. My questions are: 1. I have read about the i5-4670K being more than enough for gaming; could the hyper-threading of the i7 possibly be used for gaming in the future? 2. I also noticed the i7-4820K supports faster ram; is the performance gain from 1600 Ram to 1866 significant? 3. Is it easy to OC the k processor? or should I have them overclock it? 4. Is Intel planning on introducing a new generation at some point this year? As in, should I wait to do anything? I highly appreciate all feedback. I currently have been using Windows 8 for a year now, and I am used to it, that is why I chose it over a 7 version. Thanks for your time:helpsmilie: