Configuration #1 not including aftermarket fans: CPU Intel Core i5 3350P (not unlocked) $180: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782 CPU Cooler Corsair H50 $60: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010 Motherboard ASUS Maximus V Formula $290: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131934 Case Corsair Vengeance C70 $120: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139013 Memory Corsair Vengeance Red 8GB $65: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180 Video card XFX HD7950 $320: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150590 DVD Drive LG $18: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136259 Hard drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB $75: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339 Power supply Corsair HX750 $130: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010 SSD Intel 520 series 60GB $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167092 OS Windows 7 $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 Total: $1458 Configuration #2 not including aftermarket fans: CPU Intel Core i5 3570K $220: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504 CPU Cooler Corsair H50 $60: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010 Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth Z77 $240: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131821 Case Corsair Carbide 200R $60: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018 Memory Corsair Vengeance Blue 4GB $39: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233173 Video card XFX HD7870 2GB $220: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150604 Video card XFX HD7870 2GB $220: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150604 DVD Drive LG $18: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136259 Hard drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB $75: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339 Power supply Corsair AX850 $170: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139015 SSD Intel 520 series 60GB $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167092 OS Windows 7 $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 Total: $1522 Configuration #3 not including aftermarket fans: CPU Intel Core i5 3350P (not unlocked) $180: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782 CPU Cooler Corsair H50 $60: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010 Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth Z77 $240: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131821Case: Case Corsair Carbide 300R $70: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018 Memory Corsair Vengeance Red 8GB $65: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180 Video card Sapphire HD7970 3GB $400: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008 Hard drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB $75: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339 Power supply Corsair HX750 $130: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010 SSD Intel 520 series 60GB $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167092 OS Windows 7 $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 Total: $1420 Configuration #4 not including aftermarket fans: CPU Intel Core i5 3350P (not unlocked) $180: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782 CPU Cooler Corsair H50 $60: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010 Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth Z77 $240: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131821Case: Case Corsair Carbide 300R $70: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018 Memory Corsair Vengeance Red 8GB $65: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180 Video card XFX HD7970 Black Edition 3GB $430: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150586 Hard drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB $75: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339 Power supply Corsair HX750 $130: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010 SSD Intel 520 series 60GB $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167092 OS Windows 7 $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 Total: $1470 Configuration #5 not including aftermarket fans: CPU Intel Core i5 3350P (not unlocked) $180: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782 CPU Cooler Corsair H50 $60: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010 Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth Z77 $240: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131821Case: Case Corsair Carbide 300R $70: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018 Memory Corsair Vengeance Red 8GB $65: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180 Video card Sapphire HD7970 3GB $400: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008 Hard drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB $75: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339 Power supply Corsair HX750 $130: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010 SSD Intel 520 series 120GB $150: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167095 OS Windows 7 $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 Total: $1470 Configuration #6 not including aftermarket fans: CPU Intel Core i5 3350P (not unlocked) $180: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782 CPU Cooler Corsair H50 $60: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010 Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth Z77 $240: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131821Case: Case Corsair Carbide 300R $70: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018 Memory Corsair Vengeance Red 8GB $65: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180 Video card EVGA Geforce GTX 670 2GB $390: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130782 Hard drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB $75: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339 Power supply Corsair HX750 $130: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010 SSD Intel 520 series 120GB $150: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167095 OS Windows 7 $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 Total: $1460 Configuration #7 not including aftermarket fans: CPU Intel Core i5 3350P (not unlocked) $180: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782 CPU Cooler Corsair H50 $60: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010 Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth Z77 $240: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131821Case: Case Corsair Carbide 300R $70: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139018 Memory Corsair Vengeance Red 8GB $65: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180 Video card EVGA Geforce GTX 660 Ti 2GB $310: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130810 Hard drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB $75: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339 Power supply Corsair HX750 $130: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010 SSD Intel 520 series 120GB $150: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167095 OS Windows 7 $100: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 Total: $1380
Honestly, 4gb of memory is not enough, 8 is pretty standard now especially considering you will have crossfire/sli. If you aren't going with an Intel K processor then you might as well get amd or more importantly drop the mobo down to a Gigabyte or Asus board for about $200 and get the K series processor.
16Gb is good because its ahead of where we are moving to, more than likely you will never replace that ram until the board is dead because there's no huge benefit to doing so. Going with 2 4gb sticks is the best decision (especially if building new and even 1x8gb stick is still pretty good because then you have the ability to use in the future 32gb however i doubt by that time it would even matter because you probably would need an upgrade anyway) because if you go with 2 2gb sticks then you are pretty screwed in the near future because ram usuage is only going to increase. From my experience, having 32gb (overkill) of ram with just minimal startup processes (around 80-100 i think and with steam open and maybe a few tabs of chrome, I'm at 4.5gb -5gb leaving anywhere from 6.5gb usage to 7gb when playing a game which is cutting it close on 8.
