Mind giving me recommendation?

[Budget] RM 2.5 - 3.5k

[Purpose] Gaming (COD, some latest games like AC3 etc.), general student use (future engineering student)

[Hardware that will be reuse from old rig] None!

[Monitor resolution] I think somewhere around 1600 x 900 OR 1920 x 1080

[Game or software that use frequently]:
List of games I currently have:
COD Blops 2
Borderlands 2
Witcher 1 & 2
Sniper Ghost Warrior 1 & 2

List of games I plan to get:
BF4
AC 3
Hitman Absolution

For software, I think AutoCAD is a must. But it doesn't really need a super powerful PC.

[Personal Preference Brand]: None at all. But I prefer if my GPU wasn't from Asus.

[Location]: Labuan.. Might buy some parts here and some parts overseas. However, budget will remain the same

Thanks. But I don't think the SSD is necessary for me
The 1tb drive as well.
I was actually planning to get a AMD FX-8350 + Asus Sabertooth 990FX and may be upgrade the PSU.
But thank you for your suggestion. I'll give it more thought.

Wanna ask, if I have enough money for a 7k ++ rig, are there any overkill in this build? Since I'll only be using single monitor at 1920 x 1080 and I personally think I don't need too much of a beast
Anything that I can do to save some budget from the graphic card?
Planning to do slight overclock as well with H100i or a custom loop

General use:
1. Gaming (Latest games and plan to get BF4 and COD: Ghost)
2. Some video editing
3. Engineering students uses (Dunno what yet)

CPU: i7 4770k
Mobo: Asus z87 Sabertooth
GPU:
Option 1: GTX 780
Option 2: HD 7970 in crossfire (Someone suggested this for me, i personally think that it is overkill)
Option 3: HD7990 (A lot of free games! Yay!)
PSU: Corsair AX860
Sound card: Asus Essence STX
SSD: Kingston HyperX 120gb
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB
Ram: Kingston hyperX Beast 16gb

The case will be bought later on

This post has been edited by adrenc94: Jul 24 2013, 08:33 AM

Sort of know that it is a beast, which is why I took my time here to ask the experts . The rig that you're suggesting goes more towards the mATX factor right? But the PC that I am using will not need to follow me for travel since I already have my laptop and I am planning to use the PC for entertainment purposes (gaming, fraps, editing and fapping )

I'll get the shipping in UK since it will be obviously too bulky to carry from here.
I think the only overkill would be my GC right? I'll do some thinking first

Save up and u will get there

Hmm, I don't really want to get an SLI set up and right now, I am leaning more towards the single HD7970 config.
I just add a powerful PSU incase I plan on an upgrade in the future. I guess I had Asus Sabertooth as my choice mobo because I am more a TUF series fanboy

AFAIK, mobo just provide your rig some stability if you're planning to do some overclocking. Besides that, some higher end mobo provides features like USB 3.0 (if your case has USB 3 port) and perhaps some even support greater RAM clock speed and also let you install more ram to your rig. Better mobo also has crossfire and SLI support just in case you wanna go down that path. Sound card is not necessary. But if you're using a higher impedance headphones, consider getting a sound card if you don't have an amp

Sifus, please correct me here

I just like Sabertooth because of the armor.. Dang it sexy. I think I seen the Extreme 6 Formula and I would get that mobo instead if it ever comes to Malaysia! Dang it!

Sexy!!


Hmm, still in the middle of thinking since I'll only be flying off in September. So lots of time to plan a good gaming rig