Recommend Rig (Budget $2k or above, Intel based)

[86technie]

Hi guys, first time I been asking for recommendation for a new rig.
Basically it would be for:
Budget: $2k+
Purpose: Gaming
Preference:
CPU: Intel
Motherboard: Asus
Graphic Card: Asus
RAM: Corsair
Power supply: Seasonic
HDD: Seagate
Sound Card: Creative
DVD-RW: Asus
Chassis: Coolermaster

No need for monitor but I will need to include OS,
mouse and keyboard combo pack together.
Plz don't ask why never ask for AMD cuz now AMD
is kind of obsolete in SG market.

 

[Jian19]

i5-4460 + Asus h97 pro gamer ~ $454
Corsair vengeance 8gb ddr3 ~ $122
Crucial bx100 250gb ssd ~ $149
Seagate 1tb ~ $75
Asus gtx970 strix ~ $589
Seasonic X 650w ~ $175
Asus oem drive ~ $26
Fractal design arc midi r2 ~ $139
Win7 64 oem ~ $130

$1859 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount. Left $100+ for a sound card..

 

[86technie]

i5-4460 + Asus h97 pro gamer ~ $454
Corsair vengeance 8gb ddr3 ~ $122
Crucial bx100 250gb ssd ~ $149
Seagate 1tb ~ $75
Asus gtx970 strix ~ $589
Seasonic X 650w ~ $175
Asus oem drive ~ $26
Fractal design arc midi r2 ~ $139
Win7 64 oem ~ $130

$1859 buy and assemble @ pctheme ask for discount. Left $100+ for a sound card..

Almost the same config I had in mind expect for the SSD.
Should I go for Radeon or Geforce graphic card?

 

[monikernemo]

Almost the same config I had in mind expect for the SSD.
Should I go for Radeon or Geforce graphic card?

Own preference. 290X has more raw juice than 970. But 970 performs almost to same level as 290X and is very efficient.

 

[86technie]

Own preference. 290X has more raw juice than 970. But 970 performs almost to same level as 290X and is very efficient.

Thanks for sharing, guess I will stick to 970 than.