Also the 970 is expected at 500$ or so, just saying.
Motherboard is an overkill also but most z97 motherboards are good so hard to get a "Bad choice", i always still recommend an asus and especially the -A ones for their price. Look into Z97-A
Intel recommends 1.5V cause anything higher can be used as an excuse to void warranty on the CPU, so any rational "IT" "Builder" or whatever recommends 1.5V.
Secondly there are no disadvantages at that high speed, anything above 1866 and 1.6 or 1.65 doesnt have an issue, its jut not recommended as example 2933 ones run at 1.65 but thats pretty much required at that high speed afaik.
As there is no actual advantage buying RAM that high, you will see 0 difference anywhere outside of benchmarks in between a 1600Mhz ones and a 2133 one.
Pretty sure its safer for OC also since the 1.5 can go to 1.65 yet the 1.65 going above 1.7 is bad bad bad!
Oh, unless changing settings also your Motherboard -will- downclock the RAM to 1.5V and its native speed which is 1600
spending that much on other parts but skimping on the gpu is awful, get the gtx 980, it's prolly gonna be 500 bucks, stronger than the 780ti and has far less power consumption and most likely heat as well.
I would also go for an Asus Z97-A unless you have a special need.
The core i7 4790K you probably don't need, unless as a guilty pleasure
The only reason to take it is to overclock, in which case you absolutely need a CPU cooler, either water (Swiftech 220X) or air (noctua but be sure to take one that fits your case).
If you don't intend to overclock buy a cheaper Core i7 4790 or even better a Core i5 4590.
Do not invest in esoteric RAM it's not worth the super low (if any) speed increase, just take PC12800 DDR3 from a good brand.
I don't like your battery it's only Bronze and EVGA has no know-how whatsoever in this branch.
I recommend instead a SEASONIC P-660 (80 platinum) which is more than enough unless you are sure to go double graphics card, in which case there is a 860 model. SEASONIC is the gold (platinum even) standard for batteries, they are producers, not simply resellers, you'll spare electricity, heat & noise.
I don't know your case. I hear lots of good things about Corsair Obsidian, Phanteks & Fractal Design.
I just ordered a Phanteks Enthoo Pro, if you can wait a week I'll be able to give a first hand review.
If I had as high a budget as you have, I would invest in a good 4K screen (and stop using antialiasing in games, unnecessary in such high dpi screens) or at least in a good 2560x1440 27" screen - Dell has good ones. Of course your priorities may vary.
Be aware though that DPI scaling in Windows is problematic in multiscreens setups, even in 8.1, because you can't assign per monitor dpi scaling.
I have no problem when using my desktop with a 24" 1920x1200 + 27" 2560x1440 because I don't use scaling.
When using my 3200x1800 laptop + 27" monitor, I do use 150 or 200% scaling on laptop, and while Windows doesn't use the exact same scale factor on my 27" it still uses one and doesn't let me use no scaling on the 27", which would be ideal.
The GTX 770 OC are excellent cards that should be good enough up to 2560x1440. If you go NVIDIA you may consider purchasing a G-SYNC compatible monitor. It let's you avoid most graphical artifacts even at modest frames per seconds. look for a presentation in YouTube it's quite bluffing.
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