My Dream rig would be an all blue Erebus GT-V3, 9000$ when all is said and done. Maximum efficiency with the ability to over clock at 30% with no problems yet. The power Drakan, the power.
I'd still probably build my dream Rig, i really can't stand prebuilt systems..
I7, 4x 290x, 1200w Corsair PSU, Rampage x79 board (I like the colour scheme), Coolermaster Scout 2 case, 32 GB Ram (Kingston Hyper-x Gensis).
I like my current PC set-up though.
GPU : AMD R9 280X
CPU : I5 3750 k
PSU : Corsair HX850W
Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme 4
RAM: 12GB Kingston Hyper-X Genesis
Case: Haf 912 Plus
Does the job and plays my games all on ultra for a good price. Really efficient with basically no bottlenecks. Also i noticed that earlier on in the thread that someone was mentioning getting a Keplar card, GTX 770 i believe (only skim read).
EDIT:
Right now i honestly wouldn't recommend getting a NVIDIA card. yes they do have better drivers but they are more expensive than AMD for a couple of framesYperformance. Infact i only recently went through the choice of buying a R9 280x or a GTX 770, i opted for the 280x.
With the new rendering system called Mantle that AMD are implimenting into there Architecture, it basically improves performance higher than that of the rendering capabilities of a NVIDIA card can do with Direct-X. You can basically pay for something that right now, is in development, but could potentially exceed in terms of performance when compared NVIDIA cards that are currently being sold (700 series).
Mantle is seriously something you should look into when debating NVIDIA/AMD. I was previously NVIDIA but AMD have really pulled out the stocks with their new R9 series.(i'll write something more in depth tomorrow about helping you choose a PC if you like/take a look at the site, rather tired now so i'm doing all of this off the top of my head.)
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-PSU wattage: 600 Watts quality beats 750 Watts noname. With a good PSU, 600 Watts is alright, unless you plan on a real highend components/SLI config.
I don't fully agree with this either, 600W is good for something that is mid range but since you're looking at High range CPUS, GPUS and probably cooling, you're going to need a lot more power. Something like an 850W power supply would do you better and would future proof your rig aswell. You don't want to come to overclocking and find out that there isn't enough leftover to enable you to do so.
In terms of Noname always being better than the named brands, also not
specificly true. Some offbrand companies that stock normal pre-built work systems and other rare gems can make good power supplys. The main thing you want to look for is the Amp output across the +/- 12V rail and then compare that to the efficiency rating and wattage output.
I think the one company i always recommend in terms of power supply is Corsair. They make a good variety of both modular, semi-modular and full wired power supply's that cater for most budget ranges , and all of them are 80 plus bronze.
BUT YEAH, AVOID OCZ. THEY ARE TEH SH**ZOR