970 vs 290x? Need help with first gaming pc

[Ramss]

Hi,
Looking to build my first pc and need a bit of help with the parts, my parts are in this list
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/xHgpYJ
Any help/advice would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Great build, but change the PSU to the XFX TS 550W (higher quality and not overpriced like the CX 600).

 

[Ramss]

Great build, but change the PSU to the XFX TS 550W (higher quality and not overpriced like the CX 600).

thanks will do, do I need to buy coolers/fans to prevent overheating? I'm not really planning on overclocking anything

 

[ingtar33]

you should be fine with what the case comes with.

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

This build should be more powerful and better for gaming at higher resolutions.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.25 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.52 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£45.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.71 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.44 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB Direct CU II Video Card (£226.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.05 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.95 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.06 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £779.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-19 01:36 BST+0100

 

[Ramss]

Thanks all

This build should be more powerful and better for gaming at higher resolutions.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£178.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£22.25 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97M Killer Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£86.52 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£45.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.71 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.44 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB Direct CU II Video Card (£226.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.05 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£89.95 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.06 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £779.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-19 01:36 BST+0100

I've heard bad issues over the 290x overheating/making loud noise and friends recommended me to go with nvidia, I'm not sure which one to go for. Also should I still get the i5 4690k if I don't plan on overclocking?

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

Better?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.45 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£45.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£54.71 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.44 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card (£285.90 @ More Computers)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£28.05 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£54.32 @ More Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£10.06 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £750.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-19 02:20 BST+0100