Advice on Gaming PC

[ElectrikBlew]

Hi guys. This is a build that I have made on PCPartPicker and I would really appreciate any advice or notable problems that it may have. If you think you can, feel free to try to improve it without increasing the price much (I've already gone over my initial budget :S ).

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/CsXhBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/CsXhBm/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.00 @ Centre Com)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($170.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($188.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($325.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Cooler Master K280 USB3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DG 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($30.00 @ IJK)
Wired Network Adapter: TP-Link TG-3269 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI Network Adapter ($8.00 @ IJK)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN3200 802.11a/b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($25.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1378.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-06 16:34 EST+1100

I'm just aiming for a PC able to last a good few years, running games on mid-high settings with no problem. At the moment I play Skyrim, LoL and Borderlands 2. Thanks.

 

[Warukyure]

First off, drop the network adapter, this motherboard already has an ethernet port. Unless you're trying to use WiFi?

Second thing, I would switch that GPU with the AMD R9-280X, they're roughly the same price, but on benchmarks for some games, the R9-280X scores higher,
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1038?vs=1041

Next thing, that's probably overkill on the RAM, I personally think 16 GB is probably too much. 8 GB should be more than enough unless you plan on doing a lot of 3D work or Video editing or something. I would say drop down to 8 GB RAM, and then use the savings and put that towards a better GPU. Like an extra $100 saved from the RAM could step you up into the GTX 970 video cards and that'll be good for medium-high settings for years to come. Versus the GTX 760 which plays most games of this year and last year at medium to high.

 

[holyrage]

1-drop the ram to 8GB u wont need any more for gaming

2- u have the 212 evo might as well change to the 4690K (k stands for unlocked CPU aka u can OC it )

3- change the GPU to GTX970 if u can afford it

 

[ElectrikBlew]

First off, drop the network adapter, this motherboard already has an ethernet port. Unless you're trying to use WiFi?

Sorry, I don't quite understand that. Are you saying I don't need the wired network adapter? (Im stoopid >.< )

1-drop the ram to 8GB u wont need any more for gaming

2- u have the 212 evo might as well change to the 4690K (k stands for unlocked CPU aka u can OC it )

3- change the GPU to GTX970 if u can afford it

Alright:

1. I've heard that about the RAM but I wasn't sure if the 16GB would help/be necessary in a few years time.

2. Was considering this, but I've heard that overclocking can damage your parts (I'm new to the concept)

3. Yeah I might go for a 970 (again, destroying budget, but worth right?)
Would appreciate some advice on the following 970's. This is from the parts list of the store im likely to buy it all from.
4G GTX 970Asus STRIX - $529
4G GTX 970 Gigabyte OC (WF3OC) - $475
4G GTX 970 Gigabyte (G1 Gaming) - $499
4G GTX970 ACX 2.0 EVGA - $499
4G GTX970 Gigabyte-OC M-ITX - $519
Is there much difference in performance for these, and is it worth the price difference?
Thanks

 

[holyrage]

1- well consoles only have 8gb of TOTAL ram so i dont think games will start needing more any time soon

2- well using a high amount of voltage without good cooling will damage it how ever if u play to do a light OC something like 4ghz u will be fine

3- it is up to you really all GTX970 are over engineered even the stock cooler is more than enough

just avoid the GTX970 M-ITX your case is big enough to handle all the other long cards

 

[ElectrikBlew]

1- well consoles only have 8gb of TOTAL ram so i dont think games will start needing more any time soon

2- well using a high amount of voltage without good cooling will damage it how ever if u play to do a light OC something like 4ghz u will be fine

3- it is up to you really all GTX970 are over engineered even the stock cooler is more than enough

just avoid the GTX970 M-ITX your case is big enough to handle all the other long cards

So to summarize:
4690k, 4G GTX 970 Gigabyte (G1 Gaming), and 8GB RAM.

Other than that - it's all good?

 

[holyrage]

yup it is all good u should also check this link for SSDS

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269.html

 

[Warukyure]

Yeah you can just drop the TP-Link wired connection thing. Your motherboard already has an ethernet connection and a decent one at that (Intel based).

Save that $8, buy a big mac combo or something.

 

[ElectrikBlew]

Thanks for all the advice! Really helps