Advice on new gaming build.

[CatalystGamez]

Hello everyone,
I want a new gaming PC build, and I was wondering what people think of the parts I have selected.
Please tell me what you think and what I could/should change!

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vZD6kL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/vZD6kL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£269.98 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£59.28 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.58 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£140.74 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Extreme Video Card (£579.53 @ More Computers)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£73.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1213.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 14:49 GMT+0000


Thanks,
~Catalyst

 

[Gregsvn]

You need a bigger PSU for that build if u'll be overclocking the CPU i'd go with EVGA SuperNova 750 other than that it's a very good build, if you're not completely restricted with your budget why not go for 6700k and a Z170 mobo tho?

 

[CatalystGamez]

You need a bigger PSU for that build if u'll be overclocking the CPU i'd go with EVGA SuperNova 750 other than that it's a very good build, if you're not completely restricted with your budget why not go for 6700k and a Z170 mobo tho?

About the PSU, Okay, thanks.
And for the latter, I have a budget of £1,200 (and I'm slightly going over that, so I cant spend anymore :/)

 

[barto]

Do you really need 32GB of RAM? If the build's main purpose is gaming, you're truly blowing money down the drain.

 

[CatalystGamez]

Do you really need 32GB of RAM? If the build's main purpose is gaming, you're truly blowing money down the drain.

It because I want this build to be long term, because the next time I'l want to buy a new build will be when I leave university, in about 5 years (I'm still in 6th form), so between now and then, I want to make sure that I can play top of the line games without having to worry about not having enough RAM.

However, if you think that 32GB will be too much to play games even up until 2020, then I'll half it to 16GB, but like I said, its's just to make sure

 

[barto]

It because I want this build to be long term, because the next time I'l want to buy a new build will be when I leave university, in about 5 years (I'm still in 6th form), so between now and then, I want to make sure that I can play top of the line games without having to worry about not having enough RAM.

However, if you think that 32GB will be too much to play games even up until 2020, then I'll half it to 16GB, but like I said, its's just to make sure

You know I don't know the future. What I can say is there's only a hand full of games that can use more than 8GB. No game has came close to 16GB. You only need more than that for video rendering/editing programs.

 

[CatalystGamez]

It because I want this build to be long term, because the next time I'l want to buy a new build will be when I leave university, in about 5 years (I'm still in 6th form), so between now and then, I want to make sure that I can play top of the line games without having to worry about not having enough RAM.

However, if you think that 32GB will be too much to play games even up until 2020, then I'll half it to 16GB, but like I said, its's just to make sure

You know I don't know the future. What I can say is there's only a hand full of games that can use more than 8GB. No game has came close to 16GB. You only need more than that for video rendering/editing programs.

And I wish to do video editing. Anyway, as long as DDR3 stay relevant for a while, then it should a while

 

[barto]

And I wish to do video editing. Anyway, as long as DDR3 stay relevant for a while, then it should a while

I merely just trying to help with saving money. If the video editing isn't the first priority, you still could be wasting money. RAM is used when needed. If the system only requires 12 GB, having the extra 20 isn't going to benefit you. Now faster RAM could help.

Other than the previous PSU recommendations, that being a little more wattage, nothing else needs to be changed.