building a gaming pc please help

[fandongames]

So I am building a gaming pc. This will be my first time ever building my own or any pc for that matter. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jtRjvK this is the current setup of the build but I dont know if i should add anything like an optical drive or if I should change anything. My budget is around 1500-1650 and all i plan on doing with this computer is gaming and video editing/recording. I plan on playing the most extreme games at the best quality and frame rate possible. I don't really know how or what overclocking is so i'm not sure on that part. please help.

 

[Entomber]

Well, if you wanted to even try overclocking (which is possible since you have a K-series chip) you should switch your motherboard to a Z97 instead of H97, which gives you access to the full suite of overclocking features.

Overclocking is simply making your CPU or GPU run faster than the factory settings. It is safe and easy to do, with plenty of tutorials available.

Whether or not to add an optical drive depends on how you plan to install your OS. If you are buying an install DVD, then you should also add a DVD drive (cheap one is fine).

 

[Outlander_04]

Probably worth editing the list a little

If you want to OC the processor you need a motherboard with a Z97 chipset . If you do not wish to OC then you dont need a processor with K sku

If you change the mb it may as well be an ATX board and not m-ATX

 

[fandongames]

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/fandomgames/saved/#savedbuild_1508767 I changed the motherboard to a z97 but any other tips would also help

 

[sparestuff]

Here is my take on your build, hope you like it:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.49 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($165.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Gaming Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($580.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1585.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Some of the parts you chose were not of the best quality, so I went through the build and picked out parts with better quality. For the GPU, my one is a bit more expensive because it comes with the Twin FrozR cooling fan which MSI is famous for, I absolutely love it and I use it in my own computer because of great cooling, but the gigabyte gtx 980 is also really good. I overclock my gpu, and MSI is the best brand to overclock with. I'll leave a few links to help you overclock, because may as well. The PSU can handle a bit of overclocking, and it is pretty good quality so don't worry about that. I'll post some overclocking links in a second.

 

[sparestuff]

http://www.wikihow.com/Overclock-a-PC

And this is for a graphics card, which might be better to overclock if you want better performance in gaming compared to a cpu overclock

http://www.wikihow.com/Overclock-a-Graphics-Card

 

[PIEapple]

I would go GTX970 2-way SLI,INTEL 4790K,water cooling,best list you need.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1672.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 22:43 EDT-0400