Building a new PC

[ReLaX ImA NuRsE]

have not owned a gaming PC in years and I'm trying to build one. I want a middle of the road PC that will play AAA at atleast high graphics. Will this do?

Hear are my spec:
MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX w/ GIGABit LAN, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 1x M.2, 6x SATA 6GB/s

CPU:Intel® Core™ i5-4690K 3.5 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150

MEMORY:8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory

Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16

HDD:128GB SanDisk SSD + 1TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo

 

[gamingwoop]

Go for 280/280X instead of 960 if you're spending that price point on GPU. However I'd recommend a cheaper CPU/motherboard and putting the savings into a better GPU like a R9 290 or GTX 970.

 

[sizzling]

Unless you will be gaming at less than 1080p I would go for a GTX 970 minimum but drop the CPU to a 4460 and H97 motherboard to save a little. This combo will out perform your build by a lot

 

[gamingwoop]

sizzling is right. Here's the cheapest 970 build you can make really (I don't know what your budget or what currency/country you're in)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.45 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($316.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $783.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-12 18:25 EDT-0400

 

[ReLaX ImA NuRsE]

So should I do fans or cooling or is it more personal preference. Really like the idea of dropping the cpu and mobo change my budgets right around $1000

 

[sizzling]

sizzling is right. Here's the cheapest 970 build you can make really (I don't know what your budget or what currency/country you're in)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.45 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($316.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $783.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-12 18:25 EDT-0400

That's a good build well under your budget, you actually don't need the cooler as the stock cooler is fine just a little noisy. With the extra budget get yourself a 250gb SSD and you will have a great build

 

[gamingwoop]

Well if your budget is $1000 then you can JUST about afford a GTX980 build, with an SSD:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($499.19 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1025.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-13 09:46 EDT-0400

If this is too far over your budget then don't get the SSD and buy one later.

 

[ReLaX ImA NuRsE]

Thank you all for your help just got done building my PC few snags but is running great so far! Could not have done it without your suggestions