Building First Gaming Computer

[TheDukeOfDance]

I am building my first PC intended for gaming. I'm ordering parts but the price tag is definitely getting up there. I would appreciate any money saving tips, but be aware that I am in Canada, and thus would need to order parts from Canadian websites as the fees from ordering from the US would be too much. I am currently looking at:

CPU
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
$285.50

CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver.2 44.2 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler
$53.25

Motherboard
MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
$218.99

Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
$62.99

Storage - SSD
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Storage - HHD
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$104.98

Video Card
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
$439.99

Case
Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case
$204.99

Power Supply
SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
$99.99

Optical Drive
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
$23.05


Would this all be functional? Does anybody know if i could get some better deals/save some money anywhere? Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Suztera]

Build looks fine.
The EVGA B2 750W is cheaper:
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr
Or you can go for the EVGA GS 550W:
http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-supernova-550-gs-80-5f-107145-1371.htm

 

[techie1234]

Money saving tips:
1)get a cooler master hyper 212 evo instead of the 612.
Why: the budget 212 evo will do a good job overclocking the i5 to 4.2-4.5 ghz which is sufficient for all gaming uses

2)get a MSI z97 SLI krait editioninstead of the MSI z97 gaming 7
Why: both motherboards offer essentially the same gaming expierence.

3) get a sapphire r9 390 instead of the 970, as the 970 has essentially only 3.5 gigs of RAM and the r9 390is 2-5% faster than the 970. The 970 may cool better but the sapphire edition of the r9 390 makes up for that.
The 8GB VRAM may be a little overkill for 1080p gaming but the r9 390 is more future proof for future games, and if you wish to upgrade to higher resolution monitors, the r9 390 will win hands down.
Also, the price is the same so why not go for the r9 390?

Optional money saving tips:
1) get a phanteks enthoo pro case: great case with lot of headroom, good airflow and cable management.

Important recemmondations:
1) get a EVGA 650W NEX 80+ modular GOLD power supply if you are going with the GTX 970, or get the EVGA supernova NEX 750W 80+ GOLD if you are going with the r9 390 OR the seasonic equivalent of these PSUs (check here

Rest all looks good, and all of these are compatible so no issues. Best of luck!