Buying my first gaming rig from cyberpowerpc.Is this a good build for the price?

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Here are my specs:

CAS: * Cooler Master N600 w/ USB 3.0, Side Panel Window [+40]
CASUPGRADE: None
CD: LG 12X Internal Blu-ray Drive & DVDRW, 3D Playback Combo Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: None
COOLANT: Standard Coolant
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4790K 4.0 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 (All Venom OC Certified)
CS_FAN: Default case fans
DOCKINGSTATION: None
ENGRAVING: None
ENGRAVING_MSG:
FA_HDD: None
FAN: Corsair Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan [+20] (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
FLASHMEDIA: None
FREEBIE_CU: None
GLASSES: None
HDD: 128GB SanDisk SSD + 2TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo [+73] (Single Drive)
HDD2: None
HEADSET: None
IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
KEYBOARD: (Keyboard & Mouse Combo) Cooler Master Storm Devastator Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Combo (BLUE COLOR)
MB_SRT: None
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory [-67] (Corsair Vengeance [+12])
MIR_VCSSD: NONE
MONITOR: None
MONITOR2: None
MONITOR3: None
MOPAD: None
MOTHERBOARD: * GIGABYTE Z97-D3H ATX w/ Realtek GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 3 PCI, 6x SATA 6Gb/s (Pro OC Certified)
MOUSE: None
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
NFC: None
OS: Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition) + Office 365 FREE 30 Days Trial
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
POWERSUPPLY: 650 Watts - Corsair CSM Series CS650M 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular Ultra Quiet Power Supply [+64]
RUSH: Standard processing time: ship within 2 to 3 weeks
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR [3 Year Labor, 1 Year Parts] LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: None
TEMP: None
TUNING: None
TVRC: None
USBFLASH: None
USBHD: None
USBX: None
VIDEO: EVGA Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+111] (Single Card)
WNC: None
PRICE: (+1572)


Thanks for any advice
 
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ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD X-8320 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition
Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB Kit (2x4GB) 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM - Red (HX318C10FRK2/8)
EVGA 600B 80PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Active PFC 600W Power Supply 100-B1-0600-KR
Heat sink that comes with it will work or Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60 (or H80, both are meant this case)
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Mid Tower Gaming Case (CC-9011051-WW)
Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW (MUSTHAVE)
2 TB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST2000DM001
AND
Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/DP Dual-X OC Version (UEFI) PCI-Express Graphics Card 11221-00-20G
Will Blow you away!

You can get it all from amazon, get the H60 Water cooler it's the H80 with easier mounting. And I specd out the 8320 CPU but the 8350 is currently on sale for $3 less at amazon! The SSD HD is a must and you could even skip the 2 TB drive and use an external....an external raid 1 drive will give you the most data protection and you can add it later. Will go together like a glove. Also IF you have the extra cash pay another $50 and get the ASUS Sabertooth AM3+ Motherboard, it is a direct replacement for the one I have listed. Ive ran both. This will also allow you to later add a second set of the same Ram stix an even a second Graphics card. You wont need it, but you can if you want. Finally You can get the Same Power supply but in a 750 for another $20. If you plan on adding a second GFX card it's not a must but if you just Spend an extra $80 to $100 on the parts I have mentioned and later get a second card and Ram. You will have the ULTIMATE System. BTW this comes with all the cables and even advanced heatsink compound! This system with 2 GFX cards and ALL the upgrades will be less then what your looking at! As Specd its under $1000
 
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FYI The additonal GFX card and Ram still Pawns this system for under $1000 and the SSD makes it unstoppable. BUT you could go nuts and still be under their price.

I have the system as Specd but without the 2TB drive and With the Sabertooth MOBO and 750 power supply ( so $80 more) and it cost me less then $800 and that 1 GFX card is Running 3 25" screens ant 5760X1920 While Mining litecoins at 787/kh (Impressive) and Rendering 3D objects in a modeling program, while printing to a 3D printer and watching HD Video with about 12 programs open and 9 tabs in my browser. and thats with the lower CPU. No extra Ram, H60 cooling.
 
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Good RAM, but quite tall heat sinks. It'll work with many manufacturer's motherboards.
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 5
A good board for $140-$150
 
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A i5 4690k is suitable. I7 will only be needed when the program is more demanding such as 3d movie editing or something. I do agree with vortex about GTX 780TI, performance is more notable with multiple monitor setup but that isn't to knock it back in single monitor setup either, it's still the best.
The PSU definitely needs changing. I would choose PSU made by SeaSonic and that includes the XFX Pro Series 750W 80+ Bronze simply because of the quality and reliability is unmatched by many. They are the best, with only Delta OEM, Sunflower and the EVGA G2 and B2 series come close.
 
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I'd not worry about integrated graphics, those are on the CPU and you won't be using them. Now if Lucid get their act together, that could change, but you'll be fine.
 
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The only drawback to the Gamer 5 is it's not an actual ATX sized board. That may cause problems mounting it, being your first build.
 
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It "says" full ATX, but if you read more closely, you'll see it's not as wide as a real ATX board.

12.0" x 8.9"

A "real" ATX board is; 12.0" x 9.6"

8.9" as opposed to 9.6" means the difference between reaching the front-most standoffs and not. I've dealt with this from Gigabyte, with other boards. The entire front of the board will be "free floating". It won't really hurt anything, but it's always better to use all the standoffs for more support for a heavy CPU cooler.
 
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And ASRock have an F rating from the Better Business Bureau.

I've used both MSI and ASRock and haven't had any problems with either one. I had one MSI board that was on 24/7 (except for updates) for over 10 years. lol
 
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