Final Gaming Build, Any advice before Purchasing?

[Weru20]

So this is my final gaming build, Any advice is accepted, gonna wait til friday and see if smething goes on sale, but what do you think guys?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.78 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.78 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($126.78 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($100.42 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.78 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($399.58 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($97.18 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.70 @ Amazon)
Total: $1225.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 20:27 EST-0500

 

[logainofhades]

Only thing I would change is the graphics card to an MSI twin frozer 970. They are better cards. Everything else looks pretty good.

 

[Weru20]

i heard somewhere that the Gigabyte one were cooler and Higher Clock turbo, But the MSI can be Oced more right?

 

[jasonite]

Looks like you've got everything covered, and is a solid build. There are only two tweaks I'd give. First, given your build it looks like you will be overclocking. If so, the cooler you chose will be insufficient. Also, Gigabyte is known for great mobos, but not for great graphics cards. Here is what I'd recommend for you:

The Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Cooler, which is somewhat less money and far superior performance-wise, check it out: http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

For a video card, try the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 or the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V. Both are excellent and will save you some more money as well.


J

 

[Weru20]

Looks like you've got everything covered, and is a solid build. There are only two tweaks I'd give. First, given your build it looks like you will be overclocking. If so, the cooler you chose will be insufficient. Also, Gigabyte is known for great mobos, but not for great graphics cards. Here is what I'd recommend for you:

The Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Cooler, which is somewhat less money and far superior performance-wise, check it out: http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

For a video card, try the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 or the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V. Both are excellent and will save you some more money as well.


J

Well gonna change the Card, but the CPU cooler its a bit out of my budget, i really can't affor more, thabks anyway dude

 

[jasonite]

Looks like you've got everything covered, and is a solid build. There are only two tweaks I'd give. First, given your build it looks like you will be overclocking. If so, the cooler you chose will be insufficient. Also, Gigabyte is known for great mobos, but not for great graphics cards. Here is what I'd recommend for you:

The Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Cooler, which is somewhat less money and far superior performance-wise, check it out: http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

For a video card, try the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 or the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V. Both are excellent and will save you some more money as well.


J

Well gonna change the Card, but the CPU cooler its a bit out of my budget, i really can't affor more, thabks anyway dude

K, you realize the cooler I suggested actually costs *less* than the one you picked, right?

J