First time PC gaming build - need advice

[mydog2409]

Hello everyone, this is my current build spec for my gaming PC. Every opinion and advice are appreciated. I am going to buy all the parts from Scan except for the monitor.

Asus Z97-PRO GAMER Intel Z97, S1150, DDR3, PCIe 3.0 (x16), Quad SLi, Quad CrossFireX, D-Sub (VGA)/ DVI-D / HDMI, ATX

4GB Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 GAMING, PCIe 3.0, 7000MHz GDDR5, GPU 1203MHz, Boost 1354MHz, Cores 1664, DP/HDMI/DVI-D/DVI-I

OR

4GB MSI GTX 970 GAMING Twin Frozr 5, PCIe 3.0, 7010MHz GDDR5, GPU 1140MHz, Boost 1279MHz, Cores 1664, DP/HDMI/DVI/DVI-D

Intel Core i7 4790K, LGA 1150, Haswell, Quad Core, 4GHz Base, 4.4GHz Turbo, 1200MHz GPU, 84W, CPU, Retail

8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance Blue DDR3 PC3-12800(1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.5V

1TB WD Blue WD10EZEX SATA III 6GB/s 7200rpm 64MB Cache 8ms OEM HDD

240GB SanDisk SSD PLUS, 2.5" SSD, SATA III - 6Gb/s, Read 520MB/s, Write 350MB/s 81K IOPs

600W Corsair Builder Series CX, Non Modular, 80 PLUS Bronze, 1x120mm Fan, ATX, PSU

Thermaltake Versa H23 Mid Tower Gaming Case with USB 3.0 All Black Interior 120mm Fan w/o PSU

Now is the question part, I have several questions regard to to this build:
1. I'm aiming for 1080p only, is the 970 enough for the next 3 years? Or maybe I should get 980?
2. Is the PSU enough for whole system? And what about the rail thing, I have no idea about that.
3. Can all the part fit in that Thermal case? I only use the case for 1 year (then go aboard) so is there any better case?
4. I still need a CPU air cooler ~ £30. any good one around?
5. Between the 2 cards above, which one is better?

Thanks for reading.

 

[coastie65]

Hello everyone, this is my current build spec for my gaming PC. Every opinion and advice are appreciated. I am going to buy all the parts from Scan except for the monitor.

Asus Z97-PRO GAMER Intel Z97, S1150, DDR3, PCIe 3.0 (x16), Quad SLi, Quad CrossFireX, D-Sub (VGA)/ DVI-D / HDMI, ATX

4GB Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 GAMING, PCIe 3.0, 7000MHz GDDR5, GPU 1203MHz, Boost 1354MHz, Cores 1664, DP/HDMI/DVI-D/DVI-I

Intel Core i7 4790K, LGA 1150, Haswell, Quad Core, 4GHz Base, 4.4GHz Turbo, 1200MHz GPU, 84W, CPU, Retail

8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance Blue DDR3 PC3-12800(1600), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.5V

1TB WD Blue WD10EZEX SATA III 6GB/s 7200rpm 64MB Cache 8ms OEM HDD

240GB SanDisk SSD PLUS, 2.5" SSD, SATA III - 6Gb/s, Read 520MB/s, Write 350MB/s 81K IOPs

600W Corsair Builder Series CX, Non Modular, 80 PLUS Bronze, 1x120mm Fan, ATX, PSU

Thermaltake Versa H23 Mid Tower Gaming Case with USB 3.0 All Black Interior 120mm Fan w/o PSU

Now is the question part, I have several questions regard to to this build:
1. I'm aiming for 1080p only, is the 970 enough for the next 3 years? Or maybe I should get 980?
2. Is the PSU enough for whole system? And what about the rail thing, I have no idea about that.
3. Can all the part fit in that Thermal case? I only use the case for 1 year (then go aboard) so is there any better case?
4. I still need a CPU air cooler ~ £30. any good one around?

Thanks for reading.

Hi, Looks pretty stout. First, If you can find the Specs for the PSU, the rail everyone is talking about is the +12v Rail. The more amps you have the better. That is more important than the overall wattage of the PSU. For a 970, I would want at least 38a on that rail and preferrably more. Also, you may want a Modular PSU. You only have the cables you need and the rest are just stored in the box until such time a you may need them. Ypou may want to look at Seasonic, but I haven't been nosing around in the UK online shops lately, so don't know if they are available over there. As for the 970 and 1080p, it should do just fine. The case is a Mid Tower so you shouldn't have any problem. As for a Cooler, a Cooler Master 212 EVO should do nicely.

 

[mydog2409]

Thanks for your advice. So what PSU do you think that would fit to the GTX 970?

 

[coastie65]

Thanks for your advice. So what PSU do you think that would fit to the GTX 970?

Hi, I don't know what your budget is, but this would do fine and give you a little headroom, which is good: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasonic-M12-II-Bronze-Certified-Modular/dp/B00HHH8AA6/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1443974947&sr=1-5&keywords=power+supplys