GAMING PC BUILD ( Reviews Wanted)

Tchopa

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Hello all, i am building a pc and i want to know if this is a good $2000 gaming pc.

CPU - i5 4690k (i will be overclocking)
MB - ASUS Maximus VII Hero
GPU - Gigabyte G1 GTX 980 Windforce Edition
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 2 x 8gb 1600mhz
PSU - Corsair RM850
CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i
SSD - Samsung 840 EVO 120gb
HDD - WD Green 2tb
Case - Corsair 230t

I want to know how well this pc can perform, and if there are any parts i should change.

Kind Regards
 
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1. Motherboard : You can save a good 70$ there, the Asus Hero is good but heavily overpriced in my opinion and is completely overrated.

2. Graphics card : 2 x GTX970s would perform A LOT better and cost liek 80$ more. The GTX980 is also heavily overpriced as it is only 10% faster but costs 60%+ more than a GTX970.

3. RAM : Vengeance RAM can interfere with cooling and usually can get faster RAM at the same price. For example G.skill kits.

4. Samsung EVO is a good SSD, but is also a little overpriced due to high demand, the Crucial MX100 is just as good and considerably cheaper.

5. PSU : Good choice in PSU although also a bit overpriced, but if you do not plan on running 2 graphics cards, 550W is MORE than enough, if you do plan SLI...
1. Motherboard : You can save a good 70$ there, the Asus Hero is good but heavily overpriced in my opinion and is completely overrated.

2. Graphics card : 2 x GTX970s would perform A LOT better and cost liek 80$ more. The GTX980 is also heavily overpriced as it is only 10% faster but costs 60%+ more than a GTX970.

3. RAM : Vengeance RAM can interfere with cooling and usually can get faster RAM at the same price. For example G.skill kits.

4. Samsung EVO is a good SSD, but is also a little overpriced due to high demand, the Crucial MX100 is just as good and considerably cheaper.

5. PSU : Good choice in PSU although also a bit overpriced, but if you do not plan on running 2 graphics cards, 550W is MORE than enough, if you do plan SLI, then keep a decent 850W PSU.

 
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