How's My Build ($1200)

[HeftyPC]

How's my build for playing games such as BF4/CS:GO/DayZ Standalone??

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2pqHbv

 

[gkay09]

^ Good build. I would suggest a bigger PSU if you might add another GTX 970 later else that PSU would suffice.
Mobo - Another option -
MSI Z97-GAMING 5
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5

If that case is not your personal favorite, then check the R4 cases. Currently they are available @ good price.

 

[RunLuke]

Good, but you lack an SSD. DayZ loves an SSD. And you will too!

 

[i7Baby]

Double check that the ram will fit under the cooler.

Best Z97 mobos - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-intel-amd-motherboard,3902.html - a bunch of asrock, the gaming 5 and a couple of gigabyte
but only 1 Asus.

You need 500W for one gtx970 or 750W for 2 - so I'm not sure why the 650?

Good PSUs - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Corsair RM650 is pretty good. But you should get the RM550 or the EVGA Supernova G2 750 gold if you later want to put a 2nd gtx970 in there.

Cases to me are a personal thing - as long as everything fits in and can keep cool and can be tidied up. Personally I'd want an optical drive - so no H440 for me.

 

[zeyuanfu]

Something like this would have the most bang for your buck:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.99 @ Directron)
Total: $1114.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-22 09:41 EST-0500

 

[Vic 40]

Already enough things have been said about that build,which is a pretty solid one as is,like about the psu and a ssd being a nice addition,so my view to give that without adding to much money,

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4rtCqs

took a different case for that as well,but a very nice one imo.
A different motherboard too.
Also picked a bronze rated psu,but in the very positive review at jonnuGuru did it silver so a good choice anyway.Also 750watt so could do sli.The gold rated G2 evga,already mentioned,would be an even better choice,but is more expensive.
The ssd is for that money an imo good choice with having 240gb of storage.
Just look at it and for instance the ram is faster and cheaper so at least for things like that a good thing to watch for.
Also picked another cpu cooler,a good option as well.