I am trying to make a gaming PC. Help needed!!!!

[Steven15ify]

Hello, I am trying to make a gaming PC, but I have no idea about these stuff. I did some research of my own, but still I need help. First of all, I found some parts of what I think I will buy, but I don't know if they are compatible. Secondly, I might miss some parts, like something called SSD or a CPU cooler or whatever those things are. Let me show you what I have found till now

Case: COOLERMASTER RC-1200-KKN1 COSMOS II BLACK
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-GAMING GT RETAIL
Processor: INTEL CORE I7-4790K 4.00GHZ LGA1150
Harddrive: SEAGATE ST2000NC000 2TB CONSTELLATION CS ISE SATA3
Graphics Card: EVGA GEFORCE GTX 760 DUAL FTW 4GB W/EVGA ACX COOLER 4GB GDDR5 PCI-E RETAIL
Power Supply:COOLERMASTER RS850-SPM2D3-EU SILENT PRO M2 850W
RAM: ADATA AX3U1600W8G11-DD 16GB (2X8GB) DDR3 1600MHZ XPG V1 BLUE DUAL CHANNEL KIT
Sound Card: ASUS XONAR DS 7.1

If anything doesn't fit or you have a better suggestion, please share it with me. Also if I need something else tell me.

 

[logainofhades]

What is your budget? I am fairly certain you can get a better graphics card, for the same cost as whet that build would cost you.

 

[Steven15ify]

What is your budget? I am fairly certain you can get a better graphics card, for the same cost as whet that build would cost you.

I am willing to give 1700€, which is how much those parts cost. However if you suggest something else that whould make it cheaper, it would also help.

 

[logainofhades]

If gaming at 1080p, just drop down to a single GTX 970.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€315.47 @ Home of Hardware DE)
CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler (€77.67 @ Hardwareversand)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€163.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€139.90 @ Hardwareversand)
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€100.33 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€76.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (€314.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (€314.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case (€89.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€105.55 @ Hardwareversand)
Total: €1699.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-10 00:14 CET+0100

 

[Steven15ify]

If gaming at 1080p, just drop down to a single GTX 970.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€315.47 @ Home of Hardware DE)
CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 90.3 CFM CPU Cooler (€77.67 @ Hardwareversand)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€163.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€139.90 @ Hardwareversand)
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€100.33 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€76.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (€314.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (€314.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case (€89.90 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€105.55 @ Hardwareversand)
Total: €1699.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-10 00:14 CET+0100

The thing is I got to buy these stuff from a specific store, and some of the parts you mentioned are not there. I should also mention that the case, COOLMASTER COSMOS II, is the one I really wanna go for. Same for the motherboard. From my research and my friends who know more about these stuff from me, I have learned that GIGABYTE and ASUS are the ones to go for. But I really wanna know more about the graphics card. Is the one I chose really that bad and do I really need two?

 

[logainofhades]

The motherboard is a THG recommended motherboard. No offense, but I would trust an actual tech site vs a few friends that are probably biased in their choices. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-intel-amd-motherboard,3902.html

The 970 is a good deal faster than a 760. You do not need two, if you are gaming at 1080p. A single card will be plenty. If the components you chose come out to the 1700 budget, you are paying too much, with your choices. That is kind of what I was trying to show you, with my build. Fancy components are nice and all, unless they eat into the budget, and cause performance to suffer.

 

[Steven15ify]

The motherboard is a THG recommended motherboard. No offense, but I would trust an actual tech site vs a few friends that are probably biased in their choices. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-intel-amd-motherboard,3902.html

The 970 is a good deal faster than a 760. You do not need two, if you are gaming at 1080p. A single card will be plenty. If the components you chose come out to the 1700 budget, you are paying too much, with your choices. That is kind of what I was trying to show you, with my build. Fancy components are nice and all, unless they eat into the budget, and cause performance to suffer.

1) I have found all the parts that you have suggest me expect the CPU Cooler, the Hard Drive and the Graphics Card you suggested me. Is there propably something else you would suggest?
2) I have found the Solid State Drive, but do I need it? I don't even know what it does. I think it just gives more space, which in this case 2TB aren't enough?
3) About the case, I would really prefer to keep the COSMOS II. Would the parts (especially the power supply) still work fine?
4) I only metioned 2 graphics card because you had put it two times in your suggestions.

 

[logainofhades]

SSD is for the OS. You get faster boot times, and load times. It isn't necessary. A single 2tb, that you can find, will work. Just make sure it is a 7200rpm drive. Any other GTX 970 you can find will work. For the cooler, a Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo is a good budget option, and the Noctua NH-D14 is a good alternative for better cooling, but at a good deal higher price. You will have no problems with that case. It's a great case, just too expensive for my taste.