I need some feedback

[IMunchBananas]

Hello everyone!

This will be my first time building a pc and these are the parts i have picked out. Some feedback would be greatly appreciated!
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/IMunchBananas/saved/thv2FT

 

[okcnaline]

It's all right, but the RAM speeds is unnecessary. DDR3-1866 is already great...

 

[Paul NZ]

The mobo needs BIOS 1.30 on it to support the CPU. This is the latest BIOS

1150 Core i5 i5-4690K (C0) Haswell-R 3.5GHz 6MB 88W P1.30

So hopefully its on it when you get it. Otherwise its not going to go

 

[RazerZ]

This will game better and it's cheaper. It's also sli capable.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Mwave)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $971.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-21 22:29 EST-0500

 

[IMunchBananas]

The mobo needs BIOS 1.30 on it to support the CPU. This is the latest BIOS

1150 Core i5 i5-4690K (C0) Haswell-R 3.5GHz 6MB 88W P1.30

So hopefully its on it when you get it. Otherwise its not going to go

Don't all motherboards come with BIOS already on it???

 

[Paul NZ]

Yes but depending on the cpu youre installing on it it has to have the right version on it to support it

 

[IMunchBananas]

Yes but depending on the cpu youre installing on it it has to have the right version on it to support it

Say that this motherboard does not have the latest version, I would be able to update it right?

 

[Paul NZ]

No, because it has to be running, (and you would have to go into the BIOS) to flash the BIOS.

If the BIOS on the mobo (when you buy it) doesnt have BIOS 1.30 on it. It wont turn on

You would have to take it into shop and ask them to flash it with a CPU it supports then put this one back in.

Or you would have to buy a CPU that it supports then do it

 

[ONKI]

This will game better and it's cheaper. It's also sli capable.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.50 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Directron)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Mwave)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $971.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-21 22:29 EST-0500

GTX 970 is any day a better deal than R9 280.
I would suggest you to go for a WD caviar Black if ur not spending money on SSD