Is this a decent $800 gaming build?

[AP3Brain]

Getting my nephew a starter gaming desktop for Christmas/Graduation gift. Is there anything I can cut from this besides the memory(already bought) or possibly better parts?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RhTFRB

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690k
CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB
Memory: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST

 

[Nathaniel_5]

What games does your nephew plays? if its just minecraft $800 is abit over.

 

[AP3Brain]

He wants to play Fallout 4. I just want to give him something that won't need a a lot of upgrades two years from now. I am a fan of the GTX series and the 960 seems to have the best value.

Does anyone know the difference between the Z97 PC Mate and the Z97 Gaming 5? All I see is more audio ports and more USB 3.0 ports but Gaming 5 is about $50 more.

 

[Nathaniel_5]

He wants to play Fallout 4. I just want to give him something that won't need a a lot of upgrades two years from now. I am a fan of the GTX series and the 960 seems to have the best value.

Does anyone know the difference between the Z97 PC Mate and the Z97 Gaming 5? All I see is more audio ports and more USB 3.0 ports but Gaming 5 is about $50 more.

This build will perfectly fits the game he wants to play
The Z97 Gaming 5
supports DDR3-3300(OC) Memory
supports multi GPU, Crossfire ,SLI
since you're not upgrading it in two years, The z97 PC Mate will be the best option.

Additional:
If your nephew wants 4k ultra butter smooth gaming, go with the z97 Gaming 5 and SLI it with 2 display card.

 

[nikoli707]

do not get that cx600 power supply, there are much better options. and the z97 mate is horrible. this would be just as fast. raise the base clock to 120ish or a little higher and your golden. the 390 will demolish the 960 in games.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Pro4S Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($289.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $801.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 01:28 EST-0500

 

[jediTT]

Very nice machine if you drop that Corsair PSU =D