Is This A Good Build For The Price?

Serpurty

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I am looking for a new build with a red and black theme and I want to use it for gaming. I would also like to keep this build before upgrading or adding more components for about 2-4 years. Would this be a good build and if not, add some suggestions. I am also going to overclock just a heads up. I am also trying to stay around the $1500 price range. Thanks and hope to see a lot of replies :D
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LJKrqs
 

Pr3di

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Looking really good!
You might want to also consider the Noctua NH-D14 or D15 for cooling, unless you`re stuck on the H100i.
Other than that... I could try to play with it and cut the cost of it, but probably that would interfere with the colour scheme, so if cutting costs is not a priority, just go with it!
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 290X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($542.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1497.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 04:29 EDT-0400

An awesome MoBo for OCing, thereby saving some bucks, saving some bucks on SSD and HDD as well, an equally high grade (not certification wise) PSU as your choice was overkill for single GPU and not enough wattage for CF. A cheaper case with black/red theme, you can switch this if you like. And adding all those savings to get a godly R9 290X, which'll smoke any game on FHD or 2k and will perform alot better than 770 in any given field :)
PS: All match your color scheme ;)
 
Solution
Make few changes in storage where certain cost savings were possible and put the savings in having GTX 780 3GB in your desired color scheme. Rest build is excellent and solid.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($436.00 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1523.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 04:33 EDT-0400