Is This A Good Build?

[Fossil69]

case-Cooler master HAFX
ram-Corsair Vengeance 16gb (2x8gb)
motherboard-Asus Maximus VIIHero
CPU-i7-4790k
HDD-WD Blue 1Tb Desktop HDD
OpticalDrive-Asus 24x DVD-RW
GraphicsCard-Sapphire Radeon R9 270x

Okay so this is my build, what can i do to improve upon it? my budget is $1500. This will be used mostly for gaming. and what should i downgrade. please explain WHY!

 

[Ted Wilson]

Downgrade to an i5 and use an R9 290 instead

 

[michaelhall]

case-Cooler master HAFX
ram-Corsair Vengeance 16gb (2x8gb)
motherboard-Asus Maximus VIIHero
CPU-i7-4790k
HDD-WD Blue 1Tb Desktop HDD
OpticalDrive-Asus 24x DVD-RW
GraphicsCard-Sapphire Radeon R9 270x

Okay so this is my build, what can i do to improve upon it? my budget is $1500. This will be used mostly for gaming. and what should i downgrade. please explain WHY!

throw in a ssd and your golden,,, (just for the operating system)

 

[legend001523]

Get 8gb of am instead of 16, 8gb is fine for gaming
get a cheaper motherboard, like the msi gaming 5
get rid of the i7, change it to a i5, only get i7 if you render vids or do 3d work, i5 will be enough for your needs
use the money you saved to get a 780 ti or 780

You've spent too much money on things that don't affect your gaming performance, if your build is just for gaming, I'd suggest you take a look at what i suggested for you as that will actually increase your gaming performance

 

[SamiSC]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1165.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 18:45 EDT-0400

Base Total: $1260.82
Promo Discounts: -$20.00
Mail-in Rebates: -$75.00
Total: $1165.82

290x + 256GB SSD and you still have alot more $$ to work with

 

[michaelhall]

for gaming i wouldnt go with intel at all, get a fx6300 or fx8350 best bang for the buck and wont affect you gaming experience ,, AMD ALL THE WAY (to the bank)

 

[legend001523]

for gaming i wouldnt go with intel at all, get a fx6300 or fx8350 best bang for the buck and wont affect you gaming experience ,, AMD ALL THE WAY (to the bank)

For gaming, it's always intel if you have the money, not a lot of people amd if they had the choice to go intel, like 99% go intel if they had the choice

 

[Wake_LiquidRising]

Basically going to agree with what has already been said,
1) get an SSD to run the OS off of
2) You dont really need an i7 for gaming, an i5 will do the same job
3) Get a better graphics card, personally I would go for a 290x although they are more expensive.
4) You have too much RAM maybe 12gb could be justified but I think that 8 is more than sufficient