Is this a Good Build?

WildBohr_0

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Hello, I was wondering if this would be a good build for all of gaming. Here are the specs
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4690K 3.5 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150
FAN: Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling
HDD: 120GB Kingston SSD + 2TB SATA III MEMORY: 8GB
MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE Z97X-Gaming
OS: Windows 7 Professional (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY: 800 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
VIDEO: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16
 
My thoughts:
The cpu and graphics card are the most important, and they are fine.
Ditch the liquid cooler, it is not necessary and about as good as a cheaper, quieter and more reliable air cooler.
120gb is a bit small for a "C" drive, it can get filled up quickly. I suggest 240gb and defer on the hard drive. it is easy to install one later if you need to.
Do not buy a "standard" psu, they are junk. Buy a tier 1 or 2 unit from this list:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true
 

So a larger SSD, but the hardrive is 2TB so is that ok?


 
2tb is a nice size for a hard drive.
What will you put on it?
I used only a single 240gb ssd for the longest time. I had perhaps a dozen games on it.
If you have no definite use for a large storage drive now, use the ssd until it gets to 90% full, then decide.