Is this a good gaming computer?

[Tanteor]

I want to build my own computer, but I'm a complete beginner. I have no experience with computers whatsoever. I already looked up the parts I want online, and I want to know if they are good for gaming, if they are compatible with each other, if there's anything that can be improved, and if there's anything that's missing.

Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T CC-9011040-WW Grey on Black with BLUE LED fans ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

RAM: G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3 19200) Desktop Memory Model F3-2400C10D-8GTX

Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GV-N760OC-4GD REV2.0 GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready Video Card

Hard Drive: WD Green WD40EZRX 4TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Bulk Bare Drive

Solid State Drive: Crucial M500 960GB SATA 2.5" 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal Solid State Drive CT960M500SSD1

Optical Drive: SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model SH-118BB

Power Supply Unit: CORSAIR AX series AX860 860W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Cooling: CORSAIR Hydro Series H75 CW-9060015-WW Water/Liquid CPU Cooler 120 MM

 

[MurrayA]

yeh thats fine, But i would go with a smaller solid state and newer architecture like the i7 4770k, will be better in the long run

 

[Scremin34Egl]

You could go with an i5 3570k (if cheaper)

A 960gb ssd is really not needed assuming you are using it for your OS and programs. Rather get a 128gb or 256gb

An 860W psu is only needed if you are thinking of sli/crossfire configurations. A good quality 600W/650W would be fine

Use the cash saved up to get a better gpu, like a gtx 770 or R9 290/gtx 780

 

[Traciatim]

I agree with pretty much everything Scremin34Egl said. Unless you know you are doing some task that Hyperthreading does really well with there is not much improvement in gaming for an i7 over an i5.

The huge SSD is just a personal preference, but I think a 256GB SSD and 1 or 2TB spinning disk for data is a much better choice. 4TB is a pretty huge drive, maybe an external backup unit is better for putting your less used data on?

As for the power supply, the one you picked is an excellent unit, but anything above 500 watts and good quality will be fine for a single video card machine. Somewhere in the 600 watt range gives you plenty of headroom and saves money in the up front cost. Platinum certified supplies generally are more efficient but most of the time not worth the cost in the money you save, so any 80Plus Bronze or higher supply will do.

All that should save you a pile of cash to sink in to a video card, and the 4670k or 3570k with a 770 will be much faster for games in almost all cases over a 2600k and a 760.