Is this a Good Gaming PC Set-up

Wbluke

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May 20, 2015
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I plan on creating a Gaming PC for a budget of $850. I made one for $833 but, I dont know if its any good. This is the first computer I will have ever built I want to do it right.

Processor/CPU- Intel Core i5-4690K
Graphics Card/ GPU- Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X OC
Motherboard- ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150
RAM- G. Skills Ripsaw X series 8GB
Storage- 1TB Western Digital Blue HDD
Power Unit/PSU- EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze
CPU Cooler- Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing
Case- DEEPCOOL TESSERACT SW
 

Brunostako

Honorable
I suggest this one (SSD is optional):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 8GB Tri-X Video Card ($365.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($31.50 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $892.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-20 18:54 EDT-0400