Is this a good gaming PC?

[PCGamerz]

I am going to be building a gaming PC but I'm not sure if my parts will be good for it. My budget is $1500. If you think I should change any parts please tell me. I will be overclocking,

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/35DAj

 

[ak47jar3d]

Its a great build and not much to really critize. I personally am not the biggest fan of liquid cooling but that's a preference.

 

[RobCrezz]

Yeah looks really nice! You could save a few dollars by using a high end air cooler like the Phanteks TC-14pe and get pretty much the same performance, but pc part picker thinks it wont fit in that case.

 

[PCGamerz]

Its a great build and not much to really critize. I personally am not the biggest fan of liquid cooling but that's a preference.

But i hear water cooling cools it better

 

[envy14tpe]

I love this build. Great choice on parts. I'd swap mobo for this:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z87a

Also, I love XFX, but I found another one just as good for less:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-tx650m
650W is plenty for this build. If you wanted to add a second 770 then you should get a 850W PSU.

 

[RobCrezz]

Its a great build and not much to really critize. I personally am not the biggest fan of liquid cooling but that's a preference.

But i hear water cooling cools it better

Comparable performance to a high end air cooler, although you do tend to get more noise.

Ive found the liquid coolers better on graphics cards where space for air cooling is much more limited, than on the CPU. I managed to get huge overclocks on my Graphics card using a basic Corsair H55 and the temps still stay below 50'c, but more people use them on CPUs.

On a CPU, the H100i is a great product, but to get much better than air cooling you need to go higher still.