Is this a good gaming PC?

[Smitsy]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WXqNjX

Just seeing if all parts are compatible and if i need to swap anything out. Thanks!

 

[sadams04]

A few issues there... The B85 motherboard won't work with a Haswell Refresh CPU, rather the prior Haswell revision. Also the K series is for overclocking efforts (mostly) and should be paired with a Z97 motherboard to do so. For a PSU look first toward XFX or Seasonic, then Antec or EVGA if needed.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($329.00 @ IJK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1315.98

If not overclocking...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($329.00 @ IJK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1177.98

 

[Smitsy]

A few issues there... The B85 motherboard won't work with a Haswell Refresh CPU, rather the prior Haswell revision. Also the K series is for overclocking efforts (mostly) and should be paired with a Z97 motherboard to do so. For a PSU look first toward XFX or Seasonic, then Antec or EVGA if needed.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($329.00 @ IJK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1315.98

If not overclocking...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.98 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($70.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($329.00 @ IJK)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ Centre Com)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1177.98

Awesome reply! I probably wont be overclocking anytime soon.. so will the non-overclocking build still be able to run games such as wow and csgo etc, on ultra without any problems?

 

[sadams04]

Yep! The modern i5 (Haswell or Haswell Refresh) are very solid processors and don't exactly need to be overclocked to let "large" GPUs stretch their legs. You will have no issues with CPU performance or any type of bottlenecks on you your GTX 960 (or 970 / 980 for that matter). Overclocking would more come into play if you ran a pair of GPUs in SLI / CF or other very high demand situation.

 

[Smitsy]

Yep! The modern i5 (Haswell or Haswell Refresh) are very solid processors and don't exactly need to be overclocked to let "large" GPUs stretch their legs. You will have no issues with CPU performance or any type of bottlenecks on you your GTX 960 (or 970 / 980 for that matter). Overclocking would more come into play if you ran a pair of GPUs in SLI / CF or other very high demand situation.

Appreciate the help a lot man, just one last question though. I've already paid for and ordered an Aerocool X-Predator White Edition Full Tower Case ( https://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemId=614050 ). All these components will still fit this case no problem? Just making sure because you changed the case before