Is this a solid gaming build? Maxing incoming games

theguywhoasks

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This is my build atm. I was wondering if the case was big enough tho.. really like it,sleek and all and it "looks" big enough for everything without heating problems.(also I realise I only have 1 SSD as storage and from my personal experience on how much I download games, etc.. I deem having only 1 suffecient for my needs and also the 16gig ram is just incase some future games start using more ram.)

As for OC'ing I will start doing some minor oc if the pc starts to go sluggish (might re-think on MOBO choice) #Any suggestions are welcome.

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£176.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£154.64 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£122.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£179.10 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Video Card (£560.14 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.68 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£119.71 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£12.83 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£85.00)
Total: £1515.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-31 11:51 GMT+0000)
 
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Your MOBO is good but if you did want to go cheaper then look at the ASUS Z87-Pro or the AsRock Z87 Extreme6, both are good for OCing. Also i agree with the IRONBATMAN but if its in your budget then it saves you the hassle of doing it later.

Stu 95

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Your MOBO is good but if you did want to go cheaper then look at the ASUS Z87-Pro or the AsRock Z87 Extreme6, both are good for OCing. Also i agree with the IRONBATMAN but if its in your budget then it saves you the hassle of doing it later.
 
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camohanna

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Looks really good. Just to clear the 8gb ram thing, if this is only for gaming then 8gb ram is PLENTY. Xbox 1 and ps4 have 8gb, which is mainly taken up by the os. These consoles will last for awhile and since games are ported from consoles, it means that there is no way any game will use more than 8gb ram. And by the time there will be ddr4 ram, so it is pointless to get 8gb :)

I personally use 4gb of ram and i have zero issues and never hit 4gb usage.