is this PC gaming build good?

[Alfredo Cornejo]

I'll be getting this build in 6 months during air force tech school.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fVPgmG Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fVPgmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.95 @ NCIX US)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.75 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.75 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($139.93 @ B&H)

Total: $1336.08 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-17 12:32 EDT-0400

 

[fnmeo]

I don't see a problem, It looks very good.
Have Fun Building It!

 

[colonelblake]

looks good...plan on overclocking?

 

[colonelblake]

i said to my self "yeesh, a seagate" i personally have had nothing but problems with them recently. youre already blowing 1300$...get a nice 2tb wd

 

[JamesLeaverland]

I would upgrade the PSU to a 650W because 550W is cutting it a bit fine and 16GB of RAM would be ideal with such a good CPU and GPU but otherwise perfect !

 

[fnmeo]

550 is not cutting it fine with a 970. His build will probably only use 350-400 watt

 

[JamesLeaverland]

550 is not cutting it fine with a 970. His build will probably only use 350-400 watt

He's got an unlocked CPU so i would want a bit extra for overclocking and just for future proofing so he can drop a second ca rd in some time.

 

[Alfredo Cornejo]

I did upgrade to 750w now guys and 16gb is to much for gaming I don't edit videos