Need help building a $1200 dollar gaming PC!

[Mikey Luck]

Hello everybody as the title says i need help building a $1200 dollar gaming PC i would like to play games at 1080p at 60 fps or better and i need a mouse,keyboard and monitor i really need help i am not very PC savvy all help is appreciated.

 

[Archaic59]

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($133.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($332.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($138.99 @ NCIX US)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.69 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1198.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-29 09:42 EDT-0400

 

[Pc6777]

this build is 50 dollars over budget but if I stayed at 1200 dollars I would have to get a graphics card that's the next tier down, trust me I would spend the extra 50 bucks... anyway here's what I came up with... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D3mR6h the graphics card is a gtx 980 which is the best you can for gaming get besides a titan, or a crazy powerful professional rendering graphics card...

 

[Mikey Luck]

this build is 50 dollars over budget but if I stayed at 1200 dollars I would have to get a graphics card that's the next tier down, trust me I would spend the extra 50 bucks... anyway here's what I came up with... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D3mR6h the graphics card is a gtx 980 which is the best you can for gaming get besides a titan, or a crazy powerful professional rendering graphics card...

Thank you for your build but i dont need windows like i said i just need a build and monitor and mouse and keyboard.

 

[Archaic59]

this build is 50 dollars over budget but if I stayed at 1200 dollars I would have to get a graphics card that's the next tier down, trust me I would spend the extra 50 bucks... anyway here's what I came up with... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D3mR6h the graphics card is a gtx 980 which is the best you can for gaming get besides a titan, or a crazy powerful professional rendering graphics card...

A high end video card paired with the cheapest low budget motherboard you can find does not make a good system.
The hard drive you picked is an NAS drive not designed for regular consumer use.
The Cougar PSU you chose is made by HEC, making it a tier5, not worthy of use under any circumstance, possibly a dangerous fire hazard. If you really want to help someone here, try making them a balanced system from quality parts they can use for years to come and not a bunch of cheap crap so you can put in a big video card.

 

[Mikey Luck]

this build is 50 dollars over budget but if I stayed at 1200 dollars I would have to get a graphics card that's the next tier down, trust me I would spend the extra 50 bucks... anyway here's what I came up with... http://pcpartpicker.com/p/D3mR6h the graphics card is a gtx 980 which is the best you can for gaming get besides a titan, or a crazy powerful professional rendering graphics card...

A high end video card paired with the cheapest low budget motherboard you can find does not make a good system.
The hard drive you picked is an NAS drive not designed for regular consumer use.
The Cougar PSU you chose is made by HEC, making it a tier5, not worthy of use under any circumstance, possibly a dangerous fire hazard. If you really want to help someone here, try making them a balanced system from quality parts they can use for years to come and not a bunch of cheap crap so you can put in a big video card.

OK what do you recommend your build or the other guys build?

 

[Archaic59]

The build I posted uses high quality parts that are all compatible with each other. It will max out most games at 1080p and last for years.

 

[Mikey Luck]

The build I posted uses high quality parts that are all compatible with each other. It will max out most games at 1080p and last for years.

ok thank you for your help i will use your build it looks good so thanks.

 

[Archaic59]

You are welcome. If you have any questions come on back. Cheers!