New to PC building is this a good setup for high end PC gaming

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paddyg1991

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Hi,

I'm currently looking at building a new PC, down to being fed up of boring console games.

I enjoy playing the best games at a very good quality

here is a build i have been working on but need some guidance

1 x Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 PCI Sound Card
XFX Pro Series 750W 80+ Bronze PSU
Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit
1 x 2 x Extra USB 3.0 Back Ports - PCI Card
1 x 24x DVD-RW Optical Drive
Vibox Predator Green Gaming Case
1 x 1TB (1000GB) Sata III Hard Drive
8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866MHz RAM
XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB Graphics Card
Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 Motherboard
4.0GHz AMD FX-8350 8-Core CPU

I'm not really sure if i need to sound card or not, as i will be using headphones

Also would i need a higher PSU?
My budget is £1000 not including a monitor mouse or keyboard ( but im getting this on finance)

And i'm using this website https://www.vibox.co.uk/build-your-own
if anyone could inform me if this build is good or make some slight improvements, i would be very grateful.
 
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The USB back ports and the sound card arent really necessary, the OS is good and so is the PSU
The optical drive is ......well its an optical drive i have it just in case
Dont know much about that case, in my opinion if u want a simple, easy to operate first build case get the Corsair 200r or smthing close to that. Nzxt also makes good cases, check for airflow, space, cable management when u read reviews
For sata drive get the WD Black 1tb , good quality good speed
Consider getting an SSD to install your OS in, it runs waaaaayyyy faster than an HDD u will notice the difference trust me, a good Samsung 120gb Evo 840 series SSD costs about 90 dollars
The GPU is good i would advise the Asus Direct CII version of the R9 290
Motherboard is...
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The USB back ports and the sound card arent really necessary, the OS is good and so is the PSU
The optical drive is ......well its an optical drive i have it just in case
Dont know much about that case, in my opinion if u want a simple, easy to operate first build case get the Corsair 200r or smthing close to that. Nzxt also makes good cases, check for airflow, space, cable management when u read reviews
For sata drive get the WD Black 1tb , good quality good speed
Consider getting an SSD to install your OS in, it runs waaaaayyyy faster than an HDD u will notice the difference trust me, a good Samsung 120gb Evo 840 series SSD costs about 90 dollars
The GPU is good i would advise the Asus Direct CII version of the R9 290
Motherboard is just fine i think so is the CPU
The Ram is also good, make sure its 2X4gb modules
The PSU is fine as it is, good job looking for a 80 plus bronze one :)
 
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Is this a good SSD to add 1 x 120GB Kingston SSDNow V300 Solid State Drive
also whats the diffence between having 2x4gb ram and 1x8gb?
 
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Yes the SSD is good, sandisk is a good SSD Brand
About the ram, take your motherboard, search pictures, u will have the RAM slots colored in pairs, like 2 white 2 blue, this means the board was MEANT to run double channel ram, for example the 4gb module in slot 1 will complement the 4gb module in slot 3, those modules were made to run in double channel and are optimized for that, u could get a single 8gb module but u would be running something that was optimized for a single channel in a double channel, so to put it straight, running in your board a single 8gb module would lead to problems and lower speeds, running in double 4gb module u would get the best out of your board because that was how it was designed to be ran
 
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One last question sorry about this, is the cooling fan good enough or would i need a better fan?
• Dimension: 140(W) x 110.5(D) x 160(H) mm
• Base Material: Nickel Copper
• Fin Material: Aluminum Alloy; Solder-free fins assembly
• Heat-pipe:6pcs.
• Fan Dimension: 140(W) x 150(H) x 13(D) mm
• Voltage Rating 12V
• Starting Voltage 7V
• Speed: 1100 ~ 1650 R.P.M.
• Bearing Type: Sleeve Bearing
• Air Flow: 66.65 CFM (Max.)
• Air Pressure: 1.72 mmH2O (Max.)
• Life Expectance: 40,000 hrs
• Noise Level: 28 dBA
• Connector: 4 pin with PWM
• Weight: 808g (Heat Sink)
above is the specs for it

the case im looking at has
Cooling Options - Front: 1 x 12cm fan (included)

Cooling Options - Top: 2 x 12cm fans (NOT INCLUDED)

Cooling Options - Rear: 1 x 12cm fan (NOT INCLUDED)

Cooling Options - Side: 1 x 12cm (included)

Cooling Options - Bottom: 1 x 12cm fan (NOT INCLUDED)

would this be enough with the above fan

 
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Hmm.......those fans are ok, but i would reccomend u getting a rear fan to help with exhaust of hot air, the front and side fans will be set to intake i think and i would advise u to get a top fan for either exhaust or intake of air depending on whats the setup of that side fan, it should be enought, however if u think the case is too loud with the fan noise or if its too hot put more fans in and maybe reduce the speed of them and u will be set
Dont worry about questions, was a rookie myself, we all need to learn
 
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Thank you so much for your help
iv had to get 2x8gb of ram instead of 1x8 i know 16gb is not needed but if it works better with 2 then ill have to get 2x8 as the place im ordering from and building it for me dont have 2x4 which is a bit of a ball ache!
 
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