FInal Build for new Gaming PC for 1500

solewiseacre

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I have finally decided on the following parts that im going to pick up this week

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3jZiy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3jZiy/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3jZiy/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.79 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.80 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($162.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($178.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($279.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Vuugo)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($58.12 @ Newegg Canada)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Laser Mouse ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1517.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 00:44 EDT-0400)

Is it all good and compatible.

thanks
 
I would bump the wattage on the power supply if your think of swapping it out latter with a faster gpu.
I would also hold out a few weeks on buying the parts are newer x97 mb are dropping.
http://wccftech.com/motherboard-vendors-tease-upcoming-z97-motherboards-z97-g1-killer-gaz97xud5h-msi-oc-gaming-series-spotted/
the older x8x wont take the newer haswell refresh cpu or the next broadwell cpu.
 

solewiseacre

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Do you know roughly how long it will be before this next gen stuff releases. Is it worth waiting, i really wanted to start picking up the parts this week. How much of an improvement will there be in the new cpu.