Is this video card an overkill for my computer?

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Ahmadjon
Your resolution is 2560x1440 so it will push GTX-770 to max of it's power!
I would recommend you to get GTX-780 or 4GB version of GTX-770 to run that resolution!

Edit: Velociraptor is not worth the money you could get WD Blue~Black 1TB and 840 EVO SSD!
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Your resolution is 2560x1440 so it will push GTX-770 to max of it's power!
I would recommend you to get GTX-780 or 4GB version of GTX-770 to run that resolution!

Edit: Velociraptor is not worth the money you could get WD Blue~Black 1TB and 840 EVO SSD!
 
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HJK_Taeyeon

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Then is my graphics card not an overkill for just watching high quality videos? Do I need this video card to watch videos very smoothly. Like really smooth.
 
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Sorry! I thought about gaming but you didn't mention gaming :D
Also your build already includes GTX-780 so I would switch Asus to EVGA one also I made some changes to make build a lot better!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 600T White Graphite ATX Mid Tower Case ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-208DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($65.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit) ($145.78 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus PA279Q 27.0" Monitor ($789.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Logitech G110 Wired Standard Keyboard ($173.73 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech M705 Wireless Laser Mouse ($37.99 @ B&H)
Headphones: Astro A40 7.1 Channel Headset ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Speakers: Logitech Z623 200W 2.1ch Speakers ($119.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2924.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-08 02:11 EDT-0400)

:) Single 780 is more than enough for watching HD content but for gaming it will be just good!
 
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HJK_Taeyeon

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Thank you so much! Then could you please explain the reasons for the changes? :)

 
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Ahmadjon

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4570 CPU is not good with such great board for OC (Maximus VI Hero) 4670k is a better option, also 550W for 109$ while 750W fully modular is like for 100$ is not so good, 1866MHz CL9 RAM is better than more expensive 1600MHz CL9 RAM and finally Velociraptor won't give you much performance increase but 1TB HDD and 120GB SSD will give you a lot more performance than Velociraptor!
:)
 
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