is this a good gaming build.

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CASE: Cooler Master Dominator CM-690 III
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4690 Quad Core
FAN: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
MEMORY: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3/1600mhz
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Z97-A
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
OS: Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY:Corsair 600 Watts CX600 Gaming Power Supply, 80+
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB

Im new to pc gaming so i really have no idea.
Few question will the 600w psu be ok to power this?

will the cpu fan be ok,?

i have been reading about graphic cards and some people are saying don't go for 780 and just get 770 because there will be new ones out in the not too distant future, so the money you save can go towards the new ones?

and last i have been looking at the ASUS Z97-K and the ASUS Z97-A is there much difference between then apart from sli. i know the have a few different ports but i have no idea what any of that means, or how big a difference they make. And is that difference worth the £30 more for the Z97-A

anyway sorry this is kind of long but thanks to anyone who helps
 
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If you're not overclocking, that's enough power. The components in that power supply are pretty low-end though. If you can get a different PSU now, consider getting a Seasonic-made PSU. Corsair HX, TXV2 or AX 650W would be a great option. Or an XFX 650W. These usually cost less than Seasonic-branded PSUs but are made by Seasonic and are of good-quality with good warranties.

If you can get any of these PSUs with the new build, I'd say do it now. Power affects everything in your PC. I consider it the most important component outside of the motherboard and processor. For example, within any given PC's build budget, if I had a choice of more RAM and a lower-quality PSU or less RAM and a higher-quality PSU, I'd get less RAM and a...
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Outside of the lack of SLI capability on the ASUS Z97-K, one difference between the ASUS Z97-K and the ASUS Z97-A that sticks out to me is the lack of analog 5.1 or 7.1 output. This means, if you want 5.1 or 7.1, sound would have to be connected through a coax audio connection or HDMI to a home theater receiver since most PC speaker sets (stereo or surround) do not have an HDMI in or coax in. The ASUS Z97-A has better on-board sound processing as well.

If you run a 2.1 setup, 2.0 setup or primarily use headphones, this doesn't matter.

The 'A' board also sacrifices two of its SATA III slots for a Sata Express connection.

Also, I agree with iceclock. As long as you're not using a 4K monitor, you don't need 6GB of video memory.

That 600W PSU will be enough to run a single 780 on that motherboard, but if you ever want two, you should look into something 850W or more. You can keep the initial cost down with the 600W and always upgrade when necessary.
 
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Ah ok thanks, i will be using headphones for gaming and most likely won't be going SLI so i should go for the Z97-K. If i won't be going SLI should i just stick to the PSU for now and upgrade to a better 600/650 later?
Also id that cpu cooler ok for that chip since i can't/ won't be overclocking.
 
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If you're not overclocking, that's enough power. The components in that power supply are pretty low-end though. If you can get a different PSU now, consider getting a Seasonic-made PSU. Corsair HX, TXV2 or AX 650W would be a great option. Or an XFX 650W. These usually cost less than Seasonic-branded PSUs but are made by Seasonic and are of good-quality with good warranties.

If you can get any of these PSUs with the new build, I'd say do it now. Power affects everything in your PC. I consider it the most important component outside of the motherboard and processor. For example, within any given PC's build budget, if I had a choice of more RAM and a lower-quality PSU or less RAM and a higher-quality PSU, I'd get less RAM and a higher-quality PSU.

That cooler is fine. Most non-stock coolers will do a much better job than the one in the box with the processor.
 
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