Inexperienced Gaming PC builder looking for answers please.

Isolova

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CAS: NZXT H440 Silent Mid-Tower Case w/ USB 3.0, Modular HDD Trays, FN v2 fans included 3x 120mm front & 1x 140mm rear, Side-Panel Window (White colour)
CPU: INTEL® Core™ i5-4690 Quad Core 3.50 GHz 6MB Cache LGA1150 + HD Graphics
FAN: INTEL Socket LGA 1155 Standard CPU Cooler
HDD: 1TB Seagate Hybrid Gen3 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 5400RPM SSHD (Single Hard Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3/1600mhz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair XMS3 w/Heat Spreader)
MONITOR: NOT YET ADDED
MOTHERBOARD: ASUS Maximus VII Ranger INTEL Z97 Chipset, ATX Mainboard w/ 4 RAM slots, ROG SupremeFX-8 Channel HD Audio, HDMI, GbLAN, USB 3.0, SATA-III, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 1x Gen2 PCIe x16 & 3x PCIe x 1
POWERSUPPLY: 750 Watts Power Supplies (Corsair 750 Watts CX750 Gaming Power Supply, 80+)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780Ti 3GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
WNC: ASUS PCE-N15 PCI-E Wireless 802.11n 300Mbps Network Interface Card
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I need help choosing a PSU. Is 750 too much or will i be okay with 700W? If 700W is fine then will this one okay; 700 Watts Power Supplies (Cooler Master B700 B-Series Gaming Power Supply)? Due to my budget, this would be the only alternative I could afford. Your opinions and suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

I also need help choosing a motherboard to compliment the rest of my build. Would; Gigabyte Z97X-SLI INTEL fit well, as opposed to the mobo in my build? Bear in mind, this is purely for gaming and streaming.
 

steakjake

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Ok I saw a few red flags here, first off your not going to need a Z97 motherboard if you don't have a "K" series chip (overclockable). Secondly, that CPU cooler will NOT work with that socket (cooler is LGA 1155 and Socket is LGA 1150). Sorry if im confusing you, but you dont want to make these little mistakes.
 

Isolova

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no, im still grateful for your contribution. I did however find this from another forum answer, "LGA1150 and LGA1155 sockets have the same holes for mounting CPU coolers, meaning a cooler that supports 1155 socket will support 1150 boards, and vice versa."

I think im in the clear.