First time build for ultra/high settings

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BravoAlphaGamma

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Hi, i have decided to take the plunge and move from console to PC and want to build a PC capable of running games in 1080 on higg/ultra.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache


Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97X Gaming 3: ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, XFIRE/SLI


Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X FURY DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)


Graphics Card
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready


1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)


2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)


1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
16x BLU-RAY WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW


Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT


Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET


Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper212 EVO (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler


Extra Case Fans
2 x 12CM Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)


Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)


Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 150Mbps PCI-E CARD

Im looking at around £1400 for the lot. Any recommendations? Thanks
 
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Ytyoussef

If you are gaming, you will actually benefit more by lowering your CPU to an i5-4690K and getting a 780 Ti. Higher resolutions will benefit from the stronger GPU.

And the power supply isn't good, you could get a 650w power supply that would be plenty of power for your system, a seasonic or Antec High Current series. At 750W, the Supernova G2 750 is a great option.
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If you want to use your SSD for game installs at all, I would recommend bumping it up to a 256Gb.

I've got a 256 and it still fills up really fast, but it's got enough room for the games I play most often in addition to the OS and other basic programs.
 
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I really would prefer to keep the i7 as im trying to future proof the rig as much as possible as higher res games come out. i intend to store a lot of bluray movies and music on the HDD but store my main games on the SSD
 
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If you are gaming, you will actually benefit more by lowering your CPU to an i5-4690K and getting a 780 Ti. Higher resolutions will benefit from the stronger GPU.

And the power supply isn't good, you could get a 650w power supply that would be plenty of power for your system, a seasonic or Antec High Current series. At 750W, the Supernova G2 750 is a great option.
 
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Would the downgrade to an i5 matter when it comes to future proofing? Because money is not the issue, I would prefer the 780ti with the 4770k if that would be the best option for future proofing or would that be overkill?
 
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If money is really not an issue, then you might notice a little bit better framerate with an i7 vs. an i5 a few years from now. It comes down to what you are willing to pay for extremely diminished price/performance returns. Just have a look at the Tom's "Best gaming CPU for the money" articles. I think they have some charts in there that illustrate this point.

After all, I'm still running a Sandy Bridge i5 2500k, and I'm not even considering an upgrade until Skylake comes out.

Paired with an R9 290x, it won't slow down for anything.
 
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