First Gaming PC: Are these Parts Compatible? and any Improvements i should make?

shayellis

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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7BTXVn

Purchase Date: Before 2015 begins
Budget Range: Around 1000, i already bought the hard drive and RAM
Main Usage: BF4, Witcher 3, NBA 2k15, Far Cry 3, SKyrim and Internet, watching Movies
Monitor: I will get one eventually. Right now i am using my HDTV through hdmi
OS: Windows 8.1
Preferred Websites: Cheap and reliable, ships to america(amazon Newegg)
Location: America
Overclocking: Maybe but probably not because Graphics card is Superclocked
SLI: No
Notes: This is my first time building gaming pc so i want to make sure all parts are compatible and wont bottleneck each other.
 
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The i5 should go down. Buy it around Christmas. Last christmas my build went down 50-80 dollars. It could be diffrent this year, but the price will be down by that time.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Storage:...

Scoutdrago3

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The i5 should go down. Buy it around Christmas. Last christmas my build went down 50-80 dollars. It could be diffrent this year, but the price will be down by that time.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1024.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-01 15:28 EDT-0400
 
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