Custom made Gaming PC. Specs alright? Anyway to lower price?

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Are these components alright to build for a Gaming PC? And will it be able to play the latest games? Also, is there any components you think you would recommend that would be able to lower the price tag a little?

This computer will be used for youtube'ing, so it will have to be able to edit, play the latest games and multi-task multiple programs at once.

Here are the specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z87 ATX LGA1150

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower

Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W ATX12V / EPS12V

Optical Drive: 2x Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX

Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013

Total: £1296.96
 
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sammy sung

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I forgot to check currency converter, but I think I brought you in under budget with a mildly better gaming pc build.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zNdzpg

Assuming your primary use if not entirely for this tower is gaming, then we can edge out the i7 factor initially saving you a bit while having the same performance. For GPU I opted for the 290X for no other reason than it's comparable to the GTX 780 non TI while giving you an additional GB of VRAM. I'm assuming with this price tag, you'd like this to carry as much weight into the future as possible? Going crossfire with an additional card and 4GB of video RAM, you'll have no issues even at higher resolutions. Also a slightly better cooler as well as an additional SSD are nice options
 
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Adroid

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Want to save money, without losing performance:
Drop the CPU to a 4690K
Motherboard will need to be a Z97
Leave out Sound Card. On Board sound nowadays is really pretty good.
From there, you will have to sacrifice performance. The easiest step would be to reduce the GPU. The GTX 770 or R9 290 are both very good choices for 1080p gaming.

Also, I recommend that you increase PSU to at least 650 watts - Seasonic or XFX is a great choice.
 
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