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Hello. I am thinking of buying components to build a gaming computer.

The specs are, or will possibly be (after I've done some research around):

Case- Cooler master HAF X full tower

Motherboard- Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK1

CPU- AMD FX-8350 Black Edition 4 GHz Eight Core

GPU- Crossfire XFX Double D Radeon HD 7970 Black Edition 3GB 384-bit GDDR5

SSD- Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SATA III

HDD- Western Digital VelociRaptor 600 GB,Internal,10000 RPM

Power- Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1050W

RAM- Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) 1600 MHz

So after I've searched around the internet I've ended up with this. And I was just wondering if it's a good gaming system or if there might be some smart heads out here who might have a better solution on some components or something?

Thanks!
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $928.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-11 09:09 EDT-0400
 
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There are several things wrong with your build. First of all, you chose the wrong CPU for the motherboard. Get an i5-4690k instead. Or get the i7-4790k if you will be doing streaming, recording, photo / video / audio editing, etc. You also need at least a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO if overclocking the CPU. The stock CPU cooler is not enough. Secondly, why get two previous-generation GPUs when you can get two GTX 970s in SLI? Next, the WD VelociRaptor is not a bad idea, but why not get a 120 GB SSD for $80-$100 and a WB 1 TB HDD for about $60? And finally, Thermaltake PSUs are not to be trusted. Get a SeaSonic, XFX, or EVGA SuperNOVA 750w or greater PSU instead.
 
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Aha! thanks alot guys- Bignastyid: hehehe yeah, like i said i've just searched the internet, but there are a couple of things I still don't get and know that much about, so :) Well I guess somewhere around 1000-1500 would be preferable;)

And rockie_ is that ^ a good gaming computer? :) I play games like battlefield 4 and thinking about trying the new mordor thing game, probably a bit like skyrim I guess. And i also play Total war rome 2- and i would like to maybe be able to run them in "ultra" setting or at least very high, so it'll look realistic, especially Rome2! If it gives u better idea of what kinda computer i might need or if the one you mentioned above is good?

Thanks again!
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1376.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-11 09:42 EDT-0400
 
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Alright! Thank you! That suddenly looked a lot better! And the gtx 970 is able to run most games on very high/Ultra? and is sli ready? for a maybe future expansion? :) again, thanks, so helpful!
 
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This should be good enough for a single 1080p display and will max out just about any game at 60 fps. Please note that EVGA has just released a firmware update for the ACX 2.0 GPUs to copy ASUS STRIX's 0% idle fan feature.
 
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Ok that sounds good! Just came across the Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X, is it better than the evga gtx 970? and just got across a benchmark map also, and is a sli config with ASUS Geforce GTX 770 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5 better or should I just still go for the Evga gtx 970? :) :) thanks again!:) you seem to know your stuff so I'm just taking the chance and shooting away hehe! and does the motherboard support sli config? :)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($339.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($339.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1459.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-11 10:30 EDT-0400
 
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The motherboard supports SLI. I'd strongly recommend getting two 970s in SLI rather than two 770s. The 970s are faster, but use much less power. You should be able to run two 970s in SLI on that 650w PSU I suggested. 970 SLI = 290w; 770 SLI = 460w. But if using a 1080p monitor, then I would suggest getting a second 970 at a much later date since one 970 is already plenty powerful.
 
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Thanks a lot for everything Joseph! Super helpful ;)
 
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sweet! Thanks man!! :)
 
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