First time builder....used site to try and get best gamer pc for $$...what y'all think?

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Case- ARC 647 Gaming Case – Black

Internal expansion- [6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System

Processor-AMD FX-6300

Processor cooling- Corsair Hydro Series H55 Liquid CPU Cooling System - Standard 120mm Fan

Memory- DDR3-1866 G.SKILL RipjawsX

Video card- EVGA GTX 970 4GB Superclocked - Single Card

Motherboard- ASUS Crosshair V Formula -- AMD 990FX w/ 4x PCIe x16, 4x USB 3.0, 8x USB 2.0

Power supply-850W Thermaltake SMART SP-850M - 80 PLUS Bronze

HDD-2TB SA TA 6.0Gb/s Single Drive

Optical drive- LG Blu-ray Reader Combo Drive

Alerady have HP w2007 moniter and keyboard
 
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I was thinking performance/$$$. I would rather spend on performance, than fluff. Is 2x 970 overkill, probably, considering the monitor being used. At the same time, my build shows how much that fluff is really costing. When the fluff costs as much as a high end GPU, vs getting solid quality components, I don't think such fluff is sensible. A balance of performance and looks would be something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£78.88 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard...
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ASUS Crosshair V Formula can help you reach 100% potencial performance of your FX-6300/FX-8320 through overclock.


But Corsair Hydro Series H55 wont help you.

Try: Cooler Master Seidon 240M, Corsair H100i, Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme, NZXT
Kraken X61, Swiftech H320(!).
Or: Phanteks PH-TC14CS, Noctua NH-C14, Noctua NH-D14, Thermalright TS-140, EVGA ACX.

low budget? Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO.
 
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that build will choke on a lot of games. the 6300 while ok for entry level wont work well if you pair it with a high end gpu.
also get a 550-600w 80+ bronze or better psu 850w is overkill and forget the blueray drive you will never really use it and can always be purchased later. use what you save to get a better cpu (fx8320).
 
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That looks great!

I just added the correct mobo. You had a Z87, and I added a Z97, which will work straight off the bat. The Z87 would have given you problems with updating the bios of the mobo, and you needed an un-refreshed Haswell CPU IIRC.

Here it is:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£173.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£69.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII GENE Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£142.98 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£112.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£55.00 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card (£289.64 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case (£117.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£138.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1152.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-20 14:38 BST+0100
 
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Only thing I would change about this again is the motherboard to an ATX platform (or the case) as it'd give the appearance of a very spacey case which may look a little funny however will work and perform very well!

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/BGLLbv
This is an update to that, the Asus Z97 pro will do the trick perfectly as it's an amazing motherboard and also fits the case. The motherboard also creates a golden color inside the case which the gloss finish on the golden parts can create internal lighting reflections which in my opinion can look awesome! As with all things though it is indeed personal opinion and what suits you may be what you go for. For example you may decide you want an on board Wifi solution therefore upgrading to a Z97 deluxe
 
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Too many overpriced components that offer you little in return.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.94 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.75 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£274.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£62.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1148.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-20 14:57 BST+0100
 
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It depends though. The computer may be overclocked and to reach maximum potential of overclocking liquid cooling is generally the way to go BUT saying that, heat syncs such as that still work. It depends on what you want from the rig, a well performing bang for buck rig or a sexy well performing rig which maybe slightly less efficient on the money side. I however wouldn't SLI 970's enless you're using more than one monitor.
 
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it'd be pretty overkill for two 970's on one monitor! I mean if you're playing Crysis 2 all day every day at like ultra settings then sure it'd destroy that but eh... I was just thinking with the wallet!
 
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I was thinking performance/$$$. I would rather spend on performance, than fluff. Is 2x 970 overkill, probably, considering the monitor being used. At the same time, my build shows how much that fluff is really costing. When the fluff costs as much as a high end GPU, vs getting solid quality components, I don't think such fluff is sensible. A balance of performance and looks would be something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£78.88 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.36 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£59.79 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£74.39 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (£53.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£274.99 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case (£89.99 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£66.60 @ Aria PC)
Total: £977.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-20 15:23 BST+0100
 
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Seems pretty nice, couple this off with some red Corsair LED fans and you've got yourself a winner!

You could also have an internal lighting system which is like £20 tops
 
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