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Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming
i7 4790K
G.Skill 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 Ares 1866Mhz
Asrock Z97 Extreme4
Noctua NH-D15
Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Samsung 840 EVO 256gb 2.5" SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD
Corsair AX860 860W
2x1440p monitors (only 1 for gaming, one for browsing, etc.)

I picked the 860W PSU since I'm opening myself to the possibility of getting a second GTX 970 in the future.

Let me know what you think of my list so far and what I could possibly improve.

I will be using it for gaming, everyday use, and the occasional video/audio editing.
 
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Honestly, you don't need the i7-4790k. It costs close to $300 and to quote Toms, "anything over $240 offers rapidly...
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You do not need more than an Evga 750w B2 series, for PSU. The GTX 970 doesn't use much power, even in SLI. My system with SLI 970's would only use about 40w more than my system does with a single HD 7970. SLI GTX 970's use less power than a single R9 290x. :lol: Not a fan of Gigabyte GPU's, but everything else looks good.
 
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I will overclock when I can't reach 60fps, but otherwise, I'll leave the settings to the factory default.

Games - nothing in particular but expect the big name games like Skyrim, FC4, Dragon Age : Inquisition, Tomb Raider, etc.

Budget - Willing to shell out extra if it's worth the extra cost. I'm not happy to spend a lot more for the GTX 980 as I'd prefer a GTX 970 instead. Also not willing to do the X99 route as everything there is just so much more expensive when the Z97 is perfectly fine.
 
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Do you recommend the EVGA PSU specifically or just any top tier 750w would do? What I'm also thinking with 850-860W PSU's is that I'd never have to change PSUs ever again assuming that dual SLI is the max I would do.
 
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Honestly, you don't need the i7-4790k. It costs close to $300 and to quote Toms, "anything over $240 offers rapidly diminishing returns." Go for the i5-4690k, which will do everything you want with the most advanced games, and it's very overclockable (I've got mine running at 4.5GHz). Another suggestion would be to tone down the ram, nobody needs more than 8gb ram for the forseeable future. There's also no point in getting faster than 1600Mhz ram unless you're jumping up to 2400Mhz, it just doesn't make that much of a difference at all. Make sure the CAS is 9 and you're good to go. Your PSU will cover you but you really don't need that much juice. Try the XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply, which is cheaper, all you'd need and is made from top-tier components as well. The last tweak will be to not buy a Seagate HDD, they just don't make reliable ones as seen here. Grab a WD Black (they don't make blue in 2tb) or a Hitachi, they're both great. Hope that helps!

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Thanks a lot J. Would you recommend a 1x8 RAM stick or 2x4GB?
 
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