Is this PC gaming build is good and what PSU is best for that build any suggestions ?

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Hi everyone, is this build is enough for high gaming such as BF4 and Crysis 3 type of games and if its not enough then tell me what should i change the some systems and also what PSU is good and how many WATTS is enough for that build any suggestions would be awesome :)

My aim for the budget is max $2000 AUD
And also all money currencies is AUD
--CASE--
$199 Corsair 750 D

--CPU--
$289 Intel Core i5 4690K

--CPU COOLER
$149 Corsair H100i

--MOBO--
$269 ASUS Maximus VII Hero Motherboard

--MEMORY--
$248 Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory

--GRAPHIC CARD--
$379 Asus GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5 DirectCU II

--STORAGE--
$94 2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda
$105 Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

--POWER SUPPLY--
$126.66 SeaSonic X660 Gold 660 Watts

Total: $1858
 
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most of this looks really good, but i would highly suggest getting a GTX970 and maybe stepping back a touch on the memory and the motherboard. You wont see much gains for anything faster than dual channel ddr3 1600, and that motherboard is for extremely diehard overclockers with triple SLI setups on the 1150 socket. You can get a much more reasonably priced z97 board for 2/3rds of the price, save another 60 on the memory, and at least upgrade that card to a 970, possibly a 980.

basically, the 770 is officially a last gen card, and the 970 absolutely crushes it for only a little more scratch.
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it s not optimal . Get GTX 970 by all means

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($188.00 @ IJK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($219.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($135.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($449.00 @ PLE Computers)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($105.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1602.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 02:34 EST+1100
 
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Yeah i should change the graphic card thanks for the suggestion what do you prefer about PSU ?
 
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most of this looks really good, but i would highly suggest getting a GTX970 and maybe stepping back a touch on the memory and the motherboard. You wont see much gains for anything faster than dual channel ddr3 1600, and that motherboard is for extremely diehard overclockers with triple SLI setups on the 1150 socket. You can get a much more reasonably priced z97 board for 2/3rds of the price, save another 60 on the memory, and at least upgrade that card to a 970, possibly a 980.

basically, the 770 is officially a last gen card, and the 970 absolutely crushes it for only a little more scratch.
 
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Also, that seasonic PSU is a great choice, they're a top tier manufacturer, and thats a really solid unit. You probably will not be able to SLI on a 660w, but it might be feasible with the 970 (probably still no, i've seen reports of those chips exceeding their design TDP of 145w by quite a margin.)

PCPartpicker.com has a built in TDP calculator. You should keep in mind that TDPs are not always accurate, and your given PSU might not have the proper distribution of power to the right rails. It also doesnt account for overclocking, which will draw more power if you increase voltage to get more speed.

Generally though, unless you have a crazy AMD build with a 290x and a 9570 or something silly like that, a 650w from a good MFG will be more than enough for a single GPU build with good headroom for a healthy overclock.
 
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A 450D case would fit everything and still allow for upgrades.
I have no clue why people think they need a full tower case.
And the 970 uses a lot less power with better performance, if your going to run a single gtx 970 a 550 watt power supply would be fine for 2 cards bump it up to 750.
 
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Thanks for the suggestion man very appreciated as for the motherboard yeah i think z97 is enough and for memory 16 gb to much 8 is good i dont have good knowledge about builds so yeah just want to perform at good gaming and not cost me that much and also heat is the important what do you prefer about Case fans for Corsair 750d and for the PSU ?
 
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Thanks for the suggestion Zerk :) yeah i might look at that 450d and yeah i want single graphic card hmm 550 watt is really enough for that maybe i can upgrade to i7-4790k if it needed in the future or now is it still be 550 W enough do you think ?

 
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4790k and 4690k are identical with regards to power draw, you do not need to upgrade your PSU to upgrade to an i7. As a gamer right now, there are very dubious gains to going to an i7 over an i5-- save the money for more games, or cool peripherals. (or a GTX 980! :) )
 
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Ok bro thanks for the suggestions :) i will stick with that

 
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Ok then i will stick with that CPU thanks for the suggests :)

 
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And one last question as you said z97 is enough and what kind of z97 is that ASUS or ASROCK and what model for example Pro, Extreme,Killer, A, B so on i realy dont get it about the models which will be suit for that build with gtx 970

 
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I would probably do this given the money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($149.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($178.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($175.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($749.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($165.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1958.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-04 02:37 EST+1100
 
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Cheers ;)
 
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Cheers ;)
 
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while it is generally true that a 970 will max out everything currently, in a year that will not quite be true. the 980 gives room for a 120hz monitor or a 2k monitor right now. With current trends, the 970 will be equivalent to the GTX X60 of the next gen, while the 980 will probably perform similarly to the X70 chip.

Essentially, I'd imagine that the 980 would maintain acceptable enthusiast grade performance for a whole extra generation of cards.
 
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