My First Ever PC Build. Is it overkill and should i change anything? thank you

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Hello Everyone, This is my first ever pc build and i want it to be good for 4k gaming and a little rendering. and i wanted to make sure if it is too expensive.

CPU: Intel Core i7 4790k (i want to overclock)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme S 99.0 CFM 240mm Liquid Cooler

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VII Hero Z97 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3-1600 MHz CAS 9 16GB(2x8GB)

Storage: SSD: Samsung 850 pro 256GB

HDD: Western Digital Black 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache

Graphics Card: 2-way SLI Asus Strix GTX 970

Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower

Power Supply: Corsair AX760i 760 Watt with 80+ Platinum Effiency and Fully Modular

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0'' Monitor with 1 ms response time

Wireless Network Adapter (im really not planning to use ethernet): Asus PCE-AC68

Thanks for everyone who will help me or at least try to help.

UPDATE: i want it to be a budget build so please recommend cheaper solutions if you can. thanks
 
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A z97 motherboard is not overkill if you want to overclock. Get an ASUS one and you'll be fine. I think your original build is fine, but I would go for a single GPU instead of SLI, so get the best GPU you can afford instead.
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LOL manofchalk. People do not know how to define what is necessary when it comes to a motherboard. Same goes for CPU.

Right so we can drop A LOT of cost on your build.

Are you purchasing in the US? Or where?

Keep in mind your current build is FAR from budget.
 
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Are you going to overclock? Otherwise I would say get an i5-4460 with a h97 motherboard.

You say you want budget, yet you are looking to SLI with GTX 970, that doesn't add up. Using SLI only gives you about 50% of the performance from the second card, and it is rarely unproblematic (requires a lot of patience and troubleshooting to make it work), and some games may struggle with SLI builds. I would personally recommend going for a single GPU since this is your first time building so you don't get scarred for life.
 
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Hiya Pal!,

How much are you spending on this build?
Im currently building one very similar to yours! Take a look http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/drammbi/saved/Fb8XsY
Also, i bought some of my parts from ebay and got a 1440p monitor!

All this cost me around £1600 / $2400

In addition to this id go for the Palit GTX 970 Jetstream, Your only paying for an editing cooling system on GPU's and the Palit 970 is the cheapest ive found but still extremely powerful! Im Upgrading from a 670 Jetstream

Hope ive helped

Mitch :)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Pareema 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($549.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2-W ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1747.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-08 04:06 EST-0500
 
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im sorry but i didnt understand what you said in the last part, and many have told me the motherboard is overkill so please give me some recommendations, oh and i got the 1080p monitor because i wanted to save money by using Nvidia DSR, thanks
 
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ok i guess many people have said its not a budget build, please give me suggestions because im lost haha. i mean it is my first ever pc build nobody can expect me to know what i am doing. and plus you are a "grandmaster" so please suggest anything that can save me a lot of money and in the same time can maximize my performance. and im purchasing outside the US (im from saudi arabia to be specific). thanks i hope you give me a solution. i want to game at 1080p/1440p on ultra settings while getting 80 to 100+ fps

 
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A z97 motherboard is not overkill if you want to overclock. Get an ASUS one and you'll be fine. I think your original build is fine, but I would go for a single GPU instead of SLI, so get the best GPU you can afford instead.
 
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thanks for your suggestion so much, im pretty much considering to remove SLI. and please forgive me for my Noob-Like
questions. i mean its my first time in the forum and its my first build so i dont know what to do rather than searching and asking people for suggestions. Thanks so much for helping i appreciate help from anyone anytime
 
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