Building new Gaming PC need suggestions

vespenzz

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Hey guys, I've built this gear, I go with 1150

Intel Core i7 4790K
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7
NZXT H440 Matte Black
Seasonic X-850 850W
DDR3 16GB (8Gx2) 2400 CL11 Vengeance PRO CMY16GX3M2A2400C11A Corsair
Western Digital 2TB Black WD2003FZEX
Crucial M500 240GB CT240M500SSD1 SSD
Nvidia Gefore 980GTX

Any suggestions how to change it?

Kind Regards, Stas
 
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Looks good but I'd recommend the Crucial M550 or MX100 over the M500. Around here, they push the Samsung EVO drives alot. The Samsung 850 pro is a very good one. The 16 gigs of ram is good because it allows you to completely shut off pagefiling and use more of your SSD.

mas7873

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It's a nice system, but a little overkill for a gaming build. You could use the i5 4690k and overclock it, as it performs very similarly to the i7 gaming wise. Also, you only need 8GB of ram for a gaming build and you could get a smaller PSU, unless you're wanting to SLI in the future then that PSU will be fine.
 
Looks good but I'd recommend the Crucial M550 or MX100 over the M500. Around here, they push the Samsung EVO drives alot. The Samsung 850 pro is a very good one. The 16 gigs of ram is good because it allows you to completely shut off pagefiling and use more of your SSD.
 
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