Looking for some help to confirm that this is a good build for the money (DIY is cheaper, but I'm a noob without a lot of time...). Primary purpose will be gaming and work. Looking for something small (not ATX). I've ordered from AVA Direct before and was happy with their product.
Z97 subcompact cube
Corsair Obsidian Series® 250D Black Mini-Cube Case
Antec TP-550C TruePower Classic 550W Power Supply
Asus Z97I-PLUS
Intel Core™ i5-4460 Quad-Core 3.2 - 3.4GHz
Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) Vengeance™ PC3-15000 DDR3 1866MHz CL9 (9-10-9-27)
ARCTIC Freezer 11 LP CPU Cooling Fan
PK-3 Thermal Compound, Electrically Non-Conductive, 1.5g
Seagate 1TB Barracuda®, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB cache
Crucial 256GB MX100 SSD,
MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G, GeForce® GTX 970
Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition, OEM w/ Media
Primarily set on a GTX 970. Need a mobo with wi-fi as the router can't go in the room it will be used (no cable outlet). My main concerns are (1) the PSU and (2) whether the 4460 will be good enough 3+ years from now or will bottleneck the GTX 970. Going with a 4690K and better CPU cooler (Noctua NH-L12) and overclocking would add $100.
Thinking about getting a 27" monitor (2560x1440) to go with.
Any thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
z
Z97 subcompact cube
Corsair Obsidian Series® 250D Black Mini-Cube Case
Antec TP-550C TruePower Classic 550W Power Supply
Asus Z97I-PLUS
Intel Core™ i5-4460 Quad-Core 3.2 - 3.4GHz
Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) Vengeance™ PC3-15000 DDR3 1866MHz CL9 (9-10-9-27)
ARCTIC Freezer 11 LP CPU Cooling Fan
PK-3 Thermal Compound, Electrically Non-Conductive, 1.5g
Seagate 1TB Barracuda®, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB cache
Crucial 256GB MX100 SSD,
MSI GTX 970 GAMING 4G, GeForce® GTX 970
Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition, OEM w/ Media
Primarily set on a GTX 970. Need a mobo with wi-fi as the router can't go in the room it will be used (no cable outlet). My main concerns are (1) the PSU and (2) whether the 4460 will be good enough 3+ years from now or will bottleneck the GTX 970. Going with a 4690K and better CPU cooler (Noctua NH-L12) and overclocking would add $100.
Thinking about getting a 27" monitor (2560x1440) to go with.
Any thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
z
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