1,500 usd gaming rig; need advice

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Good build, a couple suggestions:

1. Your motherboard is not SLI capable, and you may want to make use of that feature later down the road. A couple good motherboards for similar specs and price with SLI ability:

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)

2. Skip on the EVGA Nex PSUs, they're not the best quality wise. Better quality PSUs for the same price:

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($121.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($121.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($324.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($324.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1551.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-09 02:47 EDT-0400
 
Good build, a couple suggestions:

1. Your motherboard is not SLI capable, and you may want to make use of that feature later down the road. A couple good motherboards for similar specs and price with SLI ability:

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Micro Center)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)

2. Skip on the EVGA Nex PSUs, they're not the best quality wise. Better quality PSUs for the same price:

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
 
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AeroJohn

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which one of those suggested mobo would be better if I add a second gpu down the line?
 

AeroJohn

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how come you decided to add two gpu instead of one?

 

AeroJohn

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when I chose the mobo, it gives me compatibility notes. Should i change a part of it is fine?

"ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard has an onboard USB 3.0 header, but the Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case does not have front panel USB 3.0 ports."

 

AeroJohn

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when I chose the mobo, it gives me compatibility notes. Should i change a part of it is fine?

"ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard has an onboard USB 3.0 header, but the Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case does not have front panel USB 3.0 ports."
 

AeroJohn

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I love your guys input, thank you guys.