Is this rig good enough for high/ultra gaming? [details in description]

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CPU: i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz
GPU: 1x Asus 4GB STRIX GTX 970
MOBO: Asus H81M-PLUS mATX
RAM: 8GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz
Case: CiT Black Widow Mesh Gaming Case w/ 120mm Intake Fan
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile Quiet CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans: 1x 120mm Noctua NF-F12
Memory: 1x Kingston 120Gb 2.5 SSD, 1x 2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda 7200.14
PSU: Sumvision Pro Edition 600w PSU


I don't plan on overclocking anything. I've been using most of the components here for a while (about 6 months), the new additions being the GPU, CPU cooler, case fan and 2TB HDD. I just want to make sure that this will be okay for at least Batman Arkham Knight and Metal Gear Solid V. I'm open to suggestions for changes I could make, but I'm trying to hold onto a budget of no more than £500 at the very most.
 
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Everything looks good but the PSU.

There is no regulation that says that the PSU has to be tested to output 600w in order for the factory to be able to put a sticker on the box that says 600w.

Do you really want to trust your expensive CPU and GPU to a bargain basement power supply? The last part to go cheap on is the one that can destroy everything else.

XFX, Seasonic, BeQuite, Superflower, EVGA (b2 or g2 series) are all good. 600w is where you need to be.
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Everything else looks ok. I will add some notes about the SSD:

Look at the latest "Best SSDs for your Money" Guide here on Tom's Hardware. There are faster, larger, and/or cheaper drives. I would also avoid any drive less than 256GB at this point, as 120 is going to frustrating to manage, and likely only hold your OS and a couple games, and not have much free space to keep it running at top performance.
 
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That was the exact intention, to use an SSD to boot Windows from and store program data, and store everything else on the HDD. I don't know how conventional this method is but it has worked for me for a long time.
 
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Everything looks good but the PSU.

There is no regulation that says that the PSU has to be tested to output 600w in order for the factory to be able to put a sticker on the box that says 600w.

Do you really want to trust your expensive CPU and GPU to a bargain basement power supply? The last part to go cheap on is the one that can destroy everything else.

XFX, Seasonic, BeQuite, Superflower, EVGA (b2 or g2 series) are all good. 600w is where you need to be.
 
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As Rapajez says, no need for the CPU cooler unless you are overclocking, OEM Intel coolers are generally quite good for non overclocked use. Understand that an SSD isn't going to make a huge FPS difference on games, it just improves load times, and usually, with games, not enough for you to really notice (but booting your OS in no time flat is sweet ;-)).
 
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OddGonzo

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well, I said in the description I want to be able to run Batman Arkham Knight and Metal Gear Solid V at High/Ultra, 1080p @ 45+ FPS at least
 
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Then,your system is ok.
I thought those are just a few from the real on paper list,some checkpoints for us.

 
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You should be fine installing Windows, your applications, and Arkam all on the SSD. If your someone with a large Steam collection, or you play a lot of newer AAA games (Approaching 50GB a pop), that's where even managing a 256GB SSD can be annoying. It's nice to have more space than you need, especially since the difference is usually $30 between 128 and 256GB drives.

But that mostly just IMHO. :) Good luck!
 
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