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What do you guys think about this build for gaming use and some work, let me know for any suggestions for improvements on different parts. Thanks :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£262.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£96.71 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 7 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£134.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£107.56 @ More Computers)
Storage: Sandisk Extreme Pro 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£189.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive (£79.92 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£439.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case (£61.68 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Monitor: Dell U2515H 60Hz 25.0" Monitor (£239.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1696.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£262.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£96.71 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.81 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£94.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£145.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£78.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Video Card (£509.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case (£61.68 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£98.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Dell U2515H 60Hz 25.0" Monitor (£239.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1681.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£262.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£96.71 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£89.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£94.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£145.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£78.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£263.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£263.99 @ Aria PC)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case (£61.68 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£98.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Dell U2515H 60Hz 25.0" Monitor (£239.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1696.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£262.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£96.71 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£93.81 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (£94.99 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£145.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£78.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£439.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case (£61.68 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Dell U2515H 60Hz 25.0" Monitor (£239.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1590.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£303.54 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£96.71 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£133.74 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£108.91 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£145.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£78.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£439.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Fractal Design Define S ATX Mid Tower Case (£61.68 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£77.99 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: Dell U2515H 60Hz 25.0" Monitor (£239.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1685.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Hi. Thanks for taking the time and putting up together all those builds :) but..

For the 1 one:
I am willing to go Nvidia, and wait for the 980ti, or MAYBE let's see how competitive can AMD be with their new cards.
Also I am not sure if the Fatality is a better MBO than the gaming 7. I might me mistaken. As a plus the fatality is cheaper and maybe as price performance is a better option. I will look into it. (also I like to look of mis better :D )
Also the Corsair Vengeance pro look like a good cheaper alternative at 2400 Mhz, but I prefer 2133 mhz and cas 9. Was thinking for the corsair dominator platinum but it's kinda of expensive and not really think it's worth it.

For the 2 one:
As for the first one, I am waiting for the 980ti or the new radeon. Let's see. Also I know that price/performance 970 slip are a better option than 980, but maybe for less issues and scaling a single card is better, also power consumption and heat and noise.

For the 3 one:
Looks like a nice build for the fatality mbo. Still not convinced by the corsair ram, and the pus, In my original build I end with a rm, as It seems to be quite and this is what I am trying to achieve here. performance/quietness. Maybe I will change my original build with the fatality and save some money. Also some people have recommended the xfx as pus. And also a different cpu cooler, like the one from cooler master nepton.

For the 4 one:
Is it worth going x99 and price premium price? For the i7 , I want to look into it, if it's really worth the extra money. Initially wanted to go with an i5, but decided to upgrade to i7 (for £60 extra)
 
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You can replace the RAM with any you like.

The Fatality is a fine motherboard and will not fail.

Dont buy the RM PSU as they are known to have bad capacitors and not good overall build quality. ( http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/11/13/corsair_rm750_750w_power_supply_review/9#.VWSExkcyTTA , http://www.overclock.net/t/1455892/why-you-might-not-want-to-buy-a-corsair-rm-psu )

On buying an X99 system, it depends on what type of task you are doing on your PC and what games you are playing ( games that utilize more than four cores will run better on the 5820k, as it is a six core processor ).

You could wait for the 980ti, or wait for AMD to release its 3xx GPUs.
 
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Your build looks decent although I would change the power supply to an XFX 650W or a Seasonic 620W power supply as the Corsair RM series of power supplies use poor capacitors.
 
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Thanks. :) How about the sad, should I go with the samsung one, or are there any benefits to the sandisk. And the cooler? Some people say it's loud. If the pump is loud then no problem because I will replace the fans to Noctua ones.
 
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