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Hi, I'm building a computer, but I don't know alot about computers. Therefore, feedback would be much appreciated!
I want to build a solid gaming computer, not overkill, but a solid computer that will run most games. I'm mostly going to be playing steam-games(cs:go, h1z1, g-mod etc.)

Here are the parts: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/R9K7FT

1. I'm very open to improvements and suggestions, as that is the reason why I'm posting this, but try to stay in about the same price range. I am willing to go up a bit in price, but as mentioned earlier, not anything overkill.

2. Do I need more cooling?

 
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Your motherboard does not show a price, though I wouldn't use that one anyway. The ram speed is unnecessary, as only a Z87/Z97 board will support that speed. That HDD is overpriced. You can get a 1tb for less. You can get a nice 1440p monitor, for less than that 1080p.

I would do something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive...
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Change the mobo to a Gigabyte. MSI has reliability issues.
Changed the PSU to a cheaper one still fully modular.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.85 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.60 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($85.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: BenQ XL2430T 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($378.08 @ Amazon)
Total: $1438.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-26 14:30 EDT-0400
 
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Your motherboard does not show a price, though I wouldn't use that one anyway. The ram speed is unnecessary, as only a Z87/Z97 board will support that speed. That HDD is overpriced. You can get a 1tb for less. You can get a nice 1440p monitor, for less than that 1080p.

I would do something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.67 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($348.89 @ B&H)
Case: Silverstone PS11B-W ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($66.60 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.88 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor ($254.08 @ B&H)
Total: $1345.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-26 14:34 EDT-0400
 
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I'd consider the WD 1TB Black instead of the 500GB one, as it's only ~$5 more. Whilst 500GB sounds like a lot, it's not unheard of for games to hit 40GB these days, so combined with a few HD videos and or some photos, can be consumed rather rapidly. The WD Blacks are more expensive than most other consumer HDDs, but they're reliable (5 yr warranty), and are typically faster on the small/random operations that the standard client workload consists of (although they are slower on sequential throughput).

The B85 chipset can't handle memory above 1866MHz, go drop it down to 1600MHz, or go to a Z97 motherboard.


That case has 3x 120mm intake fans and 1x 140mm exhaust, so you're probably fine.

 
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So if I drop the memory down to 1600MHz, will the computer still be solid, with the capacity to run at least cs:go, internet, sporify etc. at the same time.
Will there be much difference if I upgrade to a Z97 motherboard. Whats your opinion, what would you do?
 
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So I should rather drop the memory down to 1600MHz? Btw will a PSU at 620W be enough for this build?
 
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Btw, should I still switch out the motherboard if I drop the ram to 1600, or will it be fine?
I've been looking around in stores, but don't seem to find many good 1600 rams with positive feedback.

If I use the 1866MHz ram on a motherboard that does not support its speed, will the motherboard just use the speed that it can get out of the ram, or will there be sideeffects/problems? Because if it works out fine, then I could just use the setup that i originally had, because it's not much difference in price.
 
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Will a 600W PSU be fine?
 
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If I use a 1866MHz ram with a motherboard that doesn't support up to 1866MHz, what will happen?? Will it be fine?

 
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