$2000 budget gaming pc build. Opinions or critiques?

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Omnibyte

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Hoping to built it by the end of this month. Not using it for anything but gaming really. Any help is greatly appreciated

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q9FDVn

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

2nd Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)

Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor
 
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g-unit1111
It's a decent build, I think your funds are a bit mismanaged. I would lose the expensive motherboard and the Platinum PSU, and the case fans - these things are not necessary.

This is what would be a better build IMO:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.37 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.95 @...
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It's a decent build, I think your funds are a bit mismanaged. I would lose the expensive motherboard and the Platinum PSU, and the case fans - these things are not necessary.

This is what would be a better build IMO:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.37 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($151.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.59 @ Directron)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card ($669.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($120.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Directron)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1829.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 14:08 EDT-0400

That gives you $200 for whatever monitor you want.
 
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New AMD cards are round the corner, wait until buying anything.

I agree with g-unit on some points.

Phantek Enthoo Pro is the case to get. However, you should invest in a 1000W power supply giving you the extra room for SLI or CF. A 980 TI consume more than a 290x. Also, I would replace the WC CPU cooler with a Cooler Master 940 EVO and use the money toward the power supply upgrade. I would buy also an MSI or Asus motherboard instead of Asrock.

I would also remove the optical drive and use an USB drive for installing Windows. I am using my 5.25 bays for storing my HDDs and SSDs leaving great airflow in my case.
 
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This is the build i would do if i was to make a computer right now... I'd actually take out the extra fans as well but this still stays under budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.45 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($659.98 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($24.15 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1966.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 14:23 EDT-0400
 
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