First time building a gaming PC, can I get some thoughts on my build?

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Olivebrah

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Hi guys!

I'm building a gaming PC so I can play games like The Witcher 3 and hopefully run FF15 and other new releases. I might be doing a bit of solidworks and inventor work as well but I doubt it will be anything really demanding. I'm also not planning on doing any overclocking. Budget is roughly $1200 AUD without peripherals or windows 8.1, planning on buying them separately in the future.

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Cjrgcf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Cjrgcf/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.00 @ Umart)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 103 43.1 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($142.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($389.00 @ Umart)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($78.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($115.00 @ Umart)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)
Total: $1167.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-24 03:27 AEST+1000

I might switch the R9 290 for an 280X if I could find one at Umart but they don't seem to be selling any at the moment.
 
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Olivebrah

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I did some tweaking and revised my build. The GTX 970 is goes way past my budget since I forgot to include an SSD.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($295.00 @ Umart)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ Umart)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($389.00 @ Umart)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($78.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($105.00 @ Umart)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)
Total: $1282.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-24 15:52 AEST+1000

Anyone mind sharing their thoughts on this?
 
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ajitesh

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The GPU you've chose is actually more expensive than a 290X. Get the R9 390. It should perform better than the 290 and even the 290X and will cost you around $40 less.
Also I won't get that PSU. Get the Cooler Master V650. It has legendary quality, is semi modular, and not at all expensive.
 
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icegod

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He is from Australia i think, Australian prices arent the same as the EUA one.
You should switch your memory RAM to 2x4 instead of 1x8, it will be faster and better
Im not entirely sure that psu can run that card, i think it can, but its better if you have a bit more watts from a realiable brand like that one has
 
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Hi,

You don't need a after market cpu cooler for that cpu. And 600W and R 290 is bit of a dangerous combination since R9 290 ask for a 750w psu. If I was you I would go with one fo this,

GTX 980+ The same PSU
R9 390X/R9 390+ 750W psu

With those no doubt, You can play anything al least on very High. Everything else is perfectly fine. Btw try to get 2x4GB ram.

Hope this helped!
 
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