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Hi!

I'm building a custom pc for myself, mainly for work (designer) and a little gaming :)

My current build is following:
Asus Socket 1150 Z97-AR
Intel Core i7-4790K 8M up to 4.40 GHz
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970
1TB 7200rpm 64MB SATA 6Gb/s
SSD 128GB 2.5" SATA3 6Gb/S
Kingston DDR3 8GB 1600MHz CL10 DIMM HyperX Fury Red Series
Kingston DDR3 8GB 1600MHz CL10 DIMM HyperX Fury Red Series
Chieftec PSU 700W GPS-700A8

I've checked multiple times and these parts seem to fit together but I'd like to get confirmation before ordering them. So do they fit together?

Also if there are any suggestions for better parts at the same price range I'm all ears :)
 
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If you want 16gb ram, buy an actual dual channel kit. Chieftec is junk, as mentioned earlier. The Evga that JingLuci recommended is an excellent PSU. The B2 series is good choice, if that one is too much for you. You are going to want some kind of aftermarket cooling, for the CPU, for overclocking. I do not trust gigabyte's GPU quality. Love their motherboards, and have used a few over the years. Graphics cards are just not up to the same level of quality. MSI 970 Twin Frozr is a great card, quality and cooling wise. Not going to do much with a 128gb SSD. I would wait on getting a 250gb, at minimum. I would go with something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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Are your RAMs coming as a dual kit or are you buying 2 single RAMs separately ? If you're buying 2 single RAM then please change those to a dual kit. Dual kit means that the RAMs are 2x8gb instead of you buying 1 by 8gb but you buy them twice. The difference is that dual kit will give less compatibility problem. And change the PSU to something from EVGA or Antec. I'd recommend this http://www.newegg.com/global/sg/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438017 due to it's high positive reviews.

You might want to consider getting an aftermarket cooler for better cooling.
 
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If you want 16gb ram, buy an actual dual channel kit. Chieftec is junk, as mentioned earlier. The Evga that JingLuci recommended is an excellent PSU. The B2 series is good choice, if that one is too much for you. You are going to want some kind of aftermarket cooling, for the CPU, for overclocking. I do not trust gigabyte's GPU quality. Love their motherboards, and have used a few over the years. Graphics cards are just not up to the same level of quality. MSI 970 Twin Frozr is a great card, quality and cooling wise. Not going to do much with a 128gb SSD. I would wait on getting a 250gb, at minimum. I would go with something more like this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 POWER 73.6 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($94.99 @ 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 ($50.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($334.99 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake Core V41 ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1246.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 07:56 EDT-0400
 
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Architectural design

 
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Currenlty I have two separate rams but I can change it to a dual kit.
 
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Definitely change the RAMs to a Dual Kit RAMs. You will get less compatibility issue if you go for dual kits. And the PSU need to be upgraded to a better one. Preferably the one I mentioned above. I'd recommend the CM V850 850W PSU and the EVGA SuperNOVA G2 PSU. Reviews can be found on JonnyGuru Reviews.

CM V850: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=350
EVGA SuperNOVA G2: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=380
 
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EVGA is very exspensive from where I'm buying is Corsair PSU CX 750W, 80 Plus Bronze ok?
 
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