Will this build run Skyrim on ultra with a lot of mods?

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I'm ordering a new PC and I think I've narrowed it down to this build. I want it to run Skyrim on ultra settings with ENBs and a good amount of graphical mods, i want to get at least 40 FPS. My budget is $900 with shipping included so leave about $75 for that (the computer will be pre-built from ibuypower). Please don't say that building the computer myself is cheaper because i have no interest in building it myself and want to play right out of the box. If you have any suggestions please leave them in your response but keep my budget in mind.

The build:

Intel Core i5 4460 Processor

Asetek 510LC Liquid CPU Cooling System

8GB DDR3-1600 RAM

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 2GB - EVGA Superclocked

Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI Motherboard

1000W Power Supply (To leave room for graphics card upgrades)

1 TB Western Digital Caviar Blue Hard Drive with 64MB Cache, 7200RPM and 6 GB/s

I'm hoping this can run most modern games on at least high settings at around 40FPS, any help is greatly appreciated.

 
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MasterDell
The 1000W PSU is useless for 3 reasons.

1. iBuyPower uses garbage PSUs
2. SLI 960's are useless because they can only use 2GB
3. SLI 960's only need 600W.

No way of telling if that computer can run your mods as no one knows what kind of mods you are running.

And most people don't build computers because they are interested in it. They build them because it saves them money, gives them a higher quality computer, and due to the fact you are saving money, you will also be able to fit faster hardware into it.

I can tell you right now that that cooler is going to get really noisy as time goes on.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @...
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The 1000W PSU is useless for 3 reasons.

1. iBuyPower uses garbage PSUs
2. SLI 960's are useless because they can only use 2GB
3. SLI 960's only need 600W.

No way of telling if that computer can run your mods as no one knows what kind of mods you are running.

And most people don't build computers because they are interested in it. They build them because it saves them money, gives them a higher quality computer, and due to the fact you are saving money, you will also be able to fit faster hardware into it.

I can tell you right now that that cooler is going to get really noisy as time goes on.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($317.44 @ Amazon)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $856.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-12 23:41 EDT-0400


That build leaves you $50 to get it built by someone. It has a better CPU, GPU, higher quality PSU, and you actually get proper warranties on everything.

Be patient. Wanting an "out of the box" experience will make it feel like one too. My cereal comes out of a box
 
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Thanks for the info. Sorry if I sounded ignorant, but i never really thought about having someone put it together for me. For the modding on Skyrim I'm talking about heavy graphical modding to make the game look as good as it can be.
 
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