Is this a good gaming pc I have the parts but I was wondering if I should get a better case? But I want to know ify spec are g

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cpu:i7 4970k

Motherboard: ASUS Z97-A ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97-A ASUS Z97-A ATX DDR3 2600

Case:Cooler Master HAF 912 - Mid Tower Computer Case with High Airflow Cooler Master HAF 912

Video card: Gigabyte gtx 970 g1 windforce

Storage:Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD

Storage: WD Blue 1TB Desktop 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm Internal Hard DrI've

Cpu cooler:Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Memory:MUSHKIN Enhanced Silverline 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3

Power supply:EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B1 80+ BRONZE, 750W Semi Modular

 
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If you're making a gaming pc I wouldn't suggest getting an i7 processor. You'll get better performance in some scenarios, but the i5 4690k processor is just as good as the i7 4790k in most gaming scenarios and you save $100. You also don't need a $100 cpu cooler unless you intend to overclock heavily. If you just want to play at stock settings, which believe me, you'll be happy with, just get a cheap air cooler (I'd suggest the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, it's very popular and has the performance to back it up for much less), and the i5 4690k processor. Take the $170 you save from that and use it to buy the EVGA 850 G2 Gold 80+ PSU. It's not that your psu is bad, but if you ever want to go sli, you'd still have some headroom if you get...

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Good Luck to your first build, i would recommend you to stay away from Liquid cooling as a newbie in the PC building, why not get an awesome air cooler instead?, safe, and no stress.
 

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If you're making a gaming pc I wouldn't suggest getting an i7 processor. You'll get better performance in some scenarios, but the i5 4690k processor is just as good as the i7 4790k in most gaming scenarios and you save $100. You also don't need a $100 cpu cooler unless you intend to overclock heavily. If you just want to play at stock settings, which believe me, you'll be happy with, just get a cheap air cooler (I'd suggest the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, it's very popular and has the performance to back it up for much less), and the i5 4690k processor. Take the $170 you save from that and use it to buy the EVGA 850 G2 Gold 80+ PSU. It's not that your psu is bad, but if you ever want to go sli, you'd still have some headroom if you get a 850w psu over a 750w psu. Also the G2 series is one of the best series of PSU on the market. With the $130 you have left, use that to buy a 3 terabyte hard drive instead of a 1 terabyte hard drive, and a 500gb ssd instead of a 250gb. With the last $30 you have, take that and get the Fractal Design Define R5 Case. The one you've picked is good, but the R5 is amazing. It has sound dampening foam, silencing your pc, but still keeping every part cool as a cucumber. Amazing airflow and cable management make this thing a silent but deadly case that's well worth the money. Those are the parts I would suggest to you. You will not regret those purchases.
 
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Power supply sorry I'm using my phone to look for answer so I have to reload lol. But I already bought asus z97 a motherand gigbyte gtx 970 g1 and cpu i7 4790k. And the case. But I was looking for a better power supply and cpu cooler and case. Sorry about that
 

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Okay, well based on your build I'd suggest an EVGA 850w G2 psu, Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo cpu cooler, and a fractal design define r5 case.
 

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Go for corsair, they sell Power Supplies and CPU coolers, also cases. Great company, great quality and performance.
- You don't need a mother for your build btw :p
 
lol seriously... some bad advice there.

first off you dont need a 850w psu even with sli'd 970's
the 750w would be more than enough.
if you dont intend going sli then get a 550w unit as that build would max out at around 350w total. so you would still have plentya of headroom for lots of hdds and extra fans.
the define r5 is a full tower designed primarily for water cooling on a budget. if you wanna stick with fractal then the define r4 is a much better deal, and will have all the features you need as well as lots of mounting options for anything else you wanna put in it.
as for the cooler. the 212 is ok for a budget cooler but honestly there are better out there for less money (the 212 is being sold at a markup because of its over stated performance. i picked up a zalman cnps10 for £23 and its a better cooler and comes with a quieter fan. so look about for something else if you can.

the evga supernova is a seriously good psu mate you wont find better especially from coolermaster.
 

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750w is enough, but 850w gives you more options later on. I have two gtx 970s and a 750w psu, but I kind of wish I had an 850w psu for when I upgrade in the future, because if I decide to get a better processor that consumes a little too much more power, I might have to get a better psu, or if I want a better performing, but less efficient graphics card in the future, I may need to upgrade my psu. Just saying it gives you more freedom to choose your parts, and it's only another $20 or so. As for the r5, it's not much different from the r4. It has some improvements in cable management and general organization of the inside chasis. Either way you'd be happy with an r4 or an r5, but as someone who owns an r5, I have to say I'm definitely pleased. And it's not a full tower. Definitely big for a mid tower, but I wouldn't call it a full tower. Besides, it's not like the r4 is that much smaller than that. Just saying, I wouldn't call my advice BAD, just not the same as yours. It's subjective, not objective.
 

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mate power requirements are coming down each gen of cpu uses less power than the last so buying an 850w for that reason is moot. as for the sli 970's you will be lucky to top out at 550w so there really is no need for an 850w especially if your 750 is 80+silver or better. nvidia are clearly making headway into reducing power requirements for there cards. soon amd will be firmly on that bandwagon 2. intel are there already

my bad on the r5 i was looking at it as a water cooled case which made it look bigger than it actually is.
your rite it is a mid.

 

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Those are fair points. It's good to get multiple perspectives on the topic before making an expensive purchase, so it's good that the person who started this forum got a chance to hear what we both had to say. I was just sharing my personal experience, but yeah you do make a fair point. I'm just happy if I can help, but you're right.
 

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