Is this good to get 60fps 1080p at high settings in most games?

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ReXer29

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i7 4790K w/ H100i GTX
Asus Maximus VII Ranger
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G
16gb Kingston HyperX Fury

Update : Ended up Buying an 6600k and a 970
 
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Daniel Hart

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Should get the job done. The 960 is really the perfect 1080p card right now imo. Games like W3 you won't be able to run on Ultra but my 970 can juust barely to that. If you think you might want to go 1440p in the future though, it'd be smart to just save up and grab a 970, as the 960 will likely bottleneck your i7 somewhat. You could save a little on the cpu by getting an i5 (unless you plan on doing any video editing or something similar), and use that extra money to go to the 970.
 
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If this system is going to mainly be for gaming, I'd get a cheaper motherboard and or a 4690k and get a 970 over the 960. You could even drop down to 8gb of ram.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£239.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£127.46 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£64.37 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (£189.96 @ More Computers)
Total: £711.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-14 17:34 BST+0100

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£89.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus Z97 PRO GAMER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£104.26 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£70.96 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£268.96 @ Aria PC)
Total: £699.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-14 17:38 BST+0100
 
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Daniel Hart

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Completely agree. That 2nd parts list would be the way to go in my opinion.
 
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PreXMystic

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The capabilities of the H100i would then be somewhat tossed aside. That cooler is meant for hotter chips as well as some moderate overclocking. I wouldn't get a cooler that expensive if you were going for a non k/x skew. If you really wanted a liquid cooler and you aren't going to be overclocking, then I would recommend a single 120/140 rad. With that being said, the non k skew chips would be the way to go in a more basic build if you are uncomfortable with overclocking or just plan to not overclock.

 
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