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Hello, im about to buy those parts for gaming.
Are they all good and compatible?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4970K 4.0 GHz Quad-Core Processor LGA 1150

CPU Cooler: Raijintek Themis Black CPU Cooler

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition
Motherboard

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury HX318C10FBK2/8 8GB (2x4GB)
Black

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO Series 250GB 2.5in SSD

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB

Case: Corsair Carbide 200R Compact ATX Case

Power Supply: Be Quiet! Pure Power L8 600W Power Supply

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB 24x DVDRW OEM

OS: Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Office 2013 Home and Student Retail Pack
 
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It is, but the i5 and i7 can be (over)clocked very similarly, and currently and into the foreseeable future, hyper-threading doesn't drastically improve game performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzpYOHuSfaM

Where the i7 would be a great benefit is if you were gaming, but then also streaming music, skyping, and have other multitasking operations running in the background.

That said, it is slightly faster, but doesn't make a HUGE difference head to head:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9S_lYC6pwQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdpCoXyaR40

In the cities, you're still going to get low to mid 40's....this just isn't a very well optimized game. In others though, you'd notice the difference between a 970 vs 980.

.....I'm...
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If gaming is the main focus you could safely go with the i5-4690k if it would allow you to step up to the GTX 980 (better performance now and as games get more demanding, or higher resolution wanted).

If your thought was eventually SLI'ing the 970 though, then I'd get a good 750w PSU now so that you could just drop the card in without needing to upgrade the PSU too.
 
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thank you both for your answers, and i was thinking of going with the i7 4970K because my main focus is dayz and thats a very intensive CPU game hey?

 
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It is, but the i5 and i7 can be (over)clocked very similarly, and currently and into the foreseeable future, hyper-threading doesn't drastically improve game performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzpYOHuSfaM

Where the i7 would be a great benefit is if you were gaming, but then also streaming music, skyping, and have other multitasking operations running in the background.

That said, it is slightly faster, but doesn't make a HUGE difference head to head:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9S_lYC6pwQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdpCoXyaR40

In the cities, you're still going to get low to mid 40's....this just isn't a very well optimized game. In others though, you'd notice the difference between a 970 vs 980.

.....I'm not trying to talk you out of the 970 though. A 970 SLI rivals the performance of the 980ti in some areas, so would be a good choice too. Just throwing options.......
 
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Oh okay, thats useful information to know!

Yeah i do actually plan to have operations in the background because i need skype and teamspeak.
If i switch to the i5, the GTX 980 (not ti) would become affordable, but i read that there isnt much difference at all between the two?

Thanks for your input :)
 
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I think ill stick to dayz mod over dayz standalone too because its so much better. Do you know what my computer performance would be in dayz mod?

 
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