Xeon-GTX 970 PC for 3d Rendering and Gaming

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FRXxFreeze

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Greetings

First, sorry for my English especially grammar
I want to build my first PC, i will use it for Architecture Studies in college. I have already looked everything about choosing the right parts, but i need opinions for this build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.93 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($303.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 V2 700W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.64 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: CRYORIG XF140 76.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: CRYORIG XF140 76.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 24MP77HM-P 60Hz 23.8" Monitor
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS POSEIDON Illuminated Wired Gaming Keyboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Mad Catz R.A.T. 3 Wired Optical Mouse
Total: $1238.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 06:40 EST-0500
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Approximate Purchase Date: Early February
Location: Indonesia
Budget Range: USD 1200-1300 (Monitor, keyboard, and mouse included)
Usage: Rendering 3DS Max, Photoshop, Skech-Up, AutoCad, Gaming (GTA V, CSGO, Ark Survival Evolved, Minecraft with mod), and Entertainment (Movies & Music)
Overclocking: No
SLI: In the future
Monitor: 1920x1080, planning for upgrade to triple monitor
Additional Notes: I want nice color scheme, so i choose black and white. I also like the looks of Mad Catz RAT3

Question
1. I choose 700w PSU. For now, this is overkill. But in the future (3/4 Years), i just have to add another GTX 970 without change the PSU. Is this wise decision?
2. Should I buy 2 additional fans (Included in the list) or 2 stock fans are enough?
3. Should I buy CPU Cooler?
4. Is this spec future-proof? (I just have to add another GPU, 16GB RAM, and 2 monitors)

Thanks for your opinions...
 
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ScrewySqrl

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there is a LOT of fat in that build you can trim.

1) in 3-4 years a 970 will be hard to find and obsolete. If you aren't gong SLI right away, or within 6 months of purchase, it will not ever happen.
2) additional fans will never hurt, but $17 per fan is expensive
3) no reason to add an aftermarket CPU cooler to a locked cpu.
4) future proof is a chimera, but this should work for 3-4 years as is.

here's How I'd build your design:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.90 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($303.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 500W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-201 Wired Standard Keyboard ($7.89 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Rosewill RM-D2P Wired Optical Mouse ($6.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1121.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 07:54 EST-0500
 
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To be honest, there's nothing in your list that's available in here (except the CPU, GPU, and OS)
my source site: http://enterkomputer.com/

But alright, i think i will change the Motherboard and PSU. I picked that motherboard because of SLI...
How about MSI H87-G43 Gaming? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h87g43gaming
and for the PSU, NZXT Hale82 v2 550W http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-power-supply-v2550w
btw, those fans is about $13 each here
 
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